Stories from Yusra Salim
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One degree is all it takes
Last year’s calamitous rains in Karachi demonstrated the effects of a mere one degree Celsius shift in the Arabian Sea
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Private school in hot water with Sindh education dept
Prospective students perplexed as The Lyceum School’s registration suspended ‘over violation of court orders’
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Caught in policy schizophrenia
Since the Higher Education Commission (HEC) was founded in 2002, they have every so often changed their policies
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A house of love, a sanctuary for peace in Lyari
Five residents of the once violence-filled neighbourhood of Lyari band together to revive culture
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Futures suspended by a tug of war
As Sindh govt refuses to comply with HEC rules, students wonder if their qualifications will even have value
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Touching the sky in a man’s world
Umama Saleem and Faryal Anwar, Pakistan’s only women licensed to operate mechanical behemoths
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Highs and lows of the Covid-19 fitness craze
Isolated at home, many Pakistanis in big cities turned to health and exercise at the peak of the pandemic
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The politics of garbage
The larger problem for Karachi is not how their waste is being handled but rather what happens with it afterwards
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Female entrepreneurs gear up for August 14
Hindu community set up stalls selling patriotic merchandise in Paper Market
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Govt school teachers renew protest for salaries
They say they have not been paid salaries since 2012, despite performing duties