19SharesParthenium Hysterophorus (Pashto: Bang Booty/Ganda Booty; Urdu: Gaajar Booti), an aggressively colonizing weed has been invading the Districts of Mardan, Swat, Buner, and Upper Dir, to name a few, in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. In order to know more about the flowering weed and its impact in these regions, Asif Mohmand explores the hazards […]
Sindh’s Achro Thar desert is facing a severe drought. Three-year long drought has affected socio-economic fiber of the area. Population of Achro Thar is scattered. Most populous part is Sanghar district’s Khipro Taluka with 50,000 persons and around 2 million livestock. Achro Thar inhabitants depend heavily on rain, groundwater and livestock. Only timely and sufficient […]
“It’s as if mother nature herself is against my marriage,” says Rehanna, 20, who has been engaged to be married for two years now. That’s a little longer than she wanted, and much longer than her family estimated it would take them to save up for her wedding. But, after a long day of work […]