Afia Salam comes on to discuss the recent attack on Asad Ali Toor, and the history of Journalists being threatened in Pakistan, from self-censorship to disappearances, we discuss what more can be done to push back against these tactics against journalists.

We also do a deep dive discussion on human development, climate change and activism.  Is Individual responsibility or corporate culture more to blame for climate change?  Should the global south halt development to reduce carbon omissions?  Is the Billion Tree Tsunami a good project?  Find out on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience.

Afia Salam is a Masters in Geography and a career journalist having 4 decades of experience of print, electronic and web journalism. She is a LEAD, FNF's International Academy of Leadership & Australia Awards Fellow, member of IUCN Commission on Education & Communications and Commission on Economic & Social Policy. She is also a member of the national coordinating body for Marine Protected Areas.   She has been highlighting  issues related to environment and climate change through her writings, and advocacy through seminars and moderation of panel discussions and round tables.  She is also a development practitioner, and current elected President of Baanhn Beli and Chair Board of Trustees Indus Earth Trust.

She can be reached on Twitter   @afiasalam

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Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:10 Journalists being attacked 8:45 Journalism, Self-censorship and Optics 20:00 Young generation gives me hope 27:00 Social media propagandas  32:00 Human Development 38:30 Distrust of the State and Neocolonialism 47:30 Individual vs Corporate Responsibility for Climate Change 1:03:00 How Plastics is affecting our diet 1:11:11 Global South, Carbon Emissions and Development 1:20:00 Dumb Lockdown 1:26:00 Billion Tree Tsunami 1:38:00 Non native trees in Karachi and modernism 1:45:39 Indus Water Treaty, Dams and Flooding 2:00:00 Regional Cooperation is the need of the hour  2:10:00 Kya Patwario nay sirkhez zameen loot lee? 2:13:00 Governments are not serious about pollution in rivers 2:20:00 Meat Production  2:26:00 Cricket Journalism