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Iqbal’s warning realised

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Rana Zahid Iqbal

Muzaffarabad Agreement: Hallmark of wisdom

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Sardar Abdul Khaliq Wasi 

Pak-US ties: What to read into PM’s visit

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Imran Shauket

Climate change & sustainable development

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News Desk

Pakistan: Central-South Asia connectivity

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Poverty: Its effects on minds, emotions and society

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Waqar Hassan

Fight against corruption!

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Malik Muhammad Ashraf

Foreign policy and diplomatic blunders

IN almost four years of his rule former Prime Minister Imran Khan left behind a chequered legacy of verbal abuse, favoritism, cronyism,...

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Tariq Aqil

Fight again corruption!

A few days ago two reports appeared in the media unraveling corruption by two top bureaucrats. One report by Ansar Abbassi revealed that Rs.248...

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Malik Muhammad Ashraf

A shared historical legacy

FOLLOWING intensive negotiations between the special committee appointed by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and the Awami Action Committee (AAC) of...

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Dr Muhammad Khan

Fatal to be friends

FORMER US Secretary of State (Late) Henry Kissinger once stated “It may be dangerous to be America’s ENEMY, BUT TO BE America’s FRIEND IS FATAL”....

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Malik Tariq Ali

Modi’s domestic failures

Between April and September 2025 alone, the Indian government repeatedly claimed Pakistani involvement in events ranging from alleged drone attacks...

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Asad Ali

PWDs and barriers in education

PWDs and barriers in education

AN Educational Institution is considered a melting pot of various ethnicities, cultures and social identities. These are places where diversity...

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Dr Jamal Shah

Doha, Abbottabad conspiracies

Doha, Abbottabad conspiracies

ON 9 September 2025, Israeli warplanes launched ten missiles at Doha’s Laqtifiya district, targeting senior Hamas political leaders Khalil...

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Naveed Aman Khan

Democratic responsiveness in action

Democratic responsiveness in action

THE recent developments in Azad Kashmir have brought into sharp focus the delicate balance between democratic rights and responsible governance. In...

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Sehrish Khan

Peace or power play: Trump’s Gaza plan unpacked

Peace or power play: Trump’s Gaza plan unpacked

DONALD Trump, the President of the United States, has once again entered the Middle East arena. On September 29, 2025, he made a 20-point peace...

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Brig Raja Shozab Majeed R

More provinces, better governance, better lives

More provinces, better governance, better lives

Pakistan today faces a governance crisis that cannot be ignored. The economic slowdown, environmental shocks, and the growing gap between citizen...

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News Desk

Pakistan’s resilient diplomacy on the world stage

Pakistan’s resilient diplomacy on the world stage

AT the recently concluded 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Pakistan once again demonstrated that it is not merely a...

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News Desk

South Asia’s quiet realignment gains momentum

IN a region long defined by binary rivalries and fractured multilateralism, a quiet but consequential shift is underway. Bangladesh, China and...

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Sultan M Hali

Pakistan’s poly-crisis: A nation at crossroads of survival & renewal

Pakistan’s poly-crisis: A nation at crossroads of survival & renewal

IN the last five years, Pakistan has endured a relentless sequence of crises—economic, environmental, political and epidemiological—that have...

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News Desk

Strategic importance of CIC: An expert opinion

HISTORICALLY, Uzbekistan has been famous for its rich culture, humanistic traditions and diversified civilizations since ancient times. It has been...

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Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan

A child of Gaza speaks to the world

I do not know how old I am anymore. The days have lost their names. I only know I was a child of Gaza once, playing between the walls that have now...

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Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal

Gentlemen’s game tainted!

Gentlemen’s game tainted!

INDIAN Prime Minister tweeted “Operation Sindoor on the games field,” which clearly indicated the Indian team’s unprofessional attitude towards...

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Faisal Ahmad

Peace, power and the Palestinian struggle

IN a recent write-up, published in a section of media, Dr. Farooq Adil examined President Donald Trump’s proposed formula for a ceasefire in Gaza...

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Dr Maqsood Jafri

Genocide in Gaza

Genocide in Gaza

THE term “ethnic cleansing” was first used in 1992 during the mass assault, expulsion and brutal killing of innocent Muslims in Bosnia-Herzegovina....

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News Desk

The national resolve to defeat Fitna al-Khawarij

PAKISTAN continues to face the menace of terrorism in the form of Fitna al-Khawarij (FAK), a banned extremist group that falsely claims religious...

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Dr Muhammad Khan

US role in supporting Israel’s strike on Qatar?

ON 9 September, a formation of 4–8 Israeli Air Force (IAF) aircraft, comprising F-35I “Adir” stealth fighters and F-15I strike fighters, along with...

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Farrukh Saleem

Trump’s Gaza plan: Between hope & hard truths

Trump’s Gaza plan: Between hope & hard truths

US President Donald Trump’s newly announced 20-point Gaza peace plan has added urgency to a war that has long devastated Palestinians. Presented...

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Barrister Usman Ali

How to get closer to God?

“When the path ignites a soul, there’s no remaining in place. The foot touches ground, but not for long.”- Hakim Sanai Ahmad Ghazali composed a...

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Maj Gen R Muhammad Tahir