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Fatima Munir
She is a freelance journalist based in Pakistan.
She is a freelance journalist based in Pakistan.
Articles from author
Islamabad on edge as US–Iran talks loom after tenuous ceasefire. Here's what to expect
As Israel attacks Lebanon and uncertainty hovers over a fragile ceasefire, analysts warn that sustaining dialogue, not a breakthrough, will define success.
7 min read
Excitement sweeps Pakistani city of Lahore as Basant festival returns after two decades
After an 18-year hiatus, Lahore, Pakistan’s vibrant cultural and historic hub, celebrates Basant kite festival, complete with colourful rooftops, music and strict safety rules.
8 min read
Trump used spectre of drug smuggling to attack Venezuela. Here are the real facts
UN and US data show cocaine production remains rooted in Colombia, Peru and Bolivia, not Venezuela, undercutting Washington’s justification for deadly action.
7 min read
Why are Indian and Pakistani troops training side-by-side in Iran?
Neighbouring rivals are taking part in Iran’s Sahand 2025 counterterrorism drill under the SCO framework — a rare moment of proximity that analysts say reflects obligation, not rapprochement.
7 min read
Under siege: Why India’s minorities are facing a new systemic rights crisis
India’s Muslims, Christians and Kashmiris are facing escalating state-backed targeting, communal violence, and institutionalised bigotry, revealing a structural rights crisis that threatens the secular foundations of the country.
8 min read
Who really discovered Victoria Falls, one of the largest waterfalls in the world?
As the 170th anniversary of David Livingstone’s so-called discovery of Victoria Falls approaches, Zimbabweans question who gets to define discovery and why the waterfall still bears name of a British queen instead of its original name, Mosi-oa-Tunya.
5 min read
What the suicide of a Dalit government officer tells us about India’s controversial caste system
The suicide of senior Dalit police officer Y Puran Kumar lays bare India’s caste system, showing that even success can’t provide protection from systemic harassment and injustice.
7 min read
How India’s ‘bulldozer justice’ is targeting Muslims who say ‘I love Muhammad’
Across BJP-ruled states, peaceful religious expression is met with arrests and home demolitions, raising serious concerns about shrinking space for Muslim identity and religious freedom in India.
5 min read
Pakistani band’s tribute to India’s Zubeen Garg strikes rare cross-border chord
A Karachi pop-rock band’s emotional performance of an iconic song in memory of late Indian singer Zubeen Garg is melting hearts across South Asia, a rare moment of musical unity in a divided region.
3 min read
Three funerals, no wedding: How terrorism is tearing families apart in Balochistan
Sabir Toor’s family was preparing for a wedding this Rabiul Awwal. Instead, they mourn the killing of two brothers, executed for being Punjabi in an ambush that reflects the deepening ethnic fault lines in Balochistan.
6 min read
