Washington DC, July 21 -- Activist and Director of the Institute for Gilgit-Baltistan Studies, Senge Sering, has criticised Islamabad's handling of environmental disasters in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB), alleging that poor governance, economic instability and political unrest have left the region increasingly vulnerable to climate-related disasters.

In a video message, Sering said Pakistan had warned of the possibility of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) and widespread flooding in the region, but claimed the authorities were ill-prepared to deal with the crisis.

"A few days ago, there were flash floods in Diamer and Nagar districts, resulting in significant losses to life and agricultural assets," he said.

He added th...