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DEVELOPMENT: TAPPING PAKISTAN’S BLUE ECONOMY

DEVELOPMENT: TAPPING PAKISTAN’S BLUE ECONOMY

Pakistan has a 990-kilometre (km) coastline shared by its two coastal provinces, with 270 kms in Sindh and 720 kms in Balochistan. Situated between...

yesterday 20

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Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh

EXHIBITION: KNOCK ON WOOD

EXHIBITION: KNOCK ON WOOD

As living organisms, trees have been providing essential services to humanity for millennia — as oxygenators, as carbon sinks, as shelter and...

yesterday 20

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Nusrat Khawaja

EXHIBITION: ART AS CATHARSIS

EXHIBITION: ART AS CATHARSIS

The month of August seemed a month of group exhibitions in Lahore. In recent years, artists of the same taste, psychological match, ideological...

yesterday 10

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Nadeem Alam

CULTURE: IN NEED OF A SECOND WIND

CULTURE: IN NEED OF A SECOND WIND

Karo Hajam, now in his sixties, has been playing the alghoza for the past 25 years. For him, the instrument is more than just music — it embodies...

yesterday 10

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G.r. Junejo

FOOTBALL: DREAMS OF GRASSY FIELDS

FOOTBALL: DREAMS OF GRASSY FIELDS

With mountains towering on either side and roads snaking into darkness, we enter Yasin Valley, eager to meet girls who dream of playing football...

yesterday 10

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Ayesha Izhar

ADVICE: AUNTIE AGNI

ADVICE: AUNTIE AGNI

Dear Auntie, I’m 28 years old and, if I’m being honest, I feel completely stuck. Everywhere I look, people my age are doing “big things” — building...

yesterday 30

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SMOKERS’ CORNER: POLITICS OF THE PITCH

SMOKERS’ CORNER: POLITICS OF THE PITCH

At the end of the first Pakistan-India game in this year’s Asia Cup, the Indian team refused to shake the hands of their Pakistani counterparts....

yesterday 30

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Nadeem F. Paracha

GARDENING: THE RED HARVEST

GARDENING: THE RED HARVEST

The journey of a red cabbage, from a tiny seed to a vibrant, dense head, is a rewarding process for any gardener. After the plant establishes its...

yesterday 10

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Dr Khwaja Ali Shahid

HEALTH: AM I EATING TOO MUCH PROTEIN?

HEALTH: AM I EATING TOO MUCH PROTEIN?

The hype around protein intake doesn’t seem to be going away. Social media is full of people urging you to eat more protein, including via...

yesterday 10

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Margaret Murray

NON-FICTION: AMERICA’S IDENTITY CRISIS

NON-FICTION: AMERICA’S IDENTITY CRISIS

America at the Crossroads: Race, Islam and Leadership By Akbar S. Ahmed Beacon Books ISBN: 978-1-916955-61-5 174pp. Academic and former diplomat...

yesterday 20

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Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry

PAKISTAN’s STRUGGLE FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS

PAKISTAN’s STRUGGLE FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS

Over the last two decades, Pakistan has seen major legislative changes in the areas of gender-based violence and harassment. The legislative...

yesterday 20

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Sara Malkani

Resecurity to equip Pakistan with Security Operations Centres (SOCs) and threat intelligence

Resecurity, a US-based cybersecurity company protecting leading Fortune 100 enterprises, has announced a new initiative to support the development...

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Telenor Pakistan empowers its people for an AI ready tomorrow

As artificial intelligence reshapes industries across the globe, Telenor Pakistan is ensuring that the transition to an AI-First future begins with...

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For many car owners in Pakistan, insurance has long felt rigid, outdated and out of touch with reality. But as cars, highways and lifestyles...

15.09.2025 1

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GOVERNANCE: CHOOSING THE HEC CHAIRPERSON

GOVERNANCE: CHOOSING THE HEC CHAIRPERSON

The top job in Pakistani higher education is, by design, a temporary one. The chairperson of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) now gets a mere...

14.09.2025 2

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Ijaz Ahmed

NON-FICTION: CYCLES OF EXCLUSION

NON-FICTION: CYCLES OF EXCLUSION

The Great Betrayal: The Struggle For Freedom and Democracy in the Middle East By Fawaz A. Gerges Princeton University Press ISBN: 978-069117663-5...

14.09.2025 6

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Nauman Asghar

GENDER AND THE FIGHT AGAINST ERASURE

GENDER AND THE FIGHT AGAINST ERASURE

The body is a human being’s first home and first identity. Now, imagine being born into a home that does not acknowledge your reality. That is only...

14.09.2025 3

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Sunny Zia

NEIGHBOURS: RESHAPING THE GLOBAL ORDER

NEIGHBOURS: RESHAPING THE GLOBAL ORDER

Chinese weapons are starting to show up in the world’s biggest conflict zones, underscoring China’s technological advancement and investment in...

14.09.2025 2

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Tom Harper

SMOKERS’ CORNER: THE HYBRID JUDICIARY

SMOKERS’ CORNER: THE HYBRID JUDICIARY

The Supreme Court’s Senior Puisne Judge, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, and Islamabad High Court’s Justice Babar Sattar have been writing letters to the...

14.09.2025 10

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Nadeem F. Paracha

FICTION: SLOGGING THROUGH A DREARY LIFE

Slanted Lines By Shujat Ali ISBN: 978-969-749-311-1 Auraq Publications 203pp. Shujat Ali, a respected government servant, has written a number of...

14.09.2025 10

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Nadya Chishty-Mujahid

GARDENING: ROOTING FOR REDHEADS

A red cabbage grows from a seed into a plant suitable for transplanting as a sapling within four to six weeks. Once it has turned into a sturdy...

14.09.2025 5

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Dr Khwaja Ali Shahid

ARTSPEAK: THE COLONIAL PLAYBOOK

ARTSPEAK: THE COLONIAL PLAYBOOK

This August, the people of Pakistan celebrated 78 years of independence from colonial rule. For most of these years, the country has struggled to...

14.09.2025 3

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Durriya Kazi

HomePure Nova brings Pi-Water technology to Pakistan

Access to safe drinking water is no longer just a health necessity — it is a foundation for wellbeing, productivity and longevity. As concerns rise...

14.09.2025 5

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EXHIBITION: THE USTAD AND HIS LEGACY

Honouring the legacy of the late Ustad Bashir ud Din (1922-1997), his son, Amin Rehman, brought forth a deeply personal exhibition titled...

14.09.2025 5

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Ayesha Majeed

EPICURIOUS: SUN-DRIED CRUNCH

EPICURIOUS: SUN-DRIED CRUNCH

A long held dictum holds that one should refrain from having seafood in the months that do not carry the alphabet ‘r’ in their names. Hence, many...

14.09.2025 2

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Shazia Hasan

CRICKET: THE RISING STAR OF LAYYAH

CRICKET: THE RISING STAR OF LAYYAH

In the small town of Layyah in southern Punjab, cricket was usually played as a pastime, on dusty, makeshift pitches under the scorching sun. The...

14.09.2025 2

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Mir Shabbar Ali

‘Elevating home entertainment’: Immersive experiences with TCL and Audio by Bang & Olufsen

There was a time when choosing a television was only about screen size or resolution. Today it is about curating a complete sensory experience, one...

11.09.2025 2

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