Voices – Soch Writing

What makes a story true?

Natasha Japanwala — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 11:04:09 +0000

STORYTELLERS HAVE LONGblurred the line between fact and fiction, setting into motion myths, legends, and tales that have trickled down through the centuries not because they are real, but because they are true. When it comes to reportage, playing with facts, which inform and can protect or empower an audience, is dangerous. But in other […]

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A moon in your name

Abdul Manan — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 06:04:24 +0000

WHEN I CONSCIOUSLYimagine poetry, I see: a small room in which my grandfather from behind a cloud of smoke projects verse after verse, turning to poet after poet, he holds an eternal cigarette like a pen, as if writing poetry in smoke. Poetry is now a fragrant, translucent haze, and the haze a sound of […]

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A note from the editor

Soch Editorial — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 06:00:50 +0000

BEGINNING TODAY, SOCHwill publish twice a week — a new story every Monday and Thursday. We hope to produce stories that challenge orthodoxies, and to have fun while doing so. Many hands are wrung and heads shaken over Pakistan’s purported ‘youth bulge’ but appallingly little space is given to young voices in the mainstream media. […]

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Last man standing: Hammad Azhar

Meiryum Ali — Sun, 09 Jun 2019 16:26:27 +0000

A few months ago, #TeamSoch began an exhaustive examination of the state of Pakistan’s economy. This involved an analysis of our usual twin deficits and a hard look at the players in charge of Naya Pakistan’s economy. A great idea in theory, until Naya Pakistan’s financial team straight up derailed. In a space of three […]

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Maybe think again about fasting while pregnant

Farhan Majid — Wed, 29 May 2019 07:00:24 +0000

About 75 per cent of all pregnancies overlap with Ramzan in any given year.

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