Lal Suhanra blackbuck are breeding again, but not in the wild
Ten animals from a Texas ranch in 1970 restarted a species Pakistan had lost. Fifty years on the herd survives behind a fence, and nobody has published a recent count.
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Field notes, data analysis and policy explainers — written for people who live here.
Why Bahawalpur smog in winter is not only Lahore’s problem
Kilns, crop residue and traffic are province-wide sources. The published numbers show where Punjab air pollution comes from, and how little of the reporting reaches south Punjab.
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Cholistan groundwater is running short, and most of it is salty
There is groundwater under the dunes. Published surveys show most of it is too salty to drink or irrigate with, and recharge depends on under 200 mm of rain a year.
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