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E-commerce: economic solution for our youth?
The sales of intl and local e-commerce sellers increased from Rs20.7b to Rs40.1b as stated in the SBP’s annual report
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The Afghan civil war — is Pakistan at the crossroads?
Islamabad frets over the estimated 6,500 TTP fighters, joining hands with the Afghan Taliban
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The return of Bagram
The military base headquartered the US military since it took control of Afghanistan in 2001
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Clothes play no role, Mr PM
Contradictions in the Constitution, ambiguous laws, societal insensitivity and a desensitised approach towards women.
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Housing: a dream shattered
Having a decent house is a dream every citizen carries
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Pakistan’s multiple security challenges
For developing a coherent policy there has to be clarity on the nature and extent of the threat
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The noise before defeat
Trade relations with China and Russia are differentiated across Europe
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Expanding Afghan diaspora in America
Conflicts have contributed to the creation of a large Asian-American community
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The story of Pakistan’s public debt
During the last three years, the foreign debt repayments amounted to almost Rs3.5 trillion
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Choosing not to see
It is not hard to understand why the state’s position is devoid of basic humanity
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Hike in power tariff
After jacking up petroleum prices twice in a month
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Pak-Afghan relations post-US withdrawal
Pakistan’s military leadership brief the parliamentarians on the emerging landscape in the region
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No easy answer to Afghan conundrum
A briefing on the deteriorating Afghan situation and its negative fallout on Pakistan finally takes place
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Planning ahead for schools
As educational institutions go into summer recess
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Unparalleled Belt and Road Cooperation
Attended by political leaders from 29 countries, and representatives from six international organisations including UN
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Climategate, Russiagate, and Jihadgate
A new successor to the Watergate scandal that brought down the presidency of Richard Nixon
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Pursuit of happiness
Happiness implies different things in different contexts, individuals and society
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Shift in Afghan policy: threats and opportunities
Many repercussions that Pakistan will have to stay prepared to deal with
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Afghanistan — perils of an irresponsible pullout
The United States has a history of unceremonial and abrupt military withdrawal from various conflict zones
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The ominous return of the Taliban
As the US completes a hastily planned troop withdrawal, months ahead of schedule
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Thucydides’ Trap?
Chinese observers now believe that the US is driven by fear and envy to contain China in every possible way
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Know thyself
The politics on religion only fosters a culture of insecurity and creates an environment of fear
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India’s settler colonialism in Kashmir
Modi is living in a fool’s paradise if he plans to dispossess Kashmiris of their right to freedom with brute force
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Forms of victim blaming
The world at large is still afflicted by varied forms of oppression, persecution, and violence
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JJ’s BB
An honest tribute to the first elected woman prime minister of the Muslim world
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Geopolitics around a changed Afghanistan
After a war that costed US and Nato $2.26 trillion, and costed the Afghans over three million casualties
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The end-game
Ghani refuses to clear the stables and prepare for curtains to his propped rule
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Extremism persists
IJT assumes the role of society modifier using violence to get their agenda of morality established
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The Taliban and the miscalculation of reality
FO official says the Taliban’s rapid Afghan gains surprise Pakistan
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Global model to tackle violence against women
A parallel and equally horrific pandemic threatens half the world’s population
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Pakistan’s flawed Indian policy
Downgrading the success of Indian ulterior motives and sanitising the looming Indian threat
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Afghans to decide their own fate
Afghanistan is still bleeding and blood is cheaper than water
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The changing global dynamic
Development will impact region significantly, creating a new set of challenges that could affect Pakistan adversely
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A moral undertaking
While many were shocked and blindsided by the mass murder, the recipe for this tragedy has long been in the making
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Who is to blame for out-of-school children?
Vast differences are due to disparities in gender, socio-economic status, geography and quality of education
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B3W vs China: why is India so jumpy?
USICA has gained bipartisan support and has been labelled as a “must-pass” legislation
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Rising wage inequality in Pakistan
Real wages are true indicators of purchasing power and living standards for a vast majority of people
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One-rupee car registration
K-P officials have long believed that Islamabad has been cannibalising on their vehicle registrations
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Trust is earned
The Rohingya community of Myanmar has suffered deeply and has been on the receiving end of ethnic cleansing
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After Covid ends: A tantalising glimpse of the future
The future will tell whether and how the current pandemic will change our social order and well, us
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Architecture education in Pakistan
Architecture education globally is inclining towards digital technologies to enhance residents’ livelihood
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Kashmir issue revisited
Jammu and Kashmir continues to remain a flashpoint between India and Pakistan
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The coming Afghan breakdown
Wall-to-wall coverage in American newspapers of the developing situation in Afghanistan as US withdraws
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A duty to inform
Time for the media to sit down and decide on how to report incidents of terror and Islamophobia.
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Making a clear choice of ‘absolutely not’
It is one thing taking a hardline posture against a country like the US and another dealing with the consequences
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A third Cold War?
Biden gives new confidence to US allies in dealing with what he calls the growing Chinese and Russian threats
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Bold budget showcases Naya K-P emerging
K-P is now spending more on education and health per capita than Punjab or Sindh
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The Day of Judgement
The judiciary is far more important than the legislature and the executive as it shapes the societal face of a nation
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Climate stress reinforcing inequalities
In the midst of the global Covid-19 crisis, which has exacerbated the livelihood crisis
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Zen and the art of rising from ashes
An enduring cultural and economic influence on the world







































