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Hassan Aftab

@hassanaftabs

I talk about climate change, air pollution, and rocks. currently @uniofoxford; prev: @earthscicam

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this is criminal negligence by punjab govt and nothing has been done to provide an alternative to farmers during crop rotations

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PAQx is writing to Prime Minister's Office Shehbaz Sharif urging steps for tackling the hazardous #AirQuality affecting most of #Pakistan. Immediate steps to take: • Shutdown all Brick Kilns • Vehicle emission checks & Heavy Transport curtailment • Shutdown non-compliant Industrial units 1/2

PAQx is writing to <a href="/PakPMO/">Prime Minister's Office</a> <a href="/CMShehbaz/">Shehbaz Sharif</a> urging steps for tackling the hazardous #AirQuality affecting most of #Pakistan.

Immediate steps to take:
• Shutdown all Brick Kilns
• Vehicle emission checks &amp; Heavy Transport curtailment
• Shutdown non-compliant Industrial units

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Pakistan govt has now declared a health emergency in the region and announced a lockdown in cities of Lahore and Multan Ad-hoc lockdowns like these shows governance failures The question still stands: what is the govt doing to reduce pollutants from known sources? Photo: The Associated Press

Pakistan govt has now declared a health emergency in the region and announced a lockdown in cities of Lahore and Multan

Ad-hoc lockdowns like these shows governance failures

The question still stands: what is the govt doing to reduce pollutants from known sources?

Photo: <a href="/AP/">The Associated Press</a>
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In my latest article for East Asia Forum, I explore why Pakistan continues to struggle with air pollution, despite growing public concern and clear policy options eastasiaforum.org/2025/04/22/can…

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Setting aside the recent battles, why aren’t Indians asking their government where the four alleged militants who attacked tourists in Kashmir are? 700,000 troops in the region, and still no trace?

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Everyone should know India has violated the ceasefire by sending drones into KP. It seems like the public backlash of ceasefire has pushed modi to violate the agreement in principle

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Who's going to tell them the epicentre is right close to the Eurasian/Indian Plate boundary and a focus of 10 km is too deep for them to be testing nukes Find something else

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transactions in Pakistan are rarely cashless, the bitcoin reserve announcement is skipping an entire step a semiconductor chip needed for mining costs a lot. the 2000 MW planned usage equates to around 700,000 of these ASIC chips at $2k each which is $1.4 billion who pays?

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do I have any aesthetic GIS visualisation enthusiast in my list here? if yes, please reach out, there's a project-based deliverable I would like some help with (paid)