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Zofeen Ebrahim

Zofeen Ebrahim is an independent journalist based in Karachi and writer at the Thomson Reuters Foundation, Dawn and the Guardian. She also contributes regularly to the Inter Press Service.

Pakistan’s women go unheard in climate change conversations

Forty-year-old beautician, Sonia Arif, a mother of four, is struggling to make ends meet after her husband Arif had to shut his tailoring shop...

A Shot in the Arm Can Prevent Cervical Cancer

“Listen to your body, and if there is anything strange happening, do not ignore it,” is the advice of 57-year-old Afshan Bhurgri, a cancer...

Ambitious solar project to join string of coal plants in Pakistan’s Thar district

Millions of solar panels are set to be mounted upon swathes of soil in Block VI of Tharparkar district’s coalfields in Pakistan – news...

Islamabad’s recharge wells offer way forward for Pakistan’s groundwater

In Pakistan, more than 70% of domestic water needs are met by groundwater, a freshwater source literally under our feet. But groundwater resources are often poorly...

Experts welcome ‘futuristic’ initiative to restore Indus River in Pakistan

As Pakistan’s climate change minister Sherry Rehman attends this year’s UN climate summit in Egypt, high up on her agenda is to showcase the...

Sindh’s Faulty Drain Cannot Cope With Climate-Induced Deluge

Last week, for at least six days, hundreds of flood-affected villagers from around the outskirts of Pangrio, a sleepy town in the Sindh province,...

Dengue surges in waterlogged Pakistan in wake of floods

“I wouldn’t wish dengue on my enemies,” said Kiran Akif. News of a dengue outbreak earlier this month brought back memories of her illness from...

What is happening to Pakistan’s Green Stimulus?

Wajahat Shah, 32, is a labourer at a government-run tree plantation, spread over 3,000 hectares of army land in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. “Ten...

BLOG: How will Pakistan stay cool while keeping emissions in check?

Saquib Ali is an apprentice at Hi-Tech Electronics, one of a string of shops in Karachi’s Defence commercial area that specialise in repairing household...

BLOG: Climate disasters trigger mental health crisis in Pakistan’s mountains

“Even after three years, the villagers remain heartbroken,” said Hajida Parveen, referring to a flood that washed away more than half of Badswat village...

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