Sara Farid
SIXTEEN-year-old Sita was picking cotton in the fields of Darshi Kohli near Samaro, Sindh. Like many other Hindus in...
Updated 09 May, 2017 08:36am
Forced marriages and conversion to Islam continue to plague lives of underprivileged Pakistani Hindus.
Updated 09 May, 2017 02:49pm
'Women in our tribes have to learn how to take care of their babies on their own.'
Updated 28 Apr, 2017 07:41pm
When she was two, Orrick’s mother took her to a park that offered horse riding and from that day on, she was in...
Published 11 Sep, 2016 06:42am
When she was two, Orrick’s mother took her to a park that offered horse riding and from that day on, she was in...
Published 11 Sep, 2016 06:42am
“We are a small publishing house based in Islamabad, but we print books by authors from all over the country. The...
Published 23 Apr, 2016 06:29am
Panellists say social media gives art more outreach, but can also have an ugly side
Updated 18 Apr, 2016 11:27am
A panel discussion on ‘Baloch Literature and Society’.
Published 17 Apr, 2016 07:14am
“I started playing the chimta when I was five years old. My parents are not into singing or music; my father is a...
Published 12 Mar, 2016 06:59am
ISLAMABAD: For centuries, folk tales have passed on valuable life lessons from generation to generation. But...
Published 09 Mar, 2016 06:47am
Speakers laud achievements of Pakistani women, discuss ways to eliminate gender-based discrimination.
Updated 08 Mar, 2016 10:07am
“It’s been 10 years since I started painting. My uncle taught me; I come from a family of painters. I love...
Published 13 Feb, 2016 06:53am
This winter has found the residents of Chitral unsettled, after the unlucky vale was ravaged by not one but two...
Updated 17 Jan, 2016 02:48pm
“For the first time, I feel part of the society when running a cafeteria at a college. It has brought normalcy to...
Published 16 Jan, 2016 06:55am
Federal seed certification and registration dept works to meet intl seed testing standards to ensure seeds disease-free.
Updated 27 Dec, 2015 09:58am
Almost 100 patients are admitted to Rawalpindi's Benazir Bhutto Hospital every day.
Updated 18 Oct, 2015 12:40pm
“I was found on a road, and since then the roadside has been my life. I was put in an orphanage. I don’t know ...
Published 17 Oct, 2015 07:03am
Despite winning a legal acceptance, social stigmas still hamper complete societal assimilation for the third gender.
Updated 04 Oct, 2015 01:31pm
“My husband and I moved from our village near Sargodha to Rawalpindi. We live in a rented room that fits two beds,...
Published 19 Sep, 2015 06:45am
“I have seven siblings; my father earns his living as a driver while mother watches the children at home. We moved...
Published 29 Aug, 2015 06:52am