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Hubris and humanitarian ideals

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Dry spell, haze and snowless phenomenon

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Abraham Accords-II?

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Protecting wildlife

Protecting wildlife

The Punjab Assembly's recent amendments to the Wildlife Act of 1974 and the slew of announcements made by the Punjab Wildlife and Parks Department...

yesterday 20

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Costly and scarce

Costly and scarce

Natural gas is not just getting dearer, it is in extremely short supply too. Last month, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics revealed that gas prices...

yesterday 20

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American hostages?

American hostages?

The new Trump administration seems to have hit a landmine while dealing with Afghanistan. Reports that Taliban 2.0 leadership is deceptively holding...

yesterday 20

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Shaping the past, present and future

Shaping the past, present and future

In the history of mankind, few ideas have profoundly reshaped how we understand nature and its processes. One such breakthrough was the advent of...

yesterday 30

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Visceral politics

Visceral politics

Political upheaval has long been a defining characteristic of Pakistan. But in the recent past, the country's politics have been taken to visceral...

yesterday 20

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Breaking the siege of Leningrad

Breaking the siege of Leningrad

Today is a special day. Eighty-one years ago, on January 27, 1944, the most terrible blockade in the history of mankind – the siege of Leningrad...

yesterday 10

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Reemergence of Islamic extremism

Reemergence of Islamic extremism

The internet and its extensive use have made it possible for people with a strong view of the world to communicate with like-minded folks. Common...

yesterday 40

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Shahid Javed Burki

Anaemia crisis

Anaemia crisis

The blood disease anaemia is even more widespread in Pakistan than previously thought, with a new report saying that over half of children under...

previous day 20

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Flawed taxation

Flawed taxation

It is a bitter reality that those who must be taxed are the blue-eyed, and the salaried class is made to face the music. Statistics from the FBR...

previous day 20

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The Express Tribune Editorial

Education on the brink

Education on the brink

The global climate crisis is wreaking havoc on education systems, leaving millions of children vulnerable to a future of uncertainty. Across the...

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The Express Tribune Editorial

Land to the landless?

Land to the landless?

Though the state might be the ultimate authority in deciding the fate of the land and its resources, it is nevertheless bound by obligations...

previous day 10

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The Express Tribune Editorial

Trump's first week in office

Trump's first week in office

Just a day before his inauguration, President Donald Trump told his supporters at a rally in Washington that there would be a lot of "fun" from...

previous day 20

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Localisation of SDG 12: challenges and opportunities

Localisation of SDG 12: challenges and opportunities

Pakistan's journey toward sustainable development is both a challenge and an opportunity. Sustainable Development Goal 12 (SDG 12), focusing on...

previous day 20

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Empty houses and runaway boys and girls

Empty houses and runaway boys and girls

What is happening to us as a society requires our serious attention as well as introduction of many reforms. This is not something that we are not...

previous day 20

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Dr Muhammad Ali Ehsan

Children's kidnappings

Children's kidnappings

The string of kidnapping cases in Karachi has thrown a glaring spotlight on the failure of our society to protect our children. Several unsolved...

saturday 30

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Abandoned allies

Abandoned allies

In a cruel twist of fate, the very Afghans who risked their lives to aid US forces during a two-decade long war are now left stranded, with their...

saturday 30

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Culling freedoms

Culling freedoms

The legislature is once again in a deadly haste and is out to curb the fundamental rights of citizens guaranteed in the Constitution. This time...

saturday 20

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Soft power at work

Soft power at work

Pakistan's diaspora, the seventh largest in the world, according to the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, is an invaluable asset to the...

saturday 30

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Diverging alliances in a polarised geopolitical landscape

Diverging alliances in a polarised geopolitical landscape

On December 19, 2024, the US imposed sanctions on four entities and three vessels involved in the trade of Iranian petroleum and petrochemicals,...

saturday 20

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Hostage to suspicion, acrimony and confusion?

Hostage to suspicion, acrimony and confusion?

Pakistan, a nuclear armed country with one of the seven largest armies of the world, is currently embroiled in multiple battles and political...

saturday 4

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Trump 2 Pro Max

Trump 2 Pro Max

The pageantry of the American transition of power is captivating. It is easier to appreciate it this year because, barring a frigid spell that...

saturday 20

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Farrukh Khan Pitafi

New year, same crisis

New year, same crisis

It has taken barely three weeks for Pakistan to register its first polio case of the year, with the National Emergency Operation Centre confirming...

24.01.2025 40

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Spend smart, not big

Spend smart, not big

FBR's recent push to secure 1,087 new vehicles and other incentives under a Rs32.5 billion package has sparked heated debate in Pakistan's...

24.01.2025 20

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The Express Tribune Editorial

Talks to nowhere

Talks to nowhere

The snail-paced and synergy-less talks between the government and the PTI have come to naught. Incarcerated former PM Imran Khan has pulled out of...

24.01.2025 3

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The Express Tribune Editorial

Textiles as a medium of expression

Textiles as a medium of expression

Dearest Sania Samad, On behalf of the atelier at Kaargah-e Ruman, I am writing to express our gratitude for your kind visit. It was indeed a...

24.01.2025 3

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Contending with South Asia's climate crisis

Contending with South Asia's climate crisis

South Asia's climate vulnerabilities have been taking a major toll across all regional states. Many ordinary people in countries like Afghanistan,...

24.01.2025 10

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The Express Tribune Editorial

The wild West and the meek East

The wild West and the meek East

According to Statista, as of May 2024, Canada-based pornhub.com held the leading adult content and pornographic website for global uses, averaging...

24.01.2025 5

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What next?

What next?

One word that frequently appears in our discourse on a programme that I do on a television channel is 'maarooz' in Urdu. Perhaps the closest that I...

24.01.2025 4

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Shahzad Chaudhry