Pakistan’s Leopard Protection Law Fails Where It Is Needed Most

Common leopard in Pakistan faces extinction threat amid growing human-wildlife conflict

Across tribal mountain regions, wildlife protection laws crumble against enforcement failures and subsistence hunger. BAJAUR—When villagers spotted a common leopard near their settlement on July 20, they did not hesitate. They opened fire. The animal fell. No one answered for the killing. The dead leopard was one of the region’s rarest predators. Pakistani law explicitly […]

Groundwater Restoration Strategy: KP’s New Water Security Plan

KP expands groundwater recharge plan to tackle falling water levels

PESHAWAR – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa launches a groundwater restoration strategy to combat declining water reserves. Chief Secretary Shahab Ali Shah led a high-level meeting that finalized the province’s plan to address the water crisis through modern, scientific methods. The groundwater restoration strategy makes water storage systems mandatory in every new construction project. All deputy commissioners must […]