Romancing Trump
Trump-Pakistan "bromance" at Davos offers a transactional opening to leverage global influence on issues like Kashmir
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Davos and Trump's new global order
Dr Muhammad Ali Ehsan | Updated 14 hours agoJoining Trump’s Board of Peace risks Pakistan’s moral credibility
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Power: frailty, fear, and fall
Ali Hassan Bangwar | Updated 14 hours agoLegitimacy of power depends on whether it serves the people or masks insecurity
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Beyond budgets: structural crisis in Pakistan's universities
M Zeb Khan | Updated 14 hours agoPakistan’s universities face a collapse of relevance and autonomy, rethinking funding
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Corporate congress
Farrukh Khan Pitafi | Updated Jan 24, 2026Corporate power may soon surpass political control, as billionaires influence policies
Pakistan federation and the lie within
Imtiaz Gul | Updated Jan 24, 202618th Amendment promised devolution, fiscal tension continue to divide Pakistan’s provinces
Civic sense: a fundamental social contract
Dr Intikhab Ulfat | Updated Jan 24, 2026Civic sense is not just an ideal; it’s the practical contract of urban life
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Attack on 'peace' committee
Updated 14 hours agoKinetic military action is required rather than leaving civilians (peace committees) to face "the wolves" alone
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For a safe and secure Karachi
Updated 14 hours agoDecade-long delay in Karachi’s Safe City project is "inexcusable" given its status as Pakistan's economic hub
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Abandoned newborns
Updated 14 hours agoChild protection, the "normalisation" of infanticide/abandonment, and the lack of a social safety net
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Uncompetitive businesses
Updated Jan 24, 2026With costs 34% higher than peers, Pakistan needs stable taxes, cheaper energy and real policy certainty
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Davos and Trump's new global order
Updated 14 hours agoJoining Trump’s Board of Peace risks Pakistan’s moral credibility
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Romancing Trump
Updated 14 hours agoTrump-Pakistan "bromance" at Davos offers a transactional opening to leverage global influence on issues like Kashmir
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Power: frailty, fear, and fall
Updated 14 hours agoLegitimacy of power depends on whether it serves the people or masks insecurity
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Corporate congress
Updated Jan 24, 2026Corporate power may soon surpass political control, as billionaires influence policies
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Civic sense: a fundamental social contract
Updated Jan 24, 2026Civic sense is not just an ideal; it’s the practical contract of urban life
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Politics and the IMF
Updated Jan 24, 2026Pakistan's hopes of breaking free from the IMF are lofty; financial independence requires deep structural reforms
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Implications of American withdrawal from UNFCCC
Updated Jan 23, 2026America is no longer willing to participate in global climate summits
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The colours of the self: a quest for inner truth
Updated Jan 23, 2026Deep dive into Mohsin Shafi’s "Between the Two Worlds," exploring identity, Sufi mysticism, the "Third Space"
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