Khoso and 39 other farmers from Pakistan's southern Sindh province, hit by the 2022 floods, are suing German energy firm RWE and cement maker Heidelberg Materials for climate damage reparations.

The case does not concern the companies' specific operations in Pakistan, but the emissions that contributed to climate change that intensified the rains which destroyed crops, livestock and homes. The plaintiffs estimate the two firms accounted for 0.68% and 0.12% of global industrial emissions, and both call the claims “unfounded.” RWE said the lawsuit was “yet another attempt to shift climate policy demands to German courtrooms.”