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Message of amnesty

Fourteen hundred years ago, on the 20th of Ramazan, a remarkable event in human history occurred, which is still remembered today and has...

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Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani

Future of the Indus Waters Treaty

Part ­- I The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), signed by India and Pakistan on September 19, 1960, has been widely acclaimed as the world’s most...

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Shafqat Kakakhel

Pakistan’s plastic waste emergency

Pakistan, like many nations, is grappling with a mounting crisis – ‘plastic waste’. As we mark the International Day of Zero Waste on March 30,...

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Soha Nisar

Options for Nato

In the aftermath of World War II, the US and its allies created the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) in 1949 to curtail Soviet expansion...

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Syed Ahmed Ali

Terror challenges

The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2025, published by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), ranks Pakistan as the second most...

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Numan Bacha

A dangerous lie

There is something dangerously seductive about a good conspiracy theory. The suggestion that Pakistan’s nuclear weapons are ‘for sale’ is one such...

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Muhammad Umar

Troubled waters and barren lands

The issue of the six canals to be pulled out of the River Indus apparently to irrigate Cholistan is now well documented. Also, well understood is...

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Kamila Hyat

Pakistan’s war within

The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader, Mahrang Baloch, was arrested by Quetta police last week while participating in a protest against police...

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Yousuf Nazar

Oxygen for humanity

In my career of over three decades in the development and humanitarian arena at national, regional and global levels, I have often pondered over...

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Dr Luay Shabaneh

Women’s unfinished struggle

Inheritance for women in Pakistan is not just a legal issue but a deeply entrenched societal struggle. While Islamic law and the constitution of...

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Dr Sharmila Faruqi

Can Pakistan avoid economic collapse?

The looming spectre of a food crisis and economic instability poses a significant threat to Pakistan, as the nation grapples with alarming...

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Hina Ayra

The military-industrial takeover

The frenzy of military spending seems to have gripped several parts of the world once again. Numerous states are preparing to pour billions — if...

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Abdul Sattar

Punjab’s local government limbo

Local governments in Pakistan function [or dysfunction] under their respective provincial frameworks as Article 140-A of the constitution of...

25.03.2025 1

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Hamid Masood

Choked Pakistan

In an unprecedented environmental disaster, Pakistan finds itself situated right at the heart of catastrophe. It is increasingly becoming one of...

25.03.2025 6

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Masood Lohar

An economic miracle

Consider a country where utter poverty led to people starving to death. With limited natural resources and more than 7,000 individuals per square...

25.03.2025 6

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Muhammad Ibrahim Yahya

Beyond the red tape

Pakistan’s economic stagnation and governance inefficiencies are deeply rooted in a bureaucratic structure that prioritises control over progress....

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Nadeem Javaid

Solar setback

The Pakistani government’s proposal to slash the buyback rate for surplus solar electricity from Rs27 to Rs10 per unit has ignited debate. I have...

24.03.2025 8

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Zorays Khalid

Our carbon bill is coming due

The European Union’s introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a significant development in global trade and climate policy....

24.03.2025 3

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Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri

Pakistan’s recidivist terrorism challenge

Brazen terror attacks at Bannu, Akora Khattak and the Jaffar Express have jolted an enervated nation and the Pakistani state. What the bloodbath at...

24.03.2025 1

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Engineer Khurram Dastgir-Khan

KP and the USAID crisis

On January 20, following the US president's Executive Order on Reevaluating and Realigning US Foreign Aid, all US-related government to government...

24.03.2025 1

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Barrister Dr Mohd Ali Saif