Rafia Zakaria

Pakistan’s truth is that we kill women and leave children to watch over their bodies. Updated 28 Jul, 2021 07:45am

Muslims are suffering in many parts of the world, all of which is known by other Muslims, but that nevertheless continues. Updated 23 Jul, 2021 07:38am

The BJP’s Hindutva troll army makes it its daily business to pursue and intimidate everyone that is not under their umbrella. Updated 14 Jul, 2021 07:45am

To get Saudi men and women into the workforce, an agenda of social reforms is also being pursued to transform into workers. Updated 07 Jul, 2021 08:57am

It is impossible to watch coverage of the Florida collapse, without shuddering at what lies beneath Karachi’s coastal high-rises. Updated 30 Jun, 2021 07:35am

Paedophiles and sexual abusers are present in many professions but clerical sexual abuse is of a particularly egregious character. Updated 23 Jun, 2021 08:52am

Fascists seek to control cultural production in a country in order to realise the complete and centralised control of power. Updated 16 Jun, 2021 09:09am

Pakistan can develop and organise its own highly skilled workforce so that it becomes more attractive to foreign employers. Updated 09 Jun, 2021 09:05am

In a culture where the value of empiricism is not quite believed, the truth is what the powerful say it is. Updated 02 Jun, 2021 08:28am

There are other causes as well — such as the Uighur issue — that should capture the attention of Pakistanis. Published 26 May, 2021 06:34am

No city can manage huge amounts of rainfall without a subterranean drainage system of some sort. Updated 19 May, 2021 08:59am

On this Eid, amid this mess, many chairs at muted celebratory meals will remain empty. Published 12 May, 2021 07:36am

After decades of apparent self-sufficiency, India has again begun to ask for and receive vaccines and other necessary material. Updated 05 May, 2021 08:53am

The coronavirus does not discriminate or inquire whether or not a person has a CNIC before infecting them. Updated 28 Apr, 2021 09:09am

Greed and entitlements are not limited to class. They are also structural and institutional. Published 21 Apr, 2021 06:32am

To those who target journalists, principles such as the belief in the freedom of speech is an indulgence. Updated 14 Apr, 2021 08:42am

The punishment for not marrying is a life sentence of living in a home where they never make the rules. Published 07 Apr, 2021 07:53am

The constant presence of men and the absence of any external outlet for women have created a pressure-cooker situation. Published 31 Mar, 2021 06:46am

The ‘kafala’ system amounts to a form of indentured servitude. Published 24 Mar, 2021 07:01am

Global primitivism prevails where the lives, welfare and choices of women are concerned. Published 17 Mar, 2021 07:40am