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Indo-Israel-Afghan Nexus of terror

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Air Cdre Zahid Ul Hassan R

Hasina conviction shifts South Asian dynamics

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Dr Taimoor Ul Hassan

Antibiotic awareness Week A call for responsible use in Pakistan

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Prof Dr Atta Ur Rehman

The refined illusion

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Aijaz Ahmad

A shift in IAF strategy against Pakistan

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News Desk

Taliban–India Rapprochement Strategic alignments and regional implications

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Dr Muhammad Khan

Culture of depriving women of their inheritance must end

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Amna Nasir Jamal

A court divided: Why the 27th amendment has lawyers alarmed

A court divided: Why the 27th amendment has lawyers alarmed

The Bill on Constitutional (27 th Amendment), has provoked one of the biggest constitutional debates within Pakistan in recent years. The shift,...

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AI & journalism: Progress or compromise?

  Clawed, amused and instantly judgmental — that’s us. Give us a story, a situation, anything fresh and we are ready to dissect it with full force....

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Mehr Jan

Power struggle in Afghanistan & India’s expanding role

  ORDER within any household endures only when an elder or guardian assumes responsibility for its affairs, guiding family members with wisdom,...

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Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal

Gaza’s int’l stabilization force: Navigating intricate challenges

  Quintessentially, believing that any stabilization mission in Gaza needs to ground international support in a credible, sustainable political and...

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Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi

World Children’s Day 2025

Joy, Growth, Dignity WORLD Children’s Day is celebrated every year on 20th November with a unique theme. 20th November is not just a date on the...

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Wajahat Ali Malik

The greatest secret of Irfan Siddiqui’s life

  IRFAN Siddiqui stepped up to the rostrum with a soft smile and said, “Those who know, already know — and those who don’t, should now learn that...

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Dr Farooq Adil

Arrogance, ignorance or Indian Politics

Arrogance, ignorance or Indian Politics

THOSE were the times of Gandhi and Nehru when India was known and praised for its leadership in the world’s arena of moral politics, nonviolence...

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Road rage in Karachi, is it a cause or symptom?

Road rage in Karachi, is it a cause or symptom?

KARACHI offers a recurring image: the homeless seek shelter in shade and we seek comfort in silence. Yet it isn’t only the blind eye we turn, but...

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The wreckers of Bamiyan now seek an audience in Somnath

The wreckers of Bamiyan now seek an audience in Somnath

The upcoming visit of Afghanistan’s Minister of Industry and Commerce, Nooruddin Azizi, to New Delhi is more than just a diplomatic formality. It...

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Flood threats to Pakistan’s food security

Flood threats to Pakistan’s food security

PAKISTAN, located in the Indus Basin, relies significantly on river systems for its agricultural economy, yet these rivers regularly turn from...

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Nayab Khalid

New world order, realignments The crimson glow in the sky?

A new global power realignment is underway and South Asia is no exception. The growing influence of the Global South and the changing posture of...

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Brig Tariq Khalil

Water economy

WHENEVER there are rains or floods in the country, the topic of dam construction resurfaces. But as soon as the season passes, excuses and delays...

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Rana Zahid Iqbal

Missing persons, Propaganda & Balochistan

Missing persons, Propaganda & Balochistan

THE issue of missing persons has long remained a contentious and “hot topic” in Pakistan. It frequently dominates the national discourse as well....

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Faisal Ahmad

Mamdani turns the tables on Trump in New York

HISTORY was made in New York two weeks ago when 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani, a young Muslim, thwarted attempts by Trump to get elected a person of...

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Rashid Ahmed Mughal

Bihar engineered polls win turns anti-Pakistan

THE Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies’ victory in the Bihar Assembly elections has once again bolstered Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...

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Sardar Abdul Khaliq Wasi 

Appeal to President, PM & Chief of Defence Forces

Remembering Veteran Statesman and Freedom Movement Leader Mahmud Ali: Granting Him Long-Overdue National Honor for His Unparalleled Sacrifices and...

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M Fazal Elahi

Unequal justice in Manipur youth

  THE ongoing turmoil in Manipur lays bare a harsh reality—one of institutional bias, political opportunism and systemic discrimination. The Indian...

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Asad Ali

Inclusive education Pak needs, from Gwadar to Gilgit A strong democracy starts in classrooms, where every child has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive.

KAMRAN Khan was a brilliant, hardworking and ambitious student. Each morning, I would see him riding a crowded bus to school. Though not...

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Waqar Hassan

Fourth nuclear age

PRESIDENT Trump has repeatedly called for renewed US nuclear weapon testing. Though he claimed—incorrectly—that the US will resume testing due to...

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Pakistan’s quiet water emergency Pakistan faces a looming water crisis as inefficient use and climate change threaten survival and growth

Pakistan’s quiet water emergency Pakistan faces a looming water crisis as inefficient use and climate change threaten survival and growth

PREVENTABLE crises strike the hardest because they come with fair warning. Pakistan’s looming water emergency is one of them, long predicted,...

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Dr Zafar Khan Safdar

27th Amendment & immunity

THE 27th Constitutional Amendment has become debatable among different circles and has divided society into pro- and anti-amendment camps according...

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Dr Amir Ullah Khan

27th Amendment: Unlocking investment bottleneck

  Fact 1: Pakistan’s judicial backlog exceeds 2.2 million cases across the Supreme Court, high courts, and district courts. Fact 2: A civil or...

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Farrukh Saleem

Law, power and president

  The concept of presidential immunity has long occupied an important place in constitutional discussions across the world. Though its contours...

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Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal

Salus Populi Suprema Le The city that forgot to vote (twice)!

Salus Populi Suprema Le The city that forgot to vote (twice)!

“Salus populi suprema lex” is a Latin phrase meaning “the welfare of the people is the supreme law.” This legal maxim emphasizes the principle that...

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Enigma of Afghanistan

  Following a 20-year insurgency and the departure of coalition forces, the Taliban recaptured Kabul in August 2021, overthrowing the Islamic...

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Tariq Aqil

Unlocking Pakistan’s census data

Unlocking Pakistan’s census data

IN a recent conversation with the UN Resident Coordinator, we explored how the UNFPA could better assist the UN Country Team in using census data...

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PTM: Threat to national unity

  The Pashtuns of Pakistan have long served as the country’s first line of defence, standing as an iron wall against invasions and intrusions from...

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Dr Muhammad Khan