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25th January, 2013
Six killed as fire ravages Mumbai slum: official
A fire killed six people and injured three others when it ripped through a slum in the heart of Mumbai on Friday and left hundreds more homeless, emergency services said.
A fire killed six people and injured three others when it ripped through a slum in the heart of Mumbai on Friday and left hundreds more homeless, emergency services said.
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6th August, 2012
Culture of poverty
It is a spectacular failure on part of so many people therein – voters, politicians and development experts and workers – that poverty exists and persists.
It is a spectacular failure on part of so many people therein – voters, politicians and development experts and workers – that poverty exists and persists.
22nd March, 2012
The underaged labourers
Despite Pakistan being a signatory of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child – making it mandatory for the state to provide…
Despite Pakistan being a signatory of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child – making it mandatory for the state to provide…
1st August, 2011
Breaking in Mumbai
French writer Honoré de Balzac surely did not have Mumbai’s B-Boys in mind when he wrote, “Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance…
French writer Honoré de Balzac surely did not have Mumbai’s B-Boys in mind when he wrote, “Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance…
4th June, 2011
Voice of Pakistan
More than a hundred demonstrations and strikes happen in Pakistan every week. Do you foresee any changes to take place soon? – Photos by Agencies…
More than a hundred demonstrations and strikes happen in Pakistan every week. Do you foresee any changes to take place soon? – Photos by Agencies…
31st May, 2011
Surviving in the slums
They are Pakistanis, and they live in the slums. What makes them different from you?…
They are Pakistanis, and they live in the slums. What makes them different from you?…
26th March, 2011
A Gypsy legend
Romanian Roma Alina Serban, 23, rehearses her play “I, undersigned Alina Serban, declare”, a one-woman show that tells the story of her life. When she…
Romanian Roma Alina Serban, 23, rehearses her play “I, undersigned Alina Serban, declare”, a one-woman show that tells the story of her life. When she…
5th March, 2011
Besides cricket, what’s going on in South Asia?
From Afghanistan’s Bamiyan valley to the streets of Katmandu, here’s a glance at life in the South Asia region.…
From Afghanistan’s Bamiyan valley to the streets of Katmandu, here’s a glance at life in the South Asia region.…
3rd February, 2011
Better than the screaming and shouting
As several Pakistanis react to the Raymond Davis incident as well as show emotional support for the people of Egypt, life for these men,…
As several Pakistanis react to the Raymond Davis incident as well as show emotional support for the people of Egypt, life for these men,…
