Book Review – The New Pakistani Middle Class by Ammara Maqsood

By Amin Ahmed Published in Dawn on November, 09, 2026 ISLAMABAD: Increasingly frequent and severe heatwaves in Punjab’s rain-fed rural areas are disrupting agricultural production, reducing household incomes and worsening food insecurity, particularly among women and vulnerable communities, according to a report by United Nations (UN) agencies. The assessment “Extreme Heat and Agriculture”, was published jointly by […]

By Rabiya Javeri Agha Published in Dawn on October, 27, 2026 FARID left his home in Narowal in search of a better future. A local agent charged him Rs800,000, promising him a well-paid job abroad. What awaited him, however, was nothing he could have imagined. For two years, he says, he was held in a prison-like compound[…]