The curious case of Christian men gone missing from a Karachi neighbourhood
Bilal On a hot and humid evening this May, a middle-aged man clad in shalwar kameez is standing in front of a group of people who are seated on the ground.…
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How will the women from Mianwali who do not have CNICs vote in the upcoming election?
72-year-old Khayal Marjana lives in a mudhouse on a hill about ten kilometres from the centre of Kalabagh in district Mianwali. She doesn’t remember how long she has been living…
Marriages of Inconvenience: How Pakistan is failing its child brides
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…
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,…