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The great hope of the 1990s and 2000s was that the internet would be a force for openness and freedom

A long way to go to make Afghanistan a stable and prosperous country

With enough points of similarity to make the comparison valid

The collapse of reality is an atrocious experience

IPCC released another major report on climate change, warning of a “code red for humanity”

With great fanfare the federal budget this year announced a bottom-up approach to social and economic well-being

If the mind knows only what it encounters in the worlds that surround it, or does it know more than that

There are four inflection points where what appears as an easy Taliban sweep over Afghanistan can stand reversed

Taliban advance with lightning speed surprising many with their audacity, shrewdness and their application of force

The pandemic has given humankind the opportunity to rethink and reform existing socio-political and economical orders

The end of a war on Afghan soil is viewed from an extremely narrow and self-centred perspective

The recently increasing incidents in a row expose the fault line on which women are standing in Pakistan

With climate now a frontline crisis, we must consider those most harshly affected by present and future disasters

Recent UNDP publication reveals that it is the best of times for privileged few and the worst for the underprivileged

The militant group's victory in Afghanistan has been well-received by many around the world

US interventions in different countries are well remembered more for their failures than successes

President’s approval of appointing the Chief Justice of Sindh as ad hoc SC judge is a prime example

The lightning speed with which the Taliban took control of Kabul will haunt the US for many years to come

Recent events in Afghanistan again reveals that Pakistanis rely on foreign sources, for news about their own region

The rapid and mostly unexpected collapse of the country political and military order

The sudden and dramatic collapse of the Afghan govt was the worst-case scenario for Pakistan for nearly 20 years

The loudest demand for ‘human rights in Afghanistan’ comes from those who have themselves been its worst violators

The bipolar world of yester years actively engaged in geopolitics of energy and the current world is no different

With the Taliban being far more deliberate, adaptive and sensitive to their perception among the world at large

According to the WHO, two billion people are deprived of access to basic medicines globally

The desire for making oodles of money is at the forefront of the mind of almost every individual in our society

Pakistan fails to bring home any medals

IPCC report describes how human action had altered global environment at an “unprecedented pace”

Islam or any other faith clearly reminds its followers to keep others safe from our bad actions

With Taliban on a roll, human rights — especially those concerning women — have come under a sharp focus

The outside world still thinks that Pakistan is at the back of Taliban's rapid advance in Afghanistan

Steady economic and military dependence on the West, made Pakistan incapable to protect its national interest

The national poet and one of the founding fathers of Pakistan, known in the vernacular as Shair-e-Mashriq

New Delhi starts redrawing the electoral boundaries in the occupied valley

Though mastering the exalted art of living isn’t plain sailing, its outcomes are ebullient and overwhelming

Great nations are built on the backs of many generations that die unrecognised

It is about time for the Pakistani society to wake up to reflect on the toxic culture of misogyny

A gimmick that has found place in budget speeches for the past several years

Justice Mazhar's elevation by surpassing four senior judges of the SHC including the Chief Justice of the province

A moment of institutional decay which has spelt slow death of sports as an element of national identity

A defining element of public sector governance is the rapid proliferation of alternative institutional mechanisms

We are focused on what our peers think and in order to get them to like us, we are willing to go to any lengths

Our leaders call to have a democratic system in Pakistan, but their efforts hardly match the clamour

Recent archives are full of notions like Taliban barbarism and cruelty

The cultural hub of Afghanistan, unlikely to easily succumb to a group that is rooted in the south and the east

A renewed interest in getting the jab since the govt decided to cancel sims and cut salaries

US held the Taliban accountable for massacring dozens of civilians in Spin Boldak and termed the incidents war crimes

Powerful nations have peacefully competed or gone to war to attain regional & global dominance

With all the ongoing conflicts, it is hard to imagine that we have achieved peace

China- Syria cooperation may be the UN’s last hope for amity in the war-torn country