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Struggling against terrorism

IT has been a decade since the attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar, which killed some 150 students and staff in December 2014. It was the...

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A former intelligence chief on trial is a sign of Pakistan’s shifting sands

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A geopolitical cauldron

Transition will not be easy in a divided country that has just evicted a decades-old dictatorship.

11.12.2024 200

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Silence of the lambs

“It’s only because of their stupidity that they’re able to be so sure of themselves.” — Franz Kafka It was well over midnight when the...

04.12.2024 200

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On a collision course

A PANICKING administration is desperately trying to prevent raging crowds from storming the capital, breaking through all the barriers on their way....

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At war with itself

IT could not have been more bizarre: the government is taking its war against social media to a new level. After banning X, the government now seeks...

20.11.2024 200

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Smog could be the hazard that heals Pakistan, India’s toxic diplomacy

https://arab.news/mdjyw Smog has again hit both sides of the border with devastating effect as winter sets in, prompting calls for joint efforts by...

14.11.2024 100

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A summit to nowhere

AFTER silently watching Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza for the past one year, the leaders of the Arab and Muslim countries have once more met in...

13.11.2024 200

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The extension game

IT was yet another bizarre night. In less than an hour, the government managed to steamroll a series of laws through both Houses of Parliament amid...

06.11.2024 100

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Pak-India Relations – Time to Bury the Hatchet

Mr Zahid Hussain is a retired engineer, based in Canada. “India and Pakistan fighting over Kashmir are like two bald men fighting for a comb,”...

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The battle ahead

BARELY a week after bulldozing a controversial constitutional amendment through parliament, the ruling coalition is said to be deliberating a new plan...

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A Pyrrhic victory

IT was the darkest night of the country’s parliamentary history. The spectacle of two opposition lawmakers from Balochistan — one on a wheelchair...

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The wages of conflict

THE recent three-day Pashtun Qaumi Jirga in Jamrud was a reflection of the anguish of people who have suffered in a conflict that has ravaged KP for...

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As Pakistan gears up for SCO moot, tough challenges confront the organization

https://arab.news/95ku5 Pakistan is hosting the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting of ten regional...

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American complicity in Gaza

“NO administration has helped Israel more than I have. None, none, none,” remarked US President Joe Biden recently as Israel’s genocidal war in...

09.10.2024 200

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At war with itself

IT has gone beyond polemics. The internal fracas has split the country’s top judiciary. While tensions had been simmering for a long time, the...

02.10.2024 300

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On the brink

THE country seems to be heading towards a constitutional breakdown as state institutions clash within and among themselves. A defiant government...

25.09.2024 200

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Taming the judiciary

WHAT happened inside and outside parliament last weekend was nothing less than a tragicomedy. Rarely has Pakistani politics stooped so low. Some 400...

19.09.2024 200

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The mess with the IMF is of Pakistan’s own making 

https://arab.news/czqdh Pakistan’s deputy prime minister has accused the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of deliberately delaying the...

11.09.2024 40

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Playing politics with May 9

THE latest wave of arrests of senior PTI leaders following the party’s recent show of strength in Islamabad is a reminder of the escalating...

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Sleepwalking to disaster

IT seems like an endless journey to nowhere. We keep moving in circles with no hope of coming out of the rut. The prevailing uncertainty is now...

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Balochistan conundrum

IT was a well-coordinated wave of terrorist attacks across the troubled province that shook the country. The militants not only targeted security...

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The saga of Gen Bajwa

THERE have been few instances in Pakistan’s history where an army chief has bowed out without generating controversy. This might not be surprising...

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Trial and retribution

IN a sign of the times, the once all-powerful spymaster is facing court-martial proceedings. Retired Lt-Gen Faiz Hameed is being charged for misuse of...

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Paris Olympics And The Obscurity Of Medal Comparisons

It was a great achievement for Pakistan's star athlete, Arshad Nadeem, to win a gold medal in the javelin throw event at the Paris 2024 Olympics and a...

12.08.2024 30

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State failure in Balochistan

https://arab.news/5nsyx Pakistan’s strategically located western province of Balochistan was once again in the eye of the storm for two weeks,...

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People’s power in Bangladesh

PEOPLE’S power has toppled one more authoritarian regime. Another bloody day in Bangladesh ended in triumph for the uprising in that country....

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People’s power in BD

PEOPLE’S power has toppled one more authoritarian regime. Another bloody day in Bangladesh ended in triumph for the uprising in that country....

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Trouble in Balochistan

EVENTS in Balochistan have been extremely disturbing of late. The past few days alone have brought tensions in the troubled region to a head. The...

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Fallacy of digital terrorism

AFTER months of silence, we heard from the military’s spokesperson. The televised presser was supposed to be a briefing on counterterrorism efforts...

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Shadow of authoritarianism

IT is a desperate move that may bring down the entire edifice. The plan to ban the most popular political party in the country is the most senseless,...

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Pakistan must review its reckless policy of expelling Afghan refugees

https://arab.news/wauut Amid international outcry over forced expulsions, Pakistan has decided to grant a one-year extension in the stay of...

12.07.2024 80

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Targeting upright judges

IT can’t get more sordid than this. The judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) who dared to speak out against the interference of intelligence...

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The budget and after

THE banker-turned-finance minister appeared nonplussed as he responded to the questions on Budget 2024-2025 that has burdened the already weighed-down...

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Fighting terrorism

YET another counterterrorism (CT) campaign is being launched which promises to eradicate all forms of extremism and violent militancy in the country...

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Can the Gaza ceasefire work?

NINE months into Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, the UN Security Council has finally endorsed a ceasefire plan that promises to end hostilities in...

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Can the ceasefire work?

NINE months into Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, the UN Security Council has finally endorsed a ceasefire plan that promises to end hostilities in...

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Modi’s weakened third government remains bad omen for Pak-India relations

https://arab.news/vk2vr It has been a pyrrhic victory for India’s Narendra Modi who is now elected for a record three consecutive terms as prime...

09.06.2024 60

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Weaker but still lethal

THE return of Narendra Modi as prime minister for a third term was foretold, but many doubted a landslide victory for his party. While they may be...

05.06.2024 300

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Case of the missing poet

YET another case of alleged enforced disappearance has demonstrated the impunity granted to certain forces in the country, which consider themselves...

29.05.2024 300

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A state of chaos

MORE than two months after taking power, the Shehbaz Sharif government has yet to find its moorings. It is like a rudderless ship with many helmsmen...

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Unending genocidal war

DEFYING international pressure, Israel has begun its long-threatened military assault in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. It is speeding up the...

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A third Modi term will forever change India’s secular identity

https://arab.news/p2877 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bid for a third five-year term is pivoted around his campaign against religious...

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The Dar story continues

WITH his appointment as deputy prime minister, Ishaq Dar’s shadow has come to loom larger than ever over the present dispensation. He now virtually...

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The fissures within

THERE was nothing surprising about the by-election results. The ruling PML-N won the majority of the National Assembly and provincial assemblies’...

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The growing economic dimension of the Pakistan-Saudi strategic relationship 

https://arab.news/zuf5y Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have long been tied in a strategic partnership that has now taken an economic dimension too. Saudi...

22.04.2024 60

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The risk of escalation

AN eerie calm prevails after Iran’s unprecedented direct attack on Israel. Tehran fired hundreds of drones and missiles at Israeli territory in...

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Complicit in genocide

NICARAGUA has gone to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) with a complaint against Germany for “facilitating the commission of genocide”...

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In Pakistan, target killings of Chinese nationals carry geopolitical implications

https://arab.news/gh3zk In yet another occurrence of the targeted killing of Chinese nationals in Pakistan, questions are raised about grave...

09.04.2024 50

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The judges have spoken

THE rot is much deeper than it seems. What the six brave judges of the Islamabad High Court have penned is just the tip of the iceberg. The shadow of...

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