Ali v. Federation of Pakistan

In 2016, Rabab Ali, at the time a 7-year-old girl who lives in Karachi, sued the Pakistani federal government over its failure to address climate change and its plans to develop coal mines in the Thar desert region. Despite being filed in 2016, the case has not advanced to trial.

Background
Rabab Ali, a 7-year-old girl who lives in Karachi, is the named petitioner in a challenge to various actions and inactions on the part of Pakistan's federal government and on the part of the Province of Sindh (where Karachi is located). The Petition, filed directly with the country's Supreme Court, alleges violations of constitutionally protected Fundamental Rights, of the Public Trust Doctrine as it relates to Pakistan's atmosphere and climate, and of rights relating to the environmental degradation expected to result from burning coal to generate electricity.

Links

 * Sabin Center Database
 * Grantham Research Institute