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How to increase pace on documented & digitized economy in Pakistan?

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News Desk

Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman: The agenda unveiled

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Dr Farooq Adil

Kitaabain baatain karti hain The fading soul of old bookshops

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Muslim mayors’ rising role in ‘cosmopolitan democracy’

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Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi

Disrespect of meritocracy

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Mir Mansoor

Ignorance: A comforting illusion, a silent national threat

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Brig Naseem Akhtar R

Mapping the 10th IGC outcomes

THE 10th Pakistan–Russia Intergovernmental Commission (IGC), held in Islamabad from 25 to 27 November 2025, will be remembered less for its...

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Gul I Ayesha Bhatti

Saffronised Indian forces

Saffronised Indian forces

INDIA, under the leadership of Narendra Modi, is witnessing a profound ideological shift toward Saffronisation. This trend, which permeates...

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Faisal Ahmad

PAF’s Ascendancy: How Marka-e-Haq Redefined Airpower and Reaffirmed Pakistan’s Strategic Maturity

At Pakistan Air Force Academy Asghar Khan graduation parade, a moment of national significance unfolded, blending tradition and transformation into...

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Pakistan’s political chessboard enters a new phase

RECENT by-elections held in six National Assembly and seven Punjab Assembly constituencies concluded without incident. Yet, even as the polling...

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Kanwar M Dilshad

Of climate justice and action

Of climate justice and action

CLIMATE experts and economists believe that the unequal distribution of resources between developed and developing countries is a major factor...

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News Desk

Boosting Pak-Bahrain ties

Boosting Pak-Bahrain ties

PAKISTAN enjoys very warm brotherly relations with all Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members, rooted in history and religion. The GCC region has...

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Muhammad Zahid Rifat

IAF’s modernisation dilemma Are new inductions assets or liabilities?

IAF’s modernisation dilemma Are new inductions assets or liabilities?

IN 2014, Indian Air Force’s (IAF’s) force composition of its fighter fleet was calculated at minimum 42.5 squadrons for implementing the Cold Start...

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Air Cdre Zahid Ul Hassan R

Lahore — at a tipping point

CITIES originated as safe, convenient hubs with access to work, culture and nature. Today, they feature infrastructure and services to improve...

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Waqar Hassan

Balochistan: A journey of heart, culture and literature

Balochistan: A journey of heart, culture and literature

BALOCHISTAN has lived in my heart since long, though I never fully understood why. This year, finally, I got the opportunity to spend four...

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Najeeba Arif

China: Mitigate nuclear risks

THE new People’s Republic of China’s White Paper titled: “China’s Arms Control, Disarmament and Nonproliferation in the New Era” is a comprehensive...

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

AI multi-agent early climate warning

AI multi-agent early climate warning

CLIMATE change refers to long-term changes in weather patterns on Earth. The primary cause of recent climate change is the increase in greenhouse...

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Wg Cdr Jamal Abdul Nasir R

HRCP’s misplaced emphasis

HRCP’s misplaced emphasis

THE Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has questioned the government’s approach to the repatriation of Afghan refugees and also criticized...

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Hassan Ahmad

Amnesty Int’l & PTM’s role in anti-Pak narratives

Amnesty Int’l & PTM’s role in anti-Pak narratives

PAKISTAN has endured decades of terrorism, paying a heavy price in human lives and national security. Over 94,000 citizens—including soldiers,...

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Tariq Khan Tareen

Fragility of global nuclear order

Fragility of global nuclear order

AFTER its tariff turmoil and trade war, President Donald Trump has turned to nuclear testing, which he considers an important step to the security...

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Sher Ali Kakar

The fiction of India’s net security role

The fiction of India’s net security role

India’s reaction to the brief May 2025 clash was revealing not for what it claimed, but for how quickly its claims fell apart once confronted with...

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News Desk

Sustainability in Sindh’s road infrastructure and agriculture

Sustainability in Sindh’s road infrastructure and agriculture

We live in the age of climate crisis. Climate change is a global challenge. Like many other developing countries, Pakistan is extremely vulnerable...

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Origins and outcomes of cold war

The cold war was a war of ideologies. The post WW11 period was dominated by two main political ideologies that is the Communist Ideology and the...

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Tariq Aqil

Pak-Iran strategic reset for regional peace

The two-day visit of Dr Ali Ardeshir Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran, to Pakistan marks...

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Dr Muhammad Khan

When stability becomes strategy

Rwanda is one of the most landlocked, resource-scarce, post-conflict environments on earth — yet it has delivered an average of 8 percent real GDP...

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Farrukh Saleem

US-India defense ties – optics without strategy

US-India defense ties – optics without strategy

A strategically significant Ten-Year Defense Framework Agreement was also signed on 3 June 2015, in New Delhi between the then US Defense Secretary...

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News Desk

China’s arms control, disarmament & non-proliferation in new era

  MOST recently, China’s State Council Information Office released a white paper titled “Chi-na’s Arms Control, Disarmament and Nonproliferation in...

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Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan

Pakistan’s Quest for stability

Pakistan’s Quest for stability

Since partition every generation has confronted the question of what kind of nation Pakistan should become and how it will get there. Pakistan...

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Abdul Basit Khan

Uncontrolled population growth and its effects

  AS of 31 October 2025, the world’s total population has reached 8.18 billion. Along with this increase, many new questions and concerns have...

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Rana Zahid Iqbal

Honour murder: Patriarchy’s deadly legacy

Honour murder: Patriarchy’s deadly legacy

Honour killings in Pakistan continue to represent a deep-rooted human rights crisis sustained by patriarchal norms, weak law enforcement and...

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By-elections 2025 and beyond

By-elections 2025 and beyond

Pakistan’s latest round of by-elections, held across constituencies in Punjab and KP, has generated intense debate—not because the results were...

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India’s indigenous dreams collide with reality

  When India’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas crashed during a high-profile display at the Dubai Air Show on 21 November 2025, the symbolism was...

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Sultan M Hali

Climate finance at a crossroads

Climate finance at a crossroads

  As the global climate summit COP30 convenes in Belém, Brazil (10–21 November 2025) un-der the umbrella of the Paris Agreement, the issue of...

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Brig Raja Shozab Majeed R