In a landscape where decent clinics are scarce, the Umrana Mumtaz Healthcare Trust Hospital is a beacon of hope. And a bustling one: On a sweltering afternoon, worried mothers wrapped in traditional ...

Discussions on the precarious situation in Pakistan today tend to be focused mostly on the threat from fundamentalist or “jihadi” militants. The focus on that threat is absolutely critical, however, ...

A report issued earlier this month by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), a governmental research organisation, highlighted the pervasive poverty wracking rural Pakistan. The ...

Plodding his way through the desert in remote southwest Pakistan, Roshan the camel carries priceless cargo: books for children who can no longer go to school because of coronavirus lockdowns. The ...

During Pakistan's last election in 2018, women from five remote areas of the country were more likely to vote than anywhere else in the country, including big cities. Pakistan is heading for an ...

Libraries have always been considered as information hubs. Their role in providing equitable information are essentials in both rural and urban areas, but their importance in rural areas is more ...

On her travels to rural villages in Pakistan's Balochistan Province, Dr. Shazia Khpalwak witnesses the impact of inadequate nutrition, poor infrastructure, and limited education. All those factors ...

Pakistan is heading for an election in February, with women accounting for just 58.5 million of the country's 127 million registered voters. Women are less likely to register and fewer women than men ...