Abdullah Niazi

This story is the second in a two-part feature focusing on the problems that plague Pakistan’s textile industry, and the solutions voices from within the industry have to offer. With unprecedented access and interviews across the entire textile supply cha... See more

In 2002, archeologists excavating a neolithic burial site in Mehrgarh Balochistan discovered among the dust and bones of a six-thousand year old grave a few copper beads. Trapped within one of the beads were wispy white strands. Metallurgical analysis pro... See more

The news coming out of Q Block these days is full of contradictions. On December 17, the Prime Minister and the Chief of Defence Forces received a detailed briefing on the state of the economy. The main agenda item was getting rid of Pakistan’s addiction ... See more

In the choked arteries of Karachi, on Lahore’s wide avenues, and on the quiet Islamabad highways, a new colour has begun to dominate the streets. Red-helmeted motorbikes swiftly weave through traffic jams, ferrying everything from urgent medicines to forg... See more

Pakistan’s agricultural sector is under strain from every direction. In a recent written reply to parliament, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb painted an alarming picture of the country’s agriculture sector. Crop failures, low yields, farmer migration ... See more