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New solar policy, net metering

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Tariq Aqil

Fauji Fertiliser deserves a re-rating

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Farrukh Saleem

IWT: Pakistan’s non-negotiable red line

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Dr Muhammad Khan

Kashmir self-deKashmir self-determination day: A struggle renewedtermination day: A struggle renewed

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Major R Muhammad Mahmood Khan

Paradigm shift in higher defence apparatus

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Raza Muhammad Khan

The strategic calculus of Pakistan’s arbitration alignment

  IIn the rapidly evolving field of international dispute resolution, Pakistan has to consider being more closely associated with either the Dubai...

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Brig Raja Shozab Majeed R

Women as weapons

  In mid-December 2025, the arrest of Khair-un-Nisa from Kech district was more than an intelligence success—it exposed how terrorist networks,...

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Tariq Khan Tareen

Persisting gender-based violence

GENDER based violence (GBV) remains one of the most entrenched and devastating realities in Pakistan, cutting across geography, class and culture...

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News Desk

Muzaffarabad: Enchanting beauty, urgent civic needs

On Sunday, 21st December 2025, I had the opportunity to visit Muzaffarabad, the capital city of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK), along with my family....

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News Desk

2025’s chaos, 2026’s fragile horizon

  THE year 2025 will be remembered as one of turbulence and transformation. From the battlefields of Gaza and the skies over South Asia to the...

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Sultan M Hali

Tariq Rahman’s return

  Tariq Rahman’s return to Bangladesh after seventeen years of exile in the UK before the demise of his mother, Khaleda Zia, is more than a...

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Naveed Aman Khan

Further Strengthen China-Pakistan Media Cooperation of anti-cognitive war

At present, the global situation is changing in an unprecedented way. International struggle is going on fiercely in various fields, including the...

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News Desk

The great power chessboard

IN today’s complex security environment, Afghanistan’s role as a central player in the Great Power Competition cannot be overstated. The country,...

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News Desk

Delayed justice for minorities

DESPITE a landmark Supreme Court judgment in 2014 mandating concrete protections for religious minorities, Pakistan continues to struggle with...

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News Desk

Pentagon’s security report 2025 & China’s just stance

THE Pentagon’s latest report on China’s military and security developments reflects an incongruous stance and faulty policy. It is a combination of...

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Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan

Development-oriented regionalism and its practice

China launched the “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) in 2013. To date, it has achieved considerable success while also encountering numerous...

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News Desk

PIA privatization An important step toward revival

THE privatization of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has reached a historic milestone, marking a decisive shift in Pakistan’s economic reform...

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News Desk

Crypto, security and financial challenges

PAKISTAN has a large and growing crypto user base with estimate ranging from 15-20 million users. It has gained ground as an alternate investment...

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News Desk

Another conspiracy of 1971 in Bangladesh

INDIRA Gandhi remarked in 1971 that the two-nation theory had been drowned in the Bay of Bengal. Yet, 54 years later, the attempt to topple Sheikh...

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M Abdullah Hamid Gul

Of law, justice and reforms

LAWS serve as a foundational framework essential for maintaining social order, resolving conflicts and facilitating collective goals within...

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Pakistan: A victim of Indian state terrorism

  EVEN after many months, I still cannot understand why Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose to launch missile attacks on various areas of...

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Rana Zahid Iqbal

The Qur’an as a living statement

THE Qur’an is often approached as a sacred text to be read, studied or memorized. Yet at its deepest level, it presents itself not merely as a...

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Ghayur Ayub

Muslim League and the democratic struggle

THE establishment of the All-India Muslim League was not merely the birth of a political party; it marked the formal awakening of Muslim political...

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Sardar Abdul Khaliq Wasi 

Abandoned American weapons fuel terror in Pakistan

FOLLOWING the withdrawal of US and NATO forces from Afghanistan in August 2021, it was widely perceived that the United States and its Western...

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Dr Muhammad Khan

Lip-service, lost leadership: Pak population crisis

PAKISTAN today stands at the edge of a demographic precipice. Overpopulation has emerged as one of the most serious structural challenges...

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Abdul Basit Khan

Pakistan at a crossroads

As we enter 2026, there is need to take stock and see where we stand and where we need to go. Pakistan’s crisis today is not only political or...

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Lt Gen Omar Mahmood Hayat Retd

Return of Caesars: Chips, Memory, and the Pacific

Imagine, on one side, solar-powered AI satellites operating in deep space, with orbital internet feeding into ground robotics, going to grind the...

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Syed Wajahat Ali

New Year and self-accountability

In life, a Muslim is accountable for his deeds and is expected to uphold integrity and the value of life. Even a good-natured individual may not...

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Ghulam Yaseen Nizami

Portrait of a captivating mind

  THE image of a captivating human being rises before the eyes, fades amid the noise of life and then, in a quiet moment, suddenly becomes vivid...

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Dr Farooq Adil

CDF steers Pakistan towards ‘smart power status’

From Pakistan’s perspective, 2025 was a game-changer as it marked a turning point in the nation’s 78 year history, reshaping its image not only as...

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Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi

The hidden front

Field Marshal Asim Munir’s warning that hostile elements are exploiting Pakistan’s internal fault lines points to a security challenge rooted less...

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Riaz Missen