The new old censorship: when power trumps truth In the run-up to the general election, can the media resist increasingly complex curbs on press freedom? Updated 11 Jul, 2019 02:59pm
Sexual harassment in Pakistan: Breaking the silence on sexism in academia Believing that taking action is more damaging than staying silent, most women continue to put up with harassment. Updated 22 Mar, 2018 09:42am
Special report | Sexual harassment in Pakistan: Misogyny in the workplace: hidden in plain sight Why women are dissuaded from reporting workplace harassment Published 20 Mar, 2018 07:03am
NON-FICTION: THE EMPIRE WRITES BACK A history of Pakistani English writing examines its origins and thematic interests from the 20th century onwards Published 05 Nov, 2017 06:45am
Fata’s forgotten women In the process to mainstream the tribal areas, is the state acting like its colonial predecessor and bargaining away Updated 23 May, 2017 10:43am
NON-FICTION: Murders Most Foul Bringing a despicable facet of Pakistan’s patriarchal culture to the fore Updated 01 Apr, 2017 05:30pm
Population census 2017: Why this extensive exercise will be defective Dawn's special report on the sixth population and housing census. Published 13 Feb, 2017 08:42am
Preserving the democratic project In this collection of essays edited by Christophe Jaffrelot, Pakistan’s myriad historical contradictions and struggles Published 04 Sep, 2016 07:55am
Syria’s violent descent into chaos Charles Lister documents how the rise of Al Qaeda’s offspring gave impetus to Islamist groups in Syria Updated 10 Jul, 2016 08:37am
Analysis: Education: Where does all the money go? If any social sector in Pakistan needs political commitment, it is education. Updated 22 Jun, 2016 09:29pm
Situationer: Media under watch: the new censorship In Balochistan, a good story is one that mitigates risk. Updated 03 May, 2016 04:13pm
COVER: Dark secrets: Guantánamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Slahi A serving Guantánamo detainee’s harrowing memoirs reveal details about interrogation, torture and rendition post-9/11 Published 11 May, 2015 07:20am
Cover story: The child of war ─ the story of IS The struggle for hegemony between Sunni and Shia forces, Patrick Cockburn argues, threatens to transform the Middle East Updated 01 May, 2016 02:46pm
COVER STORY: Pakistan’s Counterterrorism Challenge by Moeed Yusuf PAKISTAN’S counterterrorism policy and its objectives continue to lack clarity as the civilian government ... Published 11 Jan, 2015 06:52am
The words of war: why it’s easy to write on Pakistan WHEN the Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Torture was released this year there was talk about the explosive... Published 28 Dec, 2014 06:46am
COVER STORY: Talking to Terrorists: How to End Armed Conflict AS the nature and goals of terrorism change, dialogue or negotiation with terror groups such as the self-styled... Published 14 Dec, 2014 06:39am
COVER STORY: Pakistan’s radical problems FOR many Pakistanis, the military’s much-awaited operation in the tribal region of North Waziristan has come a... Published 24 Aug, 2014 06:27am
COVER STORY: Lessons from the Afghan war The Western coalition legacy in Afghanistan will be no different from those of other foreign interventionists with... Published 06 Jul, 2014 07:12am
Violence continuum LIKE many others who may have followed the recently concluded Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, held... Published 24 Jun, 2014 01:17am
