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Killing time

Canberra just might be focused on placating Israel.

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Mahir Ali

Cotton malaise

THE crackdown by the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association against those of its members engaged in the reprehensible...

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Rivers in the sky

Disaster management is not about waiting for disasters.

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Naeem Sadiq

Tug of war

THE back-and-forth continues within the PTI. To resign or not to resign. To contest or not to contest by-elections. ...

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Manifest unconcern

AS Israel’s atrocities in the occupied Gaza Strip continue unabated, the OIC has issued another statement...

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China and shifting geopolitics

Pak-China relations have not been affected by Islamabad’s improved ties with Washington.

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Zahid Hussain

The shame of inaction

The spread of poverty and vulnerability is not a natural phenomenon; it is the outcome of deliberate public policy.

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Sarwar Bari

ELFA and Atom Power partner with NED to promote green technology

This partnership will raise awareness of new technologies by offering special financing for ELFA and Atom Power products to NED University faculty...

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Hedging risks

FINANCE Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s concerns regarding crypto assets and blockchain technology are quite discernible and not at all misplaced. It...

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Enigmatic ties?

Enigmatic ties?

THE Pakistan-US relationship is an enig­­ma. Just when you think you’ve solved the puzzle, there’s an unexpected twist, like the present uptick in...

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Qir Hussain

Ideas Home unveils new plates and platters collection

Ideas Home unveils new plates and platters collection

Ideas Home has introduced an exclusive new collection of plates and platters that combine practicality with decorative appeal. These pieces are...

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Like a fearless Rachel Corrie

FOUR Al Jazeera journalists, including globally admired correspondent Anas al-Sharif, were killed in Gaza in an Israeli air strike on Aug 10....

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Jawed Naqvi

Solar revolution

THE energy industry, as we know it, is driving climate change at full speed. Energy production accounts for over three quarters of global...

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Jamil Ahmad

Ties that bind

RELATIONS between Pakistan and Bangladesh, which had hit a low point during Sheikh Hasina Wajed’s rule, are on the mend under the interim...

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Squandered riches

PAKISTAN’s cultural wealth represents the country’s huge untapped potential for tourism and diplomacy. An exhibition themed ‘Respecting Diverse...

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Climate priorities

THE monsoons came earlier this year. But they were not unexpected. The very people who had been warning us of a terrible summer with its punishing...

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Arifa Noor

Gaza famine

DENIALS and spin cannot alter the ugly fact that Gaza is now in the midst of a manmade famine. The UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase...

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Citizen defenders

DISASTER struck again, this time in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Ghizer Valley. A glacial lake outburst flood devastated villages and farmland, destroying...

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Safety app

THE FIA has decided to battle the menace of human smuggling with an AI-based app to reduce human sale and ease immigration. A pilot project of the...

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Cervical cancer

Cervical cancer

AT an awareness session hosted by the Idara Bait-ul-Quran in Lahore, the room buzzed with a rare and powerful mix of science, faith and community...

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Huma Khawar

King Dollar

King Dollar

THE seventh and youngest child of Lithuanian immigrants, Harry Dexter White, was a classic late bloomer. Orphaned at a young age, White fought in...

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Aqdas Afzal

Equipped to teach?

TEACHER certification is a formal process that ensures a certain standard of knowledge, skill and ethical conduct among educators for effective,...

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Muhammad Memon

Beyond the short-term

Beyond the short-term

PAKISTAN’S management of the conflict with India, in which it got the better of its adversary, showed how effectively it met the latest external...

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Maleeha Lodhi

Maria B celebrates Pakistan’s unsung heroes this Independence Day with ‘Aam Log, Khaas Kahaniyan’

This Independence Day Maria B, one of Pakistan’s leading fashion brands, steps beyond the runway to honour the extraordinary spirit of ordinary...

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Famine in killing fields of Gaza

Famine in killing fields of Gaza

THE UN says there is a famine in Gaza. Yes, the killing fields of Gaza are seeing another weapon — starvation — being deployed, because the Israeli...

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Abbas Nasir

Size of the pie

Size of the pie

THE scope of work outlined for the newly constituted 11th National Finance Commission makes it clear that negotiations between the centre and the...

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Defying reason

WHICHEVER way one looks at it, the recent arrest of two of former prime minister Imran Khan’s nephews defies reason. Why them, and why now? As the...

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Full disclosure

TRANSPARENCY and financial propriety of public servants and lawmakers are essential for a healthy democracy. These requirements are all the more...

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A big test ahead

A big test ahead

SINO-Pak relations initially evolved within a geo-economic framework after the launch of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). However, over time,...

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Muhammad Amir Rana

Hard knocks

Hard knocks

THERE’S a lot that is wrong with the media but let’s take a moment to be grateful for the English press not having a sordid tabloid side to it....

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Muna Khan

Rebuilding greener

Rebuilding greener

THE monsoon clouds that break over Pakistan every year bring death and devastation. Deadly floods have become an annual ritual. Roads drown. Crops...

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Gulmina Bilal Ahmad

Game over

THE suspension of bilateral ties between Pakistan and India has now been officially extended beyond cricket to all sports. On Thursday, India’s...

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New provinces?

New provinces?

OF late, there has been a rash of seminars, media discussions and loaded commentaries on the idea of increasing the number of provinces in...

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Ahmed Bilal Mehboob

Shared future

Shared future

AT a time when significant geopolitical shifts are affecting ties between nations, it is reassuring that China has expressed its desire to stand by...

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The eternal itch

PROSPECTS of restoring democracy in its true form and substance are dim as the ‘hybrid system’ has seemingly surmounted the first four hurdles —...

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Shahab Usto

Big, bad rain

Big, bad rain

IT happened again. The heavens opened, the clouds burst upon the house of cards that is Karachi’s crumbling infrastructure, and it all fell apart....

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Rafia Zakaria

Bracing for impact

Bracing for impact

MONSOON rains, cloudbursts, landslides and flash floods have wreaked havoc in KP, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. Since mid-August, harsh...

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Dr Noman Ahmed

Damning audit report

THE Auditor General of Pakistan’s latest audit report is, in effect, a charge-sheet against the state’s weak economic and fiscal governance. The...

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PepsiCo Pakistan and SDPI position ‘Misal-e-Basti’ as a blueprint for water security and climate adaptation

PepsiCo Pakistan and SDPI position ‘Misal-e-Basti’ as a blueprint for water security and climate adaptation

PepsiCo Pakistan, in partnership with the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), convened the Misal-e-Basti Policy Dialogue on Saturday....

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