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In a country where 77% of 10-year-olds are illiterate, a reading scheme in Pakistan is reaching thousands of children in slumsPedalling down a narrow alleyway in Karachi’s crowded Lyari Town, Saira Bano slows as she passes a group of children sitting o…
Read MoreTraders close shops, electricity bills are set alight and utility firm staff are attacked as anger rises over living costs and political strifeProtests against rising electricity and petrol prices have rocked Pakistan over the past week, with thousands…
Read MoreLost jobs and soaring prices have pushed 5m Pakistanis to the edge. As demand soars at Ramadan, charities cannot copeThere is a crowd outside the Khana Ghar food kitchen. Men wait patiently on one side as a group of women push forward, clutching photoc…
Read MoreHarassment by men on public transport is one reason why female participation in the workforce stands at only 20%At precisely 1.40pm, the bright pink bus packed with women leaves the depot and snakes its way through Karachi’s traffic. Two female conduct…
Read MoreAbout 250,000 Afghan asylum seekers have arrived in Pakistan since August 2021, but a migrant crackdown has left many of them in fear of being jailed or deportedMore than 600 Afghans have been deported from Pakistan in the past three days, and hundreds…
Read MoreExclusive: Alina Khan, star of award-winning Joyland, speaks out as the movie’s licence for domestic release is revoked, putting its Oscar contention in doubtA transgender star of an award-winning Pakistan film that depicts a love affair between a man …
Read MoreAs well as losing livestock and crops, villagers must rebuild homes for a second time after floods destroyed them in 2010Ghulam Kubra and her family escaped from their home 30 minutes before the roof collapsed. Fifteen days ago, the mother of four watc…
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