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War and peace

War and peace

The most ruinous war of our time was ended before it could escalate into a catastrophe. And Pakistan played the lead role in bringing this about.

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Dawn

Khurram Husain

Taiwan’s Pivot

Taiwan’s Pivot

Taiwan’s Pivot April 09, 2026 Newspaper, Opinions, Editorials Share on Facebook Share on Twitter ...

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The Nation (Editorials)

The Nation Editorial

Their finest hour

Pakistan must consider using its good offices to convince Arabs and Iranians that a regional pact for mutual harmony and coexistence is not merely...

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Dawn

Dawn Editorial

Calm, for now

MERE hours before the deadline the American president had set himself to destroy Iranian civilisation, a diplomatic...

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Dawn

Dawn Editorial

Another volte-face

Another volte-face

This is Pakistan’s second diplomatic coup.

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Dawn

F.s. Aijazuddin

Energy crisis as catalyst

Energy crisis as catalyst

The climate emergency declaration was both an environmental and economic statement.

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Dawn

Ali Tauqeer Sheikh

Meta bets $21 billion on AI infrastructure in CoreWeave deal

Meta bets $21 billion on AI infrastructure in CoreWeave deal

Meta has signed a $21 billion deal with Core. Weave to secure access to advanced AI infrastructure powered by NVIDIA, underscoring the growing demand...

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The News International

Pareesa afreen

Pakistan Condemns Israeli strikes on Lebanon As Death Toll Rises

Pakistan Condemns Israeli strikes on Lebanon As Death Toll Rises

Pakistan on Thursday strongly condemned Israel’s continued attacks on Lebanon, warning that the escalation risks undermining fragile regional...

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Naya Daur

Naya Daur News Desk

Why Gen Z is hooked on AI but not happy about it

Why Gen Z is hooked on AI but not happy about it

Gen Zs are born with smartphones in their hands, yet the generation most equipped to lead the AI revolution is currently in a psychological...

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The News International

Aqsa qaddus tahir

Sovereign Biotechnology: The Russian mRNA Cancer Vaccine Push

Sovereign Biotechnology: The Russian mRNA Cancer Vaccine Push

A new medical strategy shows how science, politics, and economics now move together. Russia has taken a bold step into personalized cancer care with...

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Paradigm Shift

Syed Salman Mehdi

Gen Z juggles multiple jobs using AI tools

Gen Z juggles multiple jobs using AI tools

Gen Z workers are increasingly moving away from traditional full-time roles and embracing poly-employment or working multiple jobs at the same time. A...

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The News International

Pareesa afreen

Education last

Education last

Online education is not an alternative; it is an exclusion.

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Dawn

Kishwar Enam

From Apollo to Artemis: How astronauts honor loved ones with lunar names

From Apollo to Artemis: How astronauts honor loved ones with lunar names

As the Artemis II spacecraft hurtles back toward Earth following its historic lunar fly-around, the four-person crew has made a poignant request:...

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The News International

Ruqia shahid

YouTube rolls out AI tool to create your digital clone

YouTube rolls out AI tool to create your digital clone

YouTube has introduced a new feature which enables creators to create artificial intelligence-based digital replicas of themselves for their video...

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The News International

Pareesa afreen

Robot dogs on Mars: Swiss researchers reveal how autonomy speeds up space exploration

Robot dogs on Mars: Swiss researchers reveal how autonomy speeds up space exploration

A new era of high-speed space exploration may be on the horizon as researchers at the University of Basel have successfully tested a semi-autonomous,...

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The News International

Ruqia shahid

Argentina rolls back glacier protection law, raising water crisis fears

Argentina rolls back glacier protection law, raising water crisis fears

Argentina’s Congress has weakened the glacier protection law by passing a controversial amendment, paving the ways for once-prohibited mining in...

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The News International

Aqsa qaddus tahir

Emperor penguins on verge of extinction: ‘A grim story shaped by climate change’

Emperor penguins on verge of extinction: ‘A grim story shaped by climate change’

The climate change crisis is pushing emperor penguins towards the life-threatening danger of extinction. According to the International Union for...

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The News International

Aqsa qaddus tahir

US fertility rate drops to all-time low in 2025: What it means

US fertility rate drops to all-time low in 2025: What it means

According to new federal data, the United States fertility rate has plummeted to its lowest level on record, continuing a decades-long decline that...

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The News International

Ruqia shahid

NASA Artemis II success heats up lunar race as China targets 2030 Moon landing

NASA Artemis II success heats up lunar race as China targets 2030 Moon landing

The US has cleared its path to the moon with the record-breaking success of the Artemis II mission. The recent Artemis II lunar flyby success has...

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The News International

Aqsa qaddus tahir

Trump’s Ballroom blunder: Why ‘America First’ supporters are fuming

Trump’s Ballroom blunder: Why ‘America First’ supporters are fuming

President Donald Trump’s ambitious plan to build a new White House ballroom has come under fire following reports that the project is using tens of...

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The News International

The news digital

ME crisis: Pakistan’s diplomacy makes a historic headway

AMIDST the growing uncertainties and unpredictabilites, entailed by the Middle East war crisis, Islamabad has now emerged as an epicentre of global...

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Pakistan Observer

Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi

Instagram expands teen content restrictions globally after legal scrutiny

Instagram expands teen content restrictions globally after legal scrutiny

Instagram is rolling out stricter global safeguards for teen users, expanding its Instagram teen content restrictions after facing legal pressure in...

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The News International

The news digital

Curriculum reform: From rhetoric to learning

WITH curriculum reform again under discussion at the federal and provincial levels, Pakistan has a rare opportunity to move beyond technical exercises...

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Pakistan Observer

News Desk

PM Shehbaz Says Islamabad To Host US, Iran Delegations On Saturday

PM Shehbaz Says Islamabad To Host US, Iran Delegations On Saturday

Pakistan will host high-level delegations from the United States and Iran in Islamabad this week to push for a permanent settlement following a...

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Naya Daur

Naya Daur News Desk

US-Iran talks in Islamabad: Who is involved and why it matters

US-Iran talks in Islamabad: Who is involved and why it matters

With a fragile ceasefire barely holding and tensions still flaring, Islamabad is set to host talks between the warring parties this Saturday.

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Dawn Prism

Prism

Hormuz and the silent war on nature

WARS are usually counted in missiles launched, ships hit and cities reduced to rubble. But in the Gulf, the most enduring casualty may be the sea...

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Pakistan Observer

News Desk

Peacemakers

Peacemakers

Peacemakers April 09, 2026 Newspaper, Opinions, Editorials Share on Facebook Share on Twitter ...

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The Nation (Editorials)

The Nation Editorial

US-Iran Ceasefire Deal: What Comes Next?

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Daily Times

Sajid Salamat

Sovereignty As Toll Booth: From Balochistan's Mines To Hormuz's Waters

Sovereignty As Toll Booth: From Balochistan's Mines To Hormuz's Waters

When Nawabzada Lashkari Raisani stood outside the Balochistan High Court this week and called the Mines and Minerals Act a "law of plunder,"...

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The Friday Times

Mohammad Nafees

The Diplomatic Duo

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Daily Times

Sajid Salamat

AI on the battlefield: US Army unveils combat chatbot for soldiers

AI on the battlefield: US Army unveils combat chatbot for soldiers

The US army is developing its own AI-powered chatbot for soldiers in a bid to integrate artificial intelligence in the military chain of command and...

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The News International

Aqsa qaddus tahir

Israeli Treachery

Israeli Treachery

Israeli Treachery April 09, 2026 Newspaper, Opinions, Editorials Share on Facebook Share on Twitter ...

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The Nation (Editorials)

The Nation Editorial

Pakistan: An Ambassador for global peace!

THE collapse of the Soviet Union triggered a seismic shift in the global balance of power, reshaping the world’s political, economic and military...

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Pakistan Observer

M Abdullah Hamid Gul

At the Narrow Gate

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Daily Times

Sajid Salamat

Cartoon

Cartoon

Cartoon April 09, 2026 Newspaper, Opinions, Cartoons Share on Facebook Share on Twitter ...

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The Nation (Editorials)

The Nation Editorial

Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir: A Symbol of Peace and Strategic Leadership

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Daily Times

Sajid Salamat

Pakistan Deserves a Nobel Peace Prize

Pakistan Deserves a Nobel Peace Prize

Pakistan, a proud nation, has gained worldwide attention for promoting global peace by playing a commendable role in the US-Iran ceasefire. In a world...

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The Nation

Lt Col Sayed Ahmad Nadeem Qadri

Pakistan’s Rising Diplomatic Pakistan’s rising diplomatic strength and Maryam Nawaz’s clear vision for Punjab

Pakistan’s Rising Diplomatic Pakistan’s rising diplomatic strength and Maryam Nawaz’s clear vision for Punjab

Pakistan’s diligent and sincere efforts for transformation of our world into a global village where peace, harmony and mutual respect for rights and...

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Pakistan Observer

Azma Bokhari

Pakistan’s Rising Diplomatic Strength and Maryam Nawaz’s Clear Vision for Punjab

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Daily Times

Sajid Salamat

Gerrymandered Assamese Muslims!

THE rising tide of hatred against Muslims is no longer a fringe phenomenon in the contemporary landscape of Indian democracy; it is being spread...

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Pakistan Observer

Faisal Ahmad

Listen to the People’s Call

Listen to the People’s Call

I have borrowed the title of today’s article from a song by Ruth Reese, one of the first African-American, or Afro-American, singers to settle in...

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The Nation

Atle Hetland

Meta launches Muse Spark AI model, critics call it overhyped

Meta launches Muse Spark AI model, critics call it overhyped

Meta’s new AI system is under scrutiny as critics question its real-world usefulness, prompting a response from Meta Superintelligence Labs head...

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The News International

Pareesa afreen

Walk on a Tightrope

Walk on a Tightrope

What had begun with Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, not only resulted in the complete destruction of Gaza and the deaths of almost...

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The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Credit to PM & Field Martial

THAT faint flicker of hope we could see has now turned into real, solid hope. Thanks to Pakistan’s efforts, a ceasefire has been secured for two...

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Pakistan Observer

Dr Farooq Adil

China’s Tianjin Supercomputing Center hit by ‘unprecedented’ cyber breach — What’s at stake

China’s Tianjin Supercomputing Center hit by ‘unprecedented’ cyber breach — What’s at stake

China’s National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin has suffered a massive cyber attack, siphoning over 10 petabytes of sensitive information. A...

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The News International

Aqsa qaddus tahir

US court lets Pentagon keep Anthropic blacklist in place

US court lets Pentagon keep Anthropic blacklist in place

A US appeals court has allowed the Pentagon to maintain its blacklist of Anthropic, marking a temporary win for the US Department of Defence in an...

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The News International

Pareesa afreen

PM Shehbaz Says Islamabad To Host US, Iran Delegations On Friday

PM Shehbaz Says Islamabad To Host US, Iran Delegations On Friday

Pakistan will host high-level delegations from the United States and Iran in Islamabad this week to push for a permanent settlement following a...

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Naya Daur

Naya Daur News Desk

NASA Artemis II crew prepares Earth return after historic Moon mission

NASA Artemis II crew prepares Earth return after historic Moon mission

After travelling farther from Earth than any humans in more than five decades, the Artemis II crew is now on its way home, carrying critical data,...

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The News International

Pareesa afreen