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23
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1 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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THE poisonous smog blanketing Punjab is an immediate threat to public health, but it also points to a larger environmental crisis that Pakistan can no longer address through piecemeal measures.
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Pakistan → blanket → measures
Lahore’s air quality index stood at a hazardous 358 on Wednesday, while other cities struggled under the same toxic haze.
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cities → stand → haze
Punjab’s government says better monitoring and enforcement have brought improvements over previous years.
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monitoring → say → years
That is welcome, but the air remains dangerous.
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air → remain → ?
While pollution from India compounds the problem, Pakistan must also confront domestic emissions.
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Pakistan → compound → emissions
Our climate crises are deeply interconnected.
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crises → interconnect → ?
Repeated floods, punishing heatwaves and mounting water stress show how exposed Pakistan is to climate shocks, and how urgently it needs lasting solutions.
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it → punish → solutions
At COP31, PM Shehbaz Sharif outlined a cleaner energy future that deserves support.
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that → outline → support
He pointed to nearly 22 gigawatts of rooftop solar capacity added in two years, much of it driven by households seeking relief from expensive electricity.
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He → point → electricity
Pakistan has backed a pledge to increase electricity’s share of energy use to 35pc by 2035 and aims for electric vehicles to account for 30pc of new vehicle sales by 2030.
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vehicles → back → 2030
These shifts could help reduce fossil-fuel dependence and, especially through cleaner transport, cut harmful emissions.
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shifts → help → emissions
Pakistan also needs to protect communities from floods and extreme heat, safeguard water supplies and adapt agriculture to changing conditions.
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Pakistan → need → conditions
The PM rightly called for concessional finance and affordable technology.
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PM → call → finance
Rich industrialised countries bear much of the responsibility for global warming and must help vulnerable nations cope.
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nations → bear → warming
Yet appeals for international climate justice must run alongside serious action at home.
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appeals → run → home
That action requires more than ambitious targets or seasonal restrictions.
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action → require → targets
Authorities must enforce vehicle and industrial emission standards, expand public transport, support farmers in ending crop burning and make clean technology accessible beyond affluent households.
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technology → enforce → households
Cities must be better prepared for floods and extreme weather, while rural communities need help coping with rising temperatures and water shortages.
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communities → prepare → temperatures
Federal and provincial governments must work together and ensure that environmental regulations are properly enforced.
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regulations → work → ?
Businesses, too, must reduce their environmental impact, while citizens have a responsibility to conserve resources, avoid polluting their surroundings and demand action from the state.
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citizens → reduce → state
None of this will be easy in a country facing serious fiscal constraints.
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None → face → constraints
But the cost of delay is already being paid in illness, damaged livelihoods and repeated disruption.
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cost → pay → illness
Pakistan cannot afford to confront its climate crises one disaster, one season and one international summit at a time.
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Pakistan → afford → time
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