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Climate Exodus

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Maha Shafqat Khan

Global Amnesia

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Najm Us Saqib

Derailed Society?

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Muneer Hussain

East Timor in Turmoil

In September 2025, East Timor suddenly plunged into unrest. The country was still fragile after two decades of independence. It was not a coup, an...

yesterday 70

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M A Hossain

Politics Bereft Of Patriotism

In a democratic dispensation, political parties whether in government or in opposition are under moral and constitutional obligation to work for...

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Malik Muhammad Ashraf

The Extension of a Legacy

From the sands of history to the evolving realities of the present, the bond between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia has carried a legacy far deeper than...

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Omay Aimen

Politics in Norway and Europe

Nowadays, when votes are counted at elections in European countries, they usually end up with at least twenty percent for the ultra-conservative...

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Atle Hetland

Peace Through Deterrence

Peace Through Deterrence

When Arab and Islamic leaders gathered in Doha to condemn Israel’s strike on Qatari soil, their communique carried the right words: cowardly,...

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Zunaira Azhar

The House Is on Fire

Greta Thunberg’s words at the UN Climate Action Summit in 2019 still resonate with a haunting urgency. She said, “I want you to act as if the...

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Areeba Manzoor

Reform Should Begin With GST

What the Pakistani economic managers need to realise is that unless they also - like the country’s South Asian neighbours - rationalise the...

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Dr Kamal Monnoo

OIC: Eagle or Ostrich?

An emergency summit of Arab and Islamic country leaders was held in Doha on 15 September 2025, which condemned Israel’s “cowardly” attack on Hamas...

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Saleem Qamar Butt

Fallen From Grace

The fall from grace, devoid of even an iota of shame, is hardly surprising from India’s warmongering politicians, who have degenerated to the...

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Air Marshal Asim Suleiman

Our Martyrs, Our Heroes

Since 1979, Pakistan has survived in a war-like situation. The first Afghan war ended in 1988 but only after a few years, Afghanistan again got...

16.09.2025 10

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Aamir Zulfiqar Khan

Music Beyond Metrics

Music Beyond Metrics

In Pakistan, YouTube is widely used across all classes and backgrounds, while subscription-based platforms like Spotify and Apple Music are largely...

16.09.2025 40

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Irtiza Shafaat Bokharee

A Generation to Rebuild

Nothing good will come of the chaos being created by the Trump administration. In just a few months, it’s taken a wrecking-ball to institutions,...

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Dr. James J. Zogby