Samina’s (not the real name) life has been a series of fierce battles against the odds, a narrative of migration and grit that stretches from the fertile plains of Punjab to the dense urban fabric of Karachi. Orphaned at the age of seven in Hafizabad, she learned early on that stability is a fragile luxury. …
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In the arid reaches of Tharparkar, near the city of Mithi, life has traditionally been dictated by the rhythm of the seasons—grazing livestock and coaxing a limited harvest from the stubborn earth. For the Rind Baloch community in the village of Khuda Bux, these ancestral occupations provided a quiet, stable existence. But for one retired …
In the dense, humming corridors of Haji Ghulam Zakarya Goth, the air is often thick with the scent of spices and the sound of life being lived at close quarters. In one particular household, that sound is amplified nineteen times over. This is the dwelling of Fabaya Ali, a young woman whose life story reads …
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