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20th October, 2011
Pakistani miners risk all to earn a pittance
QUETTA: Two years ago, Abdul Ghaffar, 35, died when a section of the coalmine he was working in near Quetta, in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province, collapsed.…
26th May, 2011
Herald exclusive: One frame at a time – Part II
To mark International Press Freedom Day on May 3, the Herald focuses on certain trouble spots in South Asia – Pakistan, Afghanistan and India –…
26th May, 2011
Snapshots from the frontline
To mark International Press Freedom Day on May 3, the Herald focuses on certain trouble spots in South Asia – Pakistan, Afghanistan and India –…
25th May, 2011
Herald exclusive: One frame at a time – Part I
Tim Hetherington, an award-winning British photojournalist and director-producer for the Oscar-nominated film Restrepo, and fellow photographer Chris Hondros of Getty Images are the latest casualties…
18th May, 2011
Herald exclusive: Not just a miner problem
  Mohammad Ilyas started working in a mine at Sorange at the age of 13 when his family fell on hard times: his father, a…
17th May, 2011
Herald exclusive: Mines of misery
  At 21 years, Abdul Rahman is too young to be out of work. Since he lost his right leg in a recent mining accident…