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The vital role of SMEs in driving economic growth
A special task force has been created to modernise SMEDA's internal systems and expand its manpower
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Why Pakistan did not become an Islamic state
It was made clear that Jinnah had worked hard not to create a country with a state religion
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Learning beyond classrooms in higher education
Activities undertaken by students in societies are not a distraction from learning they are its extension
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Rekindling trust
US-Pakistan CT ties mature, seen in ISIS-K mastermind’s arrest and rising trust between partners
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Forgotten heroes of the partition
Life during the post-partition period was uncertain and fraught with danger
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India's tipping point
Rahul Gandhi claims BJP win in Bangalore Central hinged on 114k-vote lead in one assembly segment
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Pak-Afghan relations: winds of change?
Marks a defining moment both for their bilateral relations and the present turbulent geopolitics
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Pakistan and Afghanistan: critical divides
Pakistan's exports to Afghanistan have risen by 39%
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Gender apartheid is a byproduct of hegemony
The plight of Afghan women under Taliban 2.0 has been worsening
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Panic increase in Indian defence spending
One of the most glaring elements buried in this package is the so-called S-400 "maintenance" contract
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Peeral: the man who bowed to no one
"The sun himself is weak when he first rises, but gathers strength as the day goes on"
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Social media and fracturing of Pakistan's political discourse
Algorithms powering these platforms prioritise emotionally charged content
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Comprehending Iran
Combined US-Israeli attack had badly damaged the Irani nuclear infrastructure and ambition
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Wings of Azadi
Pakistan Air Force, not just responding to a threat but reshaping the Doctrine of Deterrence
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Hollywood and the American sickness
America is always depicted as this great player on the world stage
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Academia's false promises
All it required was diligent study
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EU's extensive wishlist for China
EU runs a massive trade deficit in goods of €305 billion with China
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Was Pakistan necessary?
We must understand ideological foundations, political context, human cost, post-partition realities
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Silent architects: honouring the generation that raised us
The generation I write about loosely spanning Silent Generation, Baby Boomers
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A year after monsoon revolution in Bangladesh
2025 doesn't mean that the country is out of crisis
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Emerging India-Israel nexus in Balochistan
Sardars enjoyed extraordinary autonomy in their areas of influence
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Marketing strategy of extremists
The crisis we face is not merely one of security; it is epistemological
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The inevitability question
This genre defining book, which is part memoir, part history and part reflection on the state of the world
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Pakistan, India should talk before it is too late
State-centrism has been in perpetual confrontation since the Pahalgam calamity
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Religion becoming the governing philosophy in Pak neighborhood?
Religion was also behind the movement that pushed out the ruling monarch from power in Iran
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Lessons between the lines of life
The common thread that runs through all these stories is not grand philanthropy but human decency
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Advantage China, Pakistan
Trump returned to the White House with a thumping majority, sweeping swing states
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The thinking mirror
The question is no longer what AI can do, It's what it might decide to do next
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A world of blocs: where Pakistan stands
Pakistan's foreign policy seems to be following the concept of strategic balancing and non-alignment
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The chasm between law and culture
This obsession with honour gives rise to the horrific practice of so-called honour killings
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Khawaja Asif and opportune integrity
Pakistan has endured all this, often in name of national security, strategic culture, patriotism, democracy, religion
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Ancient wisdom and China's national power
These latest messages out of the Chinese capital should not be surprising at all
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Rethinking Russia-SA ties in global and African context
Conference emphasised shared intention of Russia, South Africa to strengthen mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation
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Child nutrition in Sindh — progress, policy and path ahead
Statistical snapshot on IYCF in Sindh (2018-19) reveals critical gaps in early childhood nutrition practices
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Fifty shades of saffron
There is an opioid epidemic in US. Millions use fentanyl illicitly, tens of thousands die annually due to overdose
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Is Pakistan really the worst place to be a woman?
After being ranked 142 in 2023, Pakistan's position declined last year, and again this year
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Mapping modernity in the East and the West
His sculptures physically manifest the energy in your compositions
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India in wrong boat — again
Manufactured goods currently account for a mere 2% of India's exports
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The regulatory force — a bureaucratic mirage
Pakistan's institutional landscape is dotted with the debris of similar efforts
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Unseeing warning signs: choosing fatal outcomes?
Our devastating story can be quantified through global rankings
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Regressive jirgas
Supporters of jirgas argue they provide swift and culturally resonant dispute resolution
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Arresting doctors
Readers will be surprised to know that in most instances there is absolutely no training before an appointment