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

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.

Muzhira Amin

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Rewarding size, not effort, has hurt Pakistan’s fiscal health. Can the 11th NFC Award rewrite the script?

Rewarding size, not effort, has hurt Pakistan’s fiscal health. Can the 11th NFC Award rewrite the script?

Sajid Amin Javed | Vaqar Ahmed

Justices Shah and Minallah — Guardians of the Constitution

Justices Shah and Minallah — Guardians of the Constitution

27th Amendment: The end of an era

27th Amendment: The end of an era

‘Lutf ata hai’: Dr Arfa Sayeda Zehra’s living legacy

‘Lutf ata hai’: Dr Arfa Sayeda Zehra’s living legacy

What is Prism?

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What is Prism?

Underdogs, take notes: Zohran Mamdani just broke the system (and won)

Underdogs, take notes: Zohran Mamdani just broke the system (and won)

Mannal Ejaz

CJP Yahya Afridi — a year in review, or not

CJP Yahya Afridi — a year in review, or not

Abdul Moiz Jaferii

Silence or surrender: The 27th Amendment and the unmaking of justice

Silence or surrender: The 27th Amendment and the unmaking of justice

Waqas Ahmad

Move over, status quo — New York has a new story to tell

Move over, status quo — New York has a new story to tell

Shanze Hasan

(Un)constitutional amendments: Why the 27th could mean the death of justice

(Un)constitutional amendments: Why the 27th could mean the death of justice

Asad Rahim Khan

Seven lean years? Pakistan’s agricultural crisis revealed

Seven lean years? Pakistan’s agricultural crisis revealed

Muhammad Junaid

Monetary policy at a crossroads: Can the SBP sustain its credibility?

Monetary policy at a crossroads: Can the SBP sustain its credibility?

Sajid Amin Javed

Stuck in a loop: The Sisyphean cycle of Pakistan’s power sector

Stuck in a loop: The Sisyphean cycle of Pakistan’s power sector

Moiz Illahi Memon

Water, power, and the politics of control

Water, power, and the politics of control

Ehsan Leghari

What went down in Muridke?

What went down in Muridke?

Asif Chaudhry

From hospital bed to cricket legend: How Sadiq Mohammad’s heroics saved Pakistan a Test match

From hospital bed to cricket legend: How Sadiq Mohammad’s heroics saved Pakistan a Test match

Saeed Husain

How Pakistan’s crypto craze has made it a scammer’s paradise

How Pakistan’s crypto craze has made it a scammer’s paradise

Fatima S Attarwala

Heavy vehicles are killing hundreds in Karachi. Why does no one seem to care?

Heavy vehicles are killing hundreds in Karachi. Why does no one seem to care?

Muzhira Amin | Zil E Huma

From friends to foes: Pakistan must rethink its approach to the Taliban. But what does that look like?

From friends to foes: Pakistan must rethink its approach to the Taliban. But what does that look like?

Yumna Fatima

The assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan — a death foretold

The assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan — a death foretold

Samia Liaquat Ali Khan