Rafiullah Mandokhail

ENVIRONMENT: TAKING A STAND FOR THE JUNIPER

The world’s second largest juniper forest in Ziarat Valley, developed over thousands of years, is facing threats both from climate Published 31 Dec, 2023 09:13am

TRAVEL: THE LOST BEAUTY OF KOH-I-SULAIMAN

A massive fire last year in the Koh-i-Sulaiman range has badly affected the area. But given the fascinating folklore around it,... Published 19 Feb, 2023 07:09am

Coal dust casts a pall over children’s health in Pakistan

The children of coal miners in Balochistan are paying the price for their parents’ occupation. Updated 29 Jul, 2022 05:59pm

THE FIRES THAT TOOK IT ALL AWAY

A couple of months after the inferno, locals are still reeling from the destruction of their chilghoza forest. It will take... Published 24 Jul, 2022 08:17am

TRADE: A TOUGH NUT TO CRACK

Top quality chilghozas grow on the Sulaiman mountains, but the economic potential of trading these valuable nuts has no... Published 24 Oct, 2021 06:24am

SOCIETY: CRYING FOR JUSTICE

Because of social taboos, child rape and abuse often goes unreported in rural Balochistan. It is only when it leads to murder that Published 18 Jul, 2021 07:08am

DEVELOPMENT: GATEWAY TO PROGRESS?

Will the opening of the Badini Trade Terminal on the Pak-Afghan border change the lives of the neglected people of Badini?... Published 11 Apr, 2021 07:08am

HEALTH: THE BATTLE AGAINST POLIO IS STILL ON

Will Pakistan’s anti-polio drive this year clear areas like Zhob district where a case of polio has been detected? Updated 03 Feb, 2019 01:10pm

EPICURIOUS: SALTED, SPICED, DRIED

In winter, the tribes of Zhob in Balochistan prepare their very own version of meat jerky Published 14 Jan, 2018 07:33am

ECOLOGY: BALOCHISTAN’S SIBERIAN SECRET

The migratory Siberian cranes face extinction due to illegal hunting and trapping Updated 24 Jul, 2017 01:45pm

PEOPLE: NO LAND TO CALL THEIR OWN

Kochis migrate between Pakistan and Afghanistan every year, following in the footsteps of their ancestors Updated 19 Jun, 2017 03:58pm

Feature: Taking the sting out of poverty

Beekeeping, if developed well, has the potential to become a primary source of income in Balochistan Published 21 Aug, 2016 06:57am

... bull by the horns

With just a little help, village communities tackle better ways to manage their basic amenities issues Published 22 Nov, 2015 07:20am