Stories by Muna Khan

The writer is co-producer and host of Unpressedented, a podcast on the media landscape in Pakistan.

Muna Khan
The useless work

The useless work

Whose histories, whose plurality, do we consider worth addressing? Published 24 May, 2026 06:42am
Showing up

Showing up

Misogyny is not just a disease of the uneducated. Published 17 May, 2026 07:54am
‘My best girl’

‘My best girl’

How we treat animals says something unambiguous about us. Published 10 May, 2026 07:55am
Framing Pakistan

Framing Pakistan

Why are certain stories commissioned at certain moments? Published 03 May, 2026 07:14am
For guests only

For guests only

Hospitality, like most things, has a direction. Published 26 Apr, 2026 05:02am
Banning the dead

Banning the dead

What Pemra banned was part of our own soul. Published 19 Apr, 2026 07:26am
Why we laughed

Why we laughed

The meme war isn’t resilience. It’s refusal. Published 12 Apr, 2026 07:03am
Cracked open

Cracked open

Real antisemitism now has more room to breathe. Published 05 Apr, 2026 05:51am
Coming home

Coming home

Resilience in Karachi is what’s left when hope has packed its bags. Published 29 Mar, 2026 07:06am
Whose fear counts?

Whose fear counts?

The architecture of othering puts the soldier above the schoolgirl. Updated 21 Mar, 2026 08:57am
Who we root for

Who we root for

The world is rooting for Punch, not Gaza’s orphans. Published 15 Mar, 2026 08:13am
The L word

The L word

There was no doubt who the aggressor was then. There’s no doubt now. Updated 08 Mar, 2026 09:53am
Flying high

Flying high

The test is not who is speaking but what they are saying. Published 01 Mar, 2026 08:00am
The mockery trap

The mockery trap

We’ve forgotten how to criticise with precision. Published 22 Feb, 2026 06:45am
Grief denied

Grief denied

Grief when denied doesn’t disappear. It shifts. Published 15 Feb, 2026 07:06am
Flush with outrage

Flush with outrage

Is it a ‘new era of cleanliness’ or an ‘elite luxury’? Updated 08 Feb, 2026 02:46pm
Age of rental

Age of rental

We are disappearing from each other’s lives. Published 01 Feb, 2026 07:14am
What fire takes

What fire takes

A building is more than concrete; it is a vessel of layered experience. Published 25 Jan, 2026 07:53am
Calm vs chaos

Calm vs chaos

The gap between perception and reality in media has widened. Published 18 Jan, 2026 07:19am
It’s too political

It’s too political

The premise of movies like ‘Anniversary’ is not far-fetched. Published 11 Jan, 2026 07:29am