Farahnaz Zahidi Moazzam
Our Pakistan Editor interviews young COP28 attendees to discover what they were advocating for and working towards at the climate negotiations.
Published 18 Dec, 2023 09:23pm
At COP28 discussion, experts stress importance of unlocking climate finance from private sector.
Updated 11 Dec, 2023 10:21am
Bangladesh has managed to almost stop open defecation because women were included in the decision-making process.
Published 13 Sep, 2017 03:25pm
Stephen McCaffrey talks about his hopes for India, Pakistan and the Indus Waters Treaty.
Updated 07 Sep, 2017 06:19pm
Relentless terror attacks and militancy have sent the people of KPK and Fata into an abyss. Will they ever come out of it?
Published 03 Sep, 2012 03:12pm
Indonesia - the archipelago with more than 17000 islands, 33 provinces, over 238 million people (it is the world's...
Published 31 Aug, 2012 01:55pm
A shrub-based male contraceptive pill is ready to hit the shelves in Indonesia, but Pakistani men may not be open to the idea of using it yet.
Published 11 Jul, 2012 03:33pm
Obaidulla Baig set precedents; precedents that need to be followed if we want a better society of thinking, well-rounded individuals.
Published 23 Jun, 2012 04:37pm
youtube::gP7b-f5djGY:: The video above is 18 year old Mehnaz's story who pursued higher education but plans to drop...
Published 09 Mar, 2012 07:38am
Mushtari, aged 40, looked tired. It was 10 in the morning but it seemed as though she had just completed a day’s ...
Published 08 Mar, 2012 09:39am
Panellists at the International Family Planning Conference 2011 in Dakar, Senegal. –Photo by author It was a room...
Published 23 Dec, 2011 10:59am
As Ramadan began (yes, that’s what I call the Muslim holy month for fasting, guilty as charged), I was driving down ...
Published 16 Aug, 2011 11:28am
The first thing that caught my eye, as my car ascended and turned towards the designated parking area, was the...
Published 23 May, 2011 11:21am
It’s over. Pakistan has lost the semi-final to India. The crazy euphoria of a nation of cricket-lovers has come to a...
Published 31 Mar, 2011 11:24am
Red, purple, yellow, fuchsia. The women of Tharparkar dress in vibrant colours. The more barren and colourless their...
Published 08 Mar, 2011 12:04pm
Every time I am at the stop sign of a traffic signal or am sitting in the car at Khadda market, which is a so-called...
Published 05 Nov, 2010 11:51am
Twenty-plus days have already gone by and it’s fast moving towards the end. I look back and recall my excitement at...
Published 02 Sep, 2010 02:51pm
Last summer, multi-tasking breathlessly between free-lance writing, part-time teaching and being on my daughter’s...
Published 23 Jul, 2010 01:29pm
The race begins quite early. It starts with animated discussions about which school the baby-to-be will go to....
Published 24 May, 2010 11:32am
Enough bloggers have written about the weddings around which Pakistani society revolves year round. But few have...
Published 21 Apr, 2010 08:45pm