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Kamila Hyat

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An intelligent future

Outside the realm of science fiction novels to which artificial intelligence was previously restricted, it is now amongst us in more and more fields...

13.04.2024 60

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State of lawlessness

As we can all see and read frequently in both mainstream and social media, a new wave of crime is sweeping across the nation. This is perhaps most...

05.04.2024 40

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Hidden behind the headlines

In every household or almost every household in the country, there is a story. There is the story of the security guard who walks home slowly, knowing...

29.03.2024 20

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Beyond resilience

Many political commentators classify Pakistani society as an extremely resilient one. We have fought for democracy time after time – unlike nations...

21.03.2024 80

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The meaning of democracy

Democracy is the system of government that most analysts in the country and beyond it believe may be the best for our future. The question however is...

15.03.2024 200

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How to move ahead

If there’s anything that Pakistan needs today to improve both its political environment and economy, it is some degree of unity and the willingness...

07.03.2024 30

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A nation of angry people

Anger, unfortunately, is deeply entrenched in Pakistan. In its worst form, it surfaced in the crowded Ichhra Bazaar last week when a young woman...

29.02.2024 100

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Lost without a map

The latest electoral exercise in 2024 has left behind a deeply confused and divided nation. There is an element of absurdity in the situation that...

23.02.2024 20

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The people have spoken

What we see in the National Assembly – following the polling which took place amidst various rumours of foul play or unfair play – essentially...

15.02.2024 30

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What are we voting for?

Over the coming hours and days, we will know the results of the 2024 election and what it means for our future. While many have claimed that they can...

08.02.2024 20

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Leaning to the left

It is commonly perceived that Pakistan’s politics revolves around two or possibly three major parties. These of course are the PMLN, the PPP and the...

01.02.2024 40

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Fact, fiction, and some truth

Today we have entered a new age where it is difficult to distinguish between truth, fiction and propaganda. Social media has become the main source of...

25.01.2024 50

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Real news, real people

News coverage continues in Pakistan round the clock on multiple news channels that have been in place over the last several years. There is daily...

18.01.2024 20

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What democracy means

Balloting and elections stand at the very core of any demographic system. While Pakistan has a general election scheduled for February, huge questions...

04.01.2024 100

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The year through the haze

This year that has almost gone by has brought with it many events which are seen as insignificant in the eyes of websites and organizations that...

28.12.2023 40

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Beyond the election

The question of whether elections will be held strictly on time in early 2024 continues to be debated in the country, and the same question recently...

21.12.2023 30

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The roadmap to growth

As we move towards a possible election early next year, the political discourse continues to hover around the old issue of corruption, overwhelmed by...

14.12.2023 100

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Investing in people

According to a World Bank report issued this year, Pakistan stands behind other South Asian countries as well as most countries across the world in...

07.12.2023 100

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The inequality equation

Inequality has always existed in Pakistan for at least one-third of the population which lives below the poverty line. There is no evidence of a...

30.11.2023 70

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People and governance

Even as elections approach, the people’s will to demand what they need most of all appears to be largely absent. Amidst the smog that holds Lahore...

09.11.2023 100

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Creating a leader

The time has come when once again people across the nation are engaged in the process of trying to decide who they will vote for. The front-runners,...

02.11.2023 70

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Fake news, Palestine, and local response

The situation in Palestine is horrifying. But at home there is considerable confusion about precisely what is happening and what should be said or...

19.10.2023 60

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One way forward

Today, again and again, we are hearing questions being asked about how Pakistan can possibly overcome its current crisis in so many different spheres....

12.10.2023 100

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Power, privilege and the people

Almost every political analyst thinks that it will be extremely difficult to rescue Pakistan from the economic, social and political chaos it...

05.10.2023 80

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Rebuilding the state

The inauguration of Justice Qazi Faez Isa as the new chief justice of Pakistan has brought hope to some – and inevitably dismay to others. It is...

21.09.2023 100

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Fix the education system

The recent controversy over A-level results in Pakistan has stirred up new thinking on education. While most A-level students who sat for their exams...

14.09.2023 200

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Waiting for no one

The difference between anarchy and revolution can sometimes be very small. But Pakistan is in a situation where it is waiting for one of these to...

07.09.2023 80

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