Pakistan

There’s no greater feminist cause than the climate fight – and saving each other
When my country, Pakistan, flooded last year, women faced particular suffering. That’s true around the world
Fatima Bhutto
26, Mar, 2023 @5:00 AM

Pakistan delays Punjab election despite supreme court ruling
Former prime minister Imran Khan says election commission’s move is violation of Pakistan’s constitution
Shah Meer Baloch
23, Mar, 2023 @2:14 PM

‘Bulldozer politics’: Modi’s demolition drive fuels Muslims’ fears in Kashmir
Violence and censorship rife among citizens and the media, as push to reclaim state land belies Indian government’s claims of peace in disputed region
Aakash Hassan in Srinagar and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
19, Mar, 2023 @5:00 AM

Pakistan court orders police to halt efforts to arrest Imran Khan
High court move follows violent clashes between police and supporters outside former PM’s house in Lahore
Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad
15, Mar, 2023 @2:00 PM

Kashmir letters cast doubt on claims Nehru blundered by agreeing ceasefire
Exclusive: papers kept classified for decades reveal India’s first PM acted on advice from most senior general
Anisha Dutta
08, Mar, 2023 @5:00 AM

Pakistanis are leaving our country in droves due to inflation and job losses – who can blame them? | Moni Mohsin
After decades on the edge, Pakistan is now fully in crisis. And a general election later this year is unlikely to bring change, says London-based Pakistani writer Moni Mohsin
Moni Mohsin
07, Mar, 2023 @11:14 AM

Anger grows over Afghan journalists still stranded by Home Office inaction
Press members living under the Taliban, and living uncertain lives in Pakistan, must be given clarity say campaign groups
Mark Townsend Home Affairs Editor
04, Mar, 2023 @4:00 PM

Pakistan crackdown on Afghan refugees leaves ‘four dead’ and thousands in cells
Asylum seekers in Karachi tell of terror of being sent back to the Taliban and despair at being shackled and held in Pakistani jails
Shah Meer Baloch in Pakistan
02, Mar, 2023 @12:00 PM

Speaking a mother tongue fosters a sense of cultural identity | Letters
Letters: Shakeel Suleman, Penny Salter, Jamila Begum and Richard Lamsdale respond to an article by Saima Mir on how language can become lost through generations of immigrants
27, Feb, 2023 @5:55 PM

Pakistan’s fresh £580m loan from China intensifies debt burden fears
Loan is on top of £25bn that cash-strapped Islamabad already owes Beijing and Chinese commercial banks
Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent
23, Feb, 2023 @10:33 AM

Joyland review – subtle trans drama from Pakistan is remarkable debut
Saim Sadiq’s film explores the unsettled social and sexual identities of a widower and his children with delicacy and tenderness
Peter Bradshaw
22, Feb, 2023 @9:00 AM

My children don’t speak my mother tongue – as a second-generation migrant, it fills me with sadness | Saima Mir
Which language immigrant parents should speak at home has been endlessly debated. For now, we have not passed Urdu onto our children, says freelance journalist and author Saima Mir
Saima Mir
21, Feb, 2023 @3:12 PM
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