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Trump 2.0 and Pakistan

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Omar Quraishi

New judicial framework

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Hafiz Ahsaan Ahmad Khokhar

One hundred years of quantum wonders

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Dr Intikhab Ulfat

Planning for power

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Dr Khalid Waleed

Is privatisation the missing link?

In a notable development, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has issued 20-year supplier licenses to seven state-owned power...

yesterday 20

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Hina Ayra

Starlink in Pakistan

Starlink has been making headlines globally for providing high-speed, low-latency internet services to areas with limited or no connectivity. By...

yesterday 10

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Shaza Arif

Bridging the skills gap

The global workforce today requires expertise in skills that were unimaginable two decades ago. According to McKinsey’s report, ‘Jobs Lost,...

yesterday 10

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Dr Javaid Laghari

Does the algorithm need a chaperone?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) rightfully occupies the spotlight in discussions on modern thought and thought processes. Such centre-stage treatment...

yesterday 10

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Ahmed Danish Khan

The Zainab Alert and beyond

Eleven children were abused in Pakistan every day in the year 2023, per Sahil – an NGO working for children’s welfare. In total, 4,213 cases of...

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Ali Hassan And Muhammad Mughees Bahadur

A call for global unity

The Global South is grappling with poverty, illiteracy, human rights abuses, widespread impoverishment, poor health conditions, food shortages,...

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Hassan Baig

The Kurram question

Kurram has emerged as a sectarian tinderbox reminiscent of the turbulent years of 2007-08. The disturbances that began in 2023 with an attack on a...

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Dr Raashid Wali Janjua

Empowering women, empowering Punjab

Gender equality is more than a moral imperative; it is essential for a fair and just society and a catalyst for economic and social progress. It is...

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Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan

Punjab’s living space problem

With over 241.49 million people, Pakistan has one of the highest population growth rates in the world, despite witnessing a slight slowing down...

monday 10

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Abdul Sattar

What judicial reforms?

Pakistan’s judicial system is mired with inefficiencies, delays and lack of access to justice. Over the years, these issues have undermined...

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Dr Murtaza Khuhro

A malignant appeasement

Adolf Hitler destroyed the first German democracy, the Weimar Republic (1918-33) and twelve years later destroyed Germany itself. Weimar has since...

monday 20

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Engineer Khurram Dastgir-Khan

Gardens of cohesion

Rural Sindh faces significant challenges, including widespread food insecurity. According to the Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (PDHS), a...

monday 10

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Sana Siddique Rahimoo

Too hot to handle

Tomorrow, the disruptor-in-chief will be sworn in as the 45th president of the US. On his first day in office, he plans to issue a hundred...

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Dr Farrukh Saleem

American exceptionalism

What happens when a nation feels imprisoned in its own myths? Perhaps it starts considering itself as an exceptional nation. That is the subject...

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Dr Naazir Mahmood

The warp and woof of morality

Before I sat down to write these words to meet my deadline for this column, I had drafted in my mind a rather emotional and impressionistic piece...

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Ghazi Salahuddin

Beyond the slogan

The persistence of slogans promoting women’s empowerment in Pakistan, where women continue to face physical, emotional, and mental harassment,...

19.01.2025 20

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Dr Minhas Majeed Khan