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MQM’s political correction
The MQM has a history of trial and error
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Legal equality for women
Considering the economy Pakistan needs all the help it can get, which means bringing more women into the workforce
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Pakistan’s ‘neutrality’ on Ukraine crisis
It is believed that the US also made Pakistan aware of the consequences of not taking a clear stance on Russia
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Women’s empowerment needs a roadmap, not slogans
The women’s rally was dubbed as misogynistic and a threat to social harmony
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Sappy
One of our favorite mantras to recite, though, is to label things as being unreligious
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President Putin’s world game
Before the invasion, Putin suggested a Yalta type of summit involving the world’s powers to formulate a new order
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The Empire strikes back
The introduction of CPEC by China and its implementation in Pakistan is proving to be a game-changer
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Unpacking Pak position on Ukraine at the UN
Why does the world suddenly spring into action when a white, European country comes under attack?
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Will US strategy to bleed Russia in Ukraine work?
One needs to analyse the failure of the US leadership in the prevailing Russian-Ukrainian conflict
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Ukraine war: Russia’s answer to a historic reality
The economic weapon against Russia are like none that the world has seen before
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Fortifying iron for healthier future
Iron deficiency adversely impacts physical and mental health which leads to underlying life-long disabilities
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Spring
The Europeans in their hubris have made this planet of ours uninhabitable
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New digital world order
A handful of global technology giants contest on the global stage for significant geopolitical sway
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Digitalising agrifood systems in Asia-Pacific
40% of its inhabitants cannot afford a healthy diet
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Nuclear weapons for peace?
Pakistan’s nuclear weapons have been a successful deterrent against external threats
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Why PECA? An argument in its favour
PECA needs to be better defined and refined, thus, and remains our best bet in an era of technology pervasion
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Pakistan’s climate refugees
Pakistan had over 680,000 estimated climate migrants in 2020 and this number may jump to 2 million by 2050
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Back to our political business cycle
Like its predecessors, PTI wants to spend its way through to the elections in the last two years
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Ukrainians: terrorists or freedom fighters?
When innocent people are killed by the invading army, the preferred label is usually militants or combatants
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Climate change: a real threat to Pakistan
There are some efforts in addressing climate change at the global and national levels
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Why Russia will never let go of Ukraine
On geo-economic matrices, Ukraine has traditionally been breadbasket to mainland Russia
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Making Aurat March controversial
The minister did not mince words in calling the March an aberration to the religious and cultural values
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Ukraine crisis: scramble for power
The best policy option available is non-alignment and peaceful coexistence
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The gathering storms
The unfolding political scenario in the country presents a major challenge for the government
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Imprudent allocation of pipeline quality gas
It is high time that the criteria for allocation and management policy of natural gas and RLNG should be reviewed
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Red alert: PECA ahead
Amendments to PECA through a presidential ordinance indicates the unpopularity of the move
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Anemic mothers and children — Pakistan’s Achilles’ heel
38 per cent of Pakistan’s children under five are stunted, one of the highest prevalence numbers in the world
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The quest for equitable treatment
What made Paul special was not simply his brilliance, the breadth of his knowledge, or his hard work, but his ideals
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A wired war
Russian takeover is also exposed by the modern communication means and social media platforms
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Rhetorical side of export planning: the case of potatoes
Managing sporadic bumper crops is one such challenge that requires collective wisdom in planning and execution
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US and Taliban need to seek mutually beneficial ties
The guilt of misappropriation becomes more glaring when one considers the dire state of Afghanistan’s economy
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Why Pakistan and Russia are getting closer?
Pakistan defied the US pressure, considered expanding relationship with Russia a vital foreign policy objective
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Decline into chaos
Karachi continues to suffer, with the government looking another way
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China and the US — a new cold war
Biden is spending a great amount of time cultivating the world outside
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Putin’s war on Ukraine: the Russian perspective
The most important strategic audience for Putin is not the western world but his own people
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War against methane emissions?
Both terrorism and global warming are the result of selfish and short-term, profit-driven mindset of strong nations
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PPP’s Awami March and its rocky road to power
Will PPP under Bilawal’s leadership be able to reassert popularity in Punjab?
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Wisdom of a psychopath
Once Zahir Jaffer is killed, we will have achieved absolutely nothing
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A tale of humiliation
India’s jingoistic policies drew embarrassment, as the faceoff exposed fragility and inability of fighting
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Not one inch
Both the Russian invasions were somehow triggered by the United States
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The global problem-solving paradox
We must restore human dignity and human decency and respond to people’s anxieties with answers
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The Red Queen is laughing
Technology that makes these visual sensations possible seems to be failing to provide mankind with antidotes
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We are honest hypocrites, aren’t we?
Values are losing their lustre in the minds of people
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Geopolitics of Ukraine war and Eastern Europe
Russia started attacks, as Putin announced, “I have made the decision of a military operation"
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What world are we living in
How do you go to war with a country that is so deeply penetrated into your vitals?
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How strategic interests influence public perceptions of other states
Realpolitik underpins how nation states give shape to specific narratives about each other
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Property taxation: a radical change in Sindh
The potential yield in Karachi alone is estimated between Rs80-100 billion
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Governance, transparency and rule of law
PTI was the loudest in its claims of restoring transparency and rule of law and promised the state of Medina
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Ukraine and the politics of Nord Stream 2
Europe, with dwindling gas reserves, finds no affordable alternative to the Russian gas
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Theoretical perspective on development practices
Being a multidisciplinary subject, a lot of theories are taught to students of development at university level
































