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High Fuel Prices, Empty Promises: Shehbaz Sharif’s Risky Bet On Balochistan’s Development

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Adnan Aamir

Tax Justice For The Middle Class: Why Budget 2025 Must Prioritise Salaried Workers

Tax Justice For The Middle Class: Why Budget 2025 Must Prioritise Salaried Workers

It is worth mentioning that while middle-class salaried employees are facing the highhandedness of Revenuecracy [they are the de facto legislators...

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Dr. Ikramul Haq

Pakistan’s Tightrope: Macroeconomic Stability And Simmering Discontent

Pakistan’s Tightrope: Macroeconomic Stability And Simmering Discontent

Pakistan’s brief economic reprieve—driven by record remittances, the lowest international oil prices in three years, falling inflation, and a...

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Yousuf Nazar

Fixing Karachi’s Commute: Solving Urban Transport Woes In Pakistan’s Biggest City

Fixing Karachi’s Commute: Solving Urban Transport Woes In Pakistan’s Biggest City

Urban transport has become one of the most severe problems in modern cities around the world, and Pakistani cities, especially Karachi, is no...

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Tariq Khalique

How PPP Lost Punjab?

How PPP Lost Punjab?

On November 30, 1967, the Pakistan People’s Party was formed in Lahore in the residence of Dr. Mubashir Hasan where former Foreign Minister...

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Dr Moonis Ahmar

Pakistan's Space Renaissance: Key Milestones And Future Goals

Pakistan's Space Renaissance: Key Milestones And Future Goals

Much has been said about Pakistan’s space programme. Despite being a regional space pioneer in the 1960s, Pakistan shifted its focus away from...

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Shayan Jamy

Rethinking Global Order: The Case For Adam Smith's Approach To International Relations

Rethinking Global Order: The Case For Adam Smith's Approach To International Relations

Adam Smith is no ordinary person. He was a Scottish economic wizard renowned in economics for fathering the classical version of liberalism we see...

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Rana Haseeb Naazir

Beyond Oil And Pilgrimage: Is Saudi Arabia Risking Its Sovereignty?

Beyond Oil And Pilgrimage: Is Saudi Arabia Risking Its Sovereignty?

As the world steadily transitions toward renewable energy and sustainable alternatives, oil-rich nations like Saudi Arabia are being forced to...

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Meher Iftikhar

Gaza Under Siege: Unfolding Atrocities And The Silence Of The Global Order

Gaza has been transitioned into a mass grave as Israel continues to halt humanitarian aid from entering the area. What is unfolding in Gaza is not...

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Dr Ejaz Hussain

Mission Not That Impossible: Creating A Democratic Syria

Mission Not That Impossible: Creating A Democratic Syria

After Assad's fall, many people worldwide are asking themselves the very same question: could Syria become a democratic country?  Tough question,...

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Mehmet Fatih Kayan

The Baloch Economic Modernity: Tapestry Of Heritage And An Opportunity For Prosperity

The Baloch Economic Modernity: Tapestry Of Heritage And An Opportunity For Prosperity

Balochistan, a land rich in history and natural beauty, stands at a crossroads in its development; its vast landscapes echoing with the remnants of...

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Dr. Ameena Zia

Indo-Pak Dialogue: A Search For Peace

Indo-Pak Dialogue: A Search For Peace

I have been conducting a panel discussion – Indo-Pak Dialogue featuring Indian guests, alongside the renowned Professor Emeritus of Political...

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Dr. Hasan Zafar

Mega Projects Cut Through Pakistan’s ‘Inclusive Growth’ Promise

The April 11 meeting of the Central Development Working Party (CDWP), approved or forwarded a staggering Rs. 1.82 trillion worth of development...

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Riaz Missen

Pakistan’s Most Profitable Sector

Pakistan’s Most Profitable Sector

Pakistan’s most profitable sector of the economy would have to be banking. In 2024, Pakistani banks collectively earned over a staggering Rs 600...

16.04.2025 6

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Omar Quraishi

Cross-Border Spillover: Baloch Insurgency Echoes In Iranian Territory

Cross-Border Spillover: Baloch Insurgency Echoes In Iranian Territory

On Saturday, at least eight Pakistani citizens working at a repair car mechanic shop were executed by gunmen after being tied up in a garage in the...

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Imtiaz Baloch