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Rivers beyond rivalries: Rethinking the Indus Waters Treaty

Rivers beyond rivalries: Rethinking the Indus Waters Treaty https://arab.news/8tgat Once celebrated as a shared lifeline between India and Pakistan,...

07.07.2026 30

Arab News Pakistan

Zofeen T. Ebrahim

HERITAGE: A COASTAL ATLAS FOR KARACHI

For centuries, Sindhi and Baloch fishing communities have navigated the Arabian Sea using a mental map of reefs and channels and

05.07.2026 20

Dawn (Magazines)

Zofeen T. Ebrahim

Is K-IV a pipe dream?

Karachi’s K-IV project has faced funding constraints and repeated delays since its inception.

12.06.2026 50

Dawn

Zofeen T. Ebrahim

Not a level playing field

Stadiums are largely empty and media attention wanes when it comes to women playing sports.

03.06.2026 40

Dawn

Zofeen T. Ebrahim

THE MIDWIFERY CRISIS IN PAKISTAN

Behind Pakistan’s high maternal and infant mortality rates lies a fractured system, in which trained midwives are

03.05.2026 60

Dawn (Magazines)

Zofeen T. Ebrahim

Healers who kill

Parents took their sick children to those they trusted would heal them — only to return with a far more serious, lifelong...

19.04.2026 80

Dawn

Zofeen T. Ebrahim

Running on sunshine: Pakistan’s solar boom to tide over Middle East energy crisis

20.03.2026 90

Dawn Prism

Zofeen T. Ebrahim

International Women’s Day: For girls in Pakistan’s tribal belt, sports come at a cost

07.03.2026 70

Dawn Prism

Zofeen T. Ebrahim

Forbidden play

A dedicated space is needed to empower girls through sports.

02.03.2026 60

Dawn

Zofeen T. Ebrahim

Children betrayed

Let’s not endanger the campaign against early marriage.

06.02.2026 60

Dawn

Zofeen T. Ebrahim

Consent on trial: How Pakistan’s courts are failing rape survivors

As 2026 dawns, women in Pakistan are left grappling with a stark reality: rape and marital rape continue to be misinterpreted by judges in the...

10.01.2026 50

Dawn Prism

Zofeen T. Ebrahim

Trans lives matter

Globally, trans issues are under attack.

04.12.2025 70

Dawn

Zofeen T. Ebrahim

Forgotten women

Most jailed women lack a voice.

28.11.2025 100

Dawn

Zofeen T. Ebrahim

Wealthiest 10pc hold 42pc of national income in Pakistan: Oxfam report

IN PAKISTAN, the wealthiest 10 per cent hold 42pc of the national income — lower than the average across major Asian economies, but still enough to...

01.11.2025 70

Dawn Business

Zofeen T. Ebrahim

Misting out smog

It’s time to take on the big polluters.

28.10.2025 80

Dawn

Zofeen T. Ebrahim

The outcasts

The transgender community faces continuous hostility.

03.10.2025 100

Dawn

Zofeen T. Ebrahim

In the line of fire

The mob attack did not deter Nepal’s media.

13.09.2025 100

Dawn

Zofeen T. Ebrahim

Eternal waste

Society must reduce its use of plastic.

09.08.2025 80

Dawn

Zofeen T. Ebrahim

Marital rape: Why Shanti’s case is a test for Pakistan’s justice system

This is the story of Shanti: a young bride whose death from marital rape reveals how Pakistan’s women remain unprotected by both society and state,...

02.08.2025 50

Dawn Prism

Zofeen T. Ebrahim

Marital rape: Why Shanti’s case is a test for Pakistan’s justice system

This is the story of Shanti: a young bride whose death from marital rape reveals how Pakistan’s women remain unprotected by both society and state,...

01.08.2025 70

Dawn Prism

Zofeen T. Ebrahim

Eco reckoning

Can luxury tourism coexist with sustainability?

22.06.2025 50

Dawn

Zofeen T. Ebrahim

Noor Mukadam got justice, but why does Pakistan’s legal system fail its women?

Noor Mukadam’s case ended in justice — but in a system designed to silence women, hers remains the rare exception, not the rule.

06.06.2025 60

Dawn Prism

Zofeen T. Ebrahim

Relief for formula

According to doctors, once a newborn starts formula, the mother’s milk supply often drops or stops entirely.

30.05.2025 70

Dawn

Zofeen T. Ebrahim