Karachi

man and woman side by side
Residents of informal settlements among the most at risk from climate change 
The Nehr-i-Khayyam drainage ditch in Karachi, Pakistan, where sewage and trash collect and can impede the flow of stormwater.
Climate Change
‘The system is broken’: At COP27, developing countries push for more money to adapt to climate change
A police officer examines a damaged car at the site of a firing incident, in Karachi, Pakistan
Business, Economics and Jobs
Taliban takeover could mean more security challenges for Chinese projects in Pakistan
A massive protest of women wearing colorful head wraps and masks with signs supporting Karima Mehrab Baloch.
Human rights
Canada urged to investigate the death of Baloch human rights activist 
Adults and children swim in water near a large, white building in the background and birds flying overhead
The Big Fix
In Karachi, planting dense urban forests could save the city from extreme heat
Ambulances and fire brigade vehicles gather at the site of a passenger plane crash in a residential area near an airport in Karachi, Pakistan, on May 22, 2020.
Top of The World
Plane crashes in Karachi with at least 99 aboard; Khashoggi’s children ‘pardon’ father’s killers; Trump to withdraw from arms control treaty
The author's 3-year-old daughter Leila has been occupying herself during the "stay at home" order in Boston amid the coronavirus outbreak by making cards and beaded necklaces for her preschool friends. 
COVID-19
How families around the world talk coronavirus with kids
Pashtun women in Pakistan hold posters of their missing family members
Global Politics
Is Pakistan poised for a Pashtun Spring?
A portrait of assassinated Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is displayed atop a table in Islamabad.
Conflict
Who killed Benazir Bhutto? The theories behind the murder
Thousands of people attend the funeral procession of Amjad Sabri, killed when unidentified gunmen open fire on his car in Karachi, Pakistan.
Conflict
Another assassination in Pakistan, new determination to ‘keep on keepin’ on’
Sabeen Mahmud memorial
Culture
Remembering a Pakistani woman who died because she wanted everyone to have a space to speak freely
A security official prevents members of the media from approaching a damaged police bus at the site of an explosion in Karachi targeting policemen on February 13, 2014.
Justice
How the Taliban took control of organized crime in Pakistan’s largest city
Homeland in Pakistan
Culture
The Pakistan in ‘Homeland’ is unrecognizable to this Pakistani author
Malala Yousafzai at the UN
Global Scan
Pakistan says it has captured the men who shot Malala in 2012
Lifestyle & Belief
Dispatches from a desperate Pakistan
Global Scan
‘The Hong Kong we are living in today is not the Hong Kong we knew’
Pakistani soccer fans celebrate a Brazil victory in Lyari, one of the oldest and most densely populated parts of the city, plagued by street crime, drugs, and unemployment.
Sports
Some of Brazil’s most fanatic soccer fans are in a Pakistani slum
A man clears debris from the tarmac of Jinnah International Airport, after Sunday's attack by Taliban militants on Sunday, in Karachi June 10, 2014. Taliban militants disguised as security forces stormed into Pakistan's busiest airport on Sunday night, tr
Conflict & Justice
Pakistan’s largest city is being attacked by a different kind of Taliban
Altaf Hussain
Global Politics
Why did the arrest of a Pakistani ex-pat in London cause panic in Karachi?
A child is immunized against polio at a makeshift clinic in the poor Karachi neighborhood called Hijrat.
Environment
Pakistani health officials are having a tough time getting parents to vaccinate their kids
Pakistani author Bina Shah.
Development & Education
Some Pakistani religious leaders are in favor of sex ed, but they’re a glaring minority
Arts, Culture & Media
Is British designer Paul Smith’s sandal a $595 knockoff?
Arts, Culture & Media
Is British designer Paul Smith’s sandal a $595 knockoff?
Memorial for Daniel Pearl
Conflict & Justice
A colleague and friend works to finish slain journalist Daniel Pearl’s story
Hallelujah performs at an annual prayer event in Kasur, Pakistan.
Arts, Culture & Media
Hallelujah? Christian rock is gaining popularity in Pakistan — under the radar
Development & Education
Are volunteer programs empowering — or exploitative?
Baloch separatists
Conflict & Justice
A silent war in Pakistan’s Balochistan has hindered aid to earthquake victims
Conflict & Justice
‘My Daughter is a Blessing Not a Curse’
Development & Education
‘My Daughter is a Blessing Not a Curse’
Global Politics
In Pakistan, no one admits to being a Burger
Pakistanis question government’s use of bans on cell phones, other tech
Ancient Persian religion on the decline in Pakistan
Lifestyle & Belief
Pakistani politician calls on U.S. to ban blasphemy
Pakistani children face high rates of incest, receive little support from family, state
Development & Education
Journalism soldiers on in Pakistan despite obvious dangers
Details emerge about circumstances leading up to Afghan civilian massacre
2011 brings a violent and bloody year of ethnic conflict to Karachi, Pakistan
Pakistani cricket star surging to political power
Pakistani scholars concerned that Urdu script being lost to technology
Global Politics
Pakistan gives soldiers permission to return fire at Americans; shuts down Afghan border
Pakistan, India to normalize trade relations
Development & Education
Violent Pakistani group provides services to the poor
Development & Education
Pakistan’s Election Symbols
Remembering Murdered Pakistani Aid Worker Parveen Rehman
Conflict & Justice
Ban on Cell Phone Use in Pakistan
Conflict & Justice
The Parsi Community in Karachi, Pakistan
Lifestyle & Belief
Malala Yousufzai Flown to UK for Treatment Amid Overwhelming Support
Conflict & Justice
Pakistani Government Joins Anti-Islam Film Protest
Global Politics
Two Tragic Factory Fires Highlight Safety Failures in Pakistan’s Garment Industry
Arts, Culture & Media
Legendary Pakistani Singer Mehdi Hassan Dies at 84
Arts, Culture & Media
Cotton Fabric ‘Lawn’ is Fashion Craze in Pakistan
Conflict & Justice
Pakistan’s Hidden Victims of Child Incest
Lifestyle & Belief
Standup Comedy in Pakistan Gains A Following
Global Politics
Dating and Morality in Pakistan in Wake of TV Host Maya Khan’s Firing
Global Politics
Urban Violence and Land Grabbing in Karachi
Conflict & Justice
The Political Comeback of Pervez Musharraf
Global Politics
The Growing Clout of Pakistani Sports-Star Turned Politician Imran Khan
Arts, Culture & Media
Will Pakistan’s Urdu Script Be Lost in Texting Translation?
Development & Education
Pakistan Truckers Applaud Shut Down of US Afghanistan Supply Route
Global Politics
Pakistanis React to NATO Airstrike at Border Post