Stories by Shifa

Study reveals ‘rampant’ labour rights abuses in textile factories across Karachi and Faisalabad

Report reveals workers often “endure excessive hours, unsafe workplaces, lack of social protection, and an absence of formal employment contracts." Updated 05 Jan, 2026 10:18pm

Police block routes to Karachi Press Club, detain activist ahead of Aurat March press conference

Civil society seeks recovery of "missing" Mahjabeen Baloch, teenage Nasreen Baloch; roads nearby press club reopened after being briefly closed off. Updated 04 Dec, 2025 09:00pm

‘Hum gunahgar aurtain’: Female rage takes centre stage at Adab Festival

Panel titled — Power women of Pakistan: her story, our future — brings together three accomplished women to share their life experiences. Published 24 Nov, 2025 07:43am

Police detain protesters heading to Karachi Press Club for TTAP’s protest against 27th Amendment

All roads leading to Karachi Press Club were closed by the police; police say all detainees released. Updated 21 Nov, 2025 09:24pm

Karachi civil society protests detention of Pakistani activists onboard Gaza flotilla, demands release

Demonstrators call on government to take stern action against Israel. Published 02 Oct, 2025 09:34pm

‘Mazhab nahi, soch badlo’: Religious minorities seek end to forced conversions, intolerance

Jinnah’s oft-quoted speech of Pakistani citizens being free to go to temples and places of worship remains relegated to the history textbooks. Updated 11 Aug, 2025 05:41pm

16 years on, Sammi Deen Baloch awaits father’s return

My voice may get drowned out in hubris, but my hope for my father’s return will never waver,” says Sammi Baloch. Published 29 Jun, 2025 11:23pm

‘Indus River remains colonised’: Activists call out extractive state policies

Indus River has been "made into a commodity", says activist. Updated 16 Jun, 2025 10:49am

Detained Madleen activists advocating for free Palestine honoured in Karachi protest

“The conflict is not of religion but of land, and of power,” says activist. Updated 11 Jun, 2025 11:27pm

Baithak highlights women’s voices in the resistance against canals project

Civil society groups and activists describe Indus River as “lifeline and identity” of Sindh. Updated 25 Apr, 2025 03:37pm

From lip balms to dalgona candy, children take ownership at Karachi’s Entrepreneurship Bazaar

Event promotes the creativity, innovation and business acumen of students. Updated 18 Apr, 2025 08:28pm