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Sindh’s Missing Campuses: Where the Road to a Degree Runs Out

Sindh’s Missing Campuses: Where the Road to a Degree Runs Out

In Sindh, a child’s education can end long before a university gate comes into view. On paper, the school system is vast. Officials say the province...

01.10.2026 20

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Asma Bangash

International Maritime Symposium Convened in Islamabad

International Maritime Symposium Convened in Islamabad

Written By: Chaudhri Sher Afzal Khan Babar Advocate, High Court, Research Associate, NIMA It is generally believed that trees provide us with oxygen...

01.10.2026 40

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Guest Author

The Decline of Public Libraries: A Loss for Pakistani Students

The Decline of Public Libraries: A Loss for Pakistani Students

Written by: Ali Arif Piracha In an age dominated by smartphones, social media, and instant access to information, public libraries are often treated...

30.09.2026 30

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SMALL WARRIORS, BIG BATTLES

Written by: Dr Novera Khalid During my morning round in the hospital, a voice suddenly struck my ears. “Mama, one day I will have my long hair. Will...

23.09.2026 30

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Guest Author

Ilham Aliyev challenges Western media narratives against Azerbaijan

By Dr Shazia Anwer Cheema President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has once again unmasked the duality and double standards of the European Parliament...

20.09.2026 30

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Guest Author

Nisar Khuhro is not Defending Sindh, He’s Defending His Party’s Grip on it

I will state my position up front. I think Sindh would be better governed with smaller administrative units, closer to the people who actually live...

20.09.2026 40

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Asma Bangash

Makkah Is Not A Subject For Twitter Diplomacy

A little before 6:50 pm on Tuesday, Saudi air defences caught a drone south of Makkah and brought it down before it got anywhere near the restricted...

20.09.2026 40

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Dj Kamal Mustafa

Europe’s Strategic Autonomy and Transatlantic Imperative

Written by: Ahsan Khan Niazi As the Cold War confrontation between the Western and Eastern European blocs ended, Europe sought to integrate Russia...

16.09.2026 40

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Daily Pakistan

Should Tobacco Regulation Recognise Risk?

By: Anwar Kashif Mumtaz For decades, tobacco control has pursued a clear objective – reducing smoking and the devastating health consequences that...

16.09.2026 40

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Daily Pakistan

Trump Welcomes Makkah Agreement but Imposes Severe Economic Sanctions

The Makkah defence agreement was signed on 7 August. The agreement spells out that an armed attack against one of the three countries will be regarded...

16.09.2026 30

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Dr Mahmood Sadiq

Lingering Conflict and Latest Sanctions by USA

President Trump announced D-Day against the backdrop of lingering conflict with Iran and revealed sanctions on 60 entities across 5 sectors, without...

16.09.2026 40

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Dr Mahmood Sadiq

We Lost Again but Badly

After the first test match with England, renowned English cricket journalist Scyld Berry wrote in the Daily Telegraph about Pakistan’s test team as...

16.09.2026 30

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Dr Mahmood Sadiq

The Cost of Looking Away

“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” — Elie Wiesel For...

16.09.2026 40

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Tehmina Ali

Block a waterway’s path and it will build itself a new one

On 17 July 2025, sirens went off along the banks of Nala Lai as its water rose to 22 feet at Kattarian Bridge and 19 feet at Gawalmandi. Homes and...

16.09.2026 60

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Amjad Jamal

Defence Day: The Enduring Legacy of Military Professionalism

Pakistan celebrates Defence Day every year on 6th September, a day deeply engraved in our national memory as a reminder of the unwavering valour of...

16.09.2026 20

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Faiza Abid

One of Us: Eighteen Years of Sindh Government, Same Old Story

I am writing this because I am angry, and I have earned the right to be. Sindh has been ruled by one party, Pakistan Peoples Party, for almost the...

16.09.2026 40

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Asma Bangash

Razaullah – From Mardan to Edgbaston

Pakistan’s cricket history is full of remarkable fast-bowling stories. From Fazal Mahmood and Imran Khan to Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Shoaib...

16.09.2026 30

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Guest Author

Betting on the Future: Pakistan’s Decisive Leap into the Digital Economy

History often turns on moments that seem technical on paper but are revolutionary in spirit. On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, Pakistan didn’t just...

20.01.2026 100

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Dj Kamal Mustafa

After May 2025: Is Pakistan Now Defense Capital of Muslim World?

You can always smell victory, it has that distinct scent of jet fuel and confidence. As I go through the stack of defense briefings and diplomatic...

16.01.2026 100

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Dj Kamal Mustafa

The Myth of India’s ‘James Bond’: Losing What Under Ajit Doval?

They built him up as the ‘James Bond of India.’ When Ajit Doval walked in as National Security Advisor, he had that spy-chief swagger and a...

16.01.2026 100

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Dj Kamal Mustafa

Isolated? Think Again. Why the World’s Emerging Superpower China Stands With Pakistan

I was monitoring the feed from the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing this Sunday, watching the final signatures being placed on the Joint Press...

07.01.2026 100

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Dj Kamal Mustafa

From Incidence to Justice: Taking Terrorists incidents to their Logical Conclusions

Every process in human life progresses in a sequence; similarly, the movement towards a logical conclusion is a fundamental principle of order,...

17.12.2025 100

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Staff Reporter

Is the Taliban’s Support for the TTP Destroying Afghan Trade?

IT is a tragedy of grim proportions that the economic livelihood of the Afghan people is being held hostage by the ideological intransigence of their...

11.12.2025 100

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News Desk

The Endless Wait: Crisis Of Backlog In Pakistan’s District Judiciary

Justice delayed is justice denied. This saying embodies the core issue of Pakistan’s judicial system, where the backlog of cases increases daily...

26.11.2025 150

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News Desk

Understanding The Role Of Private Sector Education in Pakistan

Education is a fundamental right of every Pakistani citizen. Under Article 25-A of the Constitution, the state must provide free and compulsory...

26.11.2025 150

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News Desk

Pakistan’s Military Reform: Strengthening Defence or Shifting Power

Pakistan has always had to deal with tough borders and neighbors who do not play fair. For years, it has been trying to figure out how to modernize...

19.11.2025 150

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Dj Kamal Mustafa

False Flags in Delhi: When CNG Blast Becomes ‘Cross-Border Story’

I followed the news closely when the explosion in *Delhi* hit the headlines. It was a massive blast, but the details were clear: Indian media itself...

12.11.2025 100

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Asma Bangash

The Digital Battlefield: How India’s Disinformation Machine Targets Pakistan

In the digital age, rumors sprint while the truth limps behind. It starts with a ping — a WhatsApp forward warning of a “blast at Karachi...

08.11.2025 100

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Dj Kamal Mustafa

Fact Check: Did TTP Kill 22 Pakistani Soldiers in Coordinated Attacks Across KP, Waziristan?

Social media posts circulated on Tuesday claimed that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had launched multiple coordinated attacks across Khyber...

30.10.2025 100

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Dj Kamal Mustafa

The Right to Jihad: State Authority vs. the Fitna of Khawarij

Every time a bomb shakes a marketplace. Every time gunfire shatters a schoolyard. The same question haunts the nation: who gave these men the right to...

23.10.2025 150

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Asma Bangash

When Kindness Backfires: Why Pakistan Can No Longer Bear the Cost of Afghan Generosity

For decades, Pakistan did what others would not. It opened its doors to Afghan families running from war, hunger, and fear, strangers who were treated...

18.10.2025 100

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Asma Bangash

Crossroads of Destiny: Redefining the Pakistan–Afghanistan Partnership

By Zahid Bashir History has never been a simple chronicle of victories or defeats; it is a mirror reflecting the choices of nations. The relationship...

16.10.2025 200

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Web Desk

Pakistan’s Breaking Point: How Afghan Smuggling, Security Threats Pushed Generous Nation to the Edge

It began with compassion. For more than four decades, Pakistan opened its doors to millions of Afghans escaping war, hunger, and despair — not for...

16.10.2025 150

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Dj Kamal Mustafa

Digital solutions for food security and nutrition in Pakistan

As the global community observes World Food Day under the theme “Hand in Hand for Better Food and a Better Future,” we are called to confront a...

16.10.2025 100

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Staff Reporter

India’s Silent Betrayal: When Citizens Become Pawns of Power

Wars don’t always start with bombs, they often begin with broken promises. For India, the betrayal runs deep. Across the battlefields of Ukraine,...

11.10.2025 100

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Asma Bangash

Water Governance and Policy Challenges in Pakistan: Advancing Towards Water-Sensitive Cities

This publication has been funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The views expressed in this...

30.09.2025 150

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Dr Mohsin Hafeez

KP’s political realities under the current provincial government

For more than two decades, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and its adjoining tribal areas have stood at the centre of Pakistan’s counter-terrorism...

24.09.2025 100

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Sarfraz Ali

Water, Waste, and the Will to Act: Pakistan’s Unforgivable Self-Inflicted Wound

For a farmer staring at a cracked and thirsty field, the news from Islamabad feels a world away. Our nation is suffering, but the wound isn’t...

24.09.2025 150

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Asma Bangash

A Stern Message from Rawalpindi to Kabul and New Delhi

In the hushed, carefully calibrated world of diplomacy, it’s a rare thing when a senior general decides to tear up the script. But that’s...

20.09.2025 100

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Dj Kamal Mustafa

The Riyadh-Islamabad Pact is more than a Treaty; It’s a Declaration of Intent

Everywhere you look, old alliances are showing their age and new conflicts are threatening to boil over. In this kind of environment, stability is the...

19.09.2025 150

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Asma Bangash