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Quetta, 1935: Empire, earthquake, and the limits of control

In the 1930s, the British Raj summered in Quetta. While day temperatures could reach the blistering highs of the plains, nights in Quetta were far...

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Saeed Husain

The urban squeeze: How unregulated housing densification is destroying Karachi’s neighbourhoods

“I’ve seen this neighbourhood grow — and outgrow itself,” said Arif, a resident of Paposh Nagar in Karachi’s Central district, during a...

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Masooma Shakir Samia Sarfaraz

Caught on tape: In Punjab, even before you get your day in court, these cops will make sure you go viral

“Our lives have totally changed. We can never be the same afterwards … and it’s very painful,” lamented Nida Javed while talking to a private news...

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Abdul Moiz Malik

Among the Quaid’s men — Mahmud Husain and the Pakistan that could have been

In The Long Partition and the Making of Modern South Asia , Vazira Fazila-Yacoobali Zamindar dedicated her book on history’s most massive migration...

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Asad Rahim Khan

When justice didn’t blink: A rare moment of ‘Noor’ for women in Pakistan

When the Supreme Court of Pakistan upheld Zahir Jaffer’s death sentence on May 20, 2025, it did more than merely reaffirm a lower court’s...

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Mashal Rizvi