Stories by Aniqa Atiq Khan

The author is a journalist with a major in Social Development and Policy. She has over two years of experience as a Senior Subeditor at Prism, Dawn.com’s analytical and feature reporting vertical. Her work focuses on climate change, animal welfare, social justice, and human rights. When she’s not in the newsroom, she can be found in a sunlit corner with a book in hand and a cat (or several) nearby.

Playing Russian roulette with Pakistani rain

Official and amateur weathermen squabble while villages disappear in their deadly monsoon guessing game.

Updated 01 Sep, 2026 12:14pm

How to freeze your eggs in Pakistan

Here's how the science works and how to survive everything around it.

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 06:10pm

No Strait answer: Can international law stay afloat in Hormuz?

And so we arrive at the modern paradox of Hormuz: the more loudly someone claims to control it, the more obvious it becomes that nobody really does.

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 08:22pm

How we got here: Inside Pakistan’s backchannel diplomacy that led to the US-Iran ceasefire

The backchannel messages and revived proposals that nudged adversaries toward a pause.

Updated 08 Apr, 2026 05:45pm

Shooting at Karachi’s US consulate: What does international law say?

The violence that unfolded at the US consulate in Karachi raises urgent legal questions about sovereignty, the use of force, and the narrow avenues for accountability under international law.

Updated 05 Mar, 2026 04:48pm

‘We have lost a piece of the city’s soul’: What the Gul Plaza inferno means for Karachi

This isn’t just one person’s story. It is the case for most Karachiites, across class and generation, for whom Gul Plaza simply existed in the background as they put together their homes and lives, one item at a time.

Updated 23 Jan, 2026 08:25pm

What Gul Plaza really meant to Karachiites

The objects purchased from Gul Plaza will eventually break, or quietly disappear into storage, but what will remain is the memory

Published 21 Jan, 2026 06:37am

The year of Gen Z

While history has often only recognised generations after they have altered the course of things, 2025 hints at a time when recognition and impact arrived simultaneously.

Updated 15 Apr, 2026 06:45am

WILDLIFE: WHAT RANO LEFT BEHIND

Rano isn’t the first animal to be relocated from a zoo in Pakistan. Last year, the elephant Madhubala was relocated, following an outcry in the wake of viral videos of the distressed and disease-addled animal.

Updated 05 Dec, 2025 04:14pm

The Karachi zoo is proof that man is the cruelest animal

The tragedy of Karachi Zoo is as much the story of caged animals dying a slow death in the name of "education" as it is a reflection of our own moral decay.

Updated 28 Nov, 2025 12:10pm

Flooded and forgotten: The haunting reality of flood-ravaged schools in Sindh

Since the floods struck Sindh with an unforgiving force in 2022, the students continue to fight to stay afloat against a system that keeps pulling them under.

Updated 09 Apr, 2025 11:29am

Why Sindh’s farmers are up in arms over the Cholistan canal project

"On the one hand, fertile farmland is being swallowed up by luxury housing schemes. On the other, farmers are being driven further from their livelihoods. How can we justify this?" questions WWF-P's Hammad Naqi Khan.

Updated 24 Mar, 2025 11:12am

If we don’t save the Indus River dolphins, we also risk losing the river they call home

The struggle to save the Indus dolphin is, at its core, a fight to save the river itself, and the millions whose lives run through it.

Updated 28 Nov, 2025 11:59am

Going Loco for Local: Beasties’ treats are purr-fect for your furry besties

If you’re on the hunt for a delectable delight that won’t break the bank, look no further.

Published 19 Apr, 2024 02:23pm

Redefining masculinity: Men at the Aurat March on their role in ending systemic discrimination

Being an ally is about more than simply turning up — it's about acknowledging your privilege and demanding a future where equality reigns supreme.

Published 09 Mar, 2024 06:14pm

Aurat March: Women take to the streets in cities across Pakistan

Organisers in Islamabad claim participants pushed by police.

Published 08 Mar, 2024 10:28pm

‘A fighter second, a woman first’: MMA fighter Anita Karim is dreaming big and inspiring others to do the same

Karim wants girls to know that "they are not supporting characters in someone else’s story; they are complete individuals on their own".

Published 04 Mar, 2024 02:16pm

‘It’s not ceasefire now, it’s ceasefire forever’: KLF panel stresses need for long-term truce in Gaza

Salma Dabbagh reminds us that in a world where we are casually witnessing a genocide unfold, every voice raised against injustice counts.

Updated 24 Nov, 2025 12:54pm

Pakistan’s elections in numbers — low turnout, gender inequality and voting mishaps

Pakistan's 12th general elections recorded a low turnout with only 47.8pc of total eligible voters exercising their right to choose their representatives.

Updated 19 Feb, 2024 11:01pm