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Women in the centre

Pakistan is caught in a catastrophic flood crisis. In the riverine plains of Punjab and Sindh, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan northern...

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Munazza Khan

The Muslim world’s answer to Nato?

September 17 will be remembered as a watershed moment in Pakistan–Saudi Arabia relations, a day that introduced a new chapter of binding strategic...

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Hina Ayra

Zionist hate

Israel’s war minister, Israel Katz, declared with characteristic Zionist hubris: “Gaza is burning.” His words were not a battlefield report or a...

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Jamal Kanj

What ails our protests?

Public anger on the streets is no longer a shock. Take Nepal’s recent example: a mass movement shook the entire system, forcing the government to...

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Faheem Akhtar

Financing the federation

A federation is created when states or provinces come together with the intention to create a mutually beneficial structure of governance. These...

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Barrister Zamir Ghumro

The truth about narratives

Narratives now move faster than armies and Pakistan cannot afford to march behind them. In 1917, a single leaked telegram helped push the US into...

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Amer Zafar Durrani

Mirza, Ayub and the IWT

Part - II Where Mirza had stalled, Ayub expedited. Ayub told President Eisenhower that “the talks were going well and would soon result in an...

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Syed Khawar Mehdi

Modi’s mistakes

As Pakistan navigates the complexities of regional politics in 2025, there is an irony so profound that it demands acknowledgement: Prime Minister...

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Omay Aimen

Reviving Naran’s soul

Nestled along the banks of the Kunhar River in the heart of Kaghan Valley, the PTDC Motel in Naran has for decades stood as more than a set of huts...

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Amir Jahangir

Block the bombs

Many people in the United States are understandably jaded by our current politics. Partisan divisions and corporate special interest domination of...

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Kevin Martin

The start of a new world

The recent SCO Summit, combined with the Victory Day parade in China, marked a significant move to achieve the goal of a new multipolar world. The...

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Hassan Baig

Same old debate

Every monsoon season, floods return to Pakistan. And with them comes a familiar chorus. Pundits and politicians call for more dams. Critics push...

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Muhammad Umar

What about the spirit of the game?

Hold your breath. India and Pakistan are playing cricket in Dubai today. This somewhat rare display of one of the most intense sports rivalries in...

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Ghazi Salahuddin

Defence pact

On May 7, between 1:30am and 1:38am IST (Indian Standard Time), an Indian Air Force (IAF) 4.5-generation multirole Rafale EH was neutralised by...

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Dr Farrukh Saleem

The new normal

The Flood Commission of Pakistan reports that the country has experienced 32 severe flood events starting in 1950, with the current event being the...

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Afia Malik

Misinformation mania

The efforts to spread misinformation of all kinds over social media in Pakistan are not new. All of us are familiar with the attempts made in the...

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Kamila Hyat

When cinema had a conscience

When Robert Redford passed away, the world lost more than an actor, director and Hollywood legend. It lost a conscience that, for over six decades,...

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Dr Naazir Mahmood

The shell that wouldn’t break

There are many things that, if indulged in repeatedly, become a habit with time. Ingrained in values and principles, such habits contribute to the...

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Raoof Hasan

No objection to perks

A couple of years back, a major development agency was executing a project in the higher education sector in Pakistan. The goal of the project was...

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Dr Ayesha Razzaque

There are limits to bonhomie

The lunch hosted by US President Trump for COAS Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House on June 18, a few days before the US air strikes on...

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Javid Husain

Equal rather than ‘other’

Education in Pakistan is largely spoken of in terms of books, exams, and grades. In reality, schools are far more than just learning factories;...

20.09.2025 20

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Fatima Kamran

Why does the law matter?

Why does the law matter? The question seems simple, yet it cuts to the core of why human societies function the way they do. The law matters...

20.09.2025 20

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Abdul Rafay Siddiqui

How we starve

Last month, the Israeli government launched a paid campaign on social media, claiming there is no famine in Gaza. It released a video showing food...

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Ahmad Abu Shawish

Learn from climate emergencies

Pakistan has once again become a victim of a climate-led disaster in the form of floods, hitting different parts of the country. According to the...

19.09.2025 3

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Zile Huma

The problem lies in the system

Our many political experiments have all failed because no one addressed rule of law and good governance. These are the very foundation of...

19.09.2025 3

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Sakib Berjees

Seeds of prosperity

History always acknowledges those visionary leaders who dare to take the first step for the progress and prosperity of their nation. It is an...

19.09.2025 9

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Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani

Launch with China, build at home

Between May 2024 and July 2025, Pakistan's space programme soared to new heights. Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal rightly described this shift in...

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Mustafa Bilal

Why adaptation finance cannot wait

Pakistan is once again under water. This summer’s floods in Punjab, the worst in the province’s history, have displaced more than two million...

19.09.2025 1

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Jawad Khalid

Veterans’ boat

Nine of us veterans arrived in Barcelona on August 27. We were mostly strangers meeting for the first time, with a couple of exceptions. We began...

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Phillip Tottenham