Stories by Bina Shah
Bina Shah is a writer and columnist in Karachi; she is the author of the novel Slum Child and A Season for Martyrs.
She tweets @binashah
Students are addicted to AI not because they want to cheat, but because they’re terrified of looking stupid or inadequate.
Updated 30 May, 2026 08:17am
How do Pakistanis adjust to a world where they can no longer readily leave their country for foreign shores?
Published 04 Mar, 2026 07:47am
We can’t be educated enough about the climate battle.
Published 16 Dec, 2025 08:07am
The people of Gilgit-Baltistan see their land and their lives as rich, thriving and meaningful.
Published 23 Nov, 2025 05:07pm
We lack true knowledge of GB’s rich history.
Published 23 Nov, 2025 07:40am
Here, the ideal marriage only survives on the wife’s submission
Published 03 Nov, 2025 06:54am
Many illnesses that kill us also rob us of our respect.
Published 19 Jul, 2025 07:20am
Sabeen was someone this country needed then and now.
Updated 24 Apr, 2025 09:07am
Bapsi Sidhwa was generous, and a great believer in encouraging the young.
Published 08 Jan, 2025 07:35am
Each generation seeks to interpret the meaning of Pakistan anew.
Published 01 Jun, 2024 07:11am
Is the term ‘Global South’ obsolete?
Published 30 Apr, 2024 07:21am
One can’t truly legislate against hatred as a felt human emotion.
Published 15 Apr, 2024 08:04am
Art is the soul of resistance, especially in the Global South.
Published 30 Mar, 2024 06:22am
Not including women in the political leadership is harmful.
Published 16 Mar, 2024 07:01am
Maybe if given a chance, Othmann could have clarified her position.
Published 08 Mar, 2024 07:31am
The tragedy of Palestine today makes our children’s scars sting all over again.
Updated 17 Nov, 2023 08:31am
Take a moment to consider how many hours of work went into producing those 183,000 books.
Updated 07 Oct, 2023 09:46am
Doubt can be very scary to people who aren’t used to anything other than certainty.
Published 01 Sep, 2023 07:26am
The writers never tell us how restoring Barbieland to sanity will change anything in reality.
Published 14 Aug, 2023 07:20am
When they first arrive, the invaders suffer from the mysterious condition known as ‘desynchronosis’.
Updated 31 Dec, 2022 09:10am
