Pakistan seeks justice for environmental harm through climate litigation

Climate litigation worldwide faces structural, procedural, and financial barriers

Originally published on Global Voices

The 2022 Floods in Gandakha City, Balochistan, Pakistan. Image via Hippopx.com. Royalty-free image.

“They told me not to do it.” Muhammad (a pseudonym) speaks quietly during a phone interview on December 10, 2025. The frustration is evident as he explains that he must once again appear in court over a petition he filed nearly a decade ago against illegal deforestation in his village.