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Israr AHMED, with Saad SAYEED in Islamabad

Climate Change An Afterthought In Pakistan Election

Independent candidate Ahmad Shabbar says climate change is not a priority for the main political parties in Pakistan, despite the country facing devastating floods two years ago and now hit by water scarcities (Credit: AFP)

As waves from the Arabian Sea crash into the shores of Pakistan's port city of Karachi, election candidate Ahmad Shabbar tells voters a list of growing but often ignored climate threats.

Pakistan was ravaged by monsoon floods two years ago that left a third of the country submerged, turning climate change into an international rallying cry for the government

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