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Drought or not, children are dying in Tharparkar, Qaim Ali Shah
When the mothers are so anaemic and undernourished, what hope do the children they give birth to have to survive?
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She was 13 and he was 39
She was a child who didn't understand what this encounter with him would lead to. But he knew what he was doing.
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Why aren’t Pakistani men given paternity leave?
Pakistan’s legislators and policy makers, are you listening?
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Earthquake 200(1)5: Are Pakistanis mobilised best when calamities are of colossal magnitudes?
The flip side of the fact that we are a nation that is resilient is that it requires something enormous to move us.
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Women will do anything it takes to look beautiful
They call themselves “fat” even when they are not, and feel guilty every time they have four teaspoons of dessert.
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Why sacrificing animals on Eidul Azha is a good ritual
The whole “why don’t we give the same amount in charity” retort, then falls flat. The meat is charity.
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Kasur child pornography: Knowing the difference between resistance and consent
Those films will be run and rerun to see where there were signs of resistance, and where the child seemed to consent.
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Dear Karachiites, before you plant trees, think
Few people recognise the impact of planting a tree today that could potentially save lives decades later.
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The reality of Pakistan through Brandon Stanton’s lens
Some of them called Pakistan “that wretched country” and threatened to give up on being fans of Brandon.
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Can I give charity to a thief, a prostitute or a rich man during Ramazan?
“I wish someone would give me enough food or money so that I can at least not have to do this work in Ramazan."