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Two decades of the war on terror have desensitised average Pakistanis to explosions and violent death.

India struck with missiles at multiple locations inside Pakistan.

Conflicts do not bring out the best in people, as we shall soon see.

A lot has happened since last week's piece on AI's rapid growth and its consequences.

We are still grappling with basic questions. Is it possible for AI to replace all jobs?

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These are the words of a foreign friend who has studied Pakistan's politics closely.

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The other potential culprit could be the decline of state institutions.