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Malakand's Descent Into Lawlessness

Pakistan, July 30 -- On a scorching afternoon along the dusty roads of Malakand, an old man walked out of a courtroom with a folder of legal documents tucked beneath his arm and the weight of two murd... Read More


Beyond Postdoctoral Fellowships: Why Pakistan Must Invest In Research Infrastructure

Pakistan, July 30 -- The Fulbright Program, The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (TWAS), the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, DAAD (Germany), the Au... Read More


Why Pakistan's FMCG Industry Deserves National Attention

Pakistan, July 30 -- There are industries that dominate headlines, and there are industries that quietly sustain nations. Pakistan's Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector belongs firmly to the latt... Read More


Pakistan Bets On AI. Its 1913 Rulebook Hasn't Noticed.

Pakistan, July 30 -- Imagine opening a small restaurant in Pakistan. Before you serve a single meal, you will deal with the food authority, the cantonment or municipal authority, the labour department... Read More


The Cockroach Party Won't Happen Here. Why Not?

Pakistan, July 30 -- Pakistan has one of the youngest populations on the planet, our so-called 'youth bulge'. Younger than India's. Younger than almost anywhere outside sub-Saharan Africa. By every de... Read More


The Slogan Vs Reality: The Structural Failure Of Pet Ownership In Pakistan

Pakistan, July 30 -- ''The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Mahatma Gandhi. Every morning, while travelling or walking through the street... Read More


Beyond Pads And Toilets: Why Menstrual Dignity Must Lead The Global Movement

Pakistan, July 30 -- Every month, millions of menstruators across the Global South prepare for menstruation in ways that have little to do with biology. A schoolgirl in rural Pakistan quietly checks t... Read More


Meet Kadada, The 80-Year-Old Guardian Of Swat Valley's Forests

Pakistan, July 30 -- In the remote hills of Swat, where Chir pine forests whisper ancient secrets, lives an elderly personality whose closest companions are not people - but plants. Although his offi... Read More


Fading Footprints: The Untold Story Of Karachi's Jewish Community

Pakistan, July 28 -- A Flourishing Community History has a habit of hiding in plain sight. This applies to the Jewish diaspora of Pakistan, whose history has largely faded from the Pakistani memory. T... Read More


The Making (And Unmaking) Of The 'Acceptable' Pakistani Woman

Pakistan, July 28 -- By my mid-20s, I had slipped quietly into the role of Alice, wandering through a Wonderland of my own making. Like her, I started to spiral down a rabbit hole, hoping to enter a w... Read More