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Stories by Naveen Naqvi

Beyond the deluge

"The rains are clearly a natural phenomenon. But there is nothing natural about the destruction these rains brought."

3 weeks ago

Karachi — and Normandy

As Fatima Bhutto or @fbhutto said on Twitter on August 2: “And the presiden­t... off to Europe on a five-star jaunt....

1 month ago

Born by accident

My doctor tells me that most Pakistani children are born by accident. As she put it, at the time of conception, there...

1 month ago

Nothing is sacred anymore

The attack on Data Darbar has left Pakistanis shocked. It is not because of a high death toll or the magnitude of the...

2 months ago

Airport security, Pakistan-style

You would think going off to Europe for a week would be fun, yes? Think again if you’re taking a flight out of Karachi.

2 months ago

Dare I hope?

Parveen was the name of my neighbou­r’s domestic worker. I know this because from about 8am to 11pm I heard her name.

3 months ago

I am terrorist - and so are you

There are many before me who have written about Friday’s attack on the Ahmadis in Lahore. By the time this piece...

3 months ago

The president is indeed in town

When I left my home a couple of days ago, I noticed that there were more cops, of many different varieties, than usual...

4 months ago

In one’s own voice

If nothing else, my particip­ation in the Eurasian Media Forum Conference, held recently in Almaty, Kazakhstan, showed...

4 months ago

My NYC love affair

I first saw the Manhattan skyline in the year 2002 and since then have had an ongoing romance with the city of New...

5 months ago