'It’s like looking at an old sepia photograph': No respite for Lahore as city gets smoggier by the day
“The air has a metallic smell, the skin feels itchy and there is a gritty feeling of dust settling upon us."
Zofeen T. Ebrahim
Churails is up again, in all its fury. Here's why you should watch it if you haven't already
Churails is definitely not what Pakistani drama and soap watchers are used to, but the show and its creators remain unapologetic.
Air pollution could worsen Covid-19 outbreak in South Asia
High levels of air pollution this winter could exacerbate the severity and spread of the coronavirus, warn health experts.
Public hangings, castration are no solutions and bringing them up detracts the debate for real reforms
There are sufficient laws to tackle the offences of rape, gang rape and child sexual abuse but they are not being implemented.
The Pakistani children’s author focusing on the planet
Writer and illustrator Rumana Husain has been educating children about the pressures the planet is under since the 1980s.
Karachi's woes from the lens of an urban planner, a demographer and a water expert
Monsoon rains have, for decades now, flooded parts of Karachi, but this year almost the entire city was brought to its knees.
Poor planning, poor governance, poor monitoring flood Karachi
It is the same mess in all cities of South Asia.
Covid-19 rules ignored as tourists flock to northern Pakistan
Scant enforcement of social-distancing rules is heightening fears that the pandemic will spread.
Can Pakistan go beyond chemical pesticide for locust control?
As Pakistan tackles locust infestation, scientists shed light on environmentally-friendly, biopesticides as solutions for future.
Fighting Covid and polio: How the 1166 helpline is working to counter misinformation, address fears
1166 receives all sorts of calls, from requests of sending a polio team to the caller's area to whether the vaccine is halal.
Release of Kaavan the elephant reignites zoo debate in Pakistan
On World Elephant Day, we rejoice at the impending freedom of Kaavan from Islamabad's Marghazar Zoo.
Saving the children
Domestic labour puts the child’s well-being at risk.
Chitral Gol National Park watchmen not paid for a year
PM aide says efforts on to get stalled funds released.
'Difficult but necessary': A new set of challenges as Pakistan restarts polio drives in the time of Covid-19
Restarting the campaign is aimed at mitigating the situation and targeting the more high-risk areas.
How Pakistan can use Larc to manage the public's family planning needs
Pakistan's birth rate stands at a whopping 3.6, a marginal decline from 3.8 in 2012-13.
Digital health
The pandemic has been a catalyst for tech solutions.
Early downpour exposes Karachi’s drainage flaws
Due to a clogged, ineffective drainage system, even a short shower brings great misery to residents.
The Bohra ‘amawat’ gets a makeover
This over a century-old tradition of making amawat is peculiar to women of Bohra community living in the garrison town of Punjab.
Medical students launch web platform to help healthcare workers
KARACHI: “What Alibaba is for handbags, shoes and clothes, Project Alloy is for healthcare supplies,” is how ...
Post-Covid pandemic
Is family planning on the government’s radar?