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K-IV delays

Karachi has been desperately water-stressed for longer than many of its citizens have been alive, but after almost a decade of work on a solution...

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Editorial

LNG deal: game-changer or financial curse?

Few decisions have cast as dark and enduring shadows on Pakistan's economy as the power sector — electricity and gas. The 2016 LNG deal stands out...

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Imtiaz Gul

Monsoon red wedding

The monsoon session of the Indian parliament has just begun. And so far, it is shaping up to be an event reminiscent of the Red Wedding from the...

yesterday 20

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Farrukh Khan Pitafi

Wimbledon — the glitz, the glam, the hypocrisy

Breakfast at Wimbledon' is a long-cherished tradition in sports. Here in America, as in London and across the globe, we can't wait to pour cream...

yesterday 20

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Dr Baqar Hasnain

Beyond the numbers

The recent release of the QS World University Rankings 2026 has yet again underscored the troubling reality of higher education in Pakistan. This...

yesterday 30

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Dr Intikhab Ulfat

Sanctuaries of violence!

It is never easy to speak about religion in Pakistan. Yet silence, especially when it protects abuse, is not piety. The recent tragic death of a...

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Durdana Najam

Of 'unblossomed flowers' and some woodwork

Dear Humaira Abid, Allow me to begin this letter with a note of condolence; to the families who lost their children to wars, to anyone who could...

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Sadia Pasha Kamran

How the attack on Iran has damaged NPT

Rather than helping to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, the Israel-initiated 12-day war with Iran, which the US also joined, has seriously...

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Syed Mohammad Ali

Bhutto's paradoxes

As another July 5th recedes into Pakistan's collective memory, it remains a symbolic rupture: the night when the populist experiment of Zulfikar...

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Muhammad Raiyd Qazi

Gaza, Israel and the infinite game

It's been one year and nine months since the outbreak of the Gaza War; 77 years and two months since the occupation of Palestinian lands by the...

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Aneela Shahzad

Sino-US rivalry — collusion, competition, conflict

The US-China competition remains the 'defining issue' of international politics. My last piece titled the "Sino-US rivalry" was published in this...

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Inam Ul Haque

The children we sacrifice

Pakistani children aren't safe. That's not opinion or exaggeration. It's the bleak, burning truth we keep looking away from. They're ignored,...

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Syed Namdar Ali Shah

Americans serving in IDF should lose US citizenship

This would not be an extreme position but rather doing quite a simple thing, which is stating things as they are. Soldiers serving in national...

thursday 30

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Imran Jan

Sino-Russian cooperation and the world order

"Beijing and Moscow should work to unite countries of global South and promote the development of the international order in a more just and...

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Dr Moonis Ahmar

A moment of opportunity: supercharging clean energy age

Energy has shaped humanity's path – from mastering fire, to harnessing steam, to splitting the atom. Today, we're at the dawn of a new era. The sun...

23.07.2025 60

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Antonio Guterres

India's 'more options' ICBMs

India's strategic consideration is to extend the range of its ICBMs beyond the territories of its rivals — China and Pakistan. It's a worrisome...

23.07.2025 50

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Dr Ahmad Khan

Break down your social standing

Shoes Rs30,000; bag Rs110,000; watch Rs50,000. Confidence? Priceless. These are the familiar lines from reels that float across our screens,...

23.07.2025 40

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Wajeeha Javed

The environment of evil

A video shocks our conscience. A young woman stands in front of her executioners and stands tall. She knows how it will end, yet she does not plead...

23.07.2025 1

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Muhammad Hamid Zaman

Lawless digital dreams

What good is a digital revolution if the law never arrives? Pakistan speaks with urgency about building a technology-driven economy. It sets...

23.07.2025 4

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Hammad Rohila

India's peacock parade: a march into regional instability

The national bird of India is the peacock, a majestic animal known for its dazzling display of feathers. It is a grandiose symbol of beauty and...

23.07.2025 1

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Zeeshan Javed

Geo-economics of trade and development

The contemporary global landscape is characterised by increasingly complex geopolitical and economic dynamics, chaotic power shifts and rapid...

23.07.2025 60

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Shahid Najam