Marriages of Inconvenience: How Pakistan is failing its child brides
Bilal Umerkot is famous. Mughal Emperor Akbar was born here in 1542. His parents – dethroned Emperor Humayun and his child-bride Hamida Banu Begum – were then staying here in exile…
2017
The woes of Bengalis, Burmese and Iranians of Karachi
By Bilal Karim Mughal (1, 2, and 4) and Saher Baloch (3) 1 Even on a Sunday morning, Ibrahim Hyderi is abuzz with activity. Bazaars are brimming with motorcycles, cars,…
Behind every successful start-up, there are failures. This is one Pakistani entrepreneur’s story
Sameer Ahmed Khan, the founder of locally developed website Social Champ, had three failures under his belt before lady luck smiled at him and his current successful enterprise. Although his…
Pakistani science enthusiast’s astronomical observatory wins $5,000 grant
A Pakistani science enthusiast’s astronomical observatory has won a $5,000 grant at the National Science Week 2017, an initiative of the Government of Australia. The Southern Cross Outreach Observatory Project…
Can Bykea help you beat Karachi’s rush hour traffic?
If you don’t own a car or a motorcycle in a city as big as Karachi, commuting expenses may eat up a major portion of your monthly budget. Standardised rates…