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Transforming research libraries
NDL strived to enrich its database to ensure free access to full-text articles
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Climate, conflict and security: the interplay
Greenhouse gas emissions in the past decade have hit unprecedented levels
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The mask is off
By ignoring zulm (cruelty) against humanity, the West sleepwalks into an endless minefield,
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Consumerism and economic implications
Pakistan’s economy is highly skewed towards consumption which forestalls against export-oriented, high value growth.
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The erosion of democracy
US Congress decided that supporting Ukraine and Israel was better for the democratic interest of the American people
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Oil smuggling may shore up cooperation among militant groups
A large number of locals, on both side of the Pak-Iran border, are attached with the smuggling networks
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Need to save EOBI pension scheme
A majority of the employers are violating the EOB Act, 1976 by denying the employees their basic right to pension
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The enemy within
There is an economic drain due to draconian corruption
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Addressing Pakistan’s internal and external challenges
The causalities occurring on the western Pak-Afghan border should be a source of serious concern
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The future of Gaza, Palestinians and warfare
Israel’s military drawdown in Gaza is because the IDF have demilitarised Gaza
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Imagined diseases
Chronic diseases, mental health challenges, allergies are only reserved for the well-to-do
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Bolstering security for foreign nationals
Terrorism remains a shared concern, necessitating intensified cooperation between Pakistan and China
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Pakistan’s unabated economic predicament
Pakistan needs to return around 40 billion dollars during the fiscal year 2024-25
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Data for risk-informed policymaking in Pakistan
On a more local level, country’s fintech and agritech sectors are already using AI to increase production
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Masquerade of individualistic effort
The myth of Sisyphus defines the zeitgeist of post-modernism that hinges on man’s ontological struggle
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Iran-Israel tussle: first phase over?
Iran while conducting the strikes made it clear that its response was in retaliation to the Israeli bombing
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America’s Asia excludes Pakistan
There are several reasons why India has drawn closer to the United States
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US sanctions on Pakistan’s missile programme: scope and severity
Pakistan’s pursuit of an independent foreign policy marks a significant and sensible step in the global arena
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Paradox of happiness
The personalised nature arises from differences in factors contributing to unhappiness
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Behind clean energy are dirty sources
The use of fossil fuel caused climate change
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Bucha massacre: a reminder of UN failure
Bucha City is a typical case of how modern warfare has become a reason to commit genocide and get away with it
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US-China competition and South Asia
The competition is preventing Pakistan’s economic connectivity and natural resource extraction prospects as well
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Forty-five left
To Yogi and Gadkari, it may prove helpful if the BJP fails to form the government at the Centre this time
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Humans versus Artificial Intelligence
Humans remain a powerful force due to their well-rounded intelligence, which includes empathy, common sense
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North-South divide and decision-making in India
Unlike populist narrative in the North, South has consistently resisted against Hindutva ideology
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Xinjiang and threats of separatism
Such language obviously resonated the thinking within the American security establishment
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How the mind works
Irony is that the only way to find how the mind works is by trying to observe our mental processes
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A letter from Bano
Taj Mahal and other artistic endeavours of pre-modern India are examples of aesthetic investigations
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Elite capture is wrecking Pakistan
Pakistan is turning into an irredeemably sinking ship
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The age of calibrated wars
Israel in Gaza though has been ruthless and disproportionate to the point of committing heinous war-crimes
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War within wars — out of shadows
The situation in Gaza is badly damaging the moral standing of West Plus, alongside a morally battered Israel
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Privatisation is no panacea
A common catchphrase in policy circles is, “It is not the government’s job to do business”
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Loopholes into democracies
The aim always had been to change how the other nation defines its national interests
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The vagaries of Pakistan ideology
For an ideology to succeed, it should be focused and based on real history
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Subsidising diseases
The world has witnessed a rapid rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs)
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Do not live a half life
People become neurotic when they content themselves with inadequate or wrong answers to the questions of life
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The way ahead
Weak democratic character of political parties indirectly facilitates hold & dominance of army leadership in politics
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Revisiting NFC Award: beating about the same bush
Under the same Award, the Federal Government cut down its collection charges from 5% to 1%
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Need for a population management council
Both centralised and decentralised models are available depending on the form of government
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Fatigue and frustration
Female colleagues are exhausted because misogyny and harassment is deeply rooted in the system
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Will recognition of Palestine make a difference?
Legal status will be questionable as a state must have elements of population, government, sovereignty and territory
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Gender dynamics of higher education leadership
Career barriers for female faculty in education sector reflect a painful reality about gender discrimination
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Learning speech therapy in school
The therapy involves lots of different tricks to get better at speaking, understanding language and communicating well
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Need to spotlight sport
There is no denying the role of sports in sublimating extremist visceral and cerebral impurities of society
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The world has changed, so should the countries of Global South
Development economists of the past envisioned a different role for governments
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Judicial success of the Hague Convention in Pakistan
Pakistan’s adherence to the Convention could have far-reaching implications
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Significance of poverty
It’s the poor whose allocated funds in the budget are ultimately embezzled
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Social anxiety and Generation Z
Social media is designed to give wrong interpretations of every aspect of life
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The mystery of our national unhappiness
This story of Pakistan is still developing but there is little optimism about its happy ending
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World at the mercy of geopolitics and fake news
Anti-Semitism is broad brush most in the West would apply to any attempt that humanises victims of Israeli aggression