Stories by Bina Shah

‘Look me in the AI’

Students are addicted to AI not because they want to cheat, but because they’re terrified of looking stupid or inadequate.

Updated 30 May, 2026 08:17am

When the Western dream is over

How do Pakistanis adjust to a world where they can no longer readily leave their country for foreign shores?

Published 04 Mar, 2026 07:47am

Adapting to survive

We can’t be educated enough about the climate battle.

Published 16 Dec, 2025 08:07am

Celebrating Gilgit-Baltistan’s voices as they seek place, preservation and recognition

The people of Gilgit-Baltistan see their land and their lives as rich, thriving and meaningful.

Published 23 Nov, 2025 05:07pm

Great beauty

We lack true knowledge of GB’s rich history.

Published 23 Nov, 2025 07:40am

Unequal partners

Here, the ideal marriage only survives on the wife’s submission

Published 03 Nov, 2025 06:54am

Palliative care

Many illnesses that kill us also rob us of our respect.

Published 19 Jul, 2025 07:20am

Our friend Sabeen

Sabeen was someone this country needed then and now.

Updated 24 Apr, 2025 09:07am

An icon & mentor

Bapsi Sidhwa was generous, and a great believer in encouraging the young.

Published 08 Jan, 2025 07:35am

Jinnah’s children

Each generation seeks to interpret the meaning of Pakistan anew.

Published 01 Jun, 2024 07:11am

Tectonic shifts

Is the term ‘Global South’ obsolete?

Published 30 Apr, 2024 07:21am

Criminalising hate

One can’t truly legislate against hatred as a felt human emotion.

Published 15 Apr, 2024 08:04am

War, art and truth

Art is the soul of resistance, especially in the Global South.

Published 30 Mar, 2024 06:22am

Women emerging

Not including women in the political leadership is harmful.

Published 16 Mar, 2024 07:01am

War of no words

Maybe if given a chance, Othmann could have clarified her position.

Published 08 Mar, 2024 07:31am

Talking to children about Gaza

The tragedy of Palestine today makes our children’s scars sting all over again.

Updated 17 Nov, 2023 08:31am

Move over, writers, AI is here

Take a moment to consider how many hours of work went into producing those 183,000 books.

Updated 07 Oct, 2023 09:46am

Think again

Doubt can be very scary to people who aren’t used to anything other than certainty.

Published 01 Sep, 2023 07:26am

Barbie in Pakistan

The writers never tell us how restoring Barbieland to sanity will change anything in reality.

Published 14 Aug, 2023 07:20am

Pakistan’s December invasion

When they first arrive, the invaders suffer from the mysterious condition known as ‘desynchronosis’.

Updated 31 Dec, 2022 09:10am