Zofeen Ebrahim

Zofeen Ebrahim has been the MintPress News South East Asia Correspondent since 2014. She is based in Karachi, Pakistan. For Zofeen , the path to journalism was never a "carefully thought out" or a "planned" career choice. It was as if she was being led towards it. After graduating, and doing her master’s she got married and moved cities. "I had no clue what I wanted to do or even if I wanted a career". A small inconspicuous advert in an English daily changed all that for her. They were seeking editorial assistants for an English language women's magazine that was soon to be launched. Since then there has been no looking back for her. Today, she freelances for several national (Dawn and The News) and international (IPS, The Guardian, The Third Pole) media organisations and writes about issues that touch her heart. She can be reached at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter at @zofeen28.

Pakistan Peace Talks Continue Amid Fresh Wave Of Civilian Killings

The Pakistan government is ironing out a peace deal with the Pakistani Taliban. A deadly wave of violence is sweeping the country, but it may not be at the hands of the usual suspects.

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KARACHI, Pakistan ---- A deadly bombing inside a vegetable market on the fringes of Islamabad killed 25 people and injured as many as 100 others on Wednesday. It came at a time when the Pakistan government is trying to iron out a peace deal with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or Pakistani Taliban, and working to extend the 40-day cease-fire, which

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Cellphones, Billboards, No Helmets: A Recipe For Death In Karachi Streets

Traffic accidents, especially ones involving motorbikes, are the number one killer of young people in Karachi. Helmets could save a lot of lives each year, but people don’t want to wear them.

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KARACHI, Pakistan --- Fatal road accidents are the top cause of death for young people around the world, according to a United Nations report on its road safety campaign for 2011-2020. In Karachi, Pakistan, of the 33,000 people injured in road accidents in 2013, 1,130 people aged 16 to 30 died. Of the total, 64 percent of injuries and 49 percent

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Saudi Arabia Flexes Financial Muscle In $1.5b “Gift” To Pakistan

The $1.5 billion bailout surely comes with strings attached. Analysts believe this “gift” could be meant to force Pakistan to take a side in ongoing conflict in the Middle East and Gulf region.

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KARACHI, Pakistan --- The struggling State Bank of Pakistan got a shot in the arm early this month when it received a purported "gift" of $1.5 billion from Saudi Arabia. This was not the first time such a gift has arrived. In fact, Riyadh has been a consistent benefactor to Islamabad. Retracing history, political analyst Dr. Hassan Askari Rizvi

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