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Stepping stone

Pakistan's IT exports hit a new record in the recently ended fiscal year, crossing $4.6 billion, and monthly exports hit $416 million in June....

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Waiting for climate justice

Climate change has become Pakistan's defining development challenge, yet the global financial architecture created to help vulnerable countries...

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GSP gains and challenges

Pakistan's relationship with the European Union under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP ) has been nothing short of transformative....

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The cost of staying

"No one leaves home, unless home is the mouth of a shark," wrote a British-Somali poet named Warsan Shire - 14 years before one of the...

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Embrace AI

Pakistan's decision to become a founding member of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation (WAICO) should be seen as more than...

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At the brink of all-out war

Tensions have escalated into open conflict once again after both the US and Iran called off their ceasefire. Tehran has reported mass casualties...

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Educational laws, ignored

Education, deemed as the most significant marker for progress in any nation, is kept at an unbelievably low rung of Pakistan's priority ladder....

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The SAARC question

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) has been dormant for over a decade, almost entirely due to the foreign policy of India....

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A vote against Israel

The shifting sands of allegiance toward Israel in American politics are worth noting. Though it is unprecedented to expect an anti-Jewish sentiment at...

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Crime's growing confidence

Another life has been claimed by Karachi's unrelenting street crime, and the killing of a young doctor, Akash Kumar, has struck a particularly...

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Digitising justice

The Supreme Court has completed the remarkable process of digitising all pending cases, with over 44,995 pending case files being scanned, barcoded,...

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Taxing retailers

The government's endeavour to bring in retailers with a favourable tax slab is appreciated. The intention is not only to ease complex accounting...

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Social media curbs on kids

The European Union has become the latest bloc to move towards placing limits on children's access to social media, and the restrictions are among...

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Managing fault lines

Pakistan's political divide has once again entered a phase where confrontation appears easier than compromise. The debate within PTI over Aleema...

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Why diplomacy must prevail

The region is sliding into geo-economic chaos as the precarious US-Iran ceasefire begins to fray. The resumption of hostilities has once again...

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Promise vs practice

A girl was gang-raped by a group of four men, the crime brazenly filmed for the purpose of blackmailing her. The Supreme Court overturned a death...

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Kashmiris' inviolable rights

Kashmir is the jugular vein of Pakistan - and standing fast with the people of occupied Jammu and Kashmir is a cardinal principle of its foreign...

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World Cup last four

The 2026 World Cup has reached its semifinal stage, and the four teams left standing make a strong case for themselves. France meets Spain, and...

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Race to the bottom

Despite Sindh government's best attempts at trying to gaslight the citizens of Karachi about the state of their city, the Global Liveability...

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Growing pains

Pakistan's population crisis has been at least over seven decades in the making. Despite repeated family planning initiatives and various...

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India's water intransigence

India's unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty has endangered regional peace and security. Apart from the fact that the move is in...

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Naegleria scare

Water sources of one of the most populous cities in the world have long remained vulnerable to contamination by a deadly amoeba, yet authorities have...

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Shoddy probe

A fire that turned Gul Plaza into a graveyard cannot end with an investigation that merely identifies the easiest targets. Yet that is precisely the...

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Growth estimate

The International Monetary Fund and the Asian Development Bank are already undercutting the government's modest 4% GDP growth target by...

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K-IV: delay or design?

Five months prior, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal set December 2026 as an updated deadline for the completion of the K-IV...

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India's global crime network

The arrest of 24 suspects across the United States, Canada and Europe under the US-led Operation Hard Ball is another reminder of the sprawl of...

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Balochistan bloodshed

Three back-to-back terrorist attacks in Balochistan serve as a grim reminder that the regional terror network remains intact, demanding unconventional...

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Laws in the dark

Legislation is meant to serve the public interest. It is meant to address the concerns of citizens and create a fairer society. Yet, far too often,...

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Galloping public debt

Pakistan's federal government debt has climbed to a staggering Rs82 trillion and is growing by roughly Rs16 billion every single day. According...

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Back to war?

The resumption of hostilities between Iran and the US are quite unfortunate. President Donald Trump's off-the-cuff remarks have apparently...

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Back at the helm

The PCB's decision to reinstate Babar Azam as test captain is a necessary reset for a team in desperate need of direction. When Babar was removed...

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Fifth column threat

Fitna al-Khawarij's malicious capacity to strike at the heart of Balochistan's security apparatus has been demonstrated once again. Nine...

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Hamas shows the way

Hamas has taken a major step toward institutionalising the peace process by dissolving its governing body in Gaza. The politico-military...

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Seventh for the Aussies

At a sold-out Lord's on Sunday, Australia's women lifted the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, completing an unbeaten tournament with a...

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Encroached public spaces

Every few months, Karachi goes through a cycle of development for its multiple infrastructural problems. One of them is the anti-encroachment drive...

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Umpteenth polio drive

Karachi is once again mobilising its army of 26,000 polio workers and thousands of police escorts - this time with an aim to vaccinate over 2.5...

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Prices still bite

Despite several unexpected external threats, the government beat its inflation target of 7.5% for the past fiscal year, recording 7.1% instead....

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1,000 days and counting

Over 1,000 days have passed since Israel started its campaign of terror against innocent civilians in Gaza. While the initial attacks were supposedly...

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Balancing AI risks

Artificial intelligence is advancing at a pace that governments can scarcely comprehend, let alone regulate. That, more than the technology itself, is...

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Unpardonable crime

The reported rape and abduction of female foreign tourists is an unpardonable crime, warranting the state to push back with its full might. It is a...

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Substandard syringe ban

The Prime Minister has finally taken notice of a public health crisis that has for far too long been allowed to fester behind hospital walls. His...

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Rebuke for a racist rule

In a stinging 6-3 defeat for President Donald Trump, the US Supreme Court rubbished his executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship....

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Overdue response

Two news stories are simultaneously plastered across different platforms in Pakistan. One: heavy rains cause flooding and deaths across the country....

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PTI's woes

Mired in confusion, the opposition currently finds itself in a standstill mode. PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan's confirmation that talks with the...

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No sanctuary for abuse

A place of learning should never become a place of fear. Yet another child has paid with his life for the unchecked culture of violence that continues...

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A blueprint for change

A government girls' school in Hyderabad has earned a spot among the top 10 global finalists for the World's Best School Prizes 2026,...

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More settlements!

Israel is now up with a new mischief and that is to further alter the demographic mosaic of the dispossessed Palestinians. According to reports in the...

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Europe's climate warning

For years, Europe has projected itself as a global leader in climate action, advocating ambitious emissions targets and urging developing nations to...

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Irrefutable evidence

It has been proven beyond doubt that terror activities inside Pakistan are sponsored and planned in Afghanistan. The arrest of an Afghan national in...

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Challenges to digital security

As the world races toward an interconnected, hyper-technological future, the digital frontier is expanding faster than the guardrails designed to...

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