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Technology cannot solve world hunger
Some of the statistics cited in the open letter are indeed alarming.
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Investments in Balochistan: a target of hostile propaganda
The opposition to Saudi investments follows the same pattern of disinformation used against CPEC.
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The war in Ukraine – soldiers and kings
America's critical assistance to Ukraine remains at $175 billion since the Russian invasion.
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Pakistan's investment crisis
Pakistan's economy has always been driven by consumption.
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Enmity breeds alliances
America needed a presence in the region to contain Russia.
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Who breached promises – NATO or Russia?
Albania and Croatia became official members in April 2009, followed by Montenegro in June 2017.
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Focusing on improving governance
In a democratic milieu, opposition has a critical role to play.
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The dream of Gwadar
But beneath the ceremony's polished surface, a different story unfolds.
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Ending hunger: how global collaboration can save millions
The key to overcoming such challenges is deep international collaboration.
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Wilhelm Röpke: a rare liberal confronting fascism
Hitler never made any secret of his intention to strike against those he saw as his enemies.
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Governing Gaza: need for consensus among Arabs
When history will be written about the Israeli genocide of Gaza and the West Bank.
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The mirror of literature
I had never seen the novel in bookstores before even though it is considered a classic.
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Why the fight against the nature crisis is worthwhile
This competition, and these photographs, remind us of the beauty of our world, and that we must protect it.
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Space for diplomacy
Employing space diplomacy as a means to prevent such ambitions and rather as a platform for all nations to collaborate
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Germany has a new leader and Trump has a new challenge
The Germans share Europe's many economic and social problems.
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Invalidation of students' emotions
Research in neuroscience verifies that emotions and cognition are inextricably linked.
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Trump at war
The chainsaw has already started cutting through the Pentagon
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Trump and Putin: authors of new European history?
President Zelensky would do anything to jump into the European lap.
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The parallel worlds
The disharmony, however, lately endangers the strongholds of the power.
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Unravelling of the global order
Those developments showed Zelensky's visit to the White House was not going be a smooth affair.
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Indo-Pak logjam — for how long?
The nation faces multiple crises - many of its own making though.
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Passive-aggressive World Order
These agents are tasked with collecting such objects.
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Rise of pseudo-scholars and fall of academia
K-P's PhDs and MPhils will remain mere cash grabs
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The growing plight of asylum seekers
There is an important legal distinction to be made between migrants and asylum seekers.
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Cyber governance, fake news and Peca
Traditional electronic media operates under Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) guidelines.
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Are we global laggards?
We live in make-believe worlds and notions of greatness when reeling at the bottom of every ladder.
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Power of female education
Dr Fehmida Mirza became the first woman Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan and the first in the Muslim world
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Generation X
The way we communicate has changed just as drastically.
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War in Gaza — method to madness?
Netanyahu's 'resolute' response to the crisis, despite catastrophic initial intelligence failure and political problem
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Population and climate: looming catastrophe
One of the most alarming manifestations of population pressure is its impact on climate.
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How to eradicate polio?
We need to take some major steps if we are serious about polio eradication.
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250 million unpeople
A man committed self-immolation on the premises of the Lahore High Court.
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Higher education through AI: a vision for student-centred learning
AI Subject Models will also revolutionise student assessments.
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Addressing air pollution — time to change tack?
With the arrival of spring, the air is clearing. People can now literally start breathing once again.
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Unbalanced institutional power and economic growth
Noble Prize winner Professor Darron Acemoglu underlined importance of state institutions in fostering economic growth.
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Modi-Trump deal exposes India's strategic dilemma
Developments that took place during recent visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US have affirmed my doubts.
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Capitalism and bargaining power
It is a decisive factor in defining the freedom to do business and mobility in economic class.
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Insights and Challenges
Beijing+30 and the role of institutions in advancing gender equality in Pakistan
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Ukraine - a pawn on the diplomatic chessboard
During the recent Munich Security Conference, US VP JD Vance blasted Europe for "not adhering" to democracy.
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DEI(th) of USAID
Republicans have a particular set of claims about USAID, America's premiere state-led international development body.
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Owning problems, and solutions
Cholera, a disease for which there are well-established treatments, has become a recurring calamity in war zones.
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From minarets to modernity
This landmark reform promises the added advantage, not just of greater transparency and accountability
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Love of money though still not enough corruption
Scriptures have long warned against this obsession.
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The world is becoming smaller
There is easier flow of goods, commodities and finance among the countries around the world.
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Creation or reproduction
A storyteller is hired by a businessman who counts sheep but to no avail.
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Unlocking the potential of an all-encompassing industry
Pakistan's chemical industry has a vast potential for economic growth and development.
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Vance's speech — a reflection of times to come
President Trump is not a warmonger and he has his particular set of preferences.
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Modi's unravelling: from shining to stinking India
The rhetoric of 'Shining India' is now overshadowed by increasing authoritarianism
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Political legitimacy
Democracy in Pakistan has been less a practice and more a tool to legitimise successive hybrid regimes.