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International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI): History, Programs, Ranking and Academic Profile

International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI): History, Programs, Ranking and Academic Profile

International Islamic University Islamabad: An Overview The International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) is one of the prominent public-sector...

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Abdullah Nisar

Beyond Data Centres: Defining True Digital Sovereignty for Pakistan

Beyond Data Centres: Defining True Digital Sovereignty for Pakistan

Every era has had its own definition of power. For centuries, it was land, then industrial capacity and oil, and more recently, data and digital...

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Masood Ahsan

Increasing Gender-Based Violence Cases Are Renaming Every City of Pakistan

Increasing Gender-Based Violence Cases Are Renaming Every City of Pakistan

This summer, Pakistan has passed through multiple gender-based violence cases, with a little pause in between. Several unreported cases, perhaps, fill...

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Mariam Jabeen

The Rise of Drone Warfare: How Unmanned Systems Are Changing Modern Battlefields

The Rise of Drone Warfare: How Unmanned Systems Are Changing Modern Battlefields

“A drone is a weapon. When it works badly, it is terrible and counterproductive.” Bernie Sanders “A drone is a weapon. When it works badly, it...

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Syeda Farani Fatima

Social Media in Pakistan: A Complete Look at Users, Platforms & Regulation in 2026

Social Media in Pakistan: A Complete Look at Users, Platforms & Regulation in 2026

Social media in Pakistan has grown into one of the most closely watched digital ecosystems in South Asia, not just for its scale but for how tightly...

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Rethinking Water Security in the Age of Cyber Attacks

Rethinking Water Security in the Age of Cyber Attacks

On July 26 and 27, 2026, more than 30 water systems in Minnesota were hit by cyberattacks. A few days later, matching exploits were lodged in other US...

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Aiza Aurangzeb And Shehzadi Najaf

CCD: Punjab’s Crime Control Department

CCD: Punjab’s Crime Control Department

Punjab’s Crime Control Department was set up to fight crime. Its own record of alleged extrajudicial killings suggests it has started producing...

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Subhan Ahmed

Pakistan’s Healthcare Future Is Missing Its Brightest Minds

Pakistan’s Healthcare Future Is Missing Its Brightest Minds

In Pakistan, when high school students begin thinking about their future, the direction is almost decided in advance. Medicine, engineering, maybe...

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Ahsan Sohail

The Flawed Logic Behind Trump’s Operation Economic Outcast

The Flawed Logic Behind Trump’s Operation Economic Outcast

On August 19, 2026, President Trump announced the launch of the most crushing economic operation taken against the enemy and threatened Iran with an...

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Aresha Fatima Bukhari

The 28th Constitutional Amendment: New Provinces and Federal Restructuring

The 28th Constitutional Amendment: New Provinces and Federal Restructuring

Pakistan is once again debating a redrawing of its administrative map. Reports suggest proposals under informal discussion include bringing Karachi...

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Samea Bint Sahban

Acquitted in Court, Guilty on Google: The Right to Be Forgotten in Pakistan

Acquitted in Court, Guilty on Google: The Right to Be Forgotten in Pakistan

We know many instances where we search a person’s name and the internet has preserved a version of that person long after the law or time has moved...

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Tooba Khan

What Ayat Noor’s Murder Should Force Pakistan to Fix

What Ayat Noor’s Murder Should Force Pakistan to Fix

On August 25, 2026, the family of five-year-old Ayat Noor buried a child they had spent fifteen days searching for. She had gone missing from Pathan...

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Azhar Ud Din

National Anthem of Pakistan: The Complete Definitive Guide

National Anthem of Pakistan: The Complete Definitive Guide

There are 80 seconds in which an entire nation stands still. Eighty seconds where schoolchildren straighten their backs, soldiers salute, and millions...

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Political History of Pakistan from 1947 to 2026: Governments, Political Crises and Democratic Transitions

Political History of Pakistan from 1947 to 2026: Governments, Political Crises and Democratic Transitions

How Did Pakistan Begin Its Political Journey after Independence? (1947–1951) The political history of Pakistan started with the formidable task of...

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Syed Hammad Ali

Pak-Afghan Security: The Trans-Afghan Railway’s Real Test

Pak-Afghan Security: The Trans-Afghan Railway’s Real Test

On June 17, 2026, Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said Tashkent was actively working on the Trans-Afghan Corridor, a railway route that...

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Abraiz Ali Ahmad

From Confrontation to Conciliation: Why Donald Trump Softened His Stance on China

From Confrontation to Conciliation: Why Donald Trump Softened His Stance on China

Trump’s First-Term China Strategy: Tariffs, Sanctions, and Strategic Confrontation The US President Donald Trump met Xi Jinping in May of this year....

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Muhammad Haseeb Sulehria

CSS 2027 MPT: Why the Screening Test Is Becoming the First Major Hurdle for Aspirants

CSS 2027 MPT: Why the Screening Test Is Becoming the First Major Hurdle for Aspirants

What Is CSS 2027 MPT? FPSC Preliminary Test Rules, Marks & Passing Criteria For years, the Central Superior Services (CSS) examination in Pakistan...

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Abdullah Nisar

The Political Landscape of Pakistan (2025–Present): Governance, Constitutional Changes, and Security

The Political Landscape of Pakistan (2025–Present): Governance, Constitutional Changes, and Security

What Has Changed in Pakistan’s Politics Since 2025? While 2025 started as a year when Pakistan had to be cautious, it turned out to be remarkably...

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Syed Hammad Ali

How Cultural Stigma and Family Pressure Fuel Domestic Abuse in Pakistan

How Cultural Stigma and Family Pressure Fuel Domestic Abuse in Pakistan

If thinking, according to René Descartes, is what makes us exist, I would cease to exist in the coming days. The daily reports of sexual abuse,...

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Huda Ijaz

The Interests and Diplomacy of Pakistan in a Multiplex World Order

The Interests and Diplomacy of Pakistan in a Multiplex World Order

Switching alliances, shifting blocs, and retooling policy are integral to the conduct of international relations. For decades, Pakistan has followed a...

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Basit Pervez

The Diagnostic Reality of Pakistan’s Business Environment

The Diagnostic Reality of Pakistan’s Business Environment

The number of companies in Pakistan recently surpassed 300,000. While this advancement received acclaim, many quarters questioned its significance in...

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Pareesa Memon

Could ISIS-Somalia Extend Terrorism into the Gulf of Aden?

Could ISIS-Somalia Extend Terrorism into the Gulf of Aden?

The Red Sea has emerged as one of the major chokepoints of the 21st century. Houthis are frequently attacking commercial ships, disrupting global...

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Syeda Farani Fatima

The Many Lives of Syeda X: The Story of an Unknown Indian

The Many Lives of Syeda X: The Story of an Unknown Indian

As you read history from the sweep of gigantic political narratives, great men standing at the centers of social and political upheavals. Do you...

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Muhammad Yameen

Islamabad International Airport: The New Entryway to Pakistan’s Capital

Islamabad International Airport: The New Entryway to Pakistan’s Capital

Pakistan’s capital city features a modern airport that is highly regarded as one of the best in South Asia. Islamabad International Airport, also...

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Economic Interdependence: The Rise of Economic Weapons

Economic Interdependence: The Rise of Economic Weapons

In the contemporary world, states do not need armies with physical weapons; economic coercion can be enough to shock other states. The optimism of the...

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Faraz Bhatti

The Mystery Behind Trump and His Alliance With Erdoğan

The Mystery Behind Trump and His Alliance With Erdoğan

Trump’s Favorite Foreign Partner? The Rise of the Trump–Erdoğan Alliance Donald Trump has pretty testy relationships with other world leaders,...

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Muhammad Haseeb Sulehria

Are Pakistan-Taliban Relations Reshaping South Asian Security?

Are Pakistan-Taliban Relations Reshaping South Asian Security?

From Allies to Adversaries: How Pakistan and the Taliban Fell Out On Wednesday, July 1st, Afghanistan launched a series of drone strikes at targets in...

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Muhammad Haseeb Sulehria

The Architecture of Distraction: How Crises Mask Structural Change

The Architecture of Distraction: How Crises Mask Structural Change

Bread and Circuses: An Old Formula of Control The Roman elite understood something that has never stopped being true: keep people fed and entertained,...

04.09.2026 20

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Hadia Zaman

Beyond the Battlefield: What the Iran War Means for Pakistan

Beyond the Battlefield: What the Iran War Means for Pakistan

The Iran-US-Israel conflict is far more than merely a regional military conflict. It is a pivotal moment in reshaping the Middle East’s geopolitical...

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Rehman Yar

Nepal Floods 2026: Crisis in the Himalayas

Nepal Floods 2026: Crisis in the Himalayas

On August 26, 2026, a wall of ice, rock, mud, and water swept through the Himalayan borderlands of Nepal, taking over communities on the Lende Khola,...

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Eman Alam

Democracy in Chains: How Feudalism Still Rules Pakistan

Democracy in Chains: How Feudalism Still Rules Pakistan

After decades of democratic change, feudalism is still present in every facet of politics, economics, and society in Pakistan. Elections have been...

03.09.2026 40

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Shehroz Hussain

The Foreign Policy of India is at a Crossroads: A Shift from Strategic Autonomy

The Foreign Policy of India is at a Crossroads: A Shift from Strategic Autonomy

India’s landmark policy of strategic autonomy, rooted in non-alignment, remained a cornerstone of India’s foreign policy. It allowed India to...

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Muhammad Maroof Hassan

Great Powers and the Luxury Of Disengagement

Great Powers and the Luxury Of Disengagement

The freedom to stop fighting is not distributed equally. In August 2021, the United States withdrew from Afghanistan after twenty years of war....

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Mohammad Zain

Gold Price Movement in 2026: Why the World’s Gold Prices Keep Going Up & Down

Gold Price Movement in 2026: Why the World’s Gold Prices Keep Going Up & Down

Gold has had one of the wildest years in recent memory. If you have been watching the rates go up one week & drop the next, you are not imagining...

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Lost Villages of Buner: Pakistan’s Deadliest Cloudburst

Lost Villages of Buner: Pakistan’s Deadliest Cloudburst

In August 2025, a single hour of extreme rainfall killed hundreds of people in Buner district and reshaped Pakistan’s conversation about climate...

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Zohra Iqbal

How Security Challenges Are Threatening the Future of Reko Diq

How Security Challenges Are Threatening the Future of Reko Diq

Pakistan is rich in mineral resources and is estimated to possess significant deposits of gold, copper, and other minerals. However, the mineral...

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Meharwar Najam

Why Does Türkiye Need the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement?

Türkiye is one of the more powerful military forces in the region and solely in Asia Minor and has relatively high strategic autonomy in defence. It...

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Azhar Ali

Assessing Afghanistan’s Healthcare Crisis Under the Taliban

Afghanistan’s already fragile healthcare sector, weakened by decades of conflict and reliance on foreign aid, has faced severe strain since the...

01.09.2026 30

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Nayab Zubair

Moscow-Kabul Military Deal: Implications for Pakistan

While Pakistan has been busy brokering peace deals, the Moscow-Kabul military agreement presents a more complicated picture for Pakistan’s...

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Hijab Fatima

The New Colonialism: How AI Could Deepen Pakistan’s Dependence

In January 2026, a subtle adjustment was made by the U.S. Commerce Department that was not noticed by the public. They altered the export rules for...

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Abdullah Abdul Rauf

A New Relationship with Nature: Embracing the Land Ethic

Since industrialization and the ‘great acceleration’ of the Anthropocene, Homo sapiens has relentlessly advanced in its inexorable march of...

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Hamza Tareen

Solar Panel Cleaning by Robots: Boosting Efficiency

Soiling, or dust/sand and pollutants on PV modules, can reduce power output by as much as 25% in certain cases. If panels are not clean, the yields...

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Zohra Iqbal

Death of the Renaissance Man

Have you read about the breadth of philosophers’ and scientists’ interests from the distant past and wondered how a person could produce such a...

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Muhammad Yameen

The Middle East Crisis Factory: Tyranny, Resilience, and Resistance

“The origin of the uprising is not mobilization—that comes rather late in the process. Rather, the origin of the uprising is a broken social...

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Atiqa Tariq

Governance Failure and the Creation of New Provinces

The creation of new federating units or provinces has regained attention nowadays. The debate has been further intensified when Mohsin Naqvi hinted...

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Safdar Ali

Artificial Intelligence: Opportunity Or Threat?

Artificial intelligence has quickly changed from an idea into a strong force moving society from simple things like virtual assistants and...

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Muhammad Imroz

Türkiye and Pakistan Must Escape the Textile Cost Trap

Escaping the Cost Trap On 20 July, the European Commission launched its Digital Product Passport Registry, making supply-chain transparency an...

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Mehmet Enes Beşer

A Cross-Examination of Religion and Morals

Is the atrocity of rape morally wrong? Is murdering someone in cold blood culpable? Almost universally, such grievous wrongdoings are condemned as...

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Hamza Tareen

From Oil Wars to Lithium Wars: The Geopolitics of the Green Transition

People often say that moving from fuels to renewable energy will end the fights over oil and gas. For a time, controlling oil has shaped how countries...

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Muhammad Imroz

Overhauling Pakistan’s Flawed Aviation Model

Pakistan’s aviation model rests on a false premise: air travel has been treated as an elite convenience rather than an engine of economic growth....

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Memoona Nawaz