Dua Hameed
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Superfluous
She always used to think She’ll leave if she ever felt unwanted. But when she did She couldn’t let go of those people. She suffered alone. Blamed herself, was shunned She felt despised It felt like she didn’t belong there Sensed undesirability, She saw the whole thing crumble at her feet And the thought that… Read more
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The Hidden Cost of Artificial Intelligence: Why AI’s Climate Impact Is Larger Than You Think
Artificial intelligence is often presented as a climate solution. AI can help manage power grids more efficiently. AI can predict when crops will fail. AI can model new ways to capture carbon. These are real applications. But they come with a cost that rarely makes the headlines: building and running AI systems requires enormous amounts… Read more
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Last 7 Minutes OF My Life
I wrote the title first, I liked it Thought i would have something to write for it. Memories that i would revisit I kept thinking, I’m still thinking actually Nothing comes to mind Have I lived a life not worth remembering. I should ask my friends, Maybe they will know something But what would they… Read more
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How One Pakistani Farmer Changed Climate Law
In 2015, a Pakistani farmer achieved what many thought impossible. Asghar Leghari took his government to court over climate change and won. The ruling didn’t just reshape environmental law in Pakistan. It circulated across the world, influencing how courts think about climate accountability. A Lawsuit Born From Climate Impacts Asghar Leghari was from South of… Read more
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Of all the Places I’ve Cried
On the prayer mat Sitting on the floor Trying not to remember Asking God cause no human understands . In the airplane On my way back Scared of something terrible happening Unable to think I won’t be able to see her …. In classroom during the lecture Trying to call home No one’s answering It’s… Read more
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28.7 Million People, Zero Legal Status
Between 2008 and 2025, roughly 28.7 million people were displaced inside Pakistan by disasters — floods, mostly, along with drought and coastal erosion, according to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. The 2022 floods alone displaced 7.9 million people, a third of the country underwater at once. None of these people are refugees. Not because they… Read more
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Asking God for Rain
Ammi, this grief is burning me alive, I have tried running from it, but it won’t leave me alone, so I pray to God for rain to free myself from it. Ammi, it was your birthday last month, I tried finding all your birthday pictures from last years, there weren’t many, but I remember we… Read more
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The Treaty Everyone Quotes, No One Enforces
The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960, brokered by the World Bank, and for sixty-five years it did something almost nothing else between India and Pakistan managed to do: survive. It outlasted three wars. In April 2025, that streak ended — not through negotiation, not through an amendment either side agreed to, but through… Read more
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Remembrance
I’m losing her voice Can’t remember what she sounded like I guess that’s the first thing you loose After loosing someone I don’t have her voice notes She always called, Everyday Now days pass by But my phone doesn’t ring I try to remember when I talked to her the last time But keep getting… Read more
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The Flood Was News. The Debt Wasn’t.
In August 2022, Pakistan’s monsoon season stopped looking like weather and started looking like a tragedy. A third of the country went underwater. Thirty three million people were affected, and by the government’s own estimate, damage and economic losses came to roughly $30 billion — $14.9 billion in direct damage, $15.2 billion in broader economic… Read more