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What Pakistan can expect in 2026 and beyond

The question posed in the title of this essay can only be answered speculatively. In doing so I will speculate about the world Pakistan will find...

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Shahid Javed Burki

Alas, the Peshawar of yore!

My beloved Peshawar! What was once proudly called the City of Flowers now lives like a city under siege. From time to time, the air reverberates...

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Dr Syed Akhtar Ali Shah

Anti-encroachment campaign

As the anti-encroachment drive continues relentlessly in the chaos of Karachi, businesses in parts of the busy Saddar Bazaar stood suspended for...

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Editorial

Fragmented Somalia

Israel's decision to recognise Somaliland as an independent state is a calculated political act that threatens to destabilise an already fragile...

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Editorial

ICG report

The refusal of Kabul to take action against terrorist outfits operating from Afghanistan and behave like a responsible member of the comity of...

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Editorial

Politics isn't my thing

Donald Trump's kidnapping of Venezuela's president, a la Tamil movie, adds exponentially to the uncertainty of world politics. The precedent will...

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M Nadeem Nadir

Will China remain a spectator?

In a meme circulating on social media, President Donald Trump is shown delivering his message for the New Year: "peace on earth." The punchline...

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Kamran Yousaf

Trouble for Tehran

There is a situation in Iran, and it warrants a political solution. Protesters seem to be losing their patience. Well, the government too. Thus,...

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Editorial

Avoidable accidents

Deaths from hits by heavy vehicles continue to occur in Karachi, with a young female motorcyclist and a seven-year-old boy being the latest...

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Editorial

An antidote or ailment?

Every now and then, we come across pragmatic speeches, columns and academic discourses — not necessarily from the beneficiaries of the system —...

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Ali Hassan Bangwar

Securitising commercial interests

The Monroe Doctrine was all about the protection of American interests in the Western Hemisphere. It was about not allowing any distant power to...

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Dr Muhammad Ali Ehsan

A new iron curtain?

Over decades, IR scholarship saw outer space as a kind of sanctuary, a global commons ruled by the high-minded, but vague, ideals of the 1967 Outer...

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Amna Hashmi

Dialogue, anyone?

Everyone is talking about talks, but no one wants to talk. The glaring contradiction measures the difference between optics and hard reality....

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Fahd Husain

Bleeding SOEs

Few indicators capture the depth of Pakistan's fiscal malaise as starkly as the performance of its state-owned enterprises. The latest figures...

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Editorial

The true sanctity of politics

Politics is a sacred institution designed to govern and safeguard the interests of society. When approached with sincerity and a commitment to the...

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Saira Samo

2025: a year of constitutional genocide

A mutilated democratic structure, an eviscerated judicial system, crippled fundamental rights — this is the post-27th amendment constitutional...

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Sara Aslam Basar

Venezuela: if China loses, world loses

With its response to Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, Israel began dismantling the rules-based order under the United Nations. Bit by bit it...

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Imtiaz Gul

Monroe Doctrine and methods of rationality

"All of these (Venezuelan) actions were in gross violation of the core principles of American foreign policy, dating back more than two centuries,"...

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Farrukh Khan Pitafi

Time to talk

The political mercury is on the rise as PTI and the combined opposition have taken to the streets. K-P Chief Minister Sohail Afridi's proactive...

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Editorial

Massive' operation

The Sindh government's decision to carry out a "massive" operation against the dacoits of the katcha belt is a long-overdue but nevertheless...

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Editorial

Ascending PSL

Pakistan Super League (PSL) is stepping into a new era with the addition of two new franchises for Hyderabad and Sialkot, expanding the league to...

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Editorial

The case for sustainable floriculture in Pakistan

Pakistan's agriculture is at a critical juncture. Despite their dominance, cash crops such as cotton and sugarcane impose heavy water and soil...

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Syed Mohammad Ali

The age of impunity

George W Bush, President of the US between 2001 and 2009, had a veritable group of hawks around him. Dick Cheney served as his Vice President;...

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Shahzad Chaudhry

Karachi in the dumps

Karachi has never suffered from a shortage of plans. What it has endured, decade after decade, is a crippling absence of follow-through. Successive...

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Editorial

Curating the uncharted: a journey Beyond DNA

Dear Sadaf Naeem & Saulat Ajmal, Have followed and thoroughly enjoyed all three presentations of Beyond DNA, a project by Studio RM, held...

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Sadia Pasha Kamran

Uneven recovery

Pakistan's celebrated economic stabilisation efforts may have addressed several key indicators, but on closer inspection, it becomes unreservedly...

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Editorial

High-seas brinkmanship

Washington's obsession with turning the western hemisphere into a 'no-go area' is fraught with serious consequences. The US seizure of a Russian...

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Editorial

Geopolitical cauldron

If anyone was thinking that global matters were improving in terms of peace or prosperity, it's time to take the shocker — humanity is creeping...

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Aneela Shahzad

Dowry bill and the politics of 'unworkable' laws

Should laws against child marriage, domestic violence or harassment be cancelled simply because enforcement is difficult? What is stopping us from...

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Dr Rakhshinda Perveen

Terrorism and its epicentre

Tuesday's press conference by the military spokesperson has laid bare the ground realities in terms of terrorism, stating the obvious: Afghanistan...

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Editorial

Fixing gas sector

Pakistan's gas sector has quietly become home to yet another fiscal monster. Circular debt has crossed Rs3 trillion, including late payment...

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Editorial

How India's actions on Chenab threaten Pakistan's survival

India's recent manipulation of Chenab River flows has once again brought the fragile water relationship between Pakistan and India into sharp...

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Durdana Najam

Fake documents, fake doctors

The recent government investigation that found forged documents were used in at least 200 medical admissions in Sindh alone is a huge blot on...

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Editorial

Drill baby drill

In the movie Interstellar, there is a character who is actually a robot, called TARS. It is programmed to use 90% honesty in its communications...

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Imran Jan

Future of Medicine

Step into any hospital, and you'll notice the real problem isn't just the crowds; it's the waiting. There's a mother glued to her seat, hoping for...

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Atif Mehmood