Pakistan
The PEMRA penumbra
Pakistan’s state-run media regulator tries to shut down TV-news anchors.
Chhetria Patrakar | Nov 01, 2019
Of laughter and reclaiming
A review of Bani Abidi’s 'They Died Laughing', at Gropius Bau, Berlin, 6 June – 22 September 2019, curated by Natasha Ginwala.
Ananya Jahanara Kabir | Sep 12, 2019
PTM and Pakistan’s civil-rights movement
In conversation with journalists Sarah Eleazar and Sher Ali Khan. [INCLUDES INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT]
The Editors | Jun 19, 2019
The crisis in Pakistani journalism
In conversation with journalist and human-rights campaigner Omar Waraich.
The Editors | May 31, 2019
Letter from Karachi: For a place in the shade
Shade is increasingly becoming a luxury in Karachi's public spaces.
Kevin Shi | May 17, 2019
Echoes of Pakistan in Indian polls
Frenzied use of communal card signals the weakening of democracy.
Pervez Hoodbhoy | May 06, 2019
The audacity of ‘sitting improperly’
Navigating patriarchy on Karachi streets
Zoya Anwer | Apr 09, 2019
All the king’s men
The birth of a new political party in resource-rich but conflict-torn Balochistan.
Shakoor Ahmad Wani | Jan 29, 2019
Pakistan’s missing #MeToo movement
Why has #MeToo remained a murmur and not gained more traction in Pakistan?
Hafsa Khawaja | Jan 11, 2019
Himal Interviews: The Abdus Salam story
Podcast with Zakir Thaver, the co-producer of 'Salam', a documentary on the Pakistani physicist.
The Editors | Jan 07, 2019
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