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Pakistan’s unabated economic predicament

With inflation rate hovering around 25% and frequent escalation in the prices of petroleum products, gas, electricity and other essential items,...

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Will recognition of Palestine make a difference?

In 1947, the UN approved Palestine partition plan and in 1948 Israel was admitted as a member of the UN. But, it should be known that in the UN...

16.04.2024 60

The Express Tribune

Dr Moonis Ahmar

The Iron Dome And Ironclad American Support

The myth of Israel’s invincibility, owing to its missile defense system known as the Iron Dome and American President Joe Biden’s 'ironclad'...

15.04.2024 10

The Friday Times

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Why is deterrence not working against Israel?

When on October 7 last year, Hamas struck Israel with a surprise attack, the Jewish state was gripped with fear and panic because after years of...

09.04.2024 90

The Express Tribune

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Erosion of merit in Pakistan: the hows and whys

Another case of blatant nepotism and violation of merit occurred on March 25, when the Principal of Aitchison College, Lahore, Michael A Thompson, an...

02.04.2024 100

The Express Tribune

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Can K-P be a role model in good governance?

The province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) is highly vulnerable to organised waves of violence and cross-border terrorism as reflected in the recent...

26.03.2024 60

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Why not Pakistan’s citizenship for persecuted Indian Muslims?

On the eve of Indian elections, the Modi regime notified rules of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). In December 2020, the Indian...

19.03.2024 80

The Express Tribune

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Trump’s resilience on the road to power

Donald Trump was never a dead horse. Having faced defeat in November 2020 presidential elections, he still refused to accept that he had lost to...

12.03.2024 50

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Does The Legacy Of The Cold War Still Haunt Europe?

“This is a historic day. Sweden will now take its rightful place at NATO’s table, with an equal say in shaping NATO policies and decisions. After...

11.03.2024 20

The Friday Times

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Five decades after Pakistan’s recognition of Bangladesh

On February 22, 1974, on the occasion of second Islamic summit held in Lahore, Pakistan made a historic decision to recognise Bangladesh as Dhaka was...

05.03.2024 90

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Fragility of the world order

S ecurity issues — ranging from the sustained war in Ukraine, Israel’s onslaught against the Palestinians of Gaza, growing Sino-American schism...

28.02.2024 90

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Stuck in the dead end post-election

F or the third time in its political history, Pakistan finds itself stuck in a dead end after a general election. The first time the country came to...

20.02.2024 50

The Express Tribune

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The question of de jure legitimacy to Taliban regime

C hina is the only United Nations member state so far that has granted de jure recognition to the Taliban regime which rose to power in Afghanistan in...

13.02.2024 70

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Pakistan’s inter-provincial water conflicts

In terms of water conflicts, Pakistan is a unique country because apart from having water issues with India and Afghanistan, it has water conflicts...

06.02.2024 100

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Reclaiming the lost heritage of Ram Temple

At the inauguration of the Ram Temple built in place of the demolished 16th century Babri Masjid, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared:...

30.01.2024 80

The Express Tribune

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Taking Israel to ICJ

I t was South Africa’s determination to prove Israel guilty of genocide in Gaza that it approached the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The...

23.01.2024 80

The Express Tribune

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Democratic Backsliding In South Asia

The year 2024 in South Asia will lead to formidable changes, transforming the political landscape of the region. With elections in Bangladesh on...

18.01.2024 10

The Friday Times

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Bangladesh’s sham election and its implications

I f India, China and Russia congratulated Sheikh Hasina on securing a ‘landslide victory’ in the January 7 general elections, the US and the UK...

16.01.2024 100

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Lack of focus on real issues

P akistan has long been lacking a leadership that can focus on remedying its fragile economy, political malaise, bad governance, etc to transform the...

09.01.2024 100

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Myopic leadership and Election 2024

F inally, Pakistan is entering the election mode but political parties are still unable to mobilise voters in support of their respective programmes....

02.01.2024 30

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Questionable invincibility of Israel

W hen in 1948 the world’s first Jewish state came into being on the land of Palestine, its transformation from a nascent state to the world’s...

26.12.2023 100

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Where the Kashmiris should go from here

F ollowing the verdict of Indian Supreme Court whereby it rejected petitions challenging Jammu & Kashmir Reorganization Act of August 5, 2019 and the...

19.12.2023 30

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Pakistan's Post-1971 Diplomacy Landscape

When the geographical and geopolitical map of South Asia changed following the emergence of Bangladesh in December 1971, India’s dominating role in...

18.12.2023 20

The Friday Times

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India's Supreme Court Has Scrapped Article 370. Now What?

On December 11, a five-member bench of the Indian Supreme Court, headed by the Chief Justice, upheld the revocation of Article 370 from the Indian...

12.12.2023 40

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Who is responsible for the killing fields of Gaza?

T here is no letup in the Israeli aggression in Gaza where more than 18,000 people, including several thousand women and children, have been killed...

12.12.2023 80

The Express Tribune

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Shrinking democratic space in Bangladesh

T he Human Rights Watch has reported that Bangladeshi authorities are carrying out mass arrests of political opposition in a clear attempt to quash...

05.12.2023 20

The Express Tribune

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Will severing diplomatic relations with Israel work?

“L ong term and sustainable ceasefire was key to preventing other states from being drawn into the war. We call for the joint efforts of the...

28.11.2023 60

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Forgotten Pakistani citizens languishing in Bangladesh

The ‘forgotten’ citizens of Pakistan stranded in Bangladesh for over half a century have lost hope of returning to their declared country. Living...

21.11.2023 30

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Can Peace Now movement in Israel be revived?

In September 1982, around 400,000 Israelis under ‘Peace Now Movement’ demonstrated in Tel Aviv against their country’s involvement in the...

14.11.2023 50

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Myth and reality of strategic defiance

The myth of strategic defiance in the aftermath of the Israeli retaliation to Hamas’s attacks of October 7 was exposed when no Arab-Muslim state...

07.11.2023 50

The Express Tribune

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The end of Israel’s love affair with Hamas

In late 1970s and 1980s Israel facilitated the creation of Hamas, and in 2023 it wants to eliminate what it calls a ‘terrorist group’ responsible...

31.10.2023 90

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How strategic vacuum is destabilising the world order

Never ever in the contemporary era, such a grave strategic vacuum existed as it does today. Leadership vacuum is deepening despite the presence of the...

24.10.2023 100

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Will The Belt And Road Initiative Transform The World Order?

Launched in 2013 as the ‘Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road,’ and then renamed as the ‘One Belt, One Road...

19.10.2023 10

The Friday Times

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How Trumpism can strike back in coming US elections

In his speech he delivered on October 8 at Cedar Rapids IA, former US president Donald Trump said the Biden administration is excelling in three...

17.10.2023 30

The Express Tribune

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Lessons For Kashmir In Hamas' Attack On Israel

Hamas’ unprecedented rocket attack over Israel on October 7 destabilized peace in the Middle East, leading to a head on collision between the...

10.10.2023 10

The Friday Times

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Growing political schism in pre-election Bangladesh

Ambitious to get a fourth term as Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina’s predicament is a growing opposition to her 15 years of rule and external pressure...

10.10.2023 50

The Express Tribune

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Israel’s questionable legitimacy

In an unprecedented move to mend fences with Saudi Arabia, Israeli Tourism Minister Haim Katz paid a two-day visit to Riyadh to attend a United...

03.10.2023 50

The Express Tribune

Dr Moonis Ahmar

The Pakistani Deep State

When non-political forces take advantage of a fragile democracy and control the instruments of power, it leads to the emergence of a deep state. One...

02.10.2023 50

The Friday Times

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The Nuclear Arms Race In The Middle East

So far, Israel is the only nuclear state in the Middle East, but its monopoly will be broken if Iran is able to go nuclear, which will inevitably be...

27.09.2023 40

The Friday Times

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When a deep state strikes in a foreign land…

Speaking in the House of Common on September 18, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said: “Over the past number of weeks, Canadian security...

26.09.2023 50

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Afghanistan’s growing hostility to Pakistan

Pakistan stands ready to resolve all bilateral issues and concerns through constructive dialogue so that both countries can reap the dividends of...

19.09.2023 100

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The price of strategic miscalculations

Years 2022 and 2023 will be remembered in Pakistan for several strategic miscalculations on the part of those who wield power as well as the...

12.09.2023 80

The Express Tribune

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Pakistan's Reckoning After The G20 Summit

The 18th summit of the Group of Twenty (G20) concluded in New Delhi on Sunday, September 10, with a resolve to focus its future meetings on inclusive...

11.09.2023 10

The Friday Times

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