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Ankara summit exposes NATO's Trump dilemma

The Ankara Summit exposes an alliance increasingly forced to manage the temperament of the American presidency while struggling to manage the security...

09.07.2026 30

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Qamar Bashir

Forced rule, fractured representation: the Taliban's ethnic dilemma

Five years of forced rule by the Afghan regime without equal representation of different ethnic groups and poor governance, suppression of women...

09.07.2026 30

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Javed Iqbal

AI bubble fears, US debt strains raise crisis risks

Global capital markets came under intense pressure towards the end of June, with a sell-off spree reflecting a mix of geopolitical tensions, inflation...

09.07.2026 20

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Afshan Hussain

The weaponization of grievances

“Terrorism does not need the truth. It needs a story convincing enough that no one thinks to check the truth at all.” The Baloch Liberation Army...

07.07.2026 30

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Amir Jahangir

China’s EV lead built on scale, policy and innovation

China’s rise as the global leader in new energy vehicles (NEVs) is not an isolated industrial success but the culmination of a broader technological...

07.07.2026 20

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Afshan Hussain

July 5, 1977: A lesson in history, the journey of elections and the power of the people

July 5 is a day in the history of Pakistan that is not a significant date but a turning point that has had an impact on the political, constitutional...

05.07.2026 20

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Sharjeel Inam Memon

FPCCI's Tanveer warns over record trade deficit, seeks urgent export reforms

S M Tanveer, the FPCCI leader and Patron-in-Chief of the United Business Group (UBG), has expressed deep concern over the alarming surge in...

03.07.2026 20

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Web Desk

Sindh's education budget: the numbers that hide the collapse

Every June, Sindh presents its education budget. Every June, the numbers are larger. And every June, nothing changes for the child sitting an exam...

29.06.2026 20

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Rabia Azfar Nizami

The influence paradox

Perhaps the most influential audience in modern geopolitics is not the one that sits in the parliament, presidential palace, or military headquarters....

27.06.2026 30

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Aroob Shafiq Malik

The architect of industry: S. M. Tanveer’s visionary stewardship

In the intricate tapestry of Pakistan’s industrial landscape, few threads are woven with as much resilience and foresight as those held by S. M....

16.06.2026 30

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Ijaz Azeem

Reel or Repo

Somewhere in Faisalabad this morning, before the call to fajr, a WhatsApp message will travel to over a hundred phones: Become an AI Expert in 30...

16.06.2026 30

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Asad Shabbir

A new human rights order emerges

The United Nations defines human rights as “rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language,...

12.06.2026 40

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Afshan hussain

After Chagai-Pakistan's next mission

Every May, Pakistan returns to the mountains of Chagai. In the minds of Pakistanis, the image is familiar: the desert hills in a deserted part of...

08.06.2026 60

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Aftab Siddiqui

Toward a more stable US-China relationship

China and the US are global giants. What happens between them shapes global stability. For years, Washington has viewed China’s rise as a challenge...

14.05.2026 40

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Afshan hussain

Debt beyond control? US borrowing exceeds GDP

As of May 2026, the US national debt has crossed the $38 trillion mark, with debt held by the public surpassing $31trillion, according to the US...

11.05.2026 50

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Afshan hussain

Redefining consumer expectations

In the rapidly evolving landscape of Pakistan’s retail sector, the concept of Quick Commerce, or Q-commerce, continues to gain strong traction....

07.05.2026 50

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Taha Magrabi

Pakistan's water reckoning: BNU Task Force charts the way forward on a crisis decades in the making

With India's suspension of the Indus Water Treaty and domestic mismanagement eroding Pakistan's reserves, BNU Center for Policy Research...

24.04.2026 50

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Mansoor Ahmed Khan

Trump's apocalyptic rhetoric

On April 7, as a fragile ceasefire hung in the balance, US President Donald Trump issued an extraordinary threat that stunned legal observers across...

13.04.2026 70

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Hamza Rao

Fuel costs and fiscal realities: Pakistan’s tightrope walk

Fuel price increases in Pakistan almost always trigger a strong public reaction. That response is understandable, given the direct impact on household...

06.04.2026 50

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Khurram Khan

National interest above all: Why economic sovereignty must remain non-negotiable

At a time when Pakistan is navigating a fragile yet promising path toward economic stabilisation, the imperative to safeguard its core economic...

27.03.2026 100

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Abdullah umar

Middle east today and the world order

The Middle East today stands at the edge of its most volatile moment in decades, as the rapidly escalating US–Israel–Iran confrontation reshapes...

10.03.2026 90

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Nazia Jabeen

An economy that excludes cannot compete

That is not philosophy. That is a fact. And in 2026 facts demand action. Let us look at the numbers. Pakistan’s female labor force participation...

07.03.2026 60

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Dr zeelaf munir

The guardians of memory: How women in Kashmir turn everyday life into a battlefield of resistance

In the grand, often male-dominated archives of history, resistance is often measured by the size of a protest or the intensity of a battle. However,...

04.03.2026 70

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Naila altaf kayani

After New START: Who guards the guardian?

For years, Washington has long self-appointed itself as the custodian of the nuclear order, sanctioning, isolating and threatening states under the...

01.03.2026 90

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Hamza Rao

West turns to east as Trump disrupts global order

US President Donald Trump’s second-term foreign policy increasingly bypasses the State Department, relying instead on a tight circle of handpicked...

26.02.2026 60

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Afshan hussain

The day Pakistan’s skies answered back

With every nation, there are days when everything that it stands for is tested—days that can make or break the nation. Pakistan, although still...

26.02.2026 60

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Muhammad Khan

The AI countdown: Pakistan’s moment to leap

Just as mobile phones skipped landlines, AI gives Pakistan a rare chance to skip stages of development if the jump is deliberate, not accidental. The...

22.02.2026 90

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Asad Shabbir

Surge in Terrorism

Target killing is one of the most divisive methods of terrorism that has been practiced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Unlike other types of attacks that aim...

22.02.2026 70

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Kashmala Ismail

Coordination without Washington

Empires rarely receive a formal resignation letter from history. What they encounter instead is a subtler mutation: the moment when obedience quietly...

22.02.2026 80

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Hamza Rao

Restraint-escalation paradox facing Pakistan

Air power has been the primary tool for limited wars in the India-Pakistan dyad ever since 1998, when the two countries, in tandem, opted to become...

22.02.2026 90

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Irfan Ahmad

How can you benefit from AI the most?

Artificial Intelligence is one of the most powerful tools available today, yet many people use it most simply, asking basic questions and getting...

22.02.2026 150

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Shaukat Ali Khan

Law ministry sticks to its guns over $20 billion LNG deal

Since moving to England, well over two years ago, I continue to find it difficult to explain Pakistan to westerners. They know Pakistan as a volatile...

28.01.2026 50

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Rauf.klasra

Resuming Hearings: SC constitutes six benches for 2011

Since moving to England, well over two years ago, I continue to find it difficult to explain Pakistan to westerners. They know Pakistan as a volatile...

28.01.2026 50

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Qaiser.zulfiqar

Compounding the misery: Relief efforts halted in AJK

Since moving to England, well over two years ago, I continue to find it difficult to explain Pakistan to westerners. They know Pakistan as a volatile...

24.01.2026 60

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Roshan.mughal

Little that is new

Since moving to England, well over two years ago, I continue to find it difficult to explain Pakistan to westerners. They know Pakistan as a volatile...

11.01.2026 60

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Amina.jilani

‘No objection to IPL participation’

Since moving to England, well over two years ago, I continue to find it difficult to explain Pakistan to westerners. They know Pakistan as a volatile...

11.01.2026 60

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Express

Blast damages oil tanker in Chaman, injures one

Since moving to England, well over two years ago, I continue to find it difficult to explain Pakistan to westerners. They know Pakistan as a volatile...

23.12.2025 60

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Aamer.ahmed.khan

Boney M frontman found dead

Since moving to England, well over two years ago, I continue to find it difficult to explain Pakistan to westerners. They know Pakistan as a volatile...

23.12.2025 60

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Aamer.ahmed.khan