Sindh

Sindh is a province in Pakistan, and Karachi is its largest city and a major port. Recent news highlights several crises affecting the region. Pakistani farmers from Sindh are suing German companies RWE and Heidelberg Materials, alleging their emissions intensified the devastating 2022 floods that destroyed farmlands in the province. Karachi has experienced multiple disasters, including a deadly overnight storm that killed at least 15 people, a gas explosion in an apartment building that killed 13, and a massive fire at the Gul Plaza Shopping Centre, resulting in at least 60 deaths and raising concerns about building safety and rescue capacity. These events underscore the vulnerability of Sindh and Karachi to both climate change impacts and urban safety failures, prompting urgent questions about governance and disaster preparedness.