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West-backed Gaza genocide has shamed humanity
The current war is a continuation of the ugly, inhuman killing drama perpetrated against defenceless Palestinians
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Greater spread of wealth leads to a stable state
Smith’s understanding finds validation when one considers an example of any “developed state” against Pakistan
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Gaza geopolitical schema
Pro-Israeli media and commentators have come to adopt a new narrative
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Collapse of Afghan republic — US policy review
Examination spans psychological, institutional and organisational factors
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Polls schedule?
Excuses behind which the ECP and other relevant state organs are hiding point towards an indefinite delay
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Patriotism on Covid
During the 90s, dish antennas were in fashion in Pakistan
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Nipah virus: will it start the new pandemic?
Punjab Department of Health issued a health advisory for a possible Nipah virus infection in Pakistan
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Economic interests and India’s blanket support to Israel
Hamas rained missiles inside Israel on October 7, took more than 200 Israelis hostage
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Hows and whys of rising fundamentalism in Balochistan
Radical groups emerging from madrassas threatened co-education system, liberal educationists while burning schools
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Hunger is the mother of all curses
Application of intense consciousness of open injustice applies equally to all human beings
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Pakistan needs a different leadership
Our democratic development continues to suffer by inward, short-sighted policies of party leaders
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Investigation — capacity of police
CJP Isa said that institutions should be respected while royal system of police, patwari should be abolished
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Applying the same rules
Global media coverage of tragic events in Middle East has brought, once again, several important issues to the fore
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The unkindly intelligent
Denotative, connotative meanings of words have experienced a distinct semantic shift
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How strategic vacuum is destabilising the world order
Never ever in the contemporary era, such a grave strategic vacuum existed as it does today
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The Hashtnagri French fryer
He would imagine of it as resuscitating a lung in the once ‘City of Flowers’, now referred to as a dusty outback
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Do Pakistani dramas reflect our society?
Drama fails to serve as a powerful medium for unravelling the complex tapestry of societal dynamics
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Rethinking national priorities
Our route to success lies in harnessing untapped potential of 118m women who constitute half of our population
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‘Four global threats to humanity’
Chomsky points out that escalating tensions between nuclear-armed nations like Pakistan and India pose risk
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The wider impact of the Hamas-Israeli conflict
Restless citizens of Gaza seek help from leaders of Arab world
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The black hole that Balochistan is
People in Balochistan sulk in their own grievances and a sense of helplessness
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Artificial evolution due to climate change
World has moved from saying that climate change is a threat to humanity to now saying it is directly killing people
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The control paradox
Everybody in the pursuit of life desires and exerts efforts to master the means, manifestations and ends of life
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No progress without land reform
Failure of ruling class to conduct substantive land reform has meant the preservation of entrenched power structures
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MBS, the Arab world and Israel
Given his young age, Muhammad Bin Salman is considered as the future King of Saudi Arabia for 50 years
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India’s espionage spree
In August 2022, eight Indian naval officers were arrested in Qatar, charged with espionage for Israel-India
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Decay in political societies
Society's plagues, elite’s failure to address them has eroded public’s confidence in institutions
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The legal status of Afghans
Afghans fall in four categories: (a) prima facie refugees (b) mandate refugees (c) illegal entrants and (d) foreigners
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Public health and consumer trust
Grey channel trade disregards local food regulations like SRO 237, leading to issues like design violations
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The Faustian bargain
In the mystical realm of folklore and the labyrinth of power, a legend emerges—the tale of Doctor Faustus
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Whoosh: a boon for Indonesia?
The Jakarta-Bandung railway cuts travel time from three hours to less than an hour
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Method to the madness in Gaza
A flimsier State of Palestine will be a nice subterfuge to an abiding deal
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Climate-caused ‘loss and damage’: securing compensation
It may be wiser for poorer countries of the global south to push for securing more immediate and targeted commitments
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Balancing and rebalancing acts
China’s building of seaports in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar is indicative of the former’s trans-regional growth
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Khan’s lacklustre era
The worst governance hiccup was Khan’s tolerance of appointing irrelevant people to important positions
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Biodiversity is all inclusive of the effects of climate change
Ways to strengthen biodiversity include reducing emission and absorbing carbon
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A tale of domino effects
Hamas' attack a result of interconnected facts unfolding in global politics for more than a century
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India’s aspiration for H-Bomb
India has long been ambitious to dominate the region
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Conquering happiness is not possible
Feelings of happiness are temporary and meaningless
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The plight of the Muslim world
Erdogan has overseen a radical transformation of Turkey
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A practical way out for Palestinians
Türkiye’s Red Crescent has already dispatched emergency convoys and aid supplies for Gazans
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Pakistan-China partnership: bridging nations, building communities
It is heart-warming that in China, the term ‘Ba Tie’ (Iron Brother) is reserved only for Pakistan
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The hard things to do
We were both at a conference, and I had asked him: why isn’t there more emphasis (or any emphasis) on funding projects
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Unmasking India’s hypocrisy in Nijjar saga
In a world where diplomatic turbulences are commonplace, the recent storm brewing between India, Canada is alarming
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How Trumpism can strike back in coming US elections
Biden failed to prevent deadly attacks by Hamas on Israel and blamed his administration of patronising Iran
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Remnants of a past
We should aim to preserve any and all elements of the Indus River Valley Civilization
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Affront at Ahmedabad
Pakistan yet again failed to beat archrival India in a World Cup encounter
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Inflation jinx
Pakistanis are gripped in inflation, and there is no way out
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Unsettling educational ecosystem
Jubilant students at dismissal of school remind us of whining students when they creep towards school
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Is democracy responsible for Pakistan’s turmoil
Pakistan encountered formidable challenges in establishment of fully functional democratic political institutions