// Abdul Aleem Ch Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital, was once celebrated as the “Green Capital,” a city where lush forests, rolling hills, and serene green spaces harmonized with urban life. The situation has now taken a dark turn, and the city is quite the opposite. Why, and how, can we recover? Conceived in the early 1960s as a planned city to serve as the nation’s administrative hub, Islamabad was envisioned not only as the seat of government but also as a model of sustainable

// Dr. Farrukh A. Chishtie Cities in Pakistan are expanding rapidly, but this urban growth is coming at a serious ecological cost. As concrete replaces soil, garbage outpaces greenery, and trees disappear from neighbourhoods, a quiet imbalance is setting in across the ecosystems of our urban landscapes. While a few animal species, especially crows in urban centers across Pakistan, seem to thrive in this changing environment, many others are disappearing. This article explores