Society: Betting on Pigeons
Three nights before Eidul Azha, nine-year-old Iqru went to bed hungry because he was too angry to eat. He and his 14-year-old brother had had such a violent…
Behind the news
YOU may have missed the report in this newspaper from Aug 12 about a road traffic accident near the town of Rato Dero, about 30 kilometres northeast from…
Rural Sindh agenda
SINDH Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah is off to a relatively good start. He began by removing security barriers outside Chief Minister House in Karachi. Then he ordered…
A farmer’s Eid
EID-UL-AZHA is coming up soon. Most people are busy considering what sacrificial animal to buy and what delicacies to prepare on the big day. Gada Hussain, a 22-year-old…
A farmer’s salute
GHULAM Rasool, a 72-year-old farmer from Larkana, was touring Karachi for the very first time. He was in town for medical treatment for a heart condition. But while…
Helpless parents
UNTIL 2015, Abid Bhutto and his wife Jannat were living a happy life with their four children and extended family. Jannat would spend her days busy with housework…
Healthcare battle
NADYA is a frail, frightened 15-year-old whose eyes brim over with tears every few minutes. Unlike most girls her age, a new brightly coloured dress doesn’t make her…