Farahnaz Zahidi Moazzam

Farahnaz Zahidi Moazzam is the Pakistan Editor at The Third Pole. Prior to this, she has worked as Head of the Features Desk at The Express Tribune. As a journalist, Farahnaz's focus has been human-centric feature stories. She has edited reports on environmental issues like solid waste management, blue carbon, and water initiatives in South Asia.

Pakistan’s new climate minister on water, justice and a warming world

In sweltering Karachi, as tensions with India simmer over the Indus Waters Treaty, Musadik Malik… Read More

Diary: Three days of planetary health discussions in Malaysia

On a pleasant, balmy morning in late February, I arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Over… Read More

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto interview: ‘Our water has been taken hostage’

On a crisp Karachi morning I meet Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Jr; he is calm, approachable,… Read More

Heat and rain punish Karachi’s homeless

For Mithu, 30, and the twenty members of his extended family, home is beneath the… Read More

Pakistan launches major study on impact of heat on pregnant women and babies

In January 2024, researchers at Aga Khan University (AKU) in Pakistan’s Sindh province, launched an… Read More

The young voices speaking up for Pakistan at COP28

“We want justice… climate justice!”. The chants get louder. Slogans. Placards. Badges. Scarves. And a… Read More

Lasting toll of multiple climate disasters on Pakistan’s women

Panahi welcomes visitors warmly into the dwelling she now calls home: a bare structure with… Read More

Interview: Climate change only one factor in Pakistan flood devastation

The worst floods in living memory in Pakistan have already resulted in more than 1,100… Read More

Interview: ‘The narrative around hydro in Pakistan remains superficial’

More than 80% of the population in Pakistan faces ‘severe water scarcity’. Without change, this… Read More