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The Patriotic Pashtuns

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Masud Ahmad Khan

Private Credit to Financial Crisis

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Dr Kamal Monnoo

Choosing Peace

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Tahir Mahmood

The Istanbul Talks

Mediated by Qatar and Turkiye, Pakistan and Afghanistan not only reached a ceasefire in Doha, both countries have subsequently also agreed in...

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Dr. Tehmina Aslam Ranjha

The River as a Weapon

The River as a Weapon

Afghanistan’s sudden claim to be building a dam on the Chitral River has stirred ripples far beyond its valleys, as it is less about water than...

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Nazia Mustafa

Maternity Rights for All

In a recent groundbreaking ruling, the Federal Ombudsperson Secretariat for Protection Against Harassment at Workplace (FOSPAH) overturned the...

yesterday 20

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Omair Yusuf

Leadership’s Development

Leadership’s Development

Leadership is neither a crown, a prize, nor a privilege. It is not a hereditary baton that can be passed on to a self-selected “heir apparent”....

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Sirajuddin Aziz

Religious Organizations’ Peace Efforts

We live in a time when there is a need for broad peace initiatives to help resolve ongoing conflicts and wars, and to make both young and old feel...

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Atle Hetland

Uniform’s Weight

When news broke about the death of SP Adeel Akbar, it was first labelled a suicide, then an accident. The shifting explanations stirred unease...

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Dr Syed Kaleem Imam

The Recurring Struggle

A century ago, Khalil Gibran wrote a love poem to Lebanon, “You have your Lebanon, I have my Lebanon.” He spoke of his affection for the Lebanese...

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Dr. James J. Zogby

Handshake in Kuala Lumpur

Diplomacy, when stripped of ceremony and handshakes, is really about leverage. And this week in Kuala Lumpur, Donald Trump appears to have...

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M A Hossain

78 Years in Limbo

November 1 is marked as the day of independence of Gilgit-Baltistan. On this day in 1947, the indigenous people of GB forced the Dogra army to...

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Sajjad Hussain

Beyond Rhetoric

Beyond Rhetoric

The language of international relations is typically one of cold, hard national interest. Yet, the bond between Pakistan and China has long been...

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Najm Us Saqib

A Different Perspective

A Different Perspective

I am writing this piece during the current challenges in Pakistan–Afghanistan relations to express my perspective on rescuing and restoring natural...

01.11.2025 1

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Ambassador Mansoor Ahmad Khan

Why US Midterms Matter

Why US Midterms Matter

On the horizon for 2026 looms the U.S. midterm elections as some of the most defining in the history of the country. This isn’t due to some...

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Atif Mehmood