Naziha Syed Ali

The emirate’s dark underbelly

Individuals accused of heinous crimes in Pakistan have stashed ill-gotten gains in Dubai, including family members of Rao Anwar. Updated 16 May, 2024 04:41pm

Castles in the sand: politicians in Dubai leaks

A slew of elected officials and Politically Exposed Persons have invested in Dubai real estate. Updated 15 May, 2024 10:48pm

Dubai Unlocked: Pakistanis’ $12.5bn property empire

• Data leak shines spotlight on the country’s offshore real estate wealth • FBR chairman says Dubai leaks will prompt investigat Updated 16 May, 2024 02:50pm

Dubai Unlocked: Pakistan’s multi-billion dollar property pie

Details — an astounding volume of leaked property data that includes over 23,000 properties listed as belonging to Pakistani nationals up to the spring of 2022 — are unveiled after a six-month-long investigation. Updated 16 May, 2024 02:52pm

Dawn Investigations: Bahria Town investors — road to nowhere

Five years on, Bahria Town has yet to fulfil its undertaking to the Supreme Court regarding its investors. Updated 01 Apr, 2024 03:44pm

Dawn Investigations: Bahria Town — catch me if you can

A tale of shady dealings and malfeasance lies behind Bahria Town Karachi’s relentless expansion in defiance of the Supreme Court’s 2019 verdict. Updated 30 Mar, 2024 04:57pm

Balochistan: A minefield for journalists

Nowhere else in the country do media persons confront such a multi-dimensional threat landscape. Updated 03 May, 2023 09:05am

Dawn special report: Balochistan: a minefield for journalists

Nowhere else in the country do media persons confront such a multi-dimensional threat landscape Published 03 May, 2023 07:02am

Dawn special report: Predators in the workplace

Did an American NGO ignore multiple complaints of sexual harassment at its Pakistan office? Updated 22 Mar, 2023 03:37pm

Dawn Investigations: Selling liquid gold — Karachi’s tanker mafia

Political VVIPs, military personnel, law enforcement agencies and KWSB officials are all complicit in profiteering on the city’s water woes. Updated 24 Jan, 2023 10:38am

Selling liquid gold: Karachi’s tanker mafia

Political VVIPs, military personnel, law-enforcement agencies & KWSB officials are all complicit in profiteering on the city’s Published 24 Jan, 2023 07:11am

FOUNDING MOTHERS TO AURAT MARCH

The struggle for equality in the battle for women’s rights persists today against entrenched mindsets. Updated 08 Mar, 2025 10:10am

Special report: Wasteland foretold

Unchecked sand mining and excessive extraction of groundwater will have devastating long-term consequences. Updated 22 Mar, 2022 11:24am

Wasteland foretold

Unchecked sand mining and excessive extraction of groundwater in Malir and Jamshoro districts will have devastating... Published 22 Mar, 2022 07:02am

High-rise being built in Karachi's Clifton in violation of SC orders

A 19-storey building, named Zamzam Arcade, is being constructed on a residential plot measuring 3,600 square yards. Updated 03 Aug, 2021 10:16am

Target on their backs

Honest reporting in Pakistan draws the ire of powerful quarters and some journalists pay the ultimate price Published 03 May, 2021 05:44am

Malik Riaz & the art of the deal

The Pakistani state went out of its way to ensure that the property tycoon’s £190m settlement in the UK worked out in his favour. Updated 18 Apr, 2021 06:53pm

Malik Riaz & the art of the deal

The Pakistani state went out of its way to ensure that the property tycoon’s £190m settlement in the UK worked in his favour Published 17 Apr, 2021 05:34am

Transparency at stake

THE accountability juggernaut continued to roll on in 2020. Its path was uneven, for even as it bore down... Published 01 Jan, 2021 08:05am

Triumph of Greed

Bahria's modus operandi has been the elephant in the room for a long time even though its activities were no secret. Updated 02 Jan, 2020 08:14am