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Research culture in academic institutions of Pakistan

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News Desk

Survival of the fittest

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Prophetic guidance in digital communication

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Naveed Aman Khan

What if we are the problem?

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Marriam Kaiwan

China’s strategic Three-act Eurasia symphony

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Sultan M Hali

Lower riparian rights and the imperative for water justice in Pakistan

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Brig Raja Shozab Majeed R

Pakistan’s project management journey

Pakistan’s project management journey

IN a ground-breaking shift, Pakistan’s public sector has witnessed a remarkable decade-long transformation in project management capacity, led by...

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Gulab Umid

Flood crisis and collapse of governance

Flood crisis and collapse of governance

BY any measure, the scale of devastation unfolding across Pakistan is staggering. Since June, more than 700 lives have been lost to severe...

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Assadullah Channa

Terror nexus in Afghanistan!

Terror nexus in Afghanistan!

SUCCESSFUL counter-terrorism operation in the Sambaza area of Zhob district, Balochistan, by security forces is reflection of national resolve...

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Hassan Ahmad

The uncertain future of Ukraine and NATO

RECENTLY, all eyes were on the US State of Alaska, which was part of Russia before 1867. On August 15, an important meeting took place between US...

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M Abdullah Hamid Gul

China’s victory parade & its significance & Pakistan

NOTABLY, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has lauded the leadership of Army Chief, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, describing the Pakistan Army as a “...

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Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan

30 Aug, missing persons day: Facts from Pakistan & beyond

30 Aug, missing persons day: Facts from Pakistan & beyond

EVERY year, 30 August is observed globally as International Day of the Disappeared, meant to highlight the plight of individuals who vanish under...

yesterday 20

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Tariq Khan Tareen

Towards respectful economy and policing

Towards respectful economy and policing

IT is always a people’s economy that puts people and places first. It meets local needs, here and everywhere, now and in the future. It simply...

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International Day of Disappearances: Kashmir case

THE International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, observed annually on August 30, highlights a grave and persistent human rights...

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Dr Muhammad Khan

Myanmar burning in the fire of proxies

FOUR years into Myanmar’s civil war, the statistics are staggering: over 82,000 dead, 3.2 million displaced and a central government clinging to...

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M A Hossain

IAF Chief becomes BJP’s political fodder

IAF Chief becomes BJP’s political fodder

ON 09 August 2025, 95 days after the four-day war between India and Pakistan, the Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief, Air Chief Marshal (ACM) AP Singh,...

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Air Cdre Zahid Ul Hassan R

KPK’S PROPOSED PROSECUTION AMENDMENTS: CONSTITUTIONAL INFIRMITIES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERREACH

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Sensitization to climate-resilient blue economy

Sensitization to climate-resilient blue economy

PAKISTAN’S blue economy offers significant potential to drive sustainable growth, improve climate resilience and socio-economic development....

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Muhammad Arshad

KPK’s Proposed Prosecution Amendments: Constitutional Issues and Legislative Overreach

KPK’s Proposed Prosecution Amendments: Constitutional Issues and Legislative Overreach

Written by:  Hafiz Ehsaan Ahmad Khokhar The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has recently introduced a set of controversial proposals aimed at...

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God in your heart

QUR’AN says, “One can see Allah SubhanwaTallahin Scriptures, one can see Him in Nature and you can see Him inside your own heart’” The love/...

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Maj Gen R Muhammad Tahir

Strategic minerals power

Strategic minerals power

THERE was a time when global politics revolved around oil. Later, it shifted toward gas and at times, even gold defined the direction of world...

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News Desk

Trump’s peace diplomacy

NEEDLESS to say, in his second term, US President Trump’s approach to peace diplomacy marks a significant departure from traditional US foreign...

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Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi

Revival of Two-Nation Theory in Bangladesh

THE other day, as members of the Pakistani delegation were signing six agreements in Dhaka, all the conspiracies of India and its close ally,...

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Rana Zahid Iqbal

The deluge

PAKISTAN seems to be going through one of its most powerful and devastating monsoons in its history. According to the Meteorological OFFICE and the...

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Akbar Jan Marwat

Break the monopoly

PAKISTAN’S crisis is not just economic or political, it is structural. The obsession with clinging to oversized provinces has created a...

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Aijaz Ahmad

Gaza needs action, not words

MY dear brother Iftikhar Gilani has written the story of Gaza — it rips the heart apart. After that, there is nothing left to say. Yes, if there...

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Dr Farooq Adil

Climate shifts deepen egg market crisis

Climate shifts deepen egg market crisis

PAKISTAN’S egg industry, which depends heavily on seasonal weather patterns for both production and consumption, is experiencing unprecedented...

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Muhammad Arshad

BRI and SCO: A Convergence of Development & Prosperity

BRI and SCO: A Convergence of Development & Prosperity

It seems that the “shared” development concept of the BRI has turned ideas into actions, vision into reality and general frameworks into the...

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Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan

Breaking The Mold

Breaking The Mold

The BRI’s potential to act as a powerful driver of transformation across the Global South needs to be fully tapped in a tariff-turmoiled world In...

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India at crossroads: How Hindutva is unravelling union

India at crossroads: How Hindutva is unravelling union

NATIONS are not held together solely by geographical borders; their true strength lies in the narrative that gives them legitimacy. When that...

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T M Awan

Pak human rights record: Context matters, balance needed

Pak human rights record: Context matters, balance needed

THE United States Department of State’s Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2024 devotes significant attention to Pakistan, listing concerns...

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How social media reduced offline social capital in Pakistan

How social media reduced offline social capital in Pakistan

THE advent of social media was once hailed as a revolution in human connectivity. Platforms like Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp promised to...

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Dr Taimoor Ul Hassan

Russia in Southeast Asia and beyond

RUSSIA, the mighty power of cold-war era, has seen its global influence and clout decline after the end of the cold War and is perhaps not the same...

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Rashid Ahmed Mughal

Journalism faces its darkest hour in Gaza

Journalism faces its darkest hour in Gaza

AS the world witnesses the horrors unfolding in Gaza, the serial killing of journalists signals a global collapse of moral responsibility in...

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Qamar Rafiq