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A tale of States under genocide: Jammu 1947 and Palestine 2024-25

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The Forgotten Genocide That Still Haunts Kashmir

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Gaza needs Marshal-like post-war reconstruction plan

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Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi

Pakistan adorned in colours of Turkiye

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Dr Farooq Adil

Jammu Martyrs: The unfinished mission

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Sardar Abdul Khaliq Wasi 

Pakistan Army’s battle beyond battlefield Defeating Taliban isn’t enough; Pakistani nation, society and strata have to defeat Talibanism as well, at all costs

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Jammu Martyrs’ Day to 5 August: Martyrdom, Lawfare, and the Remaking of Belonging

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Paying tributes to Jammu martyrs

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Muhammad Zahid Rifat

Indo-Pak-Afghan war: Shifting proxy conflict policy

APPARENTLY, the two rounds of Pak-Afghan talks in Istanbul collapsed due to stubbornness influenced by external powers and hidden agendas....

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Brig Tariq Khalil

Will India risk another operation Sindoor?

Will India risk another operation Sindoor?

SINCE partition in 1947, Pakistan and India have fought several wars and countless skirmishes, yet none have altered the fundamental balance of...

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Sehrish Khan

The curse of our national ingratitude

The curse of our national ingratitude

THE story of human civilization is, in essence, the story of roads. Wherever roads were built, horizons widened, trade flowed, ideas travelled and...

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Dr Zafar Khan Safdar

Grooming gangs & divisive narratives

Grooming gangs & divisive narratives

A recent article in The Telegraph by Hardeep Singh reignited a divisive narrative that most grooming-gang offenders in Britain are “Pakistani...

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Faisal Ahmad

Neighbours in turmoil: Crisis across western border

  RELATIONS between Pakistan and Afghanistan are deteriorating at an alarming pace. The establishment’s narrative suggests that Afghans are acting...

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Kanwar M Dilshad

US crypto pivot to Pakistan

US crypto pivot to Pakistan

PRESIDENT Trump’s second term in office has marked a distinct evolution in US foreign policy, one increasingly shaped by the complex interweaving...

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Assadullah Channa

Weaponizing intelligence: The dawn of AI warfare

Humans possess a potent urge to be dominant and have consistently used destructive means to satisfy their need for power. Military success for the...

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Waqar Hassan

Risky nuclear-weapons testing

The rapid transformation in the global geostrategic environment has led to a spiraling nuclear arms race between the great powers. The...

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Bihar elections: BJP’s hate march…

Bihar elections: BJP’s hate march…

The 2025 Bihar elections are no longer a regular contest amid BJP’s political march on the drumbeat of hateful narratives. This doctrine...

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Hassan Ahmad

Kashmir black day — unyielding struggle, inevitable dawn

The story of Jammu and Kashmir is written in sacrifice, struggle and an unending quest for justice. For decades, the valley has stood as a living...

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Sardar Abdul Khaliq Wasi 

Whispers of war

Whispers of war

  MAKE no mistake, no power on earth can undo Pakistan. The level of military prowess, technology and weapons Pakistan has is truly God-fearing and...

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Ceasefire: A pause before the next storm?

Ceasefire: A pause before the next storm?

The regional chessboard is once again in motion. The Pakistan–Afghanistan delegation, led by Major General Shahab Aslam, was recalled from the...

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Ghulam Murtaza

Social media impact on youth mental health

THE twenty first century is the age of social media. Majority of the people in the world today including children and teenagers use social media...

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Tariq Aqil

From ‘periphery’ to ‘pivot state’

PAKISTAN has moved from a ‘bystander’ to a ‘strategic balancer’; from an ‘observer’ to an ‘orchestrator of regional manoeuvres’; from a ‘passive...

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Farrukh Saleem

Kunar Dam project: Strategic motives & implications

The recent decision of the Afghan Taliban regime to construct a dam on the Kunar River has raised serious concerns in Pakistan and across the...

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Dr Muhammad Khan

The courage to begin anew

The courage to begin anew

THE world is changing faster than we can comprehend, yet our political imagination remains trapped in the ruins of obsolete narratives. Nations...

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Dr Zafar Khan Safdar

Unchecked expression: Hidden dangers

Unchecked expression: Hidden dangers

In an era when anyone can use a microphone, the global conversation on sensitive topics of international relations, politics, diplomacy, and...

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Brig Raja Shozab Majeed R

Baat Karo: Stigma of loag kia kahaingay

Baat Karo: Stigma of loag kia kahaingay

  THE news of SP Adeel Akbar’s death sent a shockwave through the country. Here was a man who, by all external measures, was a pillar of success...

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Nip India in Siliguri Corridor

Nip India in Siliguri Corridor

  THE geopolitical map of South Asia has long been a theater of historical grudges, strategic rivalries, and shifting alliances. Among the region’s...

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Naveed Aman Khan

State capital ascends: A new global paradigm

AT the close of 2024, China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) reported a staggering 401.7 trillion Yuan ($56.4 trillion) in total assets—a figure...

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Sultan M Hali

Search for trust across Durand Line

HISTORY bears undeniable testimony that Pakistan has stood by Afghanistan through every trial—be it war or peace, turmoil or transition. The bond...

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Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal

Soothing strategic shift

IN the intricate landscape of U.S.–Pakistan relations, long overshadowed by memories of “viceroy” envoys from the Cold War and post-9/11 eras,...

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Riaz Missen

Need servant leadership

Need servant leadership

WE are not having a lack of people, but a lack of leaders with the right skills, such as empathy, humility, active listening, communication, and...

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