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Nadeem Khalid

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URBANISM: HOW UPSCALE KARACHI LEARNT ABOUT COMMUNITY

URBANISM: HOW UPSCALE KARACHI LEARNT ABOUT COMMUNITY

In a part of the city long resigned to apathy, isolation and institutional indifference, a small group of residents in Karachi’s

sunday 20

Dawn (Magazines)

Nadeem Khalid

One Land, Two Narratives

"Human societies are built not merely upon facts, but upon stories." — Yuval Noah Harari Making up stories is an ancient human art....

08.06.2026 40

The Friday Times

Nadeem Khalid

ESSAY: SAILING THE HORMUZ

Nadeem Khalid recounts a sailing trip which took him to the mountains of Musandam at the mouth of the Strait of

17.05.2026 40

Dawn (Magazines)

Nadeem Khalid

Pakistan’s Search For Strategic Balance In A Divided Region

“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.” — Sun Tzu The metamorphosis is striking. For decades, Pakistan’s name has been associated...

11.04.2026 40

The Friday Times

Nadeem Khalid

WILDLIFE: TIME TO SHUT DOWN ZOOS

From Mughal menageries to colonial spectacles, zoos have always been about power, not care. Now, as science and ethics collide

06.07.2025 30

Dawn (Magazines)

Nadeem Khalid

Vanishing lifelines

At the heart of the crisis lies political dysfunction.

13.06.2025 100

Dawn

Nadeem Khalid