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The Second Floor

‘Yeh Hai Karachi’ movement captures creative genius of the city youth

1 year, 11 months ago

KARACHI: The School of Writing in collaboration with Karachi Youth Initiative has put together Yeh Hai Karachi, a movement featuring photographic works, short documentary films and stories put together by the youth of Karachi. The program…

T2F nominated for Dutch Human Right Tulip Award

3 years, 1 month ago

KARACHI: The Second Floor (T2F) which calls itself a community space for open dialogue has been nominated for Dutch Human Right Tulip Award, ARY News reports.

Key ‘suspect’ in Sabeen Mahmud’s murder arrested

3 years, 5 months ago

KARACHI: The law enforcement agencies (LEAs) on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a key suspect in connection to murder of human rights activist Sabeen Mahmud, ARY News reported.

The Second Floor — Sabeen Mahmud’s brainchild — says will stay closed “till…

3 years, 5 months ago

In a Facebook post put up on its Facebook page on the evening of April 28, The Second Floor -- the brainchild of Sabeen Mahmud who was killed by unidentified men in Karachi on April 24 -- announced that it was closing till further notice.

Investigators hunt for clues to Sabeen Mahmud’s murder

3 years, 5 months ago

KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: Pakistani investigators have found no match for casings of bullets that killed a prominent human rights activist, dashing hopes for quick answers to a murder that has raised fears for the safety of dissenting voices.

RIP Sabeen Mahmud

3 years, 5 months ago

By Omar R Quraishi Sabeen was four years my junior at school -- we were in the same house in school and she was a top athlete and sportswoman even then. In fact, she was so good that she would be captaining most of the girls' teams for…