TODAY’S PAPER | May 11, 2026 | EPAPER

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  • Protecting our children

    The white flesh trade dates to even before Afghan war. Children are sold as slaves to serve adult masters. Boys are supplied to truckers all over the country.

  • Comfortably inhuman

    What do the fake degrees issue, the Fox News Pornistan story and the rape of a nurse in Karachi have in common?

  • Double talk, double standards

    The Indian delegation kept insisting on discussing Mumbai attacks. I wonder how they define what is happening in Kashmir.

  • The problem with Balochistan

    Bengalis had been neglected for decades and when the army started atrocities against them, their choice became obvious - separation. Balochistan may be next.

  • The missing and forsaken

    I hear the words missing persons and think of Amina Janjua. She has fought to recover her husband alone while authorities and political groups have failed to support the cause.

  • TEDx: Five hundred hellos

    A TEDx organizer says goodbye to apathy and reactive behavior as she discovers heroes all around her. The upcoming event inspires her to believe that the 'truth is out there.'

  • Two faces of the hypocrisy coin

    When you have been a serious hypocite for a long time a stage eventually comes when it's no longer possible to distinguish hypocrisy from genuine efforts

  • Karachi: city of trash, graffiti, magic and weapons

    Riding the train into and out of Karachi is an unforgettable experience. Expect to see goats chewing on garbage, UN ‘peace keeping’ vehicles and graffiti.

  • Laughing it up with Bin Laden

    In his debut dark comedy 'Tere Bin Laden' Abhishek Sharma embraces the 'wag the dog' idea of what can go wrong when spin goes out of control.

  • Top secret America - what went wrong?

    “Top Secret America” is so massive that much of it is ineffective at keeping America safe. One can’t help but scratch one’s head at how the world’s lone superpower could possibly be so stupid.