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Modi’s ‘infiltrator’ slur

Indian PM Narendra Modi made perhaps the most explicitly anti-Muslim speech of his political career over the weekend, stopping just short of...

yesterday 20

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Need to save EOBI pension scheme

Employees’ Old-Age Benefits Act,1976 was enforced with effect from April 15, 1976, to achieve the objective of Article 38(C) of the Constitution,...

yesterday 10

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Israr Ayoubi

Reviving the Queen of Hills

Murree, once hailed as the Queen of Hills, has sadly witnessed a decline in its natural splendour due to the scourge of illegal constructions....

yesterday 20

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The enemy within

A nation renowned for its vibrant culture and diverse beauty, an adversary more insidious than any foreign threat lurks within its borders. This...

yesterday 20

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Saira Samo

Addressing Pakistan’s internal and external challenges

Nations draw strength from cooperating with neighbouring countries, by promoting trade and integrating economies and pursuing common foreign policy...

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Talat Masood

The silver lining

Current account balance posting a nine-year high last month has rekindled hope. The $619 million surplus sitting in treasury has collectively...

yesterday 20

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The future of Gaza, Palestinians and warfare

This year, Eid was observed in a somber manner with the current Palestinian genocide etched in our hearts. How can any human contain their anger...

yesterday 20

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Ozer Khalid

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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Dr Moonis Ahmar

Data for risk-informed policymaking in Pakistan

The definition of ‘data’ will differ from country to country, context to context and even individual to individual. Even more so, what data is...

previous day 30

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Dr Samuel Rizk

Imagined diseases

In the recently published brilliant biography of the 20th century philosopher, psychiatrist and anti-colonial activist Franz Fanon titled The...

previous day 30

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Muhammad Hamid Zaman

Escalating violence

The Israel-Palestine conflict has once again captured global attention, but not for reasons anyone would wish. The staggering toll of human lives...

previous day 70

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Environmental emergency

Pakistan has once again proven that health crisis continues to go sharply down the hill as the country ranks second in the worst air quality. Air...

previous day 70

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By-elections outcome

The by-elections on 21 national and provincial seats were a déjà vu for many. The clean sweep that the PML-N was able to register, however, has...

previous day 30

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Bolstering security for foreign nationals

The attack on Chinese engineers in Bisham serves as a stark reminder of the challenges Pakistan faces in safeguarding foreign nationals. The...

previous day 40

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Mohsin Saleem Ullah

Sanctions, again?

Pakistan once again is in the headwinds of sanctions. The US State Department’s decision to impose sanctions and penalties on four international...

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America’s Asia excludes Pakistan

Given the way the global system is being restructured, a considerable amount of attention is being given to the two regions that are physically at...

monday 90

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Shahid Javed Burki

US sanctions on Pakistan’s missile programme: scope and severity

The imposition of the US sanctions on Pakistan stems from worries about the spread of ballistic missile technology, which may undermine regional...

monday 70

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Omiamah Khan

Dismantling ‘katcha’

For years, Pakistan has been locked in a cat-and-mouse game with criminal dens, particularly in the notorious katcha regions in Sindh. Over the...

monday 30

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Masquerade of individualistic effort

The seismic transition from the papal theo-centricism to the anthropo-centricism of Renaissance, and from the Biblical geo-centricism to the...

monday 4

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M Nadeem Nadir

Karachi’s water security

In a significant stride towards addressing Karachi’s persistent water scarcity challenges, the Sindh government has approved crucial funds for...

monday 30

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Iran-Israel tussle: first phase over?

On Friday morning, news broke around the world about reported strikes by Israel on Iran. US officials announced that Israel had launched missile...

monday 1

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Kamran Yousaf

US-China competition and South Asia

The US-China competition is casting a dark shadow on the South Asian security and economic integration. Ever since the US has chosen India as a...

21.04.2024 100

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Dr Raashid Wali Janjua

Hockey: lows after lows

Ask a hundred people in Pakistan to name at least one national hockey player, and you will surely draw a blank. So appalling is the situation in...

21.04.2024 5

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Behind clean energy are dirty sources

I remember a conversation I had with a Saudi man inside a Pizza restaurant that my friend owned. The Saudi not only happened to live in my...

21.04.2024 10

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Imran Jan

Rues with IMF

Pakistan is in rough waters while navigating with the IMF. The Fund’s clubbing of Islamabad with economies in dire straits, and that too...

21.04.2024 4

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World’s biggest election exercise

The world’s biggest democratic exercise is currently under way, as the first phase of general elections opened in India on Friday. With close to...

21.04.2024 3

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Bucha massacre: a reminder of UN failure

America’s hypocrisy and double standards as a global hegemon once again came to lime light when on 19 April 2024 it vetoed a UNSC resolution on...

21.04.2024 6

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Dr Muhammad Ali Ehsan

Paradox of happiness

Happiness has consistently stood out as the most sought-after human pursuit throughout history. A fundamental instinct, humans inherently seek a...

21.04.2024 7

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Ali Hassan Bangwar

Forty-five left

Two big stories. One dutifully ignored by our electronic media. The other magnified to a terrifying extent. One about India’s general election,...

20.04.2024 3

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Farrukh Khan Pitafi

Snub for Palestine

An aborted attempt for Palestine’s full membership at the United Nations has flagged the volatility in the Middle East. It also proved beyond...

20.04.2024 4

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Security shudder

The specter of terrorism still looms large over Pakistan, as a recent attempted suicide bombing targeted Japanese nationals in Karachi. The...

20.04.2024 60

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Humans versus Artificial Intelligence

Wise humans, scientifically known as Homo sapiens, are our species. Humans may not have the largest brains, but they possess advanced cognitive...

20.04.2024 100

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Waqar Hassan

Play out the rivalry

While most people see cricket as a sport that has brought immense joy and excitement all over the world, for the people of India and Pakistan,...

20.04.2024 3

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Xinjiang and threats of separatism

When did the US actually begin toying with the idea of using threats of separatism as a political instrument to make China conform to the world...

20.04.2024 1

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Imtiaz Gul

North-South divide and decision-making in India

Existing world order comprises two types of states: developed states and developing states, generally referred as global North and global South....

20.04.2024 1

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Dr Khurram Abbas

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