Karachi & Urban Security

Being convicted of the charge can bring a death sentence in the country. But simply being accused of disrespect toward...

By Zia ur-Rehman Reporting from Karachi, Pakistan Nov. 23, 2023 On the day Baz Gul’s world was shattered, he was out...

Terror attacks have spiked in parts of Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province — a region that had hosted the Taliban’s top...

By Zia ur-Rehman and Salman Masood March 20, 2022 KARACHI, Pakistan — Last month, a man named Muhammad Mushtaq was...

By Zia Ur-Rehman Published Sept. 8, 2021 Updated Sept. 13, 2021 TORKHAM, Pakistan — The Taliban, thankfully, didn’t figure out Mohammad was...

https://time.com/6091056/afghanistan-refugees-pakistan BY SABRINA TOPPA AND ZIA UR REHMAN/ KARACHI, PAKISTAN AUGUST 18, 2021 When the Taliban first waved the flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan over...

By Zia Ur Rehman 2 MAR 2021 https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/pakistan-s-shia-mercenaries-return-from-syria-posing-a-security-threat-44655 KARACHI —  Wajid Ali, a 16-year-old resident of Pakistan’s Kurram district, was...

By Zia ur-Rehman and Sameer Yasir Feb. 8, 2021 KARACHI, Pakistan — Some climbers call it “the savage mountain.” K2 stands as the world’s...

By Zia Ur-Rehman and Emily Schmall December 24, 2020 KARACHI, Pakistan — A Pakistani court on Thursday ordered the release...

By Zia ur-Rehman and Emily Schmall Dec. 19, 2020 KARACHI, Pakistan — Iqbal Shaheen, a taxi driver, drove his sick father to this...