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Stories by Muna Khan

The writer is co-producer and host of Unpressedented, a podcast on the media landscape in Pakistan.

Muna Khan
Against the noise

Against the noise

The tax is gone but the shame at the counter remains. Updated 12 Jul, 2026 10:16am
Who counts?

Who counts?

A journalist in the midst of war is not a fixed identity. Published 05 Jul, 2026 07:37am
The same reflex

The same reflex

Anti-rape laws exist. But the crime doesn’t stop. Published 28 Jun, 2026 06:57am
Students remember

Students remember

Students are keeping the name of Palestine alive Published 21 Jun, 2026 07:27am
Hand to page

Hand to page

We are morphing into versions of each other, and we have barely noticed. Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:37am
Love, not bots

Love, not bots

Italian law requires parental consent for children to access AI. Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:54am
City in a pickle

City in a pickle

If a jam jar can bring us to Saddar, imagine what a restored city could do. Published 31 May, 2026 07:43am
The useless work

The useless work

Whose histories, whose plurality, do we consider worth addressing? Published 24 May, 2026 06:42am
Showing up

Showing up

Misogyny is not just a disease of the uneducated. Published 17 May, 2026 07:54am
‘My best girl’

‘My best girl’

How we treat animals says something unambiguous about us. Published 10 May, 2026 07:55am
Framing Pakistan

Framing Pakistan

Why are certain stories commissioned at certain moments? Published 03 May, 2026 07:14am
For guests only

For guests only

Hospitality, like most things, has a direction. Published 26 Apr, 2026 05:02am
Banning the dead

Banning the dead

What Pemra banned was part of our own soul. Published 19 Apr, 2026 07:26am
Why we laughed

Why we laughed

The meme war isn’t resilience. It’s refusal. Published 12 Apr, 2026 07:03am
Cracked open

Cracked open

Real antisemitism now has more room to breathe. Published 05 Apr, 2026 05:51am
Coming home

Coming home

Resilience in Karachi is what’s left when hope has packed its bags. Published 29 Mar, 2026 07:06am
Whose fear counts?

Whose fear counts?

The architecture of othering puts the soldier above the schoolgirl. Updated 21 Mar, 2026 08:57am
Who we root for

Who we root for

The world is rooting for Punch, not Gaza’s orphans. Published 15 Mar, 2026 08:13am
The L word

The L word

There was no doubt who the aggressor was then. There’s no doubt now. Updated 08 Mar, 2026 09:53am
Flying high

Flying high

The test is not who is speaking but what they are saying. Published 01 Mar, 2026 08:00am