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Slashing the Regulatory Burden (Part-2)

Slashing the Regulatory Burden (Part-2)

The pervasive phenomenon of over-regulation is typically the result of a systemic fault within the state apparatus: an entrenched appetite for...

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F. Fareed Malik

Who Governs Pakistan’s Water?

Who Governs Pakistan’s Water?

Follow a drop of water in Pakistan, from glacier to reservoir, through barrage and canal, into an aquifer, across a farm and through a city....

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Mohsin Leghari

Implementing the Global Governance Initiative

Implementing the Global Governance Initiative

Last September, at the crucial historical juncture marking the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War and the founding of the...

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Jiang Zaidong

Slashing the Regulatory Burden (Part-1)

Slashing the Regulatory Burden (Part-1)

Economic development is rarely the sole product of capital accumulation or technological advancement, but is fundamentally driven by the quality of...

yesterday 20

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F. Fareed Malik

Blind Spots in Data Governance

Blind Spots in Data Governance

Pakistan is building a framework to govern, protect and make better use of its data. But who is assessing whether that data actually represents...

yesterday 20

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Roshaan E Ali

AI-Education Interface: What Pakistan Needs ...

AI-Education Interface: What Pakistan Needs ...

AI is the new buzzword. We consume and utilise it on a daily basis. Regardless of which side of the fence one sits on with reference to the debate on...

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Rizwan Zeb

Politics of Perception

Politics of Perception

For decades, Indian cinema has entertained audiences at home and abroad while helping construct national identity and project India’s culture....

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Zaid Bin Inam

AI, Lawyers and Discontent

AI, Lawyers and Discontent

A few days ago, a junior associate on my legal team walked into my office brimming with excitement. He told me he had used one of the popular AI...

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Fareed Yaldram

The Great Falcons

The Great Falcons

Pakistan’s Armed Forces have always stood as the guardians of the nation’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity. Through their...

previous day 20

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Ahsan Ansari

Beyond Rote Learning

Beyond Rote Learning

On August 31, Monday, the FPSC disclosed the written result of the CSS 2026, leaving many aspirants in shock and continuing with the same passing...

monday 30

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Sadam Hussain

Nested Nationalism (Part-2)

Nested Nationalism (Part-2)

Practically, every individual, irrespective of tribe, language, geography, culture or religion, simultaneously carries multiple layers of identity....

monday 30

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Sardar Fida Hussain

What Ails Us?

What Ails Us?

There is noise. There is clamour. There are voices of support. There is also vociferous resentment. Both are at opposite ends of the pole. A lot has...

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Sirajuddin Aziz

Three Rulings, No Compliance

Three Rulings, No Compliance

A court can rule as many times as it likes. If the losing side simply refuses to listen, does the ruling mean anything at all? That is the question...

06.09.2026 20

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Syed Murtajiz Haider Kazmi

Nested Nationalism (Part-1)

Nested Nationalism (Part-1)

While the creation of new provinces is undeniably one of the most consequential questions ignored by the state since its inception in 1947, it must be...

06.09.2026 20

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Sardar Fida Hussain

New Units

New Units

We have big and sprawling cities faced with chronic municipal problems, weak law and order, and lax building and housing regulations. They have grown...

06.09.2026 60

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Ambassador M. Alam Brohi

Unwanted Devolution

Unwanted Devolution

Interior Minister said the system has collapsed. Fair enough! But we shall look at the numbers first, because they tell a different story than the one...

05.09.2026 80

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Faisal Ahmad

14 Futures Lost

14 Futures Lost

Important things are happening in the country. The prominent writers in Pakistan are busy analysing President Trump's next move in the overall...

05.09.2026 40

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Najm Us Saqib

The Makkah Defence Alliance (Part-2)

The Makkah Defence Alliance (Part-2)

The potential geoeconomic dimensions of the MDA are extremely phenomenal too. Assuming Egypt and Iran also join up, then the MDA will boast of a...

05.09.2026 150

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Imran Malik

Bishkek SCO 2026

Bishkek SCO 2026

The 26th Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), which concluded in Bishkek on September 1, 2026, marked an important moment in...

04.09.2026 70

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Amna Samar

Latif’s Women, Today

Latif’s Women, Today

Sindh has a curious way of loving its women. It has sung about them for centuries, turning Marui, Sassui, Sohni, Noori, Moomal, Lilan and Sorath into...

04.09.2026 30

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Danish Bhutto

The Makkah Defence Alliance (Part-1)

The Makkah Defence Alliance (Part-1)

The Makkah Defence Alliance (MDA) is imbuing deep, multi-dimensional paradigm shifts in the regional-global geopolitical, geostrategic and geoeconomic...

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Imran Malik

The Silent Communities

The Silent Communities
03.09.2026 30

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Dr Khalid Munir & Asghar Chaudhry

Climate Security

Climate Security
03.09.2026 50

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Attiya Munawer

Norwegian King Passes Away

Norwegian King Passes Away
03.09.2026 30

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Atle Hetland

Rebuke to India’s Unilateralism

Rebuke to India’s Unilateralism
02.09.2026 40

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Yahya Farid Khwaja

Approaching 2047

Approaching 2047
02.09.2026 60

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Dr Kamal Monnoo

Homo Sapiens: Boon or Bane?

Homo Sapiens: Boon or Bane?
02.09.2026 50

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Aamir Zulfiqar Khan

Beyond Enrolment

Beyond Enrolment
01.09.2026 30

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Itfaq Khaliq Khan

The Minds We Lose

The Minds We Lose
01.09.2026 30

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Shagufta Bashir

New Units or Managers (Part 5)

New Units or Managers (Part 5)
01.09.2026 70

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Ambassador M. Alam Brohi

Punjab's Opportunity

Punjab's Opportunity
31.08.2026 30

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Qudrat Ullah

Social Protection

Social Protection
31.08.2026 70

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Amna Samar

Frontline State

Frontline State
31.08.2026 40

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Ahsan Ansari

US’s Trust Deficit

US’s Trust Deficit
30.08.2026 50

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Dr. James J. Zogby

Realpolitik Realities

Realpolitik Realities
30.08.2026 90

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Faisal Ahmad

Silicon Sovereignty

Silicon Sovereignty
30.08.2026 20

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Ali Mustafa Khan

Repeating Our Tragedies

29.08.2026 20

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Muhammad Awais

Pakistan’s Waste Economy (Part-2)

29.08.2026 40

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Dr. Asif Iqbal

New Units or Managers (Part-4)

29.08.2026 50

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Ambassador M. Alam Brohi

De-Radicalisation Centres Needed

28.08.2026 20

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Zaigham Sana Warraich

Pakistan’s Waste Economy (Part-1)

28.08.2026 60

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Dr. Asif Iqbal

Russia’s Influence on Europe

28.08.2026 90

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Atle Hetland

Stray Dog Epidemic

Walk through almost any Pakistani city, and you will encounter stray dogs. From informal settlements to some of the country's most affluent...

26.08.2026 30

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Muhammad Ali Falak

Commendable CPEC Headway

26.08.2026 90

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Muhammad Zahid Rifat

New Units or Managers (Part-3)

26.08.2026 40

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Ambassador M. Alam Brohi

Hold On, and Keep Going

Naveed Iftikhar's debut novel Hold On follows Hira Gul from a conservative household in Kohat to Peshawar, Islamabad and beyond, tracing the...

25.08.2026 20

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Hammad Anwar

IR's China Problem

China's rise, sustained by extraordinary economic growth and by lifting some 75 per cent of its population out of absolute poverty, has deflated...

25.08.2026 50

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Irtiza Shafaat Bokharee

New Units or Managers (Part-2)

As put by a fellow columnist, a leader can say that the system has collapsed. It sounds like an admission without holding anyone accountable. The...

25.08.2026 40

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Ambassador M. Alam Brohi

Our Debt

We have been borrowing regularly and progressively since the 1970s over the many decades that have ensued. We are continuing to pile debt upon debt....

24.08.2026 60

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Sirajuddin Aziz

Peaceful Coexistence Charter (Part 2)

President Donald Trump’s enthusiastic public endorsement of the agreement adds another dimension. Trump welcomed the pact as a “BIG, BOLD, AND...

24.08.2026 30

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Ambassador G. R. Baluch