On October 4th, 2023, the Pakistani government issued an alarming directive asking nearly two million unregistered Afghani refugees to either leave voluntarily by November 1st or face forced deportation by the Pakistani authorities. Since the advent of the Soviet-Afghan war … Continue reading
Tag: Pakistan
Disaster Beyond Headlines: Pakistan’s Climate Anxiety Crisis after the 2022 Monsoons
2022 saw Pakistan’s monsoon season turn devastating. Sea-like floods and landslides, as well as significant rainfalls touched all four provinces and affected 15% of the country’s population, with 20.6 million people requiring urgent humanitarian aid. Even today, over … Continue reading
Joyland, Womanhood, & Religion
Joyland, directed by Saim Sadiq, has become one of Pakistan’s most controversial films. The movie is about Haider, a stay-at-home-husband, who is forced to find a job due to pressure from his father and ends up working as a backup … Continue reading
Swimming in Stasis: The Failures of Pakistani Governance in Flood Management in 2022
Pakistan is underwater again. Satellite imaging has found that a third of the country has experienced severe flooding, including the formation of a new 100km wide inland lake in the Sindh Province. However, Pakistan has endured deadly floods for decades before 2022; the country is naturally predisposed to flooding and has a long history of extreme weather due to monsoon rains. The 21st century is no exception.
Empowering Women in Rural Balochistan through Midwifery: The MLCD Project
I had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Quratulain Bakhteari, the founder of IDSP and mastermind behind the MLCD project, on why this project is crucial to the people of Balochistan and how it is positively impacting their lives.
Interview with Mahnoor Ali Syed
The Catalyst team met with Mahnoor Ali Syed to discuss her upcoming article “Chador aur Chardevari: the Veil and Women's Agency in Pakistan” in the upcoming Spring 2021 edition of Chrysalis.
The Silenced Kashmiri Narrative
The feelings and livelihoods of the Kashmiri people have been constantly disrupted and compromised by fighting between India and Pakistan. Civilians of Kashmir are pawns in the hands of these armed, nuclear powers.
The Demise of Path Dependency: Pakistan’s Economy
In a system where profit is king, there is little material incentive to diversifying outside of industries wherein powerful stakeholders have interests.