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Shaukat Ahmed

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The hydra within us

Pakistan stands as a monument to Newton's unwritten Fourth Law: A nation in chaos tends to stay in chaos, especially when that chaos benefits many....

04.11.2024 1

The News International

Shaukat Ahmed

Digital Pied Pipers of Pakistan

FOR years, Pakistan felt more like a cherished memory of childhood and adolescent travels than a living reality, its struggles and triumphs...

25.10.2024 7

Dawn

Shaukat Ahmed

AI: a tale of two futures

As the AI revolution unfolds, humanity confronts two divergent paths and radically dissimilar realities. This is a tale of two futures, presenting...

16.10.2024 2

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Shaukat Ahmed

Cooking a Pakistani chaos casserole

03.10.2024 3

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Shaukat Ahmed

Rewiring humanity

IMAGINE a world where libraries fit in your pocket, where distant voices echo in real-time across continents, and where the collective knowledge of...

21.09.2024 2

Dawn

Shaukat Ahmed

Where justice is a commodity

13.09.2024 2

The News International

Shaukat Ahmed

The Oxford Khanundrum

05.09.2024 1

The News International

Shaukat Ahmed

A grotesque chimera

WELCOME to the age of YouTube journalism, where news and entertainment have merged into a grotesque chimera of infotainment. Gone are the days when...

05.09.2024 4

Dawn

Shaukat Ahmed

Beyond the India gambit

China, with its rapid economic growth and expanding influence, has emerged as the primary focus of American foreign policy in recent years....

27.08.2024 2

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Shaukat Ahmed

Fathers and daughters

When my daughter was younger, she had a distinctive way of asserting her will. It was both endearing and remarkably effective. With a confident,...

11.08.2024 4

The News on Sunday

Shaukat Ahmed

This is the UK’s defining moment

The United Kingdom stands at a crossroads. As tensions escalate on the streets, Starmer’s leadership faces intense scrutiny. Critics have often...

09.08.2024 2

The News International

Shaukat Ahmed