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India And Pakistan View The Existing Military Situation With One Eye Closed

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Umer Farooq

Murder Of Innocence: India's Proxy War In Pakistan

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Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal

Pakistan Needs A Reset, Not Another Political Deal

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Yousuf Nazar

Can Noor Mukaddam Rest In Peace?

The brutality of the murder not only shook Islamabad but Pakistan. While this was no ordinary murder, the circumstances leading to it were all too...

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Fauzia Yazdani

Bridging The Digital Divide: Reforming Media Education In Pakistan For The AI Era

Among the most pressing challenges in higher education today is the mismatch between the speed of technological change and the stagnation of...

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Prof. Dr Taimoor Ul Hassan

Land Acquisition In Pakistan: A Legal And Social Reckoning

The policy and moral basis for land acquisition in Pakistan remains highly contentious, benefiting from legislation that was established under...

yesterday 10

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Tajwer Khan

Who Won The War?

To Indians mocking the extensions and promotions given by Pakistan to its army and air chiefs, you didn’t win the war - losing 5-6 jets is not a...

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Omar Quraishi

Theatricality Over Truth: Indian Media’s Circus Of Hysteria

What’s playing out on Indian national television is not journalism – it is a circus in which anchors act like street jesters and ridicule serious...

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Fizza Ali

Gaza Genocide And The Silence Of Muslim Leaders

The Zionist genocide is the moral crisis of our generation and century. As Israel intensifies its ground offensive to ethnically cleanse Gaza, and...

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Mohammed Sarwar Khan

While Gaza Burned: Trump’s Gulf Tour And The Silence Of Kings

As of May 14, 2025, the conflict in Gaza has escalated significantly, resulting in a severe humanitarian crisis. This is the exact same time when...

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Noreen Haider

South Asia’s New Warfare: How The 2025 India-Pakistan Clash Redefined Modern Conflict

When tensions flared once again between India and Pakistan in May 2025, many feared a repeat of the usual pattern cross-border accusations, limited...

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Afifa Kamran

Beyond The Battlefield: Reimagining Pakistan’s National Songs

From the crackling sound of the radio in the 1960s to curated playlists on smartphones today, Pakistan’s national songs continue to stir the hearts...

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Dr. Amna Naveed

Pakistan’s Future: Between Imran Khan’s Ego And The Military’s Control

Pakistan is celebrating after delivering a resounding response to India’s military jingoism, and with the world acknowledging the country’s...

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Sheharyar Jaffri

When The Guns Fell Silent: A New Chapter In An Old Rivalry

The guns have fallen silent, and the shortest war between the two nuclear powers—India and Pakistan—has now been consigned to the dust heap of...

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Tariq Aqil

F*ck Diplomacy We Will Punish Them

World-famous Forbes Magazine lists the United States, Russia, China, and India as the four most militarily powerful states in the world. During the...

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Umer Farooq

The 5-Day War

The fifth Indo-Pak war was as much one of the bombardment and imposition of an Indian narrative as it was of aerial conflict. India always had...

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Dr. Agha Ghazanfar

Launching New Frontiers: Why Pakistan Needs Public-Private Partnerships In Space Exploration

A new phase of exploration has begun in space. Private firms are providing new visions, more economical solutions, and a spirit of entrepreneurship...

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Ezba Walayat Khan

Hero Or Hoax? The Christian Pilot Debate

In Pakistan, challenging any collective narrative—whether it belongs to a family, tribe, community, or the nation—can swiftly invite the charge of...

19.05.2025 4

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Asif Angelo Aqeel

Why India Can’t Legally Choke Eastern Rivers

For decades, Pakistan has upheld the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) as the bedrock of its water security. Signed in 1960 under the auspices of the World...

19.05.2025 1

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Riaz Missen

Deterrence May Have Failed But Indians Paid A Heavy Price

Crossing international borders is not a small thing. And militarily crossing the border of a nuclear state is fraught with danger of unimaginable...

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Umer Farooq