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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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