Peer Muhammad

Peer Muhammad Baigal is a freelance environmental journalist. He has worked for a variety of English daily newspapers in Pakistan. He tweets @peerbagel

How green are Pakistan’s political manifestoes?

Pakistan’s national elections are scheduled for February 8, 2024, but election manifestoes by the major… Read More

Farmers who lost crops in Pakistan floods struggle without compensation

Most farmers in Pakistan whose crops were destroyed in last year’s devastating floods do not… Read More

Farmers in mountainous areas of Pakistan feel the heat

Since March, major cities in Pakistan have experienced unseasonable and extremely high temperatures. However, farmers in the… Read More

Timely warnings avert loss of life from surging glacier in Pakistan

On 7 May, as Pakistan reeled under an unusually long and severe heatwave, an ice-dammed lake… Read More

Most tap water in northern Pakistan not fit to drink

A report on water quality in Pakistan’s northern region of Gilgit-Baltistan shows high levels of… Read More