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Pakistan thwarted India’s military aggression. Here’s how it can win the water war

Pakistan thwarted India’s military aggression. Here’s how it can win the water war

On the morning of May 31, flow gauges on the Chenab River recorded an alarming decrease in the river flow. The development made headlines in the...

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Hassaan F Khan Taimoor Akhtar

What is Prism?

Since its launch in 2017, Prism has featured thought-provoking pieces that hoped to contribute to a healthier discourse around a wide array of...

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Kiyya Baloch

Marital rape: Why Shanti’s case is a test for Pakistan’s justice system

Marital rape: Why Shanti’s case is a test for Pakistan’s justice system

“The last thing she asked for was a sip of water,” recalled Najma Maheshwari, referring to 19-year-old Shanti, a newlywed who died last week after...

saturday 9

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Zofeen T. Ebrahim

With stability in sight, it’s time for Pakistan to unlock sustainable growth

With stability in sight, it’s time for Pakistan to unlock sustainable growth

After years of relentless crises, ranging from sky-high inflation to back-breaking unemployment, Pakistan’s economy has finally reached the much-...

saturday 4

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Uzair M. Younus

Zer, zabar, pesh: The case for teaching diacritics to improve Urdu reading

Zer, zabar, pesh: The case for teaching diacritics to improve Urdu reading

It is 2pm, and a seven-year-old boy sits in an after-school Urdu remedial class, his fingers tracing the unfamiliar curves of the words before him....

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Aliya Hashim

Modernising Thar: The long injury in the land of milk and coal

Modernising Thar: The long injury in the land of milk and coal

In 1925, the persistent theft of she-camels from Chhachhro by “badmashes” in neighbouring Jaisalmere and Jodhpur became the subject of a flurry of...

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Mahim Maher

From colonialism to AI: How the Global South became the world’s inequality hotspot

From colonialism to AI: How the Global South became the world’s inequality hotspot

In 1906, Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto made a striking observation: 80 per cent of Italy’s wealth was owned by just 20pc of its population....

saturday 30

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Muhammad Mehdi

Sindh has increased its education budget by 25pc. But is it enough for half of its children who are out of school?

Sindh has increased its education budget by 25pc. But is it enough for half of its children who are out of school?

Education lies at the heart of sustainable development and human capital growth. In Sindh, where nearly half the population is under the age of 16,...

saturday 10

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Lubna Naz

Minimum wage, mass exploitation: A crisis of the Pakistani labour force

Minimum wage, mass exploitation: A crisis of the Pakistani labour force

Asadullah Khan sits on a chair outside a washed-out old building for 12 hours every day in the punishing Karachi heat. Wearing a navy blue uniform,...

saturday 10

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Zil E Huma

The ‘honourable’ men of Balochistan

The ‘honourable’ men of Balochistan

Balochistan — Pakistan’s largest and most resource-rich province — rarely makes headlines, and when it does, it’s often for tragic reasons:...

saturday 10

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Kiyya Baloch

Water scarcity in Pakistan — a geopolitical ticking time bomb

Water scarcity in Pakistan — a geopolitical ticking time bomb

Pakistan is currently grappling with severe urban flooding triggered by erratic and intensified rainfall events — a clear manifestation of climate...

saturday 10

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Sahar Arshad Mahmood Muhammad Salman Khalid