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BRICS consensus

The BRICS summit in New Delhi has come as a precursor to a change in realpolitik. High-level international diplomacy saw India lay out the red carpet...

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Students in danger

It is no secret that human life barely holds any value in Karachi, given the fact that every other day brings news of a murder or a death. It is,...

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Total collapse

Pakistan's collapse to a 3-0 clean sweep at Edgbaston closes one of the bleakest chapters in the team's recent Test history. The manner of...

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Power and impunity

There are few things more corrosive to the rule of law than the belief that power brings immunity. In Pakistan, people with money and influence can...

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Punishing Israel, barely

The coordinated announcement by Britain, France, Canada, and nine other nations to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements is a welcome step, and...

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Failure to save newborns

The pain of losing a newborn child cannot be explained, only felt. The risk of this tragedy is regrettably exacerbated by both an inadequate...

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Pirate hostage blame game

The Karachi police "showed their mettle" earlier this week by "fearlessly" detaining non-violent participants of a sit-in who were...

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The checkmate moment

Houthi brinkmanship is driving the region toward a major conflict. The Yemeni militia's coordinated attacks on several cities in southern Saudi...

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Commercial satellite constellations and the law of armed conflict

From the First Gulf War to the conflicts of 2026, space-based infrastructure has moved beyond merely supporting military operations to becoming deeply...

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Asfand Yar Asad Katchela

Entropy, AI and two different answers

The greatest fantasy of science fiction is to build an intelligence, powerful enough to solve the oldest problem of the universe - entropy, the...

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Nadia Kaleem

New toy, old system

An AI-generated ad infiltrates our screens while we gorge on our meals, before the YouTube video we selected begins. Synthetic faces have become...

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Sunya Sheikh

KU senior professor allegedly assaulted, detained after minor traffic dispute

Dr Professor Arif Khan Saqi, chairman of the University of Karachi’s (UoK) Islamic Learning Department, was allegedly severely assaulted and held...

08.09.2026 30

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Sajid Rauf

GSP+ tasks

As the GSP-Plus renewal is due, Pakistan has to brace itself to meet the EU's trade regulation benchmarks. Islamabad has no choice but to ensure...

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Our literacy deficit

International Literacy Day comes around each year with little cause for celebration in Pakistan. Despite decades of promises and successive education...

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Sindh's healthcare gap

There is a peculiar, state-manufactured dysfunction currently plaguing Sindh's healthcare department that is entirely nonsensical at face value....

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Rs1.2tr debt repayment: a turning point or mere better handling?

Pakistan's decision to retire Rs1.2 trillion of domestic debt owed to the SBP ahead of schedule deserves more than a passing headline. It is the...

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Hassan Naqvi

FCR - our failure to understand

It is much safer to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both. Niccolo Machiavelli There is an intriguing coincidence at the very beginning of the...

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Haroon Rashid Siddiqi

Consider this my press conference

I have been accused of becoming antisocial so many times that I am starting to wonder whether I should hold a press conference and clear the matter...

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Yumna Zahid Ali

The book destruction business

Perhaps I am old fashioned. I never got a Kindle or any other gadget to read books on a tablet. Every book that I read, I want to experience the joy...

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Muhammad Hamid Zaman

IT boom, AI fears

Pakistan's technology sector is enjoying an impressive moment. IT and IT-enabled services exports have reportedly reached $4.6 billion,...

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