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Allied Bank promotes warehouse facility as a financing solution to support agricultural businesses

These awareness events enable agricultural businesses to secure financing against stored commodities rather than land or property.

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LemFi introduces new savings account for UK immigrant community

The new savings product offers daily interest and FSCS protection as part of the company’s wider push to build a financial ecosystem for immigrants.

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SMOKERS’ CORNER: DEMOCRACY'S CRISIS OF FAITH

Across the world, romanticised expectations of democracy have collided with social realities, resulting in a pragmatic turn where stability...

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Nadeem F. Paracha

GARDENING: THE WHITE ALBUM

GARDENING: THE WHITE ALBUM

The white rain lily is a popular, easy-to-grow flowering plant that is easy on the eye, making it a favourite among gardeners. The simplest way to...

16.11.2025 2

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Dr Khwaja Ali Shahid

MILITANCY: THE NEW FACE OF AL QAEDA

More than two decades after 9/11, Al Qaeda hasn’t vanished — it’s adapted. As one of its regional affiliates brings Mali’s capital

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Ihsanullah Tipu Mehsud

ADVICE: AUNTIE AGNI

ADVICE: AUNTIE AGNI

Hi Auntie, Hope you are doing well. I am a 13-year-old girl, studying in grade seven. This is my first time writing to you. My paper is on November...

16.11.2025 3

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NON-FICTION: MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS

Celebrated author and activist Arundhati Roy attempts to come to grips with her complex relationship with her mother after her...

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Muna Khan

WHAT I HAVE LEARNT IN 50 YEARS

Over the last 50-plus years, I have sat through numerous presentations on government, NGO, masters and PhD students’ development projects, in...

16.11.2025 8

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Arif Hasan

DIARY OF A SOCIAL BUTTERFLY: ZEAL FOR ZOHRAN

New York’s new political heartthrob might have triggered Modi and Trump, but the real battle is over his name...

16.11.2025 2

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Moni Mohsin

HISTORY: THE DEATH OF SANDEMAN

In a derelict corner of Balochistan, the crumbling tomb of Sir Robert Sandeman marks the fading legacy of the man who redrew

16.11.2025 5

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Saeed Husain

EXHIBITION: FIELDS OF DISCOVERY

When we acknowledge a relatively new but fundamental principle of art study, that art is material culture with definitive characteristics and...

16.11.2025 1

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Nafisa Rizvi

ENVIRONMENT: WHY CAN’T DELHI BREATHE?

ENVIRONMENT: WHY CAN’T DELHI BREATHE?

Each winter, Delhi disappears into its own breath. The sun dims behind a thick grey wall; the horizon blurs; the air tastes of burnt crops and...

16.11.2025 9

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Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla

FOOTBALL: WHAT KIND OF LEAGUE?

FOOTBALL: WHAT KIND OF LEAGUE?

The notice is out: the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) under its recently-elected chief, Mohsen Gilani, is looking for willing partners in order...

16.11.2025 1

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Umaid Wasim

Master Changan Motors unveils three brands and eleven new models at PAPS 2025

The launch formed part of what the company described as Pakistan’s most extensive New Energy Vehicle (NEV) showcase to date.

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‘Comfort That Completes Every Beginning’: Inside Master MoltyFoam’s latest communication

A tender new film by Master MoltyFoam shows how real comfort comes not from tradition but from the quiet strength of building a life together.

16.11.2025 1

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LemFi receives approval from Nepal Rastra Bank to partner with eSewa for remittance services into Nepal

This approval will enable affordable and reliable remittance services into Nepal for customers across North America and Europe.

11.11.2025 10

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Fatima Fertilizer hosts Sarsabz Kissan Convention in Multan to boost wheat productivity

The convention brings together over 1,300 farmers to promote sustainable farming practices and celebrate top performers in wheat yield improvement.

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SMOKERS’ CORNER: UNDERSTANDING THE MARITIME MINDSET

SMOKERS’ CORNER: UNDERSTANDING THE MARITIME MINDSET

Karachi, the capital of Sindh, is not merely among the 12 largest cities in the world and the largest in Pakistan — it is the country’s most...

09.11.2025 10

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Nadeem F. Paracha

SOCIETY: A WOMAN ON THE VERGE

SOCIETY: A WOMAN ON THE VERGE

In 2027, Naushaba Roonjho intends to do something almost unthinkable for a woman from her conservative Sindhi village: to run for political office...

09.11.2025 2

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Akhtar Hafeez

GARDENING: THE RAIN BLOOMER

GARDENING: THE RAIN BLOOMER

Usually, flower lovers go for vibrant and attractive colours while choosing the plant to decorate their garden and add an aesthetic flair to their...

09.11.2025 1

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Dr Khwaja Ali Shahid

SUMO: ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SUMO

SUMO: ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SUMO

A visitor to Japan who wanders into a sumo tournament might be forgiven for thinking they had intruded upon a religious ceremony. Tournaments begin...

09.11.2025 1

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Jessamyn R. Abel

ADVICE : AUNTIE AGNI

ADVICE : AUNTIE AGNI

Hi Auntie, Hope you are doing well. I am a 13-year-old girl who has previously written to you and benefitted from your advice. However, things have...

09.11.2025 1

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ARTSPEAK: SINGS AND MIRACLES

Religious beliefs and influences — once seen as relics of pre-modern belief — continue to dictate political struggles, shape

09.11.2025 2

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Durriya Kazi

CAN THE TLP BE BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL?

TLP’s story is not just about weaponisation of religion — it’s about class, power and a state caught between crackdown and appeasement.

09.11.2025 10

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Zia Ur Rehman

EPICURIOUS: A PARSI ‘GUILTY PLEASURE’

It is a teatime guilty pleasure of the Zoroastrian community in Pakistan, now predominantly based in Karachi. ‘Guilty pleasure’ because it is quite...

09.11.2025 3

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Shazia Hasan

WILDLIFE: THE FADING BIRDS OF PAKISTAN

WILDLIFE: THE FADING BIRDS OF PAKISTAN

It all began one ordinary evening, after dinner, with steaming cups of tea in hand. I showed a short video clip of a harial — a yellow-footed green...

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Suhaib Ayaz

WORLD: TRUMP’S FIRST SETBACK?

WORLD: TRUMP’S FIRST SETBACK?

One year and a day after Donald Trump won a second term as president — and on the 35th day of the US government shutdown, which has tied a record...

09.11.2025 2

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Bruce Wolpe

NON-FICTION: AN ACADEMIC’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY

NON-FICTION: AN ACADEMIC’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Not the Whole Truth: My Life and Times By Tariq Rahman ILQA Publications ISBN: 978-969-640-307-4 604pp. For an autobiography titled Not the Whole...

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Safiya Aftab

EXHIBITION: EMOTIONAL TERRAINS

Nazia Ejaz’s latest solo exhibition does not simply revisit her earlier artistic vocabulary — it deepens it

09.11.2025 3

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Rumana Husain

Apni Chhat Apna Ghar: A roof of hope for millions in Punjab

A Punjab government initiative offering interest free housing loans to help low income families build and own their homes.

06.11.2025 7

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