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Zareef Rind

@ZareefRind

Journalist | Researcher | StoryTeller ICRC fellow @Prismdawndotcom

 Balochistan
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Joined March 2011
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Mahim Maher@MahimMaherNov 12
We hear of so many mining accidents. Ajmal Janan of @thecentrummedia brings us a look. dawn.com/news/2043996
Black hole son

Black hole son

Digging for coal in Makerwal.

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So the bill catches a qawwali night, a college play, an open mic in a café, the blind man in Anarkali who sings songs for coins… Everyone of them needs a licensed venue, registered performers, a censored rehearsal and a live feed to the Arts Council. dawn.com/news/2043470
Paperwork for the Heer singer with Punjab's new drama bill

Paperwork for the Heer singer with Punjab's new drama bill

The theatre bill is being sold as a cure for vulgarity on the commercial stage but on a careful reading it reaches the village mela.

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Would a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities impact Pakistan? dawn.com/news/2042836

Would a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities impact Pakistan?

A map being shared on social media shows the impact radius reaching parts of Pakistan and beyond but this assessment has no scientific backing.

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Pakistan refineries report 1,860% jump in profit amid war windfall asia.nikkei.com/business/ene…
Pakistan refineries report 1,860% jump in profit amid war windfall

Pakistan refineries report 1,860% jump in profit amid war windfall

Islamabad introduces cap on refinery margins as retail prices hit consumers hard

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Prism@prismdawndotcomNov 3
"No matter who the American people eventually come out for, on Nov 3 some of the country's most powerful people will lose, accept defeat, and live to fight another day in the court of public opinion." Read full story by @AreebaFatimaa 👇 dawn.com/news/2041791/the-am…
The American midterm elections as explained by a Pakistani journalist

The American midterm elections as explained by a Pakistani journalist

Witnessing a democracy in action, when you’ve never lived in one before

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Zaffar Abbas@abbasz55Nov 2
‘A country where journalists fear telling the truth more than wrongdoers fear being exposed has its priorities wrong’, Dawn’s editorial to mark this year’s international day to end impunity for crimes against journalists: dawn.com/news/2041510/withou…
Without consequence

Without consequence

From drone attacks to online harassment and legal intimidation, the methods of silencing reporters are multiplying, with little fear of punishment.

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Nida Kirmani@NidaKirmaniNov 2
Money lenders have long preyed on the poor, but with the rapidly deteriorating economic situation, they are proliferating & taking novel forms. Do read @ZareefRind's detailed reporting on this underground economy, which is trapping more & more in cycles of indebtedness.
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Ghulam Khan needed Rs100,000. The lender gave him “tyres” instead, then had a “cousin” buy them back. The tyres never left the shop. Three years later, he owed Rs600,000. In the rent-a-loan business, you pay rent on the debt. Read more by @ZareefRind dawn.com/news/2040973/in-the…
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Mahim Maher@MahimMaherNov 1
People go to the 'Pathan' for a loan (in a shit stereotype). I asked @ZareefRind to investigate loan sharks who by the way, are not all Pathans... I thought it was just interest. It isn't.
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Ghulam Khan needed Rs100,000. The lender gave him “tyres” instead, then had a “cousin” buy them back. The tyres never left the shop. Three years later, he owed Rs600,000. In the rent-a-loan business, you pay rent on the debt. Read more by @ZareefRind dawn.com/news/2040973/in-the…
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Prism@prismdawndotcomNov 1
Ghulam Khan needed Rs100,000. The lender gave him “tyres” instead, then had a “cousin” buy them back. The tyres never left the shop. Three years later, he owed Rs600,000. In the rent-a-loan business, you pay rent on the debt. Read more by @ZareefRind dawn.com/news/2040973/in-the…
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In the rent-a-loan business, you can pay but you can never leave dawn.com/news/2040973

In the rent-a-loan business, you can pay but you can never leave

How private moneylenders trap the poor.

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This is how a WhatsApp channel helped win Lula da Silva Brazil’s election.

How a WhatsApp channel helped Lula win Brazil’s election

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Prism@prismdawndotcomOct 22
Few things test Karachiites’ patience like its roads and public transport. For nearly five years, construction of the Red Line has added another obstacle. @NMuzhira and @ZareefRind travelled the Red Line route and spoke to the people living beside it 👇 dawn.com/news/2038976/we-tou…
We toured Karachi's Red Line to bring you this update

We toured Karachi's Red Line to bring you this update

An interactive on what is finished, still under construction and what life beside the work looks like.

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An interactive on what is finished, still under construction and what life beside the work looks like. #KarachiRedLineBRT dawn.com/news/2038976/we-tou…
We toured Karachi's Red Line to bring you this update

We toured Karachi's Red Line to bring you this update

An interactive on what is finished, still under construction and what life beside the work looks like.

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Hazaran Baloch@HazaranRahimOct 20
A scorpion sting killed 16 year old Naseer in Mand Balochistan. His family endured five checkpoints & a five hour journey on the disastrous Mand–Turbat road only to find Turbat’s hospital had no treatment for the venom and referred him to Karachi. thecontrapuntal.com/no-road-…
No Road to a Cure - The Contrapuntal

No Road to a Cure - The Contrapuntal

In Balochistan, a scorpion sting that should have been survivable killed a 16-year-old, whose final day was consumed by the search for treatment.

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Gen Z is rising up worldwide Eight major protests are unfolding right now — driven largely by cost-of-living pressures, education funding cuts, and housing crises
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Prism@prismdawndotcomOct 7
Every Monsoon, Nala Lai decides whether Islamabad and Rawalpindi stay dry. So we decided to tell its story. Here's our interactive multimedia feature on urban flooding in the twin cities by @farhanafsarisb dawn.com/news/2035121
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Arif Baloch@balocharif11Oct 6
Baloch Chowk is a landmark with a history deeply connected to Lyari. Today, October 6, 2026, it was demolished in the name of the Lyari Transformation Package. Will Baloch Chowk be rebuilt at the same site, under the same name, preserving its historical identity? @BBhuttoZardari
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If they didn't, then who killed Naqeebullah Mehsud? dawn.com/news/2033064
If they didn't, then who killed Naqeebullah Mehsud?

If they didn't, then who killed Naqeebullah Mehsud?

An anti-terrorism court has just acquitted the final seven officers accused in the case

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he story of the arrests of Pakistan’s most-talked-about drug dealer and her operations. by @NMuzhira dawn.com/news/2033077
The anmol ‘crack’ down on Queen Pinky

The anmol ‘crack’ down on Queen Pinky

The story of the arrests of Pakistan’s most-talked-about drug dealer and her operations.

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Prism@prismdawndotcomSep 24
Introducing Reflections. A new space for the smaller, closer, more personal stories. The ones that help us see Pakistan's biggest headlines from the ground up. Send us your submissions: [email protected]
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