Pakistan, Sept. 20 -- The green belt in front of Press Club was full of shoe pairs kept in an orderly way for a 'shoe strike' held by Youth Climate Activists, a group of around 40 young activists from all over Pakistan on Saturday.

The organisers all aged between 16-17, held placards in their hands which said "The Karachi floods were no mistake. The climate crisis is happening now. Wake up. Step up. Act now." And the shoes had posters next to them as well, saying, "It's now or Never." And "There is no Planet B".

"Covid-19 meant that people did not want to gather in large groups to protest, and therefore, people left their shoes there instead of actually being present. A shoe strike is a novel idea in the age of Covid-19," said Hania Imr...