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Environmental issues in Pakistan include air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, climate change, pesticide misuse, soil erosion, natural disasters, desertification and flooding. According to the 2020 edition of the environmental performance index (EPI) ranking released by Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy , Pakistan ranks 142 ...
The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, is a large, arid region in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent that forms a natural boundary between India and Pakistan. It is the world's 16th largest desert, and the world's 9th largest subtropical desert. 85% of the Thar Desert is in India, and the remaining 15% is in ...
Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert: Sandy deserts of Balochistan [14] References This page was last edited on 4 March 2022, at 07:07 (UTC). Text is ...
The increase in desertification in these regions has degraded the land to such an extent where people can no longer productively farm and make a profit. This has negatively impacted the economy and increased poverty rates. [39] There is, however, increased global advocacy e.g. the UN SDG 15 [40] to combat desertification and restore affected lands.
Pakistan's coastline, which stretches over 1,046 km, is facing severe pollution due to a combination of industrial, port, municipal, and transportation activities in the area. The coastline is being overwhelmed with water-borne pollution being discharged in the shipping process into the marine environment.
The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) issued three alerts between January and March over high levels of ethylene glycol (EG), an industrial solvent known to be toxic, found in drums ...
The following is a list of natural disasters that have affected Pakistan. ... Affected Death Toll; Earthquake/Tsunami: Makran: 325 BC: 1935 Quetta earthquake ...
It is Pakistan's largest province by size, but the smallest by population and strategically located, bordering Iran to the west and Afghanistan to the north. Balochistan also has a long Arabian ...