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Ban on TLP
It signals a long-overdue stand against the normalisation of religiously charged violence
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Dear feminists, Gaza is our reckoning
The silence of Western feminists on Gaza’s suffering reveals deep contradictions within modern feminist ideology
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Hunger and food wastage
We must first remove our barriers before agricultural solutions can flourish
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Ruling without rules: Pakistan's core problem
There is a moment, chilling in its clarity, when you realise that a state is no longer run by rules but by moods
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The link between violence and governance failures
Terrorism in Pakistan stems from governance failures, not just militancy, demanding reform, justice
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Wheat in Pakistan - another U-turn?
Government abandons market reforms, revives procurement, risks repeating decades of inefficiency
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The new shiny toy
Thoughtful AI debates drowned out by hype, ignorance, reckless experimentation in education, health
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Deep-sea cables and satellite links - our internet struggles
Undersea cables carry 99% of internet traffic, yet remain fragile lifelines vulnerable to anchors, sabotage
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Maharaja and Patwari
Maharaja Ranjeet Singh’s timeless jest exposes Pakistan’s bloated bureaucracy: heavy on hierarchy, light on service
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Pakistan Air Force — A Living Portrait of Iqbal’s Shaheen
From humanitarian relief sorties to wartime operational missions, PAF remains guardian of hope
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CPEC gone sour?
You may make progress in an island but development beyond that level is difficult if surroundings are backward
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Pakistan's gateway dilemma
Our location matters to great powers, it is here that Heartland powers, maritime powers intersect.
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Pakistan's leap towards digital ID and NDEL
A Digital ID serves as a "single source of truth" about an individual's identity
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Mamdani, muse and Pakistan
The Pakistani ruling elite applauds a democratic triumph abroad while dismantling democracy at home
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Downward spiral
In Pakistan, bar elections look more like wedding parties than halls of law: that says it all
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National AI Policy 2025: what's missing?
Pakistan’s AI ambitions risk failure without a clear national data governance framework to anchor them
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This moment, Zohran!
New York’s choice of Mamdani reflects a city rejecting Islamophobia and reclaiming political originality
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Broken promises, renewed threats: time to hold TTA accountable
Five years after the Doha Accord, Taliban’s unfulfilled promises now threaten regional stability, global security
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Margalla Dialogue: framing Pakistan's future
From security to economy, the Margalla Dialogue defines Pakistan’s new strategic vision
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Can Bangladesh break free from its cycle of political vendetta?
Bangladesh’s transition under Muhammad Yunus tests if reform can replace retribution
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The politics of exception
Democracy versus design, today’s politics risks losing its soul to convenience
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PTM: from advocacy to divisive politics
Once a movement for justice, PTM now faces scrutiny for promoting divisive narratives, foreign ties
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Billionaires and their doomsday bunkers
Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos are building bunkers while hiding the problems they’ve created for society
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Her blood, our shame
Sindh has devolved into a death zone for women who dare to exist as they see fit
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IEA — the myth of invincibility and India
Pakistan’s struggle with Afghanistan's terror policies continues, while diplomatic shifts raise questions
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The forgotten genocide that still haunts Kashmir
Remembering Jammu 1947: The genocide of Muslims that reshaped the region continues to fuel Kashmir’s suffering
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Protecting cultural heritage: our obligations and actions
Pakistan is highly vulnerable to rich cultural heritage both in terms of cultural sites and symbols
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Strategic acumen
Strategic acumen requires analytical thinking, future orientation, holistic perspective
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The wall disguised as a bridge
Language arrived with British rule and never truly left
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The Kabul River question
Kabul River does not have to become another fault line
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Of degree and demand
Universities treating education as a market commodity risk losing curiosity, creativity, deeper purpose of learning
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Kashmir's unending siege
Seventy-eight years on, Kashmir remains a human tragedy and political failure rooted in denial of justice and dignity
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Billion dollar digital fraud: call for effective cyber governance
Pakistan loses nearly 2.5% of its GDP, around $9.3 billion, each year to financial scams
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More provinces, extended federal territory or empowered districts
As debate over provinces resurfaces, experts warn that fragmentation cannot replace empowered local governments
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From pdfs to proof: what a journal club makes possible
We must remind ourselves that responsible science begins with disciplined reading
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Phonetiquette
There are undocumented mobile phone manners for its use in public spaces, one's social biome
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The Sino-US trade war
Tense negotiations highlight shifting power balance in Asia-Pacific trade
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Trump's Gaza peace plan is Iraq 3.0
Colonialism dressed up as diplomacy, an ultimatum to besieged, brutalised people
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Beyond the haze: from reaction to reform — Punjab's turnaround
For the year 2024-25, the total smog mitigation related ADP stands at Rs94.6 billion, and for 2025-26, Rs123 billion
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Afghanistan: ideological mindset and negative peace
Afghanistan's foreign policy embodies an ideological mindset that prioritise belief over strategy
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Girls' education first
Poverty, child marriage, unsafe learning environments and rigid social norms continue to deter girls from classrooms
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Rule by division
Those that weaponise, magnify divisions fracture along economic, ideological lines, enabling rulers to sustain power
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Second truth
Live vividly, think freely, stay gentle, even when the world is not
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The paradox of Pakistan's quick fix solutions
From corruption to terrorism, our obsession with short-term fixes deepens crises instead of solving them
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A republic if you can keep it
India’s 'Trishul' drills, Taliban border exercises spark scrutiny over coordinated pressure on Pakistan
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Pak-Afghan conflict demands rational discourse
As leaders trade threats and appeals, Istanbul talks end with fragile hope amid Pakistan-Afghanistan strain


















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