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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 )

Global Voices

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 )

Global Voices

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 )

Opinion

Pakistan Needs to End the Military’s Role in Politics

Salman Rafi Sheikh / Himal Southasian Feb 13, 2023 Pakistan needs to go beyond the 18th amendment to end the military’s role in politics. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Asia Pacific

The Costs of South Asian Chauvinism

Ram Puniyani / InDepth News Jan 25, 2023 In India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, religious politics has led to economic disaster. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Pakistani man and a young boy wade through waist-deep water in Pakistan after the recent floods, dragging a wooden raft behind them piled high with their belongings.

Environment

Paying for an Overheating Earth

Priti Gulati Cox & Stan Cox / Resilience.org Dec 2, 2022 What is the U.N. climate summit but a meeting place where the world’s elite have protected their power for 27 years and counting? Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Five people wade through knee-deep water toward the shoreline carrying packages above their heads

Global Voices

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 )

Two men sit on the edges of a cot, one facing the camera. The cot is occupied by a third man stretched out on a blue blanket with his eyes closed and hands folded.

TD Original

Video Report: After the Deluge

Fatima Sheikh / Truthdig Nov 1, 2022 On-the-ground video report by Fatima Sheikh on the devastation and the human faces behind the ongoing recovery effort Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

International Women’s Day Honors Its Activist Roots

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Mar 8, 2020 It has been a rocky year so far in the fight for justice for women around the world. But that's far from the whole story. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Women in Mexico marching for International Women's Day

Protests and Celebrations Mark Women’s Day, Despite Threats

By ADAM GELLER Mar 8, 2020 Tensions marred some celebrations, but women still marched en mass in cities around the world, even those affected by the coronavirus. Dig deeper ( 4 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 )

Death Toll Rises to 24 From Delhi Riots During Trump Trip

SHEIKH SAALIQ and EMILY SCHMALL / The Associated Press Feb 26, 2020 Three days of clashes between Hindus and Muslim in India coincide with the president's state visit to that country. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )