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Crime Control Division or Command Control Division?

yesterday 20

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Sajid Salamat

Older, Wiser, Stronger!

yesterday 10

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Sajid Salamat

Is Our National Pride Worth $150 million?

yesterday 10

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Sajid Salamat

Consumer Confidence in Pakistan

yesterday 10

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Sajid Salamat

The World Needs a Digital Bretton Woods

yesterday 10

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Sajid Salamat

Recent Internal Developments in Iran

The Islamic Republic of Iran, due to its defense of the Islamic Ummah especially the oppressed people of Palestine and Gaza and also because of its...

previous day 10

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Sajid Salamat

Chowks, Chai, and Clicks

Digital platforms are the new public spaces, functioning as modern versions of public houses; however, they lack many of the foundational...

previous day 10

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Sajid Salamat

Buried Wealth, Global Leverage

In the twenty-first century, the architecture of global power has undergone a fundamental shift, moving beyond the traditional metrics of standing...

previous day 10

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Sajid Salamat

How Punjab is Rewiring Governance

Punjab’s digital governance push is beginning to alter the province’s administrative and economic landscape. At the centre of this shift is the...

previous day 10

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Sajid Salamat

Pakistan’s Strategic Leap

In the shifting sands of 21st-century geopolitics, alliances are no longer static treaties etched in Cold War stone. They are evolving contracts of...

previous day 20

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Sajid Salamat

When Evidence Speaks Louder Than Slogans

The politics of denial has long been a defining feature of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s response to May 9, 2023. For nearly two years, the...

tuesday 10

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Sajid Salamat

Global Crises and the Risk of Cold War 2.0

What the world is witnessing right from the beginning of 2026 is not isolated incidents or happenings, but rather a web of interconnected...

tuesday 30

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Sajid Salamat

Afghanistan’s Mines Fuel the War Economy

Recent accounts of Afghanistan’s war driven economy point to an alarming reality. Control over mineral resources has become a means of coercion and...

tuesday 10

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Sajid Salamat

Choice Between Polarisation and Stability

The Brussels-based renowned think tank, the International Crisis Group (ICG), has endorsed Pakistan’s concerns regarding the growing menace of...

tuesday 10

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Sajid Salamat

Gold, Gun and Greed

The past five-year tenure of the Afghan Taliban is marked by utter failure both internally and externally. Not a single country has formally...

12.01.2026 2

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Sajid Salamat

Organised Propaganda Against the Pakistan Army

Pakistan is currently passing through a highly sensitive and decisive phase in its history, where it is simultaneously confronted with challenges...

12.01.2026 1

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Sajid Salamat

Expect the Unexpected in the Age of AI

Talks about the next generation of technology, arms, and equipment are dying very quickly and being replaced by the next-next generation. The...

12.01.2026 60

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Sajid Salamat

When Higher Education Stops Listening

When a student takes, or attempts to take his or her own life, public conversation is often shadowed by speculative narratives. The question...

12.01.2026 10

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Sajid Salamat

Recognising the Pulpit

For decades, mosque imams have quietly carried the weight of their communities-leading prayers, counselling families, guiding moral choices, and...

12.01.2026 20

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Sajid Salamat

A Digital Nation Without Digital Rights

The Digital Nation Act, 2025, represents Pakistan’s attempt to institutionalise digital governance, data exchange, and digital public...

11.01.2026 40

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Sajid Salamat

Israel-U.S. Fixation on Regime Change in Iran

During the height of the Israel-Iran confrontation, Benjamin Netanyahu once again returned to his most familiar refrain: that peace in the Middle...

11.01.2026 5

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Sajid Salamat

Shield of Steel: Why the Beijing-Islamabad Security Pact is a Nightmare for Terrorists

I sat watching the visuals of that handshake in Beijing last week-Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi clasping hands with Wang Xiaohong-and my gut told...

11.01.2026 1

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Sajid Salamat

Why Doha is Not the Answer

Zalmay Khalilzad’s recent statement, suggesting that Pakistan should pursue a Doha-style agreement with Afghanistan, must be met with not only...

11.01.2026 20

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Sajid Salamat

From Prices to Power: What Iran’s Protests Really Mean – Explainer

Iran is once again witnessing widespread public demonstrations. What began in late December 2025 as protests over rising prices and a rapidly...

11.01.2026 20

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Attia Naveed