Meet the 10 artists representing Pakistan at Art Dubai 2025
As the art world descends on Dubai for the 2025 edition of Art Dubai — one of the leading international art fairs spotlighting voices from the Global South — Pakistan is…
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India readies for US extradition of Mumbai attacks suspect
Tahawwur Hussain Rana, 64, a Canadian citizen born in Pakistan, is due to be extradited “shortly” to face trial, Indian media said, reporting that New Delhi had sent a…
Terrorist violence and protests in Pakistan’s Balochistan must serve as wake-up call to the state
There appears to be complete breakdown of the state’s authority in large parts of the troubled province.
Flooded and forgotten: The haunting reality of flood-ravaged schools in Sindh
Since the floods struck Sindh with an unforgiving force in 2022, the students continue to fight to stay afloat against a system that keeps pulling them under.
In Pakistan, relief attempts fall short — again
Pakistan’s reluctant billionaires remain unmoved by recent power tariff cuts, relative stability, and the International Monetary Fund’s endorsement. Without tackling terrorism…
Going dry: Dawn
The lack of investment in Pakistan's water infrastructure means that more and more communities will find it harder to access fresh water over time.
Woman gunned down in Pakistan’s Lahore hours before her wedding
Violence against women remains commonplace in Pakistan. Last month, police arrested a woman for allegedly killing her husband’s second wife and dumping the body in a quarter…
Israeli army killing of Gaza aid workers ‘deeply disturbing’: UN rights chief
The UN humanitarian agency OCHA told AFP that "available information indicates that the first team was killed by Israeli forces on 23 March, and that other emergency and aid crews…
Clothes, chaos, and costs: The rising price of women’s Eid shopping
Eid shopping, once rooted in warmth, tradition, and small pleasures, now borders on the edge of consumerist overkill.
Eid amidst crises: Dawn
As we celebrate, let us not forget the people of occupied Palestine and Kashmir, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon and other Muslim-majority regions whose lives have been shattered by…