By Shaban Ali
Climate Change
I belong to Parachinar which has long border with Afghanistan. Parachinar enjoys four seasons a year and population depends hugely on agriculture. There are so many streams and Kurram river flows with mountains range. Once when I was child the Kurram River gone empty and there was extreme drought in my home town. People was brining water from far and that drought lasted for 3 years. The weather remains almost pleasant, during summer weather remains pleasant and in winter temperature decreased to -12.few years back weather was very pleasant either during summer or winter but summer is getting wormer and winter colder. But this year summer was warmer as compare to previous years. Unexpected rains and snow fall is occurring and which harming crops.in summer because of increase in temperature snow and glaciers on mountains are melting and local population whose life is depend on agriculture is facing decrease in water for their crops.it was time when people hardly using fans in summer because the weather in night time got cold.it was because of the trees and greenery but due to increase in population and large number of migrants trees cut in large and new homes on green belt destroyed the beauty as well as environment of the area.
Climate Change
I belong to Parachinar which has long border with Afghanistan. Parachinar enjoys four seasons a year and population depends hugely on agriculture. There are so many streams and Kurram river flows with mountains range. Once when I was child the Kurram River gone empty and there was extreme drought in my home town. People was brining water from far and that drought lasted for 3 years. The weather remains almost pleasant, during summer weather remains pleasant and in winter temperature decreased to -12.few years back weather was very pleasant either during summer or winter but summer is getting wormer and winter colder. But this year summer was warmer as compare to previous years. Unexpected rains and snow fall is occurring and which harming crops.in summer because of increase in temperature snow and glaciers on mountains are melting and local population whose life is depend on agriculture is facing decrease in water for their crops.it was time when people hardly using fans in summer because the weather in night time got cold.it was because of the trees and greenery but due to increase in population and large number of migrants trees cut in large and new homes on green belt destroyed the beauty as well as environment of the area.
Few years back there was small number of vehicle in the area
and most of the houses were made of mud, but the number of vehicle and use of
cement made can see everywhere. The population grows day by day. Large number
of refugees rushed to our area and city because of US war on Afghanistan, This
large displacement of refugee put pressure on the surrounding ecosystem. Fields of crops turned into houses and the city went
more and more expended. the use of weapons by US army against Taliban in 2001,
caused far greater devastation on the environment and that time I was child
when the war started on Afghanistan and I still remembered how the dust were
looking on clear skies of our beautiful home town. They brought large number of
vehicle with them and the city and villages gone full of vehicle pollution.it
was time when people got skin diseases,may be because of the heavy use of
weapons by American in Afghanistan. Not only was the vegetation and human
affected, but also the wildlife: Forests were cleared in order to provide wood
for building shelters and creating cooking fires.
Migrant bird’s route from Siberia to Pakistan is over Parachinar,
Kurram Agency, and Migrant Bird such as cranes, 
snipes and pelicans enter the
country via Parachinar, Kurram agency. But due to war in Kurram agency border areas,
and climate change the migrant bird’s entry is decreased. How beautiful was
those days when we look those migrant birds on skies of my home town, but unfortunately
its becoming dream and some day we would lose these migrant birds too. Because
every year millions of migratory birds are displaced and die due to
environmental changes.
In last government should be serious about environment and
with the help of people government should take solid action to tackle climate
change. Best way is to induct special chapter on climate in textbook to make
awareness in children and tell them how to protect our beautiful world from
pollution and other harmful activities, which lead to pollute environment.
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