Saher Baloch

T2F launches bookstore

KARACHI: T2F (formerly The Second Floor) launched its bookstore facilitated by a bookshop, Mr Old Books, on Saturday... Published 12 Mar, 2017 07:23am

Enforcement of pro-women laws urged

KARACHI: At a ceremony organised by the Pakistan Women’s Foun­dation for Peace (PWFFP) to celebrate... Published 09 Mar, 2017 07:07am

Question mark over security of 160 shrines across Karachi

The security has been tightened since the attack at the shrine of Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan on Feb 16. Updated 06 Mar, 2017 10:05am

Women activists urge collective efforts to defeat terrorism

KARACHI: The Nat­ional Action Plan needs to be reinvigorated to neutralise the threats of terrorism the country is... Published 28 Feb, 2017 07:05am

Situationer: Book festival shows Baloch writers in a new light

The book festival held in Gwadar raised a number of previously unasked questions about the history of Balochi poetry. Updated 28 Feb, 2017 12:04pm

Liberal groups propose Sufism as antidote to militancy

KARACHI: In order to look for a ‘counter-narrative’, the state and the people must look towards Sufism ... Published 26 Feb, 2017 07:00am

Uncertainty in city leads to subdued opening of flower show

KARACHI: Amidst an uncertain security situation in the metropolis, the four-day 66th Pakistan Annual Flower Show,... Published 24 Feb, 2017 06:53am

‘No news story is worth dying for’

KARACHI: The present code of conduct of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) does not apply to the... Published 22 Feb, 2017 07:07am

No space for the dead

KARACHI: Between the 15th and 17th centuries during the Samma era, the Jokhio, Kalmati and Burfat tribes were made... Updated 21 Feb, 2017 07:47am

Heirs of Baldia fire victims told to review demand for lump sum pension

The compensatory sum has been agreed upon between a German textile company and a Pakistani labour rights organisation. Updated 20 Feb, 2017 09:01am

Women shine on day two of Gwadar book festival

GWADAR: Women reigned on the second day of the Gwadar Book Festival as they performed plays on women’s rights,... Published 18 Feb, 2017 07:27am

Four-day book festival gets under way in Gwadar

GWADAR: The four-day Gwadar Book Festival began here on Thursday with an introspective look towards the future of... Published 17 Feb, 2017 07:00am

Provincial body proposes amendments to law on human rights

KARACHI: The Sindh Human Rights Commission presented proposed amendments to the existing Sindh Protection of Human... Published 10 Feb, 2017 06:38am

Pakistan's stepchildren

What it means to live and die in Pakistan, but not call it home — this is the story of millions of Afghans. Published 09 Feb, 2017 05:26pm

$5.15m to be disbursed to Baldia factory fire victims’ families

KARACHI: German company KiK Textilien has signed an agreement with the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and... Published 03 Feb, 2017 07:29am

Punjab govt wants legal action against ride-sharing cab firms

Sindh gives technology companies 30 days to fulfil legal requirements Published 01 Feb, 2017 06:32am

Lady health workers’ problems highlighted

KARACHI: As a result of inconsistencies in daily wages and sexual harassment, lady health workers (LHW) are silently... Published 31 Jan, 2017 06:42am

Sheedi Mela celebrated after gap of seven years

KARACHI: Their faces covered with chadors and feet moving rhythmically to the beat of drums, the women and men of... Published 24 Jan, 2017 07:08am

Concerns raised over unexplored aspects of Parveen murder probe

KARACHI: Questions and concerns were raised regarding the yet-to-be investigated aspects of the Parveen Rehman ... Published 23 Jan, 2017 07:11am

Clashes erupt at protest

KARACHI: A protest demonstration organised on Thursday by rights activists against enforced disappearances became ... Published 20 Jan, 2017 07:10am