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Democracy — the best revenge
A shift towards young leadership, with Bilawal at forefront, has potential to break status quo
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Mute world of academia and dead world of politics
Smartest thing that politics of any country can do is to correctly anticipate what lies ahead
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On being an award winning impostor
Impostor syndrome swung like a pendulum between being my best friend and my worst frenemy
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Power, fear and hatred: a potent trinity?
Modern societies are relatively conscious of facets of barbarism they confront
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Promoting the economy of scenes: case of river Ravi
Pakistani, Indian Punjabs joined hands together to create awareness about issues faced by five rivers
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Sea blindness and its cure
The vast territory of Pakistan is not directly exposed to ocean
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Israel’s warmania could spark new challenges and tensions
Yom Kippur War prompted Arab states to place an oil embargo on Israeli supporters
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Why political polls are mostly wrong
Polls or surveys need to be done in a very methodological and scientific manner
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Markets and competition
Economists see inverse relationship between government regulations and ‘market competition’
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Writing: an acquired skill
One way of self-actualisation is to create, which is absolutely a godly act
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Pressuring Israel to stop oppressing Palestinians
There have been multiple calls by rights groups to sanction and boycott Israel
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Iqbal’s khudi
Iqbal bases his idea of human ego or khudi on Quranic precepts of a ‘Unity of Life’
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How predictable are the next elections?
Without knowing what they will deliver, what fate waited after elections, circumstances were somewhat similar in 1970
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Simpleton mind
Hope is what keeps us going, that maybe one day we’ll see things change for better
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Will there be another Iqbal in our future?
Scholars of religion were also pioneers in medicine, astronomy and sciences. How far have we fallen since early age?
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Terrorism and Pakistan’s response
From 2009 to December 2018, over 27,622 militants were killed in more than 1,650 military operations
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Afghan refugees and Pakistan’s predicaments
Pakistan brokered Afghan-US negotiation to end war that ran for more than 20 years
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Pakistan’s imperative for pragmatic diplomacy and economic resilience
Gwadar Port holds immense vitality within Pakistan’s strategic framework
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How neo networks operate
Neo networks consist set of cascaded connections of variegated individuals having different backgrounds
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Wounds of human history
The Crucible explores themes of mass hysteria, power of fear, importance of truth
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The year in retrospect and prospective
Our politics has remained throughout year extremely chaotic, highly confrontational making parliament dysfunctional
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Where the Kashmiris should go from here
India reneges from commitment to hold plebiscite, curtailed autonomy of state, imposing direct control from Delhi.
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Unleashing blockchain’s potential in Pakistan’s legal sphere
Reduction of reliance on intermediaries enhances integrity of legal processes, rebuilding trust in legal system.
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Of COPs and values
Environmental injustice driven by actions and policies of privileged that disproportionately impact weak, vulnerable
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India’s long-range missile capability: a threat to global security
India made considerable expansion in its missile programme, facilitated by increasing international collaboration
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ECP training — and inclusive, accountable and transparent polls
Guidance should emphasise principle that citizens can freely cast their ballots without fear or discrimination
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Corporate farming in Pakistan- opportunities and pitfalls
Aross Sindh and Punjab, about 100,000 acres are being opened for corporate farming
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COP28: a non-binding agreement but nevertheless a deal
There were clear pathways for continued use of fossil fuels
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Great powers, peace and conflict
Great powers are determined largely on basis of their military capability, says Mearsheimer
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Gaza and climate change
This has been 100-year war or about 75 if you count it from Nakba
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Justice on trial
Concept of justice is integral to success of many modern political systems, with democracy being no exception
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Middle East quandary: unravelling the zero-sum equation
There is an Arabic proverb that translates as ‘Baghdad falls, Damascus stands, and Cairo wins’
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The climate crisis is an education crisis
In eye of storm, we are calling on new and existing donors to stand with us
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Doha Forum 2023: capturing the cadence
Not only underscored commitment to fostering global dialogue but showcased its unwavering support for Palestine
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Blood of our children
Our children today deserve safety and protection from all evils
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Digital transformation of finance: a new era unveiled
To conclude, exceptional role AI plays in evolving economy and finance in coming years is undeniable
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Nato’s struggle for relevance risks peace
As Stoltenberg did a volte-face, rifts over arming Ukraine have plagued the transatlantic alliance
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A case for a unity government
Nawaz Sharif’s recent statements seeking retributive compensation are not helping
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Unfulfilled promises of the 18th Amendment
It has become evident that the parliamentary form of government has fallen short of delivering good governance
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Egregious ecological footprint of the super-rich
Governments could contend with inequality and climate change simultaneously
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The library network in Islamabad
In this era of hyperinflation, buying a new book has become a luxury
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Global politics and the erosion of democracy
Asking Pakistan to condemn Russia was not only hypocritical on part of Americans but also undemocratic for Pakistan
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Pak-Afghan relations — DI Khan attack and TTP
In Military realm, there is need to pursue steadfast policy of fighting terrorism
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Modi’s Hindu nationalist agenda and the conniving judiciary
Modi’s two objectives: acquire back so-called lost Hindu holy land and to alter Muslim majority demography of Kashmir
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Enslaved by the mind
We never realise that there is a vast realm of intelligence beyond our thinking
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World in 2024
Developing countries will face an economic blow in 2024
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Viewing Israel-Hamas conflict in a broader context
Pakistan intrinsically has ability to move ahead and keep pace with technological and scientific developments
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TTP, TTA and new round of proxy wars
Situation also demands concerted action plan by major regional players
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EU-China Summit: rhetoric, realities and the need for reciprocity
Echoes with rhetorical ideas such as EU showing deepest concern of alleged human rights violations in Xingjian,Tibet
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Reclaiming our agency
Underlying this idea of cashing in from whatever is the trend at moment is loss of human agency






































