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Highway to nowhere: How the BNP-govt standoff is choking Balochistan’s economic lifeline

Highway to nowhere: How the BNP-govt standoff is choking Balochistan’s economic lifeline

The ongoing road blockades have significantly disrupted trade, particularly with Iran and Afghanistan.

Imtiaz Baloch

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Anger, frustration, disdain: The rise of mob lynching in Karachi

Anger, frustration, disdain: The rise of mob lynching in Karachi

‘A stitch in time saves nine’: Pakistan’s economy needs an immediate governance overhaul

‘A stitch in time saves nine’: Pakistan’s economy needs an immediate governance overhaul

Sajid Amin Javed

Flooded and forgotten: The haunting reality of flood-ravaged schools in Sindh

Flooded and forgotten: The haunting reality of flood-ravaged schools in Sindh

Aniqa Atiq Khan

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

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

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The daunting ‘reciprocal tariffs’ of the Trump administration

The daunting ‘reciprocal tariffs’ of the Trump administration

Aadil Nakhoda

The day of the tariffs

The day of the tariffs

Khurram Husain

Gender, mobility and shopping: The changing norms in Dir

Gender, mobility and shopping: The changing norms in Dir

Ismail Khan

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

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

Muzhira Amin

The cost of silence on menstruation

The cost of silence on menstruation

Saman Tariq

BYC protest, section 144 and Karachi

BYC protest, section 144 and Karachi

Muzhira Amin

Net-metering saga: Much ado about the 0.83 per cent

Net-metering saga: Much ado about the 0.83 per cent

Ammar H Khan

From darkness to light: The promise of decentralised community-driven energy in northern Pakistan

From darkness to light: The promise of decentralised community-driven energy in northern Pakistan

Rihab Khalid | Noor Muhammad Wazir

Why Sindh’s farmers are up in arms over the Cholistan canal project

Why Sindh’s farmers are up in arms over the Cholistan canal project

Aniqa Atiq Khan

Lahore’s urban disaster: From colonial sprawl to capitalist chaos

Lahore’s urban disaster: From colonial sprawl to capitalist chaos

Shehreen Umair

Pakistan’s security situation is off the tracks. Can the authorities reclaim control?

Pakistan’s security situation is off the tracks. Can the authorities reclaim control?

Zia Ur Rehman

‘Face to face with death’: Jaffar Express survivors recall two days of horror

‘Face to face with death’: Jaffar Express survivors recall two days of horror

Saleem Shahid

Timeline: Attacks claimed by BLA over the last one year

Timeline: Attacks claimed by BLA over the last one year

Dawn.com

The anatomy of grief (Pakistan cricket version)

The anatomy of grief (Pakistan cricket version)

Rameen Salman

Baloch women are leading the struggle for their rights, not just supporting it

Baloch women are leading the struggle for their rights, not just supporting it

Nida Kirmani