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The Kashmir Jihad call
With risk of turning into a into a holy nuclear Jihad
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Elections in Afghanistan: good omen for peace
Now the question arises as to what would be the implications on the peace talks in the post-election scenario?
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Pakistan’s Kashmir mission
It was expected that with the rise of electronic media, the issue of Kashmir would get mainstream
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Internal strength of country that matters
Pakistan’s image will have significant bearing in garnering global support to counter India’s hostile posture
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China-US tech war is around the corner
Global analysts agree 'China’s ambition is unstoppable to become a global leader in tech' with or without trade war
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Afghan peace process: policy pointers for Islamabad
A sinister theory of the US not being interested in peace in the region
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Punjab: Shehbaz versus Buzdar
The narrative of rampant corruption is gradually giving space to the narrative of incompetence & poor governance
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For the love of our children
Child labour, taboos around psychological treatment, inept courts and policing - all transform men into monsters
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Crisis beyond curriculum
Why efforts of creating a uniform curriculum across the country could go in vain
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Fish and chips versus human nature
Why an average man has no desire to condone cruelty inflicted on 'lesser' species
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How China views itself and the world
A country that has increased the size of its economy 32-fold in a quarter-century after 1980
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Wise men, golden moments
A tribute to Abul Hasanat Sahab, who passed away on Saturday
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Potential aftermath of a nuclear war
In the case of war between Pakistan and India, there would be no winners
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The coming of the Maulana
Renowned for his political manipulations and machinations, Maulana Fazl is also known as a 'political assembler'
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A new narrative on population
A key recommendation is to forge a national narrative to galvanise national action
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Kashmir at the UN again
Ironically, it was India that brought the Kashmir dispute for a resolution to the UN in 1948
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Is Imran’s global charm offensive a game-changer?
PM Imran stood his ground because he has nurtured the credibility and relationships to forcefully air his viewpoint
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Our messianic paradox
To comprehend the true essence of faith, one needs to understand that religion and progress can go hand in hand
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Reacting to disasters: the need for dignity and mindfulness
Pakistan is classified as one of the countries most at risk of negative climate change impacts
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The most common target of violence
Yet again, the government fails to take precautionary measures to prevent violence against minorities
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The wrong model
Pakistan’s economy continues to remain dole-dependent on the IMF
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Bank of Punjab deserves better
Under an open-to-interpretation corporate governance rule, the board is without a chairman since August
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Beyond the speech
The struggle continues; incremental if not transformational
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Appeasing aggression: 1939 and 2019
India took the UNSC’s lack of seriousness as an opportunity to tighten its military control over IOK
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Imposition of Article 149 in Karachi
The political implications of this manoeuver can cause a backlash against the PTI
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Pakistan’s population predicament
Pakistan has been firmly saddled with a very high fertility rate of 3.73 for the past four years
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AI gaming and the final frontier
Drawing parallels between the maze puzzles of Artificial Intelligence and the real world
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Election or democracy?
Foreign intervention in elections is like playing golf — only the elites play
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India’s thermonuclear bomb
India, from the outset, has been ambitious to achieve technological supremacy inspired by its “Greater India vision”
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ASPs as SHOs: knee-jerk reaction
Meaningful reforms are associated with socio-economic reforms by ensuring the implementation of existing laws
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A spectre is haunting women in Kashmir
The harassment of Kashmiri women has increased since the elimination of the autonomous status of Kashmir
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Pakistan’s foreign and domestic policy challenges
Internal strength of a country in terms of its economy, strategic cohesion is central in influencing foreign relations
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Imran vs Modi
Prime Minister Imran Khan has clearly defeated India in UNGA and provided ground to settle the dispute of Kashmir
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Let’s go to space, but slowly
Space science is interdisciplinary in nature and lies at the interface between engineering and the sciences
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Why don’t they eat cake?
Struggling to make ends meet, many Pakistanis still live below the poverty line
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Can Trump afford war in Middle East?
US military has been mulling an array of response options and bombing missile-launching sites in areas outside Iran
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Lawyers as scientists
When students do pursue a legal education, they are continuously taught that the law exists in a vacuum
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The (not so) hot millions!
Power begets money; and money gives rise to the urge to grab power
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‘Best speech’, but what next?
Not words but how the PM translates his words into action will determine his legacy and success on Kashmir
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World’s dirtiest city
Not much has changed in Karachi nearly 50 years on
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Will the young save the planet?
As a 16-year-old Swedish girl addresses world leaders at UNGA in New York
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Before the flood
Rising sea levels, intensifying droughts and unprecedented increase in wildfires
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Imran at UNGA
He warned the world in stark terms of a bloodbath in the state under illegal Indian occupation
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Mind the gap: gender equality and mobility in Pakistan
Poor and inefficient urban planning hinders people’s mobility and women are the primary victims
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Blocking Modi’s Hitlerism
The balance between legitimacy and power is extremely complex
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After the speech
The fourth part compensated for the first three ones
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India's actions in occupied Kashmir inching towards the unthinkable: FM Qureshi
Qureshi blames Modi’s government for gaslighting the international community into normalising India’s decision
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When paranoia is justified
Paranoia exists also to ensure that you are never caught by surprise
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Trump’s sweet talk
Fails to utter a single word of sympathy for the 7 million Kashmiris under lockdown for over 50 days
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Agricultural growth under Naya Pakistan
Leaders of the ruling PTI try to defend their underperformance, duly or unduly

















































