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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2025(VIII-IV).02 10.31703/gfpr.2025(VIII-IV).02 Published : Dec 2025Securitisation of the Climate Crisis in Pakistan’s Media Discourse: A Case Study of Glacial Melting
This paper will discuss the ways the Pakistani print media and the governmental communication discuss glacial melting and the crisis of climate change as a threat to national security during 2022-2025. The study presents the use of scientific evidence in justifying securitised narratives through qualitative analysis of Dawn, The Express Tribune, official statements, NDMA alerts, and research findings regarding Dawn. The melting of glaciers is always projected as a threat to water security, economic stability, hydropower, as well as to the safety of people. These frames are strengthened by government rhetoric to support the need to adapt, institutional change, and finance climate change. All in all, the paper is a valuable addition to the existing body of literature on the theme of climate securitisation in the Global South because it proves that the constructions of climate change as a nation-survival issue are a collective effort by Pakistani media and state actors.
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Climate Securitisation, Glacier Melting, Pakistani Newspaper Media, Framing of National Security, Communication of Climatic Risks, Pakistani Hindu Karakoram Himalaya, Climate Discourse, GLOF Hazards,
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(1) Urooj Jamal
MS Scholar, Riphah Institute of Media Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Fatima Khalid
MS Scholar, Riphah Institute of Media Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(3) Qasim Ali Shah
PhD, Department of Developmental Sciences, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Cite this article
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APA : Jamal, U., Khalid, F., & Shah, Q. A. (2025). Securitisation of the Climate Crisis in Pakistan’s Media Discourse: A Case Study of Glacial Melting. Global Foreign Policies Review, VIII(IV), 8-14. https://doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2025(VIII-IV).02
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CHICAGO : Jamal, Urooj, Fatima Khalid, and Qasim Ali Shah. 2025. "Securitisation of the Climate Crisis in Pakistan’s Media Discourse: A Case Study of Glacial Melting." Global Foreign Policies Review, VIII (IV): 8-14 doi: 10.31703/gfpr.2025(VIII-IV).02
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HARVARD : JAMAL, U., KHALID, F. & SHAH, Q. A. 2025. Securitisation of the Climate Crisis in Pakistan’s Media Discourse: A Case Study of Glacial Melting. Global Foreign Policies Review, VIII, 8-14.
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MHRA : Jamal, Urooj, Fatima Khalid, and Qasim Ali Shah. 2025. "Securitisation of the Climate Crisis in Pakistan’s Media Discourse: A Case Study of Glacial Melting." Global Foreign Policies Review, VIII: 8-14
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MLA : Jamal, Urooj, Fatima Khalid, and Qasim Ali Shah. "Securitisation of the Climate Crisis in Pakistan’s Media Discourse: A Case Study of Glacial Melting." Global Foreign Policies Review, VIII.IV (2025): 8-14 Print.
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OXFORD : Jamal, Urooj, Khalid, Fatima, and Shah, Qasim Ali (2025), "Securitisation of the Climate Crisis in Pakistan’s Media Discourse: A Case Study of Glacial Melting", Global Foreign Policies Review, VIII (IV), 8-14
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TURABIAN : Jamal, Urooj, Fatima Khalid, and Qasim Ali Shah. "Securitisation of the Climate Crisis in Pakistan’s Media Discourse: A Case Study of Glacial Melting." Global Foreign Policies Review VIII, no. IV (2025): 8-14. https://doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2025(VIII-IV).02
