Hard state, soft citizens
Pakistan can build fighter jets and broker peace deals, but can't stop FIA men from slapping citizens
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The corridor of chaos
Omay Aimen | Updated 18 hours agoThe shortest path from Central Asian gas to South Asian markets runs through Kabul, if allowed
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Trump-Xi summit in Beijing
Shahid Javed Burki | Updated 18 hours agoThe man who promised to sever ties with China may instead be on the verge of making them impossible to untangle
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Tyranny of small decisions
M Nadeem Nadir | Updated 18 hours agoNushirvan paid for his salt so petty theft would never become custom; we have long since stopped paying for anything
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From tariffs to Taiwan: what Trump learned in China
Kamran Yousaf | Updated 18 hours agoTrump secured what he called fantastic deals in Beijing, but the details remain as vague as the promises were grand
The four roads to SPSC
Ali Hassan Bangwar | Updated May 17, 2026The SPSC's four roads to success: money, connections, more connections, and last, ability
China visit: growing anarchy and despotism
Muhammad Ali Ehsan | Updated May 17, 2026Both the US and China will bend rules, shape dependencies and ignore smaller states
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Digital hygiene
Updated 19 hours agoA cybersecurity firm found 68% of passwords crack in under a day, signalling alarm
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Foreign hand in drug trade
Updated 19 hours agoAfrican crime networks are now embedded in Pakistan's drug trade, and authorities are only just noticing
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Provocative rhetoric
Updated 19 hours agoNuclear-armed states cannot afford the luxury of rhetorical bravado dressed up as strategic clarity
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No more bail
Updated May 17, 2026Pakistan's 2026 anti-rape amendment finally makes child sexual abuse non-bailable
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From tariffs to Taiwan: what Trump learned in China
Updated 18 hours agoTrump secured what he called fantastic deals in Beijing, but the details remain as vague as the promises were grand
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Tyranny of small decisions
Updated 18 hours agoNushirvan paid for his salt so petty theft would never become custom; we have long since stopped paying for anything
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The corridor of chaos
Updated 18 hours agoThe shortest path from Central Asian gas to South Asian markets runs through Kabul, if allowed
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Trump-Xi summit in Beijing
Updated 18 hours agoThe man who promised to sever ties with China may instead be on the verge of making them impossible to untangle
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