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The US-Iran ceasefire appears to be holding. What next?

13.04.2026 30

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Muzhira Amin

When Washington came to Pakistan: a brief history

10.04.2026 30

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The interminable wait between life and death at Gul Plaza in Karachi

In Karachi, waiting has become part of the disaster itself: waiting for water, for help, for answers, for reforms. And in that waiting, lives are lost...

23.01.2026 30

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The open manhole that laid bare Karachi’s systemic rot

This year alone, 23 people have died in Karachi by falling into manholes and open sewers, of whom eight were children.

09.12.2025 30

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She never got her period, and no one told her why

Behind closed doors and clinic walls, doctors in Pakistan are treating a rare condition reported in 1 in 5,000 girls: the MRKH syndrome.

18.11.2025 20

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Genocide 101: Starving Gaza

07.10.2025 30

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The rain that laid bare Karachi’s vulnerabilities … and my own

This story is about us, the citizens of Karachi, called ‘resilient’ every year, but fast running out of resilience ... and hope.

23.08.2025 20

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Flooded, forgotten, forsaken — Pakistan’s endless monsoon crisis

Underneath the fatal climate events that have hit the country's mountainous north are factors that are controllable yet ignored every year, every...

19.08.2025 30

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Seeds of the cosmos: How a Pakistani engineer sent wheat into space

The test tube carrying the Pakistan-origin wheat seeds was aboard the SpaceX Dragon Capsule, which was launched from Nasa's Kennedy Space Centre on...

08.08.2025 20

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Washed away: How unregulated mining turned the Swat River into a killer

A billion-rupee mining industry has quietly transformed Swat’s serene river into a graveyard — deep ditches dug for sand and gravel have erased...

08.07.2025 30

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Hoping against the odds: Israel-Iran war puts Pakistani zaireen in a tough spot

While Iran and Israel continue to attack each other, pilgrims in Pakistan find themselves in an uncertain position amid the shutdown of airspace and...

19.06.2025 20

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‘Short of structural, bold reforms’: Finance experts unpack 2025-26 budget

"This is exactly the budget one can expect under the IMF programme," says Sajid Amin; Ali Hasnain terms budget relatively disciplined but within...

11.06.2025 20

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

Pakistan has in recent days witnessed hundreds of Afghans dragging their belongings across the Torkham and Chaman borders as the govt began its second...

07.04.2025 20

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

Pakistan has in recent days witnessed hundreds of Afghansdragging their belongings across the Torkham and Chaman borders as the govt began its second...

07.04.2025 20

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

A Pakistani adult donates around Rs10,000 annually on average, report notes.

28.03.2025 20

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BYC protest, section 144 and Karachi

The city's downtown descends into chaos as police attempt to thwart a demonstration organised by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee.

25.03.2025 20

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The missing children of Karachi — how the state is failing its most vulnerable

In the last two months, 56 children, between the ages of zero and 18, were kidnapped across Karachi; 22 of them are still missing.

25.02.2025 30

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Even Dubai appears ‘too far’ for Pakistani fans with Champions Trophy tickets

19.02.2025 20

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