Reasons behind the increase in missing persons in Sindh Around 110 nationalist activists as well as human rights defenders in Sindh have disappeared between January and August
'Home Fire' is a meditation on citizenship in the most modern sense Kamila Shamsie's Booker-longlisted novel explores characters struggling with what it means to belong to a nation
Walking the line in times of conflict Problems with controlling movement across the Pak-Afghan border
What makes Karachi’s beaches so dangerous Unlike most beaches across the world, the surface of Karachi's beaches are not levelled and modified to minimise hazards
When lawyers turn into hooligans The Supreme Court of Pakistan has, at least until now, chosen not to hold disruptive members of the bar accountable
How effective is Karachi's disaster response mechanism? Disasters have become political opportunities for stakeholders competing for political and commercial interests
'Exit West' is a modern take on the refugee crisis Mohsin Hamid's Booker-shortlisted bestseller has been called the "first great post-Brexit" novel
Profile of a radicalised young man from Karachi What made a master's degree holder like Hassan bin Nazeer turn to terrorism?
Maryam Nawaz: The heiress Maryam needs to exchange her pride for pragmatism if she is to inspire any confidence in her father’s coterie
Liaquat Ali Khan: The founding father of Pakistan's state policies In a poll conducted by the Herald, Liaquat Ali Khan was ranked the 7th most influential Pakistani after Jinnah
'I am not a lota' Much like the deep state after a few years of democracy, Chaudhry Nisar has finally said 'no more'
Why religion is here to stay and science won’t destroy it Scientists, intellectuals and social scientists expected that the spread of modern science would drive secularisation
Analysing violence in Karachi The book navigates the conundrum that is Karachi through an anthropological, social-psychological and sociological lens
The ostracism of Ahmadis through one family's story of death and despair Categorised as non-Muslims in Pakistan, community members speak of living in constant fear of victimisation
Why the most ambitious initiative to change Fata’s status is put on hold The tribal areas are home to more than five million residents, as per the latest census data
Farhatullah Babar championed causes that few other parliamentarians did A look at the life of the parliamentarian, politician, journalist, and human rights activist
Is anyone thinking about the future of Jammu? “Our sorrow is common to all of us; we have become the playthings of both countries (India and Pakistan).”
A historiographical account of Mughal India Anushay Malik delves into literature that challenges traditional and popular ways of thinking about Mughal India
Pros and cons of a law aimed at evicting NAB from Sindh The move faced severe criticism and elicited allegations that it was aimed at saving PPP’s members from investigation
How ghost employees plague Balochistan’s government departments NADRA’s data analysis found 45,000 CNICs submitted by the government to be either suspicious or downright bogus
Why Punjab is outsourcing its public schools The Public School Support Program has transferred nearly 4,300 schools to the private sector since its launch in 2015
