Infant, 4-year-old child die of hunger in Gaza

Listen to article A five-week-old infant and a four-year-old child have died of starvation in Gaza, according to hospital officials, as Israel’s blockade on aid and fuel continues. Al-Shifa Hospital reported the death of the baby, while medical staff at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital said four-year-old Razan Abu Zaher succumbed to complications from severe malnutrition. Dr. Muhammad Abu … Read more

Rooted in dreams & the dust

Hazaran Rahim Dad is a feature writer who holds an MA in English Literature from the University of Karachi All facts and information are the sole responsibility of the writer PUBLISHED July 20, 2025 BALOCHISTAN: I find stories in everything and everywhere, because I believe stories are living things. Growing up in Balochistan, I’ve always … Read more

No country for a woman alone

By Yusra Salim/Fouzia Nasir Ahmad | PUBLISHED July 20, 2025 KARACHI: “It was in the early 2000s that my daughter decided to move to the US where her father lived, to finish her high school,” recounts Fareeha Mirza*, a teacher in her 50s, her temples graying, her eyes soft brown. ‘Life in Karachi was getting … Read more