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It’s time for FATF to question India
Muslims, whether they live in India or Pakistan, are the target of India’s malice
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Fake Pakistani passports and implications for national security
Authorities get hold of Afghans at airports before they can depart for Gulf countries with fake passports
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Improving prospects for peace and stability
Pakistan’s security challenges are manifold and fairly complex
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Untapped economic potential of Pakistan’s EEZ
Many settlements, including Karachi were developed into large city centres based on their access to sea
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The weapon of psychology to control people
Christianity emerged as a protest against the exploitation of the slave system
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If Balochistan prospers, so will Pakistan
Since the very beginning, the Baloch have been suffering at the hands of political elites
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Silence on Afghans
Champions of Muslim solidarity are reminding us all of tragedies in Palestine, but silent on the issue at home
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Myth and reality of strategic defiance
Strategic defiance means an approach to resist the enemy in a calculated and an intelligent manner
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It’s all about geopolitical interests; no rights or values
As per CPJ, at least 33 journalists and media workers have been killed since Israel launched its offensive on Gaza
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Jammu Martyrs Day: Reminder for peaceful resolution of Kashmir dispute
The cost of any military solution to the dispute could be unimaginable destruction and loss of civilian lives
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Pakistan’s deportation plan
Pakistan has played host to millions of Afghan refugees for over four decades
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Expulsion or repatriation
Art 34 of UN Refugee Convention states that states shall facilitate the assimilation and naturalisation of refugees
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People skills: investing in employees’ growth
Singapore prides itself on its ‘people’ as its most valuable resource
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Africa could come to the rescue of the aging world
World population is becoming more African
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A harmful climate debate
Most staple crops would not be able to grow in extreme heat
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President Biden — a big disappointment
He must realise that the immoral and unjust political position of US on Israeli assault will lead to violence
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Palestinian pogrom and global hypocrisy
Israel has been mercilessly attacking civilians, children, patients, hospitals, schools and religious places
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Problems and discrepancies in voter registration
No wonder every electoral contest — whether local or national — experiences some degree of illegal interference
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Fight against climate change — a lost cause without women
Often, women are predominant in populations characterised as poor, refugees and/or rural
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Election preparedness: act now, not react later
A skewed playing field creates opportunities for state actors to maintain their hold on power
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Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and expediency
Bibi has put together a coalition of Israel’s far right
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Genocide in Palestine
Equally condemnable is the empty rhetoric of the Muslim world
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Benazir’s life story — a beacon of inspiration
Former prime minister made groundbreaking contributions to women’s empowerment
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In search of options in Gaza
Israel holds the cards to when it may decide enough blood has been shed
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South Asia at the crossroads: responding to global flashpoints
Region carries a profound history of enduring consequences of global conflicts
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Inaction is not an option
Pakistan hard-hit by climate change despite country’s minuscule ecological footprint
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The Supreme Court decision to ban military courts
Attack on military installations and the desecration of memorials were the redlines
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Afghan refugees, the Islamic Emirate and Pakistan
Not all Afghans are criminals, kidnappers, murderers and gangsters
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Incivility in students
The reasons behind students’ insolence are varied and nebulous
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This really was Israel’s 9/11
When Israel says that October 7 was their 9/11, I genuinely agree with the Israelis
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AI and human extinction
As the powers of AI increase so do the concerns about the safety of humans
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Sinners of human history
Narcissism is a disease of human personality that causes problems in organisational, political and social affairs
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Addressing present challenges
The difference was even sharper when compared to the bold and hard-hitting speech of President Tayyab Erdogan
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Security at the cost of human rights
Governments do have the right and ultimate authority to decide on who deserves to be given asylum or refugee status
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Resilience and realities: Unpacking Pakistan's economic landscape
Pakistan's economy has been grappling with a protracted period of economic turbulence
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The boundaries of our empathy
Authorities directed to treat women, children and the elderly with the utmost respect
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Building Back Better in Pakistan
Palestinians, Israeli factories in the flourishing Erez Industrial Zone were employing thousands of residents in Gaza
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The end of Israel’s love affair with Hamas
In late 1970s and 1980s Israel facilitated the creation of Hamas, in 2023 it wants to eliminate the ‘terrorist group’
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Dear Palestine, I am sorry
Over decades, successive Israeli govts have methodically executed genocide, with explicit support from Western powers
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Era of global boiling
Pakistan, like numerous other nations, is highly vulnerable to the impacts of global boiling
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The deepening Middle East crisis
Analysts go back to history, cite Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Winston Churchill when asked about post-peace in Gaza
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Israel and the western media
Israeli forces have been relentlessly bombarding the Gaza Strip, a besieged territory, since October 7
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Gaza is a minnow: the big fish they are after is Iran
Most Arab leaders are painting themselves in ‘Churchillian colour’ by likening Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to Hitler
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Canada’s international law options
India is violating FATF’s counterterrorism financing, anti-money laundering laws to stifle dissent
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AI safety and role of governments
AI can help solve world hunger by preventing crop failures and making it cheaper and easier to grow food
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Money matters in elections
The Elections Act, 2017 sets Rs30,000 as non-refundable fee to represent in NA, Rs20,000 for PA seat
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The pious pretenders
Why do norms of morality, humanism that have evolved over centuries fail to fulfil their objectives in society?
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Balochistan: why a black hole?
Simmering Baloch insurgency is a major psycho-social element of life in the province
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Revolution at Noon?
It is the privilege that kills you, especially in Punjab
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Piecemeal approaches to climate change
Pakistan remains heavily dependent on piecemeal project-based funding to cope with its climate threats