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Saffron in the ranks: is India's army losing its neutrality?
The rise of Hindutva in India’s military is eroding its neutrality, alienating minorities, threatening national unity
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Rethinking climate expertise: is the title too narrow?
Pakistan struggles with its approach to climate change expertise, hindering progress on vital solutions, action
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Life will end, but not the gallop
From Bucephalus to Rakhsh, Laili to Jalaluddin's steed, these horses carry stories of courage, defiance, love
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Pakistan's Gaza gamble
Islamabad’s vote signals growing diplomatic independence as it supports a contentious UNSC initiative
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More is less
In a world drowning in abundance, children are losing the quiet spaces that nurtures true creative thought
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China's impact on the global economy
As China and the West collide, Pakistan sits at a pivotal junction shaped by CPEC, rare earth politics, power shifts
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What the 26th and 27th Amendments seek to change
Amendments mark more than procedural reform; they signal a structural shift in judicial power
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Viewing Middle East through four lenses
The future of Middle East is the only future of any region that is predictable
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Rafales, Tejas and us
Reactions to different crashes from Pakistanis, Indians tell a story that encapsulates the complicated relatioship
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Broken windows effect
Visible signs of disorder create more disorder and small, unchecked crimes lead to bigger ones
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Capture and corruption
Societies that count on collective strength from their people reap inclusive benefits for all
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A university with a bright future
University expands access, improves facilities, builds job-ready skills for women across Sindh
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Induced traffic, lost footpaths: Lahore needs a Seoul-style vision
With 4.1 million vehicles on its roads, Lahore offers little safe space for walkers or cyclists
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The Pichai panic
Google unveils Gemini 3.0, its CEO casts doubts on AI, inadvertently torpedoing investor confidence
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Strategy demands uninterrupted diplomacy
Border closures, trade curbs punishing ordinary Afghans, Pakistanis while failing to curb terrorism
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Debt-for-nature swaps: turning climate liability into resilience
As rich nations fall short on Loss, Damage funding, vulnerable states see debt swaps as a path to relief, resilience
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History's lessons: when warnings go unheeded
A reflection on how Quranic narratives of justice, arrogance, moral decay mirror the crises, choices of our time
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Higher direction of war
Why Pakistan's Joint Chiefs System failed
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The house of affluents and the screens of hypocrisy
What does democracy mean in a country where power remains hereditary, where parliament is a hedged colony of capital?
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In the land of the cowards, the vocal man is king
But nobody is ready to be the king, just like everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody is willing to die
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The proliferator next door
Washington challenges India’s long-claimed nuclear 'exceptionalism', exposing gaps in non-proliferation enforcement
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TV and traffic
From TV journalism’s decline to deadly road culture, citizenry, institutions together fuel social decay
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Muslim women in crosshairs of India's hate machine
AI-driven disinformation after the Delhi blast fuels Islamophobia, misrepresenting Pakistani women
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Cry me another river
The 27th amendment was inevitable, exposing the contradictions in how citizens benefit from yet critique the system
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Unrest within marriages
Betrayal is tearing apart marriages in Pakistan, fueling violence, trauma, tragedy
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Emerging tech: harnessing the promise and potential
Pakistan risks falling behind as AI deep-tech reshapes global economies, demanding governance, investment, vision
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Mamdani's win: lesson in moral leadership and representation
Zohran Mamdani’s historic win as NYC’s first Muslim mayor is a reminder that identity need not soften to be accepted
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Afghanistan: the question of Pakistan's complaints
Pakistan rejects Taliban claims and says global concerns over militancy, rights abuses remain unaddressed
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The silence on Sudan
Pakistan’s muted response to Sudan crisis raises questions over selective empathy
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Impact of AI on warfare
Analysts say AI is changing how wars are fought, raising new risks, calling for clear human oversight
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Re-imagining fairness through AI
Experts say Pakistan must pair AI adoption with clearer rules on fairness, privacy, oversight to protect public trust
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Europe and the Indo-Pacific: partners for a resilient future
EU deepening cooperation with Indo-Pacific partners on security, climate resilience, sustainable growth
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Between forbidden fruit and fear
The latest episode of Pamaal raises questions on fear, judgment, gender roles
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Getting our priorities right
Population is growing at an unsustainable pace, limited public resources are being diverted to simply keep up
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Boarding pass
Few young people prepare themselves mentally or emotionally before deciding to migrate
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Afghanistan's alternative trade routes and a trade misunderstood
Pakistan is the only country that provides documentation-free open space for Afghans to earn dollars monthly
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Those Bani Gala days
Economist story narrate anecdotes that protray complicated relationship between Imran, his wife, his spy chief
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Margalla Dialogue — 2025
Discussions revolved around the shifting global order, US, China competition and Afghanistan role in Central Asia
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Debt-powered darkness
As winter approaches, people ready for outages, businesses for losses, the economy readies for another blow
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Forgotten purpose of public service
The true purpose for which public servants are appointed is to serve, but they have forgotten this in their priviledge
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AI: bubble, rubble and trouble
The AI problem can be likened to the Trolley Problem, if the trolley is flying at breakneck speeds
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Brinkmanship and the humanitarian crisis
Inclusive dialogue with provincial stakeholders, not confrontation, is the only viable path forward
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Mind or AI — who will rule?
Leading AI experts draw parallels between AI, brain, suggesting it may exceed human cognition
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Rethinking mineral security
Global race for critical minerals risks repeating past harms unless policies centre human needs, domestic priorities
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Mystery, mastery and the medium in art
Rashid Rana’s art highlights his use of technology, paradox, scale to rethink human experience
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The court that replaced the Constitution
A new court, revised tenure rules, limits on powers raise questions over 27th Amendment, Pakistan’s judicial structure
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Who hates Mamdani
Zohran defies American political norms, openly criticising Israel while advocating for the people of New York
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Beyond stigma: the case for HPV vaccination
HPV vaccination is cancer prevention, not a moral statement: Pakistan’s rollout is a crucial step for public health
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Afghanistan's military geography, power centres and our policy morass
Pakistan’s Afghan policy faces criticism, but after strategic patience, options have reached a deadlock























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