The stages of denial

Thursday 3 September '09

Saleha enters the room on crutches — two steel poles wrenched from umbrellas — and lowers herself on a rope-strung...

The day after Benazir died

Tuesday 1 January '08

Half the country was in a state of paralytic mourning, the other half was out on the streets.

Four faces

Tuesday 14 August '07

There are stereotypes. And then there are stereotypes that are awfully close to reality. Roam the streets of urban Pakistan and you are likely to meet one of these women...

Victories, small but bright

Tuesday 7 August '07

As Pakistan searches for a 21st century identity, on the eve of its 60th birthday

Colour codes

Saturday 28 July '07

When my brother and I were kids, my grandmother used to rub Touch-Me talcum powder on my brother’s face, neck and arms.

Death of a cleric

Thursday 12 July '07

Abdul Rashid Ghazi’s exit — and Operation Silence — could mark a new beginning in Pakistan. Is the government backtracking on the military-mullah alliance?