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Strengthening right to information to counter misinformation

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News Desk

Khyber Pass economic corridor: A corridor of opportunity

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Dr Muhammad Khan

Children rights after birth in Islam

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Wajahat Ali Malik

Media and misrepresentation

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Mir Mansoor

Thailand-Cambodia border tension

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M Abdullah Hamid Gul

Framing the adversary in South Asia

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Abdul Basit

Reconsidering assisted dying: A dangerous precedent for C’Wealth & beyond

THE recent tabling of the Assisted Dying Bill in the UK Parliament is a deeply alarming development—one that must not be overlooked by fellow...

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Engr Qaiser Nawab

Population & youth bulge can be Pakistan’s panacea

Recently, I had the opportunity to be a panelist on a show. The topics of discussion were “investment opportunities” and “economic empowerment” for...

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Imran Shauket

New era, new demands

WHEN will the United States extract oil from Pakistan and when will it be exported to India? That will take time. However, this news surely carries...

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Dr Farooq Adil

Modi’s India: A global conundrum

Modi’s India: A global conundrum

BEFORE BJP’s ascendency into power, India branded itself as a tolerant, secular and inclusive society whose democratic principles were largely...

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Air Commodore Zahid Ul Hassan R

Kashmir under siege

Kashmir under siege

POST5 August 2019, the facade of “development” in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) began to fade rapidly. What remains is a...

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Faisal Ahmad

9 Billion Barrels Beneath Our Feet?

In 2013, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)—an agency of the U.S. Department of Energy—published a detailed evaluation of global...

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Farrukh Saleem

‘First feed’ out of reach for many newborns in Pakistan

WORLD Breastfeeding Week is observed globally from 1 to 7 August each year, and Pakistan too joins in echoing the message that breastfeeding saves...

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Kashif Shamim Siddiqui

Indian war politics and beyond

OPPOSITION leader in India, Rahul Gandhi, alleged in Parliament on July 29, that the entire exercise named Operation Sindoor was carried out only...

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Raza Muhammad Khan

Destroying nature, inviting our own ruin

THE recent havoc caused by heavy monsoon downpours, spreading widespread death and destruction, should awaken us. The tragic scenes caught on...

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Malik Tariq Ali

From the valley to the world

From the valley to the world

As dawn breaks over the breathtaking valleys of Kashmir, its natural beauty masks a grim reality. Beneath the snow-capped mountains, flowing rivers...

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News Desk

Gwadar Port expansion to boost growth

Gwadar Port expansion to boost growth

Plan shows how BRI delivers tangible benefits in Asia and beyond: Analysts Pakistan’s decision to expand operations at Gwadar Port marks a...

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News Desk

Season of embarrassments!

Season of embarrassments!

IT seems that the season of embarrassment has dawned again for Indian Pardhan Mantri Narendra Modi. Congress is taking stock of the failures with...

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Hassan Ahmad

BRI and Henan: A Qualitative Opening-up

BRI and Henan: A Qualitative Opening-up

Over the past decade, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has significantly contributed to the global economy while enhancing industrial capacity,...

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Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan

Balochistan’s X factors of militancy

Balochistan’s X factors of militancy

AMIDST the rapidly evolving geopolitical dynamics of the Middle East and South Asia, Balochistan has once again emerged as a critical flashpoint,...

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Zukafil Hassan Khan

Kashmir under siege: Six years of subjugation

Kashmir under siege: Six years of subjugation

SIX long years of unprecedented subjugation and injustice have passed. In today’s so-called free world, relentless oppression, denial of rights and...

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Faisal Ahmad

Aug 5: India’s move fuels defiance

WHEN the British Raj drew its final breath in 1947, the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir stood at a decisive crossroads. Under the June 3...

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Sardar Abdul Khaliq Wasi 

Judicial oversight & blasphemy commission controversy

ON 15 July 2025, Justice Sardar Ijaz Ishaq of the Islamabad High Court ordered the formation of an Inquiry Commission to investigate allegations...

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Adv Changezi Sandhu

From aid to trade: A new chapter in Pak-US ties

From aid to trade: A new chapter in Pak-US ties

A landmark trade agreement between Pakistan and the United States marks a turning point in bilateral ties, shifting the focus from aid and...

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Muslim Mirani

Iran-Pakistan deepening relationship

PAKISTAN and Iran need to intelligently chalk out their bilateral relations in a rapidly transforming international geopolitical environment to...

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Ecological disasters waiting to happen!

Nature is a great leveller; it refuses to differentiate between the developed and the under-developed, the rich and poor. If the world...

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Khalid Saleem

Is AI future of justice?

Is AI future of justice?

A Judge from Israel slammed police for using AI to write legal argument, citing non-existent laws- police investigators used AI to write bogus...

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News Desk

Challenging illegal Indian Act over Kashmir

Despite passage of six years since India relegated the statehood of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), and ended its special...

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Dr Muhammad Khan

India’s hydro drive on Chenab

India has dusted off the long-stalled Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project on the Chenab River, putting it back on track after more than 40 years. With...

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Riaz Missen

In the shadow of Uncle Sam

The US Pakistan relations have been a roller coaster ride and have evolved significantly since the independence of Pakistan in August 1947. The...

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Tariq Aqil