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Collective action - for the people, by the people
The idea of citizens coming together and demanding their aspirations is not alien
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CBMs and Nuclear CBMs in South Asia
There are a number of CBMs and NCBMS between Pakistan and India
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The birth of a nation
The country was created in 1947, but it wouldn’t be wrong to argue that the nation was born on February 8, 2024
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The madness of emotions
Pakistan awaits our individual and collective decisions and preferences
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Harmony and dissonance: striking the balance
One of the most prominent impressions of AI on Pakistan’s economy is its impending surge in economic growth
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Living up to election promises
Playing the dangerous game of manipulating election results is making a mockery of democracy
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Uncertain democracy
Major political parties operate undemocratically, functioning as authoritarian domains dominated by dynastic families
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Restoring parliament’s supremacy
Parliament exercises legislative and financial powers as per constitutional procedures and conventions
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Beyond Valentine’s Day
The exchange of handwritten love notes gained popularity in the 18th century
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Darkness, noise and light
Early trends were viewed with a sense of finality
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The question of de jure legitimacy to Taliban regime
Taliban regime has cleverly tried to show to the world that it is following a moderate and pro-development approach
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The perils of echo chambers
Reality is hard and frugal while the ether world constructed utopias in WhatsApp groups appear alluring and attractive
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Aphantasia in education
Educators should realise that lacking the ability to form mental imagery doesn’t denote lack of imagination
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Immigration: a safety valve for Pakistan
Migrants provide two types of skills the Americans don’t have
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Youth, seize the moment
Demographic profile empowered to shape our country’s future is unlike any that existed earlier
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Sanctity of ballot lost in the dark of February 8
This is unbecoming even of any ‘managed democracy’
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Sweet sorrow: Pakistan’s dwindling health
Pakistan is faced with the alarming surge in diabetes cases
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Knowledge and wisdom
The root of imagination, for instance, is laid down in knowledge
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The present predicament and takeaways
Recognizing what is possible and what is not is the essence of the art of politics
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Post-election Pakistan
People supporting Imran Khan were politically curtailed in the pre-election days
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Towards a counter-cultural education
Humans are distinguishable from other animals by their self-consciousness or awareness of conscious
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Structural imbalances
Amid political chatter, delve into systemic misconfigurations impacting national well-being
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Speculative thinking and the future
Stability in thought, cognitive dissonance and unsustainable future are agenda of today’s writing
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Global youth solidarity
World Youth Festival: global platform for youth leaders to discuss democracy, imperialism, and emerging trends
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In the heart of solidarity
People of Kashmir have fought through years of oppression, barbarity and negation of their identity
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Pathways to development — where Pakistan stands
Post elections important issue facing new government will be reviving Pakistan’s economy, raising living standards
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Embracing bicycling in the capital city
Earnest call to reimagine Islamabad’s urban landscape in face of rising environmental , daily commutation challenges
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A green energy transition is not intrinsically a win-win for all
More equitable mechanisms must be created to move the world toward a net-zero future
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The ball is in the court of the politicians
Gallup survey shows 99% of people think present caretaker government is corrupt
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Will elections change anything?
Money and politics make a deadly combination
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A citizen’s economic manifesto
Pakistan’s economy is in dire straits, with overburdened, bleeding population, it needs urgent surgical repair
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Jewish terrorism
Law of Return basically says that any Jew has right to relocate to Israel and acquire Israeli citizenship
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How elections can shape the future
Credibility gap lends greater weight to ensuring neutrality, fidelity of election process
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Academic writing
In essay writing, impersonal style should be employed to maintain formal decorum
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Life is meaningless sans purpose
Meanings are at core of our experience and also at core of whatever we do
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Navigating the challenges of girls’ education in Pakistan
Significant obstacle to women’s education is early marriage, as 21 per cent of girls get married before turning 18
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How to detect conspiracy theories
Some fallacies tend to gain circulation especially if their formation is influenced by events that are real
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Pakistan’s inter-provincial water conflicts
Pakistan is facing worst form of water crisis because of environmental factors like global warming, melting glaciers
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Tackling segregation
Equipped with more knowledge and global awareness, we can, and should, do better
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Concerted efforts needed to fix persistent national issues
Our political history testifies fact that no efforts aimed at sidelining political leadership have ever worked
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Tennis: our lost glory
The present tennis landscape in Pakistan presents a dismal picture
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Pakistan’s Afghan conundrum and China’s move
China seems to have taken a more pragmatic stance and is willing to work with the Taliban government
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Commitment to progressive policies
Bilawal, inheriting the political legacy of his mother and grandfather, emerges as a key figure in politics
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The coming climate catastrophe
Each of the previous eight years was already among the eight warmest ever observed
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Uzbekistan policies show the way to developing world
Uzbek leader’s campaign worked given Chinese enterprises with investment participation were second largest in country
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Has the bell for democracy already tolled in Pakistan?
Civilian governments in Pakistan have not been rising on shoulders of public power but borrowed power from military
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Civilian supremacy’s last chance for a generation
Khan and his supporters have shown extraordinary courage in the face of brutal state repression
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Boredom and the quest for novelty
When one feels disconnected from one’s routine activities, boredom signals need for change
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Megathreats — a call for action
Failure of governance one common cause: an institutional fragility arising from internal distortions, elite capture
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TTP’s new strategy
TTP is trying to forge bond between Baloch, Pashtun population, thus pitching them against military, LEAs