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Time and life

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Waqar Hassan

Workplace stress crisis

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News Desk

Gaza war: Fragile ceasefire

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

The multipolar reality: Beyond the zero-sum game

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Engr Qaiser Nawab

Peshawar’s lost fragrance

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Barrister Usman Ali

The VPN threat

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Faisal Ahmad

New security challenges

  Since the dawn of independence Pakistan has faced immense problems on eastern borders because of the Kashmir dispute with India. The western...

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Tariq Aqil

Taliban’s governance and its regional implications

  Taliban return to Kabul pushed Afghanistan into global terror pit that keeps widening every month. No diplomatic spin can hide ugly truth....

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Asad Ali

Int’l Anti-Corruption Day 2025 and Pakistan

  The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) on October 31, 2003, and designated...

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Dr Muhammad Khan

The significance of Hangor Day in Pakistan Navy: Historical legacy and strategic implications

The significance of Hangor Day in Pakistan Navy: Historical legacy and strategic implications

Hangor Day occupies a distinctive position in Pakistan’s maritime history, marking an event that profoundly shaped Pakistan Navy’s operational...

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News Desk

What can go wrong, what can go right?

CENTRALISED decision-making, a restructured judiciary, and a military that functions as the state’s core operating system — that is the New...

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Farrukh Saleem

Military and the people

Military and the people

  PAKISTAN’S politics has long been closely linked with its military, shaped by decades of turbulent history. Since its creation in 1947, the...

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Dr Zafar Khan Safdar

The Strategic Depth of Azerbaijan–Pakistan Cooperation

The Strategic Depth of Azerbaijan–Pakistan Cooperation

By Aflatun Amashov In the current historical stage, where regional alliances are being reshaped, relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and...

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Web Desk

Building a smart judiciary system

Building a smart judiciary system

Judicial modernization, judicial services and smart infrastructure have become central to global discussions and Pakistan is no exception. Today,...

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Pak 2030: Asim Munir’s vision

Pak 2030: Asim Munir’s vision

  The Pakistan of 2030 is expected to be profoundly different—more organized, secure, responsible and stable. One of the most transformative...

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Naveed Aman Khan

Journeys through Southeast Asia’s living mosaic

  TRAVEL is never just about destinations; it is about the stories we gather, the cultures we encounter and the perspectives we carry home. My...

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Sultan M Hali

National stability remains Pakistan’s supreme objective

  DG ISPR Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif’s most recent press conference was not the routine institutional communiqué many expected. Delivered with...

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Sardar Abdul Khaliq Wasi 

Pak GSP+ status hinges on climate, rights & diplomacy

Pak GSP+ status hinges on climate, rights & diplomacy

  FOR a decade, a special trade deal with the European Union has been a bedrock of Pakistan’s economy. The Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus...

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Brig Raja Shozab Majeed R

When mercy is stronger than revenge The case for compassionate leadership

When mercy is stronger than revenge The case for compassionate leadership

In today’s turbulent world, leadership often finds itself torn between enforcing authority and embracing compassion. The teachings of Imam Ali ibn...

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Punjab’s licencing initiative

Punjab’s licencing initiative

THE Government of Punjab is preparing to launch a transformative teacher licensing system, redefining teaching as a regulated profession rooted in...

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News Desk

Ascendance of Algeria — Pakistan strategic ties

  THE People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria holds special strategic significance as the gateway to the African Continent, being the largest...

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M Abdullah Hamid Gul

Localising social media networks in Pakistan

Localising social media networks in Pakistan

  PAKISTAN, one of the largest and fastest-growing digital markets, has about 116 million internet users, ranking 10th globally, with 71 million...

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China’s giant step towards denuclearization

  CHINA’S State Council Information Office latest white paper titled “China’s Arms Control, Disarmament and Nonproliferation in the New Era”...

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Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan

Treaty of the Himalayas: A Final Call from Asia’s Crumbling Water Tower

Treaty of the Himalayas: A Final Call from Asia’s Crumbling Water Tower

In continuation of my earlier proposal to reshape global diplomatic architecture around transboundary geographical features, an instructive example...

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Syed Wajahat Ali

Too large to govern: Case for smarter administration

Too large to govern: Case for smarter administration

  AT a recent session at Iqra University in Karachi, former Mayor of Lahore Mian Amer Mahmood spoke about Pakistan’s governance challenges and the...

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Dr Taimoor Ul Hassan

Die before you die

  WHAT man does in this life is therefore reaped by him in what the Qur’an calls the ‘Akhirah’ that is in the phase of life, that is to come or...

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Maj Gen R Muhammad Tahir

Governance on trial Why Pak SDG commitments are falling short

Governance on trial Why Pak SDG commitments are falling short

Pakistan’s development journey has been marked by transient ambition, people’s resilience, and recurring setbacks. From the MDGs to the SDGs we...

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Lt Gen Omar Mahmood Hayat Retd

UN experts expose India’s Kashmir repression

  IN the last week of November 2025, a group of United Nations experts published a landmark report detailing grave human rights violations in...

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Dr Muhammad Khan

Climate change and our responsibility

The air is warming, the oceans are rising, and the weather is growing wilder. From devastating floods in Asia to record-breaking heat waves across...

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News Desk

Militants’ technological edge alters battlefield dynamics

  THE newfound confidence of the militants, especially the TTP, has a lot to do with the modern weapons systems and technology that they have...

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Akbar Jan Marwat

Child dies, where is the mayor’s empathy?

ONE of the simplest things that sets humans apart from animals is embedded in our very name: “humane.” Yet, time and again, events in Pakistan...

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