Stories by Luavut Zahid

Luavut Zahid is a Lahore-based journalist. She is the co-founder of Khabaristan Times for which she writes satire pieces, and covers social and environmental issues for other publications when she's feeling more serious.

She's also part of the Digital Rights Foundation family. She tweets @luavut

Why do women march? A look at the Aurat March 2021 manifestos

They take on patriarchal violence, healthcare and the crisis of care.

Published 06 Mar, 2021 04:28pm

Disrupting women’s rights protests, one male journo at a time

The prevalent attitudes and misogyny of most newsrooms in Pakistan spills over at events organised by women, for women.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 03:41pm

How female journalists are tackling the fallout from Covid-19

Female journalists are now confronted with a whole new set of problems in addition to the issues they have always faced.

Published 31 Mar, 2020 06:42am

Are women reporters shut out from 'hard' beats? Pakistani journalists deliberate

A roundtable event organised by The Coalition of Women in Journalism yielded interesting views on the matter

Published 05 Dec, 2018 05:35pm

'Python is to programming languages what Ed Sheeran is to pop music'

Python Conference in Lahore sees professionals and amateurs gather for love of coding language.

Updated 24 Nov, 2018 02:23pm

Coders, techies explore possibilities of Python at Pakistan's first PyCon

Python, the programming language of the future, can be used to solve real problems of the modern world.

Updated 30 Dec, 2017 01:41pm

These women stayed in abusive marriages because Pakistan failed them

When domestic abuse is discussed on TV and in drawing rooms, people often ask: why didn't she leave her violent husband?

Updated 22 Feb, 2017 01:41pm

After the bloodshed: How Lahore responded to tragedy

Lahore’s people and their spirit have proved more potent than the intentions of the attackers.

Updated 12 May, 2016 01:32pm

An Indian ode: 'Dear girl from Pakistan, I hope it's not too late to say this...'

After I heard Shivani Gupta's slam poem, I had to find her to tell her that it isn't too late.

Updated 12 Mar, 2016 02:38pm

In bed with the sun

Islamabad's informal settlements turn to solar power after the govt cuts off electricity, water and gas.

Updated 07 Aug, 2015 09:48am

Breast cancer: No pink ribbons here

Inspired by her mother’s incredible battle to survive breast cancer, artist Areeb Masood turns jewellery into art.

Updated 06 Nov, 2014 06:51pm

Changing tides with tunes: The role of music

From political hypocrisies to societal absurdities, music today is speaking volumes of the change that is needed in Pakistan.

Published 14 Mar, 2013 11:09am