FIVE THOUSAND YEARS UNDER OUR FEET
A dispatch from the Bureau of Memory. Mohenjo-daro, Taxila, Lahore's Mughal fort and gardens: Pakistan is a young state on a very old land, with six UNESCO…
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THE ROOF OF THE WORLD IS IN PAKISTAN
A dispatch from the Bureau of Hidden Places. Five of the world's fourteen 8,000-metre peaks, the Karakoram Highway and a north the world has barely…
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THE LAPTOP ARMY: PAKISTAN’S DIGITAL RISE
A dispatch from the Digital Intelligence Bureau. Record IT exports, millions of freelancers and a generation that built around load-shedding. Inside the…
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I WILL NEVER LEAVE PAKISTAN
A dispatch from the Bureau of Belonging. The bills hurt and the roads test you, and still I choose to stay. Family, food, hospitality, mountains, history…
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THE REAL DONS OF BETTING SITES IN PAKISTAN
A dispatch from the Digital Intelligence Bureau. Gambling is illegal, yet the bookie is in your pocket. How offshore apps move money through ordinary wallet…
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THIRTEEN DIGITS FOR SALE: PAKISTAN’S IDENTITY BAZAAR
A dispatch from the Digital Intelligence Bureau. 2.7 million NADRA records, 139 data-selling platforms, and still no data protection law. Your CNIC has a…
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FOUR MILLION LINES OPEN: HOW EASY IT IS TO SPY ON YOU IN PAKISTAN
A dispatch from the Digital Intelligence Bureau. A court found a one-click system that can monitor 4 million phones. Your partner needs only five minutes…
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Why Actress Meera Khan Left Taamasha Season 5?
Meera Khan entered Tamasha Season 5 as a wildcard on Day 24 and exited Day 26 with no eviction night — only silence and a timing problem.
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THE TRIANGLE WAS THE MOST HONEST THING HE DID ALL NIGHT
A dispatch from the Digital Intelligence Bureau. Focus: Waqar Zaka. He did not join anything. He got filmed.
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