Fawad Hasan

RISKY BUSINESS AND HOW TO GET OUT OF IT

The vast majority of Karachi’s sex workers do not enter or exit the trade on their own terms. But they can still dream... Updated 22 May, 2022 05:54pm

FIGHTING FOR A DREAM

A group of Mixed Martial Arts fighters train resiliently on the streets and at a club in Karachi, with dreams of making it big on Updated 16 Jan, 2022 02:25pm

THE BITTER BREWS OF FAST FASHION

The mistreatment of Karachi’s garment factory workers is hardly a new phenomenon. Working in factories that often resemble jails.. Updated 07 Nov, 2021 03:37pm

The special parts of our lives

Living with special people is not easy; some blame fate, some blame themselves and give into despair while a few rise to Published 14 Jun, 2015 07:06am

Enabling the differently abled

From schooling to finding reliable healthcare and then searching for a job that provides dignity as well as decent pay Published 09 Jun, 2015 07:46pm

Beasts on the streets

We talk of Women’s Day and women’s honour and rights, but our women are not safe when they step out of the house Updated 09 Mar, 2015 09:40am

KTC: one for the road

Here is the cautionary tale of the rise and fall of once-great Karachi Transport Corporation. Published 15 Feb, 2015 10:48am

Chained: Debt bondage in Pakistan

“Those who do not move do not notice their chains,” said Rosa Luxemburg, a 20th century philosopher. Updated 20 Jan, 2015 01:25pm

Labour lost: On paper, in limbo

Four stories from across Pakistan that illustrate the problems faced by the working class. Updated 04 Jan, 2015 02:18pm

Few choices

Spurred by poverty and enabled by legal lacunae, there seems no end in sight to child labour Published 04 Jan, 2015 06:23am

Karachi's 'City of Jesus' now just a ghetto

Basic necessities of life still have yet to make their way to Essa Nagri. Published 24 Dec, 2014 05:45pm

Narayanpura — An anomaly for Karachi's marginalised Sikhs

In a lesser-known neighbourhood of Karachi's Ranchore Lines, a gurdwara, a church and a Hindu temple stand side-by-side. Updated 11 Nov, 2014 06:27pm