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
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 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
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
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
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
Here is the cautionary tale of the rise and fall of once-great Karachi Transport Corporation.
Published 15 Feb, 2015 10:48am
“Those who do not move do not notice their chains,” said Rosa Luxemburg, a 20th century philosopher.
Updated 20 Jan, 2015 01:25pm
Four stories from across Pakistan that illustrate the problems faced by the working class.
Updated 04 Jan, 2015 02:18pm
Spurred by poverty and enabled by legal lacunae, there seems no end in sight to child labour
Published 04 Jan, 2015 06:23am
Basic necessities of life still have yet to make their way to Essa Nagri.
Published 24 Dec, 2014 05:45pm
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
