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Flooded and forgotten: The haunting reality of flood-ravaged schools in Sindh

Flooded and forgotten: The haunting reality of flood-ravaged schools in Sindh

Approximately 20 kilometres from Sindh’s Dadu district, a man waits inside a crumbling building, where the air still carries the scent of damp...

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Aniqa Atiq Khan

They built a home, a family, a life. Now they must leave for a land they know nothing of

They built a home, a family, a life. Now they must leave for a land they know nothing of

Under an unforgiving Karachi sun, Qari Zaeenuddin and his daughter patiently stand outside Ameen House — a hostel turned detention centre — in the...

monday 3

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Muzhira Amin

They built a home, a family, a life. Now these Afghans must leave for a land they know nothing of

They built a home, a family, a life. Now these Afghans must leave for a land they know nothing of

Under an unforgiving Karachi sun, Qari Zaeenuddin and his daughter patiently stand outside Ameen House — a hostel turned detention centre — in the...

monday 3

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Muzhira Amin

The day of the tariffs

The day of the tariffs

It was a strange spectacle. On the day the rest of the world was busy processing the meaning and impact of the trade tariffs announced by US...

04.04.2025 3

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Khurram Husain

The daunting ‘reciprocal tariffs’ of the Trump administration

The daunting ‘reciprocal tariffs’ of the Trump administration

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump, in a bid to give the US “great power to negotiate”, imposed 10 per cent tariffs on all countries — set to...

04.04.2025 3

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Aadil Nakhoda

Gender, mobility and shopping: The changing norms in Dir

Gender, mobility and shopping: The changing norms in Dir

In the Bandagai village of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dir district, the usual, perhaps monotonous, morning routine was broken by a hawker’s cry....

02.04.2025 4

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Ismail Khan

Gender, mobility and shopping: The changing forms in Dir

Gender, mobility and shopping: The changing forms in Dir

In the Bandagai village of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dir district, the usual, perhaps monotonous, morning routine was broken by a hawker’s cry....

02.04.2025 5

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Ismail Khan

Dir’s women step out: Shopping, independence, and redefining norms

Dir’s women step out: Shopping, independence, and redefining norms

In the Bandagai village of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dir district, the usual, perhaps monotonous, morning routine was broken by a hawker’s cry....

02.04.2025 4

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Ismail Khan

Dignity, duty and respect: How Karachi gives back in Ramazan

Dignity, duty and respect: How Karachi gives back in Ramazan

The Hassan Square interchange in Karachi is always bustling with activity — construction work continues, vehicles keep honking, and street vendors...

28.03.2025 10

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Muzhira Amin