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Iqbal and Balochistan

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Dr Farooq Adil

Pakistan needs democracy

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Dr Maqsood Jafri

Article 243: Need of the hour

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Kanwar M Dilshad

We have lost the sense of sympathy

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News Desk

Strategic fallout of Pak triumph over India

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Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi

From idol breakers to deal makers

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Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal

PSCA: Revolutionising urban security in Punjab

PSCA: Revolutionising urban security in Punjab

THE Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) has emerged as one of the fastest-growing public sector institutions in the province, setting itself apart...

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News Desk

Power, patronage and the future of KP

Power, patronage and the future of KP

FOR over a decade, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has been under PTI rule, not because of genuine public mandate, but because of engineered continuity....

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Dr Zafar Khan Safdar

PAKISTAN UNDER GSP+ SCRUTINY: REFORMS ACHIEVED; BIASES EXPOSED

PAKISTAN UNDER GSP+ SCRUTINY: REFORMS ACHIEVED; BIASES EXPOSED

The question arises: why should the world care about Pakistan? The international community needs to concede the multifaceted security dynamics...

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News Desk

Shrinking Civic Space and Media Suppression in Jammu & Kashmir

Shrinking Civic Space and Media Suppression in Jammu & Kashmir

There comes a moment in every conflict when the war is no longer fought on land, but on truth. Indian occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IoJK) has now...

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News Desk

From abundance to advantage Pakistan’s economic revival

From abundance to advantage Pakistan’s economic revival

Pakistan’s economy stands at a critical juncture. Despite its abundant natural resources, hardworking population and immense potential, much of...

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News Desk

Judicial overreach in Pakistan

THE countries that have written constitutions function on the principle of trichotomy of powers that clearly delineate and spell out the role of...

yesterday 20

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Malik Muhammad Ashraf

Ethno-terror nexus and GSP+ status

Ethno-terror nexus and GSP+ status

A combination of hardcore terrorist outfits and ethnic groups working under the guise of human rights advocacy is posing credibility challenges to...

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Hassan Ahmad

​Lyari: A caricature of home

​Lyari: A caricature of home

By Nadir Nabil Gabol ​NEWS travels fast in the narrow lanes of Lyari. Usually, it is news of a football match, a poetry recital, or the passing of...

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Pak-BD relations: From past to present

Pak-BD relations: From past to present

PAKISTAN and Bangladesh share a common history in the struggle for independence, as both were colonies of the British and endured socio-economic...

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Dr A Z Hilali

Digital deception era

  IN an age without satellites or screens, truth travelled on foot. Messengers crossed deserts and battle lines to verify what was real. Even...

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Waqar Hassan

Women shaping climate action in Pakistan

Women shaping climate action in Pakistan

CLIMATE change affects everyone, regardless of gender, socioeconomic status, or nationality. It poses serious threats to human rights, global...

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News Desk

Confronting violence against women

Confronting violence against women

  IN recognition of the fact that, despite advancements on a global scale, gender-based violence is still one of the most pervasive and ongoing...

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Brig Raja Shozab Majeed R

Pakistan’s tightrope walk

  PAKISTAN has regained strategic significance in the United States’ foreign and strategic calculus without compromising its over six-decade-long...

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Pak trade deficit & a strategic blueprint for curbing imports

  THE initial months of the current fiscal year have witnessed a notable surge in remittances compared to the previous year. Despite this positive...

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Dr Atiq Ur Rehman

From statesman to global killer

From statesman to global killer

  At the APEC Summit in South Korea on October 29, 2025, Trump’s explosive remarks sent shockwaves through diplomatic circles. In a single stroke,...

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Sehrish Khan

The Politics of Fear: Inside India’s Engineered Electoral Narrative

The Politics of Fear: Inside India’s Engineered Electoral Narrative

The Bihar elections have shown how profoundly fear and perception management can influence democratic processes. In the wake of the Red Fort blast,...

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News Desk

Strengthening state-citizen relations in Balochistan

  Decades of poor governance, political neglect and chronic underdevelopment in Balochistanhave left the province mired in socio-economic and...

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Dr Muhammad Khan

IMF report: Crisis is home-grown

IMF report: Crisis is home-grown

  How entrenched interests, weak institutions, and unaccountable power, not external pressures,brought Pakistan to the brink. The IMF’s latest 186-...

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Barrister Usman Ali

Electoral legitimacy vs performance legitimacy

  PAKISTAN’S problem isn’t too much democracy or too little democracy. Pakistan’s problem is that governments don’t deliver. The Government of the...

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Farrukh Saleem

Fall of high and mighty

  The high and mighty rulers of the past have fallen like leaves in wintry weather and swept away into the dust bin of history. Absolute rulers who...

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Tariq Aqil

Taliban’s defiance of Pakhtunwali

Taliban’s defiance of Pakhtunwali

  Pakhtunwali, the ancient moral code of the Pashtuns, is often described as a living constitution that predates modern states, political...

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Dr Zafar Khan Safdar

Pakistan-Taliban standoff

Pakistan-Taliban standoff

FOR several days, the Durand Line has been red hot, echoing with heavy fire and artillery. This marks a shift from regular border skirmishes to a...

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Zukafil Hassan Khan

Forging a Direct Link: Pakistan and Germany

Forging a Direct Link: Pakistan and Germany

Alhamdulillah. After a grueling five-year exile, the green and white livery of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has finally been welcomed back...

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FM Munir’s strategic rise

FM Munir’s strategic rise

  THE promotion of Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Asim Munir, to the rank of Field Marshal would mark one of the most consequential...

23.11.2025 2

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Naveed Aman Khan

Fujian showcases China’s naval engineering leap

  ON November 7, 2025, China officially commissioned the Fujian (Type 003) aircraft carrier, its most advanced and ambitious naval platform to...

23.11.2025 4

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Sultan M Hali

PTM, PTI & assault on Pak’s security narrative

PTM, PTI & assault on Pak’s security narrative

  IN an era where wars are fought as much through narratives as with guns, Pakistan confronts a dangerous convergence of foreign-backed propaganda...

23.11.2025 1

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Tariq Khan Tareen

RSS exporting Hindutva to US

RSS exporting Hindutva to US

HINDUSTAN ideology is seen as damaging Indian secularism through sustained push to the vision of India as an explicitly Hindu nation state (Hindu...

23.11.2025 1

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Hassan Ahmad

Beyond rivalries: A call for dignity and peace after the fighter jet crash in Dubai

Beyond rivalries: A call for dignity and peace after the fighter jet crash in Dubai

The tragic crash of an Indian Air Force Tejas fighter jet during the Dubai Air Show has captured global attention and cast a solemn shadow across...

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