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Discordant Accord (Part 1)

Discordant Accord (Part 1)

The name “Abraham Accords” emphasises the shared origin and heritage of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - all emanating from Prophet Ibrahim and...

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Imran Malik

Distrusting Local Products

Distrusting Local Products

The 2022 economic crisis shook the Pakistani people in a unique way. When the dollar rose, imports were halted, and reserves were running low; the...

yesterday 20

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Khawaja abdul wase

Celebrating Eid-ul-Azha and Whitsun

Celebrating Eid-ul-Azha and Whitsun

Muslims, Shiite and Sunni, celebrate Eid-ul-Azha, the Big Eid, this week. And last Sunday, the Christians celebrated Whitsun, also called Pentecost,...

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Atle Hetland

Transitory Gains, Endless Pains

Transitory Gains, Endless Pains

Faulty strategic decisions by Pakistan have historically centred on regional over-extension, alliances of convenience, and delayed economic reforms....

27.05.2026 20

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Saleem Qamar Butt

Democracy in Europe

Democracy in Europe

Francis Fukuyama, one of the finest political commentators of modern times, emphasised the idea of liberal democracy in his writing by stating, “I...

27.05.2026 30

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Zeshan nawaz

Pakistan’s Just Stand Upheld

Pakistan’s Just Stand Upheld

Most unfortunately, regretfully and quite shamefully, India has never accepted the partition of the subcontinent and the subsequent creation of...

27.05.2026 20

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Muhammad Zahid Rifat

Trump’s Strategic Failures

Trump’s Strategic Failures

The tenure of Donald Trump will be remembered by future historians not for its populist fervour, but for the stark contrast between its “America...

26.05.2026 30

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Oshaque ali buledi

Four Million and Counting

Four Million and Counting

While much of the world continues debating how to make education accessible, affordable and inclusive, Punjab has delivered one of the most...

26.05.2026 20

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Qudrat Ullah

Green City Illusion

Green City Illusion

All cities in Pakistan suffer from air pollution to some extent, but Lahore is coming out on top. There was a time when Lahore was known for its lush...

26.05.2026 20

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Attiya Munawer

The Chaman Phatak Tragedy

The Chaman Phatak Tragedy

The silence after the Quetta Chaman Phatak attack carries familiar echoes: shattered families, national outrage, official condemnations, and difficult...

25.05.2026 20

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Hiba fawad chaudhary

Forgotten Graves

Forgotten Graves

ALÉXANDROS HO MAKEDÓN. History remembers him as Alexander the Great. Standing at the edge of the known world, he believed that destiny bowed to him....

25.05.2026 20

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Aamir Zulfiqar Khan

War by Algorithm

War by Algorithm

There is a moment in the long, unglamorous history of weapons development when a technology stops being a tool and starts being a doctrine. The...

25.05.2026 30

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M A Hossain

No Peace Without Palestine

No Peace Without Palestine

The geopolitics of the Middle East have historically resembled a fault line where regional ambitions and global power dynamics frequently collide. At...

24.05.2026 30

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Omay Aimen

Heading Towards Disaster

Heading Towards Disaster

US policy in the Middle East has been so problematic because policymakers refuse to consider its impact on the Arab people. With Israel, it’s a...

24.05.2026 50

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Dr. James J. Zogby

Unprecedented Precedents

Unprecedented Precedents

The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) in Shahbaz Masih v. Additional Session Judge confirmed a fear that lay in everyone’s mind: that “judgments...

24.05.2026 20

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Ali Hassan

The Divine Connection

The Divine Connection

Throughout history, humanity has sought to make sense of the supernatural realm, leading to the development of various religious beliefs and...

23.05.2026 30

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Saleem Qamar Butt

Karo Kari Honour Killing (Part-2)

Karo Kari Honour Killing (Part-2)

In the first part of my column, I dealt with the factors leading to the survival of this old evil practice in regions inhabited by tribes under their...

23.05.2026 30

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Ambassador M. Alam Brohi

Promise of South Asia’s Peace

Promise of South Asia’s Peace

The recent statement by Dattatreya Hosabale, General Secretary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, that “the doors of dialogue with Pakistan should...

23.05.2026 20

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Ambassador G. R. Baluch

South Asian Rivalry (Part-1)

South Asian Rivalry (Part-1)

It has been over seven decades, and India is still in search of a methodology on how to handle Pakistan. Wars and the dismemberment of its western...

22.05.2026 20

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By Najm Us Saqib

Pakistan’s Long Walk from Promise to ...

Pakistan’s Long Walk from Promise to ...

“I’m not a toy … I don’t want to be married to someone forcibly.” These words by Inteha Bibi stayed with me long after I first read them....

22.05.2026 40

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van Nguyen

The Beijing Axis

The Beijing Axis

Vladimir Putin’s latest visit to China falls into the category of events where symbolism sometimes matters more than treaties. No grand alliance was...

22.05.2026 30

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M A Hossain

Writing a New Chapter of Cooperation

Writing a New Chapter of Cooperation

21 May marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan. Over the past 75 years, standing together...

21.05.2026 40

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Jiang Zaidong

CSS 2025: Women Excel

CSS 2025: Women Excel

In a small hostel room, on a borrowed laptop, a young woman keeps refreshing the website of the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC), which is...

21.05.2026 40

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Sehr rizvi

Karo Kari Honour Killing (Part 1)

Karo Kari Honour Killing (Part 1)

The Sindhi words ‘Karo Kari’ literally mean blackened, stained or disgraced, and are used to describe a man (Karo) and woman (Kari) involved in...

21.05.2026 40

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Ambassador M. Alam Brohi

Kevin Warsh at the Fed

Kevin Warsh at the Fed

The Federal Reserve got a new leader last Friday, but his power may not be as vast as it might seem. The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh, President...

20.05.2026 20

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Dr Kamal Monnoo

Building a Shared Future (Part 3)

Building a Shared Future (Part 3)

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a pioneering pilot project of the Belt and Road Initiative. Guided by the leaders of both countries and...

20.05.2026 30

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Tang Mengsheng

Rethinking Governance

Rethinking Governance

Pakistan’s constitutional debate has once again entered the national discourse. Conversations surrounding possible constitutional amendments,...

20.05.2026 100

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Hafiz Ahsaan Ahmad Khokhar

Selling Addiction, One Pouch at a Time

The tobacco industry has always understood a simple truth: if you can make addiction look aspirational, you can turn dependence into a lifestyle. For...

19.05.2026 30

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Syed Ali Wasif Naqvi

Pakistan’s Climate Exodus

Pakistan is currently in the grip of an invisible and dreadful crisis that is hollowing out its social, economic and geographical structure from...

19.05.2026 90

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Attiya Munawer

Building a Shared Future (Part 2)

Standing at the historic juncture of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations, this long-tested partnership has become increasingly valuable in an...

19.05.2026 20

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Tang Mengsheng

The Thucydides Trap

It is the 8th century BCE. Sparta is an ordinary Greek city-state. According to ancient tradition, Lycurgus became the King of Sparta. However, he...

18.05.2026 60

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Aamir Zulfiqar Khan

Palestine & Us

On 26th December 1938, long before the map of South Asia was redrawn, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah stood before a roaring crowd in Patna and...

18.05.2026 40

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Faisal Ahmad

Building a Shared Future (Part 1)

Seventy-five years of sharing weal and woe, seventy-five years of friendship as strong as steel. In 2026, as China and Pakistan mark the 75th...

18.05.2026 30

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Tang Mengsheng

Speaking the Truth

Is it antisemitic to say that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza? Is it “hurtful and insensitive” for someone to acknowledge the suffering that...

17.05.2026 30

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Dr. James J. Zogby

The Nuclear Factor (Part 2)

A critical albeit inadvertent ramification of the current US-Israel Combine’s war on Iran will be the emergence of the nuclear factor in the ME’s...

17.05.2026 30

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Imran Malik

The Beijing Summit

History rarely announces itself in real time. When President Richard Nixon landed in Beijing in 1972 to meet Mao Zedong, the world understood...

17.05.2026 30

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M A Hossain

Netanyahu’s Narrative War Against Peace

16.05.2026 30

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Omay Aimen

The Saffron Moment

16.05.2026 20

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Zaid Bin Inam

The Nuclear Factor (Part 1)

16.05.2026 100

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Imran Malik

Reforming the Jirga (Part 2)

15.05.2026 30

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Sumreen Fatima

Sindh’s War on Narcotics

15.05.2026 40

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Nadir Nabil Gabol

Most Connected yet Most Alone

15.05.2026 30

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Syeda iram naqvi

Catch-22 for IAF Rafales

14.05.2026 30

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Air Marshal Asim Suleiman

Reforming the Jirga (Part 1)

14.05.2026 40

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Sumreen Fatima

Celebrating Independence

14.05.2026 30

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Atle Hetland

Mirage of Security

13.05.2026 50

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Attiya Munawer

A Perfect Financial Storm?

13.05.2026 30

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Dr Kamal Monnoo

When Chenab Stops Behaving Like a River

13.05.2026 30

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Mohsin Leghari

A Statute Rescued

12.05.2026 30

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Ali Afzal Sahi

One Year of Marka-E-Haq

12.05.2026 30

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Muhammad Zahid Rifat