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How Modi's gamble reshaped Pakistan's strategic standing

Last week marked the first anniversary of the Pakistan-India conflict, a four-day military confrontation that not only pushed the two nuclear-armed...

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Kamran Yousaf

Trailblazing mothers

"The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world." - William Ross Wallace The world would be a barren place without mothers....

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Saira Samo

China's role in the Middle East

I write this as Donald Trump is preparing for his visit to Beijing to meet with Xi Jinping. He is set to meet the Chinese leader on May 14 for a...

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Shahid Javed Burki

Another tranche

A new tranche of $1.2 billion has been approved by IMF in what proves that the global lender has found Pakistan complying with the terms and...

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Editorial

Property rights for the diaspora

For millions of overseas Pakistanis, investing in a home back home has long been both an emotional aspiration and a legal nightmare. Tales of...

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Editorial

Indefinite K-IV delays

To anyone profoundly unaware of Karachi's decades-long struggle with development, a four-year-long project remaining unfinished after almost 12...

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Editorial

Divine (in)justice?

Have you ever wondered why, despite unparalleled cognitive capabilities, humans lingered in a near-total primordial state of nature for most of their...

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Ali Hassan Bangwar

Gas, hydel and an unfinished constitutional promise

Pakistan's Constitution does not leave the question of natural resources to chance. It speaks clearly, even forcefully, about who should benefit...

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Mohsin Saleem Ullah

Punching for people

Is punching above our weight a good thing? The question goes to the heart of the debate bubbling beneath the surface of our foreign policy euphoria....

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Fahd Husain

BJP and West Bengal elections

The BJP's victory in last week's West Bengal state election marks one of the most consequential political realignments in contemporary...

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Dr Muhammad Ali Ehsan

Australia, China and Pakistan

A recent visit to Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney entailed interesting perspectives on how the middle power Australia, like Pakistan, is caught between...

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Imtiaz Gul

Time for peace talks

Pakistan has yet again exhibited utmost responsibility in its relations with archrival India by calling for looking beyond an era of confrontation. On...

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Editorial

War on children

Every stone turned in Gaza reveals evidence of a stark violation of international human rights as well as humanitarian law. Yet, the self-acclaimed...

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Editorial

Quick to tear, slow to repair

The Sindh High Court (SHC) order for the provincial government to make University Road in Karachi fully operational within two months is a...

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Editorial

The Malthusian ghost

It is a compelling argument that at its core, economics should be approached with the same pragmatism one applies to managing a household. Just as...

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Haroon Rashid Siddiqi

More than just science

I often begin my 'Everyday Science' and 'Natural Science' lectures – now compulsory for students from Arts, Social Sciences,...

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Dr Intikhab Ulfat

Casino at the end of civilisation

John Oliver recently turned a segment over to platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi. The online outlet More Perfect Union has produced its own exposé....

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Farrukh Khan Pitafi

Making migration accessible

Migration "should be a choice and not a necessity," said the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Pakistan's Chief of Mission...

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Editorial

Trade gap and forex slump

A slump in economic growth amid the adverse regional situation is set to impact balance of payments as the fiscal year comes to an end. Trade deficit...

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Editorial

Pragmatic hypocrisy

The Government of India has spoken, and its message is a glaring admission that its national pride is only for show. The country's federal sports...

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Editorial

Pride, reflection and the future of Pashtun identity

Few identities carry as much pride as that of the Pashtun. We speak of honour, courage, hospitality and dignity not as abstract ideals but as lived...

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M Zeb Khan

A fee-paying postdoc at KU? Disturbing drift of our academia

There are moments when a single policy decision reveals deeper structural cracks in a system. The recent announcement by the University of Karachi...

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Dr Muhammad Ibtesam Mazahir

Soaring medicine prices

The prices of essential medicines had already been rising at a concerning pace well before the Iran War created a global supply chain collapse....

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Energy sector: between policy turbulence and system reform

The power sector in Pakistan has been experiencing unexpected doubts recently. There have been a series of policy announcements that have followed...

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Abis husein

Lead in children's blood: a silent national emergency

Recently UNICEF and Pakistan's Ministry of Health issued a very alarming report about our children. More than 40% of children in high risk areas...

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Dr Rana Jawad Asghar

PSL delivers

Peshawar Zalmi has lifted the Pakistan Super League 2026 trophy, closing a season which, more than anything else, strengthened the sense that the...

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Editorial

Breaking up with plastic

Punjab's governance is either drastically overconfident or highly efficient, judging from its claim to declare Rawalpindi completely...

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Editorial

Crisscrossing in the Strait

There is some high confusion in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran and the US are apparently testing each other's patience. Tehran claims that it has...

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Diplomacy in the age of power politics

The world has witnessed eras of rivalry among powerful states, with the greatest often competing for global influence, alliances, resources and...

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Hassan Ali Wasiq

Power of building bridges

From ceasing a deadly war to attempting a permanent peace between two archrivals carrying decades of grievances against each other is a significant...

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Majid Ehsan

Student suicides

The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has finally responded to the nationwide protests in the wake of a medical student committing suicide,...

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Editorial

Heat without relief

Karachi touched a searing 42°C on May 3, with the "feels-like" temperature surging close to 49°C. While it marks the city's hottest...

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Editorial

Need to invest in people

Pakistan has registered another poor showing in the World Bank's Human Capital Index Plus (HCI ), ranking 130 out of 174 nations and well behind...

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Editorial

US-Iran war: three scenarios

The US-Iran war is reaching an inflection point. Two months after the US and Israel started bombing Iran, there are still no clear winners. The...

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Kamran Yousaf

Sickening presence

A married woman tells her friend that she has maintained her weight within a healthy BMI range. She lives a comfortable life in a ten-marla house with...

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M Nadeem Nadir

Bearing the brunt of global disorder

The US-Iran war is hurting the world. No country - rich or poor, large or small - has been spared. Pakistan is among those that have been gravely...

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Shahid Javed Burki