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Pakistan generates approximately 49.6 million tons of solid waste per year, which is increasing at a rate of more than 2.4 percent per year. Pakistan, like other developing countries, lacks waste management infrastructure, resulting in serious environmental issues. The majority of Pakistan's solid waste never makes it to final disposal facilities. Most of the solid waste produced in affluent nations is sent to landfills, incinerators, or other recycling facilities. Before any waste ever reaches disposal facilities in Pakistan, a large portion of it is recovered for recycling, primarily by scavengers. There is a need for environmentally friendly power plants in Pakistan! The development of environmentally friendly power plants is urgently needed in light of climate change and would make it possible to combat smog and environmental pollution . In addition to providing employment opportunities and billions of rupees in investment, the project will help the general public solve the ...

Pakistan has often been listed as a nation most negatively impacted by climate change. Climate impacts, such as flash floods caused by glacial melt, increased heat waves, water scarcity, rising sea levels, food shortages, and relocation, are already having a negative impact on our people in many sections of the country. The recent flooding that devastated the lives of millions was the most visible manifestation of climate change in the country! Pakistan is particularly vulnerable to climate change due to its geographic location, despite producing less than 1% of global carbon emissions. Pakistan ranked 152 on the UNDP's climate vulnerability index in 2019 and the situation worsened in the years that followed. The geographical factors 1.      Weather patterns Pakistan is located in a region of the world that is subjected to the full force of two major weather systems. One can cause drought and high temperatures, such as the 2022 March heat wave, while the oth...

A British diplomat once remarked, “Foreign policy is what you do and diplomacy is how you do it.” This line pretty much sums up the difference between the two. Diplomacy and foreign policy are not one or the same things. They have completely different meanings and functions. Foreign policy is a part of national policy of a state and diplomacy is a method or a way to carry out the foreign policy. WHAT IS FOREIGN POLICY? A foreign policy is designed by a state for foreign interaction. It is the course of action a state adopts with other states. A Foreign policy is always shaped keeping in mind the national interests of a state. International relations are influenced by foreign policies. TOOLS OF FOREIGN POLICY Diplomacy is a tool of foreign policy that involves negotiation and dialogue . Other methods of foreign policy which a state may use are: ·        Isolationism : This method isolates a state from rest of the world and it does not take an ac...