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Why Pakistan’s Geography Is Tearing It Apart

The cruel irony behind its only lifeline

In the summer of 2022, an incomprehensible geographic nightmare unfolded: one-third of Pakistan had simply vanished underwater. It was an unimaginable flood that displaced tens of millions. But hidden beneath those murky floodwaters is a cruel geographic irony. The exact same river system that swallowed the country in 2022 is the sole reason anyone can …

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