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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...

yesterday 60

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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...

yesterday 30

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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...

yesterday 50

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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...

yesterday 50

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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...

yesterday 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...

previous day 30

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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...

previous day 30

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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...

previous day 20

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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...

previous day 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...

previous day 20

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Attia Naveed

Reforms in Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan

The political process of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) has nothing to do with institutionally democratic evolution but...

saturday 2

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Sajid Salamat

Credentialism in the Age of Chatbots

The twenty-first century is widely recognised as an era of technological advancement, largely driven by information technology, computers, and...

saturday 30

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Sajid Salamat

If Losses Justify Privatisation, What About the Government Itself?

The federal government’s push to privatise state-owned enterprises is being sold as an exercise in realism. Chronic losses, bloated payrolls, weak...

saturday 30

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Sajid Salamat

End of Cheap Globalisation

For nearly three decades, Pakistan operated within a global economic order that quietly rewarded its weaknesses. Cheap labour compensated for low...

saturday 60

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Sajid Salamat

Monroe to Donroe – Via Bush

The term “Donroe Doctrine” emerged as an analytical coinage to capture Donald Trump’s revival and mutation of the Monroe Doctrine. It fuses...

09.01.2026 4

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Sajid Salamat

Palestine and Venezuela Have Exposed the World

“Palestine,” Yahya Sinwar said, “will expose the world.” It has done precisely that. Gaza has stripped the mask from the global order....

09.01.2026 50

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Sajid Salamat

DG ISPR’s Unambiguous Response

Pakistan still stands today at a critical juncture where internal security, political foresight, military strength, and national unity have assumed...

09.01.2026 1

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Sajid Salamat

Co-Creating Education with Youth

Within the span of a single week, two university students attempted to take their own lives-an alarming and deeply troubling development that...

09.01.2026 20

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Sajid Salamat

Political Repression and Social Marginalisation in Afghanistan

The United Nations Security Council’s report on Afghanistan presents a glaring picture of the social and political-economic situation in...

09.01.2026 10

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Sajid Salamat

Reimagining Public Education Through Schools of Eminence

Public education in Pakistan has made important strides over the years, particularly in expanding access and enrollment. As the education landscape...

09.01.2026 2

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Sajid Salamat

Misplaced Criticism from Amnesty International

Recent criticism from Amnesty International on Constitutional Amendments in Pakistan seems misplaced, with a strong impression of unnecessary...

09.01.2026 10

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Sajid Salamat

Do India- Bangladesh Relations Signal a New Strategic Front?

Amidst transforming regional security dynamics, India reinforced its eastern flank by establishing three fully operational military stations at...

09.01.2026 1

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Sajid Salamat

Boosting Islamabad-Abu Dhabi Relations

Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) share some of the warmest and most enduring ties in the Muslim world, marked by close political...

09.01.2026 1

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Sajid Salamat

WEPX 2026: From Women-Centred Vision to Economic Outcomes

In Pakistan, discussions on women’s empowerment have long hovered between symbolism and intent, often producing visibility without viability and...

07.01.2026 4

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Sajid Salamat

Karachi Operation Should Be a Turning Point

Pakistan’s intelligence and law enforcement agencies recently achieved a major counterterrorism success in Karachi, uncovering and neutralising a...

07.01.2026 2

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Sajid Salamat

Hydro-Power or Hydro-Politics: The Perils of Weaponizing Water

On December 29, 2025, India marked another blow on the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) through the approval of the Dulhasti Stage-II hydropower project on...

07.01.2026 1

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Sajid Salamat

Global Shift of Power from Oil to Silver

The United States launched an aggressive political, economic, and covert intervention against Venezuela, an action widely portrayed as an...

07.01.2026 7

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Sajid Salamat