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Going rogue

WHEN officials of sensitive agencies are accused of breaking the law, the state needs to thoroughly investigate, and...

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State & religious extremism

It is necessary to address the root causes of religious extremism in the country.

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Zahid Hussain

Caution for now

THE State Bank’s decision to keep its key policy rate unchanged at 11pc for the fourth monetary policy review ...

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AI in Urdu

AMERICAN technology giant Meta has introduced, or perhaps one should say, unleashed AI on speakers of the Urdu...

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Protecting democratic ideals

‘History does not repeat, but it does instruct,’ says history professor Timothy Snyder.

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Tariq Khosa

Gunboat hypocrisy

Peacemaker Trump doubles as warmonger.

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Mahir Ali

Fanfare funerals

There are limits to how far traditions can be stretched.

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Shahzad Sharjeel

Toxic skies

THAT time of year is upon us again when Punjab’s cities start to choke under a grey pall. The minarets of Lahore’s Badshahi Mosque, barely visible...

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Triple trouble

Triple trouble

SUDDEN twin problems with the TLP and Afghanistan have ended the post-May lull in crises. The aura of power and progress built on the gains in May...

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Dr Niaz Murtaza

Istanbul impasse

PAK-Afghan talks continued in Istanbul on Monday for the third day, but at the time of writing, there were few signs of a breakthrough that could...

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Tomato relief

LIMITED tomato imports from Iran and small supplies from Sindh and Swat have finally reduced the pressure on...

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Yorktown, Galwan and Bihar

Bihar is the rare north Indian state where the Hindu right is struggling to take power on its own.

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Jawed Naqvi

Journalism’s burden

THIS past week was Arshad Sharif’s third death anniversary. Back in 2022, he was killed under mysterious circumstances in Kenya, far away from...

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Arifa Noor

K&N’s SmartCooking Recipes: Thunder Fillet with Sweet Chilli Rice

Ingredients and Method -K&N’s Thunder Fillet (5 fillets) -Sautéed vegetables (as required) -Sweet chilli rice (2 cups) -Sesame seeds (for...

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Misting out smog

Misting out smog

AS the smog season begins, Lahore offers the Punjab government the perfect laboratory to carry out another experiment to purify the polluted air....

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Zofeen T. Ebrahim

Stale methods

THE state’s lawfare against journalists to mute free speech has contributed to the existing atmosphere of intimidation in the country, besides...

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Dim prospects

PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s newly announced Roshan Economy Power Package is being hailed as a ‘landmark’ step to boost industrial and...

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Art of survival

Art of survival

PAK-AFGHAN tensions are simmering. Talks in Istanbul this weekend focused on improved alignment and coordination for counterterrorism. Also hanging...

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Huma Yusuf

A false binary

PUBLIC debate on key issues related to politics, law and order, and national security seems to be stuck in a perpetual loop. In the last 10 or so...

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Umair Javed

Elegant justice

HARDLY a week goes by when the inequities of life and the law that women suffer do not receive press attention. A recent reading of an old...

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Makhdoom Ali Khan

Weapon displays

IT is commendable that the Punjab government is moving to eliminate illegal weapons from the province. It now remains to be seen how effective and...

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The Gen Z revolt

The Gen Z revolt

IN many parts of the world, including South Asia, Generation Z has emerged as a political force to be reckoned with. Gen Z refers to those born...

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Maleeha Lodhi

Maternity rights

PAKISTAN has long failed to recognise that economic growth and gender equality are inseparable. And so, the recent ruling by the Federal...

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Home again

Home again

ON our beautiful walk home somewhere in Spain, we spotted a market on a quiet road with the name ‘Supermarket D’Omar’. It was a picture perfect...

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Muna Khan

Margalla Enclave: A new chapter in Islamabad’s urban evolution

On the southern edge of the Margalla Hills, a new residential development is taking shape with quiet confidence. Margalla Enclave, a project...

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An ideological shift?

An ideological shift?

THE recent suppression of the ultra-radical Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) by state institutions has raised a series of intriguing questions....

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Muhammad Amir Rana

Feeding the future

Feeding the future

PAKISTAN is approaching a food security crisis. With a population increasing at two per cent annually, mounting water scarcity and a changing...

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Aisha Khan

Meeting denied

NEVER have the courts appeared so helpless in enforcing their writ. On Thursday, a three-member Islamabad High Court bench, headed by the IHC chief...

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Kabul-TTP ties overshadow talks

Kabul-TTP ties overshadow talks

AFTER Doha a week ago, the venue for talks on Saturday between Islamabad and Kabul shifted to Istanbul in an attempt to find ways to prevent the...

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Abbas Nasir

Collective security

IN these times of frequent global conflict, as the old order collapses and new rules are being written, there is much talk of collective security....

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Cost of closure

THE closure of Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan since fighting erupted between the two countries earlier this month has brought bilateral trade...

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Scam compounds

Scam compounds

WELCOME to life in 2025 where the ravages of global conflict, vast disparities of wealth born of failing economies and mass displacement have...

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Rafia Zakaria

A US-Pakistan opportunity

AS someone who’s lived and worked between Pakistan and the United States, I’ve seen this relationship rise with hope and fade with frustration....

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Fahad Hashmi

TLP ban

AFTER the federal cabinet approved the ban on the TLP a day earlier, the interior ministry published a notification on Friday saying that the state...

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Reshaping economic ties

Reshaping economic ties

TWO developments augur well for reshaping Pakistan’s economic relationship with the world. First, the dismantling of USAID closes a long and...

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Ishrat Husain

Last snowprints

THE majestic snow leopard is vanishing from Pakistan’s high mountain ranges, and this alarming decline in numbers should concern policymakers and...

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The ‘operation’

The ‘operation’

WE have been here before. Religious militants previously patronised by the state and valorised by the official intelligentsia are cut down to size...

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Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

‘Apni Chhat Apna Ghar Programme’: Affordable homes for all

Access to safe and secure housing remains one of the greatest challenges for low income communities in Pakistan. For decades, high interest rates,...

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