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Pahalgam: Indian blame game and ground realities
History offers a cautionary tale.
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Conscious or unconscious?
A lot has happened since last week's piece on AI's rapid growth and its consequences.
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Pakistan's uneven prosperity
One of the primary causes of inequality is unequal access to education and skills development.
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Conflict and climate change
Conflicts invariably cause havoc in the lives of ordinary people
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Trump 2.0, South Asia, and EU
The international system is being unravelled not by some external forces but by the same power who once upheld it.
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The reality of Pahalgam attack
The logistical challenges of operating so deep within IIOJ&K
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Trump's war on trade
America remains unique even today
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Sindh's reformative prison rules
These laws were not conceived to rehabilitate, but rather to control and suppress.
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Autocracy Inc
Autocracies work slowly and gradually.
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A river divided: Indus Waters Treaty on the brink after Indian breach
The Indus Waters Treaty has shown its strength by being a beacon of endurance and hope in Indo-Pak relations.
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HIV in Pakistan: a fight for dignity, not just treatment
For a significant number of people, it is seen as the consequence of personal choices gone awry.
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Pak-Afghan ties — thaw and thistle
The full potential and benefits from the 'reset' of Pak-Afghan bilateralism as optimistically expected now
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The world is failing Sudan's children
The stories bleeding out of Sudan are gut-wrenching.
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The 'I don't care' mindset of the elite
One more example from the tech world before I jump to the political world.
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The grand illusion of polio eradication
More than 10 billion dollars have been spent on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan since 2012.
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From Gen Zia to Gen Z — a timeline of VAW
Women in Pakistan are also unprotected everywhere, from homes to hospitals, grounds to graves, and roads to reels.
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Bytes and bombs
The global phenomenon impacts Pakistan just like every other nation.
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Shepherd of the Afghans — indispensable, yet ineffective
Neither the Afghans nor the Pakistanis decided the role that Islamabad played for more than four decades.
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The climate hypocrisy in Pakistan
The Thar Coalfield serves as a stark example.
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Trump's mishandling of the US economy
Some years ago he had written a book extremely critical of China.
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Efficiency vs effectiveness
Efficiency in education is specifically related to inputs and outputs.
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Pakistan, Bangladesh historic reset
Many Bangladeshi officials were afraid of consequences if they ever tried to interact with Pakistani diplomats.
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Right to children's identity in Pakistan
Orphans, street children and those without parental presence often struggle to gain legal recognition.
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Youth: the invaluable asset of the nation
The mind becomes a fertile ground for learning and growth during youth.
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Europe's political realignments
Diplomatic drums beat with heightened cadence, as Europe's chancelleries awaken to the hour's demand.
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Point of no return
We are still grappling with basic questions. Is it possible for AI to replace all jobs?
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Quarter century of CT but still seeking cooperation
Nietzsche essentially implies that the ruler's authority rests on people's trust and confidence.
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Stop ignoring women's role in agriculture
Gender barriers which undermine the productivity and well-being of rural women need to be better understood
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Geopolitical cataclysm
The US, with MAGA on Trump's mind, is threatening to attack Iran's nuclear arsenal
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Humanity craves dignity, but Pakistan ignores it
The first human settlements emerged around 14,000 BC in Mesopotamia
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Dil, Dariya — a mystical connection
Landscape painting is a form of art that depicts natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, rivers, trees and forests
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Rethinking the diaspora's role
While some see this as opportunistic, others would argue it is pragmatic.
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Opposition in Afghanistan
It is the spiritual mover and shaker of the Taliban movement under Moulvi Haibatullah Akhundzada.
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Maintaining the spirit of goodness post-Ramazan
There could be several reasons why people behave this way during Ramazan.
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Deportations from USA
This time around, the Trump administration is deporting the pro-Palestinian activists.
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Single motherhood
Maternity policies typically assume the presence of a nuclear family.
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Child, crime and charity
The Sindh government established its first juvenile court in Karachi in 1993
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A city long yearning for peace
Karachi has been in the grip of periodic outbreak of violence.
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Feminisation of CSR and ESG roles in Pakistan
Social norms also have a big influence on this trend in Pakistan.
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Need for globally competitive, future-ready universities
With a population exceeding 250 million, Pakistan ranks as the fifth most populous nation in the world.
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Disregarded flag-wavers of 1971
The 'Fall of Dhaka' perhaps does not qualify as the national tragedy.
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Cheating in exams: an academic dishonesty
From the primary level onwards, we teach our students that they are the future of the country.
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The specific and the vague
The problem is not in having ethical guardrails, or checks, but the vague and cursory approach to that.