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Thank you for visiting my digital space! I hope the work that I’ve shared here is informative and useful to you.
An under-construction building on Dr Ziauddin Ahmed Road near Karachi’s Saddar area | Subuk Hasnain
This story was originally published as a ‘Special Report’ in the Herald’s last issue from July 2019. Senior journalist at the Herald, Moosa Kaleem, and I explore why high-rises are important but also why they might be problematic for the rapidly expanding and deteriorating city of Karachi.
A woman who works at a potato field in Dipalpur in Okara district, Punjab, reveals the colour of her hands | Subuk Hasnain
I spent one year understanding the moral and philosophical debate around capital punishment; how it started, why there’s never a conclusive argument or a winning side to this very old debate. In order to understand capital punishment in the Pakistani context, my editor asked me to take a broader look at our beliefs, our economy, our culture.
In this story, I explore three narratives from around Pakistan — two brothers in Rahim Yar Khan, a woman in Karachi and a boy in his late teens — and how each story unfolded.
Note: Asma Nawab was acquitted during the course of my research and fieldwork.
This story was originally published as the Herald’s June 2018 cover story.
Haji Muhammad Bukhsh stands next to his car in Balochistan given to him by the royals of Abu Dhabi | Subuk Hasnain
A story about a vulnerable species of bird, soft diplomacy, national security and local ethnic divides.
This story was originally published as the Herald’s May 2017 cover story.
A woman stands with her children in front of a ship-breaking yard in Gadani, Balochistan, where a 75,000 tonne oil vessel exploded killing nearly 26 men | Subuk Hasnain
This was collaborative story with journalists Ayesha Binte Rashid and Ghulam Dastageer where we explore the damages done by the third-largest ship-breaking industry in the world after an explosion leaves up to 26 men dead. This story was originally published in the Herald’s December 2016 issue.
Labourers of Pakistan Steel Mills stage a sit-in through out September 2016 after failing to receive their wages | Subuk Hasnain
In June 2015, after failing to pay their gas bill, Pakistan Steel Mills has its gas supply cut off by Sui Southern Gas Company in Karachi. Once the largest integrated steel mills given to Pakistan by the USSR, the Steel Mills holds a long history of corruption and failures.
This story was originally published as the Herald’s October 2016 cover story.
A man waits on the road side in Karachi, Pakistan, as buses pass him by | Photo by Tahir Jamal, White Star
Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) predicts that if Karachi continues to grow at its current rate, it will be the second largest city in the world by 2030 after Tokyo. This story explores the transportation dilemmas the big city faces due to its rising population and declining infrastructure.
This story was originally published in the Herald’s March 2016 issue.