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Pakistan, the country that almost ended polio 30 years in a row

We came close to eradicating polio thrice in the last decade. But each time, progress was derailed by a surge in cases.

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Muzhira aminmariam ahmed

Why Iran plays the Sicilian Defence

Why Iran plays the Sicilian Defence
monday 20

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Baqar hasan

Is Karachi disposable by design?

Is Karachi disposable by design?
25.04.2026 20

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Andaleeb rizvi

The boatpeople basti who bothered a barrage

24.04.2026 20

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Alefia T. Hussain

Ink and rubble: The systematic assault on Iran’s intellectual soul

Ink and rubble: The systematic assault on Iran’s intellectual soul
22.04.2026 20

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Zahra Ali Syed

The limits of Bushra Bibi’s power

The limits of Bushra Bibi’s power
20.04.2026 20

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Aisha Sarwari

When death becomes a statistic: Necropolitics in the age of moral silence

17.04.2026 20

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Risa tohid

Necropolitics and the manufacture of indifference in Iran and beyond

By keeping regions in a state of collapse, global actors create a legal grey zone where the standard costs of doing business, fair wages,...

17.04.2026 20

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Risa tohid

The underground architecture that has sustained Iran’s military capacity in the face of US-Israeli attacks

15.04.2026 30

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Sher Ali Khan

No Strait answer: Can international law stay afloat in Hormuz?

14.04.2026 20

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Aniqa Atiq Khan

Peace was within reach. Then came the missiles. Will it be different this time?

13.04.2026 20

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Oves anwar

The US-Iran ceasefire appears to be holding. What next?

13.04.2026 30

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Muzhira Amin

‘This likely isn’t over’: Journalists, analysts react to ‘stalemate’ in US-Iran talks

12.04.2026 20

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Prism

Phone-a-friend: Mapping PM Shehbaz, DPM Dar’s call-a-thon leading up to the US-Iran ceasefire

11.04.2026 20

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Zil e humayumna khan

From battlefields to data centres: The US-Iran war in the age of AI

10.04.2026 20

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Raja Muhammad Atif Azad

When Washington came to Pakistan: a brief history

10.04.2026 30

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Muzhira Amin

At the impossible table: The diplomatic maze awaiting the world in Islamabad

10.04.2026 20

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Faiq Zafar

From battlefields to data centres: The US-Iran war in the AI age

10.04.2026 80

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Raja Muhammad Atif Azad

US-Iran talks in Islamabad: Who is involved and why it matters

09.04.2026 30

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Prism

How we got here: Inside Pakistan’s backchannel diplomacy that led to the US-Iran ceasefire

08.04.2026 40

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Aniqa atiq khanzil e huma

Diplomacy pays off: A timeline of events leading up to the ceasefire between US and Iran

08.04.2026 60

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News Desk

Rs20 million fine for a deleted tweet: The cost of irreverence?

04.04.2026 30

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Farieha Aziz

The petrol crisis that could electrify Pakistan

03.04.2026 30

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Uzair M. Younus

No room to play: A childhood denied to children with autism

02.04.2026 20

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Zahra Zaman

The war on the womb: Gaza’s reproductive genocide

02.04.2026 30

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Sadaf Shabbir

Off the road: How rising fuel costs are pushing ride-hailing captains to the brink

01.04.2026 30

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Zil E Huma

‘Hunuz Dilli Dur Ast’: Climate crisis in the age of war

31.03.2026 60

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Zaheer Ali

How the Iran war is rewriting the economics of power … and why Pakistan must read the signals first

30.03.2026 70

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Baqar hasan

Middle East conflict and fuel prices: Who is the Pakistani govt really protecting?

26.03.2026 50

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Haris gazdarsohail javed

Tracking international humanitarian law violations in the US-Israel war on Iran

24.03.2026 60

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Ayesha Malik

Tracking IHL violations in the US-Israel war on Iran

As over 20 countries are now impacted by the illegal war, it is difficult to disagree with the notion that this is the original sin from which a...

24.03.2026 50

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Ayesha Malik

Running on sunshine: Pakistan’s solar boom to tide over Middle East energy crisis

20.03.2026 70

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Zofeen T. Ebrahim

The binary trap: How narratives of ‘Us vs Them’ manufacture consent for war

18.03.2026 30

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Risa tohid

What the attack on Iran’s nuclear sites means for the non-proliferation regime

16.03.2026 40

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Haleema saadia

Protecting consumers or balancing the books: Pakistan’s oil dilemma

13.03.2026 60

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Nasir Jamal

The violence of liberation: How war is sold through the language of women’s rights

12.03.2026 50

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Sadaf Shabbir

The sinking of IRIS Dena: A quiet death of the rules-based order

10.03.2026 50

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Baqar hasan

Brace for impact: The Middle East war has reached Pakistan

09.03.2026 100

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Khurram Husain

What would a feminist Karachi look like?

08.03.2026 30

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Ivs students

International Women’s Day: For girls in Pakistan’s tribal belt, sports come at a cost

07.03.2026 50

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Zofeen T. Ebrahim

From end of the Earth to World Cup final: The audacity of the Kiwi

New Zealand in the T20 World Cup final against the most expensively assembled cricket nation on the planet is not a sporting achievement. It is a...

07.03.2026 40

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Junaid Aziz

From the end of the Earth to the World Cup final — the audacity of the Kiwi

New Zealand in the T20 World Cup final against the most expensively assembled cricket nation on the planet is not a sporting achievement. It is a...

07.03.2026 40

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Junaid Aziz

Shooting at Karachi’s US consulate: What does international law say?

The violence that unfolded at the US consulate in Karachi raises urgent legal questions about sovereignty, the use of force, and the narrow avenues...

05.03.2026 100

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Aniqa Atiq Khan

Belief, border and bombs: What long-term instability in Iran means for Pakistan

For a country battling insurgencies in two provinces, facing a hostile Afghan Taliban regime, and grappling with deep internal divisions, instability...

04.03.2026 100

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Zia Ur Rehman

Israel, US bomb Iran: A timeline of how threats escalated into war

The roots of fresh developments date back to the 12-day war between Israel and Iran in 2025 and the nuclear talks between US and Tehran.

02.03.2026 50

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News Desk

The US and Israel struck Iran despite headway in negotiations. What is the endgame here?

As it is with most asymmetric conflicts, Iran wins if it doesn’t lose, and the US loses if it doesn’t win.

01.03.2026 70

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Ayesha Malik

Misinformation and memes run amok amidst Pak-Afghan conflict

In times of war, misinformation distorts reality, and mockery distorts humanity. Together, they deepen divisions.

28.02.2026 50

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Zahrah Mazhar

Where do Pakistan, Afghanistan go from here

Kabul needs to address the question of armed groups operating from its soil; Islamabad must convert its battlefield advantage into diplomatic...

27.02.2026 50

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Baqir Sajjad Syed

From paper to action: The missing link in Pakistan’s response to climate change

26.02.2026 30

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Sahar arshad mahmood

The shutdown of USAID and the deeper crisis behind it

22.02.2026 100

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Shuyan Huang