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Visualising a Terror-Free Society (Part I)

The classical realists will at once feel offended to read the title and declare me an idealist and overly ambitious. They will not be too wrong in...

monday 1

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Sajid Salamat

In the Land of the Guru

“There is but One God; His Name is Truth; He is the Creator, Fearless, without hatred, Timeless and Self-Existent.” – Guru Granth Sahib, Japji...

monday 20

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Sajid Salamat

General Mahmud Ali Durrani: Rest in Peace

Hearing of the death of Lt. General Mahmud Ali Durrani, Pakistan has lost a very great man. US General of the Army George C. Marshall’s greatest...

monday 30

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Sajid Salamat

Dismantling the Socially Constructed Standards of Success

Every society cultivates its own definitions of success, prescribing what people must achieve to be deemed worthy. These standards-rooted in...

monday 30

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Sajid Salamat

A National Reckoning Awaits in Bihar

Bihar Elections are round the corner, and the state has become the epicentre of India’s shifting political mood. Once a bastion of the Modi wave,...

02.11.2025 20

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Sajid Salamat

Time for Self-Reliance

Pakistan has once again turned to the World Bank for financial support under its International Development Association (IDA) programs. Finance...

02.11.2025 30

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Sajid Salamat

Istanbul Dialogue: Hopes and Concerns

Istanbul Dialogue: Hopes and Concerns

The second round of the Pakistan-Afghanistan dialogue in Istanbul has ended with a note to resume the process from November 6. Crucial negotiations...

02.11.2025 1

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Sajid Salamat

Youth Growth and Empowerment

In this great walk of life, the things that the youth of the nation need to know are in dire need of their grooming and learning in the digital...

02.11.2025 80

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Sajid Salamat

Thaw to Awe

In a year crowded with diplomatic pivots across South Asia, few have been as striking, or as swiftly consequential, as the recent thaw in relations...

01.11.2025 4

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Sajid Salamat

A Positive Development

As the Pakistani delegation was preparing to head home after stalled talks with the Afghan delegation, a ray of hope was rekindled for the...

01.11.2025 1

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Sajid Salamat

Hydrology, Demography, and the Logic of Division

01.11.2025 1

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Zuha Shahzad

Terrorism and Foreign Nationals

Terrorism and Foreign Nationals

On 26 October 2025, in the heart of Rennes, France, a group from the Afghan community gathered at Masjid At-Taqwa to offer condolences for a fallen...

01.11.2025 1

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Sajid Salamat

Waves of Resolve

In a year dominated by political noise and regional uncertainty, the Pakistan Navy has quietly struck a decisive blow in a battle that rarely makes...

01.11.2025 2

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Sajid Salamat

CM Afridi and War on Terror

CM Afridi and War on Terror

There is profound concern in Islamabad over the election of Sohail Afridi as Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This concern is not unfounded....

31.10.2025 3

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Sajid Salamat

Cost of Simplistic Narratives

Cost of Simplistic Narratives

When The Telegraph published Hardeep Singh’s article titled “The Grooming Gangs Rapists Are Mainly Pakistani Muslims, Not ‘Asian’,” it revived a...

31.10.2025 1

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Sajid Salamat

The Inflation Hangover

The world is living through an inflation hangover that refuses to fade. Prices have eased from the post-pandemic highs, yet the disinflation story...

31.10.2025 2

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Sajid Salamat

Debunking Myths on Pakistan’s Gaza Mission

Debunking Myths on Pakistan’s Gaza Mission

The world’s attention has once again turned to Gaza, where the devastation of war has left millions on the brink of survival. Amid global...

31.10.2025 1

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Sajid Salamat

Removing Gender Imbalance in Pakistan

Removing Gender Imbalance in Pakistan

Women constitute more than half of the population of Pakistan. However, they seldom get financial freedom due to the patriarchal nature of the...

31.10.2025 60

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Sajid Salamat

Jama Taqseem: The Reality that we Refuse to Accept

Jama Taqseem: The Reality that we Refuse to Accept

‘Our dramas are based on reality.’ How many times have we heard this sentence? One such drama that has sparked various controversies and ignited...

30.10.2025 1

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Sajid Salamat

Digital Colonialism & Beyond

The age of economic colonialism, once defined by institutions like the World Bank, the IMF, and the ADB, has quietly evolved into something more...

30.10.2025 1

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Sajid Salamat

Grooming Gang Disinformation

The recent article by Hardeep Singh in the British paper Telegraph, titled “The Grooming Gangs Rapists Are Mainly Pakistani Muslims, Not...

30.10.2025 1

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Sajid Salamat

The Border That History Already Settled

In the rugged mountains where the Hindu Kush meets the plains of the subcontinent, a faint but firm line still shapes the destiny of two nations....

30.10.2025 2

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Sajid Salamat

Understanding China’s Framing of the Internet as a Public Good

For much of the past two decades, the international discourse surrounding China’s internet has been dominated by a single narrative: control....

29.10.2025 2

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Attia Naveed

Pakistan’s T20 Identity Crisis

Pakistan’s T20 Identity Crisis

Once, Pakistan’s T20 side was synonymous with flair, unpredictability and match-winning temperament. From Sharjah to Dubai, from Lahore to...

29.10.2025 2

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Attia Naveed