Zubeida Mustafa

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Zubeida Mustafa is a journalist, author and researcher and was the first woman to work at the policy-making level in the mainstream media in Pakistan. She was an assistant editor of Dawn, an English...

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Pakistan’s Poppy Problem

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Jul 11, 2023 Crisscrossed by heroin transit routes from neighboring Afghanistan, the country’s youth confront a growing opioid epidemic. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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In Pakistan, the Quest for Gender Equality Marches On

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Apr 27, 2023 It's been 75 years since independence, and progress is still missing. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

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Pakistan’s Mental Health Crisis

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Mar 1, 2023 Generational tensions, plus a series of national catastrophes, have brought many to a breaking point. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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Karachi Dispatch: After the Deluge

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Nov 1, 2022 In August and September, the southern Pakistani regions of Sindh and Balochistan received devastating floods. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Taliban and U.S. officials shake hands over Afghan peace deal

After the War in Afghanistan

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Mar 3, 2020 Many players hold the potential to ruin prospects for peace in the region, a scenario that could backfire for Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan meets with Donald Trump at the White House in Sept. 2019.

Pakistan Is Cleaning Up Trump’s Mideast Mess

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Jan 24, 2020 From Iran to Afghanistan, Pakistan’s role in dialing back U.S.-created tensions has been vital—but it won’t be for free. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Leaves Afghanistan and Pakistan at His Mercy

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Sep 11, 2019 As efforts to end an 18-year conflict come to abrupt end, Islamabad is unable to forge its own path as it works to improve international relations. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump’s Ignorance Touches Off a New Crisis in Kashmir

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Aug 15, 2019 Once again, his aversion to history has led to what could be a blunder of epic proportions. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Development With Dignity

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig May 24, 2019 Villagers in Pakistan show how aid projects can succeed when they, rather than government officials or donors, set the agenda and invest in the work. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Taliban Is Ascendant as Afghanistan Hangs in the Balance

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Mar 19, 2019 The effects of what happens now in Afghanistan range far beyond the boundaries of that embattled nation. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Peace in Afghanistan Will Come at a Price

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Jan 11, 2019 President Donald Trump has made a bid to end the 17-year war, but he fumbled on at least one major point. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

U.S.-Pakistan Relations on a Razor’s Edge

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Nov 8, 2018 The Afghanistan War stalemate and Islamabad's economic plight are adding to tensions. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Are Feminists Changing Pakistan?

Zubeida Mustafa / DAWN Oct 13, 2017 Women's rights advocates and political liberals in Pakistan need to determine why more progress isn't being made on equality. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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