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AI and the environment
AI is making it much easier to spread disinformation, enable fraud, and cause conflicts to become deadlier
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War on women
Every year, we mourn the tragedies of the past and the violence of now and walk in processions
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Slugfest in the Middle East
President Trump wanted a 'deal' with Iran on the Nuclear Enrichment issue
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Constitutionalism — a lost sanctity
The journey of the constitutional process in Pakistan has been nothing short of a rollercoaster ride
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Israel will spread nuclear arms everywhere
The result was that Iran was always accused of cheating and planning to rush toward making a bomb
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Time for a national govt in Iran to push back deceit, aggression
This madness in governance solicits some intervention and that too from the people of Iran only
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War, Iran's denuclearisation and the region
Israel cannot go it along without substantial support from its key allies, the US, UK and France
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A shared horizon: why Pak-Afghan ties matter
Infrastructure cooperation has emerged as a central pillar of Pakistan's regional strategy
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Born unwelcome
In some tribal areas, baby girls fate is sealed before she can even open her eyes
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Strategic communication
De-escalation of India-Pak conflict only possible when both sides military officials engage
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EWEC: linking South Asia with central and west Asia
Study is seminal contribution to academic literature on regional connectivity, economic partnership
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Is Iran really an existential threat to Israel?
Rather Israel's expansionist policies, uncritical Western backing threatens long-term peace in Middle East
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Privilege, justice and kindness
This year we find ourselves in the midst of several challenges
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The climate clock is ticking!
Across the world, nations are pledging to move toward cleaner futures
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New abnormal
Modi used the visit to India by US Vice President Vance to demonise Pakistan
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Israel manufacturing war to escape accountability
This is not self-defense. This is empire in motion
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Realism and shifting tides of international relations
Trump recently visited the Middle East and had diplomatic engagements amid scenes of pomp and show
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The rise of Islamic extremism across the world
The JNIM was founded in Mali in 2017 as an umbrella organisation assembling four extremist groups
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Laughter is strictly prohibited?
The success of educators and students is gauged by the pindrop silence in the classroom
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Same old dreams
'The most terrifying words in the English Language are: I am from the Government and I am here to help'
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Before 18 is not a crime, after 18 is not a cure: rethinking
The decree raises the legal age of marriage to 18 for both boys and girls in the ICT
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Worst foreign policy decision of 21st century
Democracies all over the world are degenerating, lapsing, regressing and retreating
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The insecurity of power
This manifests, among other ways, in the rising authoritarianism and securitisation of democracies worldwide.
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Speak gently
Tone reveals one's hidden personality and can have severe repercussions
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Eid and Gaza
IPC Scale5 level means extreme food insecurity and nutritional deprivation
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The corridor that redrew the map
CPEC undermines New Delhi's vision of South Asia as its backyard
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From knowing to painting thyself
Beauty and brains are a lethal combination that can spark insecurity in others
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Are Ibn Khaldun's ideas still relevant for countries like Pakistan?
The essence of Ibn Khaldun's ideas proposes a humanist and participatory approach to governance
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India, ISKP and BLA: Pakistan's multi-front security challenge
Pakistan's commitment to countering terrorism has been evident in recent counter-intelligence successes.
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Military notes of Indo-Pak conflict — the rundown
Escalation and military preparations took place during May 1–6.
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Migration crisis: what really matters?
The United States, long a symbol of refuge, has been retreating from its commitments.
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Green economy: beneficiaries and losers
Women still make up only about 16% of the workforce worldwide in the energy sector.
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Beauty, defeat and the unbroken spirit of Pakistan
These floods were not just a freak of nature - they were the unmistakable fingerprints of climate change.
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Pakistan & AI
The theme of this year's report focuses on AI and its vast potential to accelerate human development.
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Advice and accountability
The role of consulting firms in designing such systems begs not just the question of accountability but also of hubris
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Bangladesh's growing predicament
The reform commission about political parties held several meeting but remained inconclusive.
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Manufactured fears: how bias is hijacking India's public policy
Those who challenge the narrative are treated with suspicion.
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Apple of discord
But in the end, it's a matter of priorities
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The darkness we need
Light pollution is more than a loss of wonder.
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Fury beneath the earth
Residents grew used to the gentle daily jolts, much like Karachiites are doing today.