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Why Modi’s Warm Welcome to Putin Spells Danger for India’s Credibility?

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Sajid Salamat

How Ordinary Pakistanis Can Help Strengthen the Nation’s Maritime Future?

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Sajid Salamat

Encouraging Children To Pursue Fine Arts

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Sajid Salamat

Pakistan’s Silent Fiscal Leak

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Sajid Salamat

America Falls Victim to Its Own Pre-Emptive Doctrine

The doctrine of preventive and pre-emptive strike, once defended as a tool to neutralise danger, has instead evolved into one of the most...

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Sajid Salamat

Accelerating Climate Ambition

Accelerating Climate Ambition

The Conference of the Parties, an annual global tradition for concerted efforts towards climate action, just concluded in Belém, Brazil. COP30...

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Sajid Salamat

Tejas Dilemma

The tragic crash of Tejas at Dubai Airshow 2025 holds serious strategic repercussions for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Hindustan Aeronautics...

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Sajid Salamat

The Afghan Deflection

As an investigative journalist who has spent years sifting through the noise of geopolitical blame games, I have learned to spot a cover-up in real...

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Sajid Salamat

Money Laundering and White Collar Crimes

In India, Pakistan and other Asia countries, the growth of money laundering and white collar crimes is really picking up pace as the region’s...

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Sajid Salamat

Serious challenges

It has rightly been said that islands of affluence cannot exist in oceans of poverty. It can be interpreted to mean that a system which serves the...

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Sajid Salamat

Japan’s Attempt to Resurrect its ‘Notorious Militarism’

Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has triggered a political firestorm across East Asia with recent remarks suggesting that a...

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Sajid Salamat

Passport, Panic, and Overseas Pakistanis

For decades, Pakistan’s argument over dual nationals in public office was a seasonal quarrel rather than a serious policy debate. It flared during...

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Sajid Salamat

Unregistered VPNs Denting National Security

Unregistered VPNs Denting National Security

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has taken the right step in the right direction on the issue of Unregistered Virtual Private Networks...

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Sajid Salamat

FIFA world cup trophy arrives in Washington DC as city prepares for historic final draw

FIFA world cup trophy arrives in Washington DC as city prepares for historic final draw

The iconic FIFA World Cup Trophy touched down in the U.S. capital, marking a major milestone in the build-up to the first-ever 48-team World Cup...

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Maleeha Zahid

A Deal Draped in Drama

A Deal Draped in Drama

The supervised meeting at Adiala Jail, after days of PTI spinning rumours, whisper campaigns, and manufactured anxiety, ended exactly as many...

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Sajid Salamat

Working to Co-Working – The Great Shift

The idea of work in Pakistan remained fixated on “fixed” for decades: fixed office, a fixed desk, fixed timing and a fixed sense of hierarchy. Work...

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Sajid Salamat

Digital Shadows

Digital Shadows

It’s time we talk plainly about a tool many of us use without a second thought: the VPN. In much of the world, it’s a symbol of digital privacy....

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Sajid Salamat

The Pakistani Dream

The Pakistani Dream

For many Afghanistani families in Pakistan, the idea of returning home is complicated. How can you return to a place that only exists in your...

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Sajid Salamat

How Marka-e-Haq Redefined Airpower and Reaffirmed Pakistan’s Strategic Maturity

At the Pakistan Air Force Academy Asghar Khan graduation parade, a moment of national significance unfolded, blending tradition and transformation...

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Sajid Salamat

Boosting Islamabad-Manama Ties

Pakistan enjoys very warm brotherly relations with all Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members, which are embedded in history and religion. The GCC...

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Sajid Salamat

A Sanctuary for Terror Outfits!

Recent events and high-level international warnings are pointing to a stark conclusion: Afghanistan is quickly regaining its status as a central...

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Sajid Salamat

Lahore’s Air Pollution Crisis

Long known for its rich culture and heritage, the city of Lahore is now infamous for its toxic air. The onset of winter brings the haunting déjà...

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Sajid Salamat

Politics of Platforms in Modern Learning

There is a rapid change in the style of educating the young generation at the universities, especially in the sense that education is no longer a...

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Sajid Salamat