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Asad Baig

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The Outrage Machine reloaded

The Outrage Machine reloaded

Rather than explain why peace serves Indian interests, the ‘Godi media’ sells anger against Pakistan.

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The age of AI empires

The US is once again deeply entangled in regions at the heart of global energy flows.

06.04.2026 90

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Journalism after AI

How will journalism evolve to meet the challenges ushered in by AI?

14.12.2025 90

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Cost of connection

Social media giants do not set prices but control attention instead.

18.10.2025 70

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AI crossroads

Critical gaps risk undermining the AI policy’s promise.

05.09.2025 150

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Before you panic about aliens

23.08.2025 20

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Illusion of trading

There’s no transparency in how ‘binary trading’ platforms operate.

19.08.2025 80

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MAGA-MIGA hangover

07.08.2025 30

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Rockefeller rebooted

Meta’s invisible levers decide whose voices rise and whose vanish.

14.07.2025 70

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Hallucinated out of history

03.07.2025 40

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You are welcome to the land of the free … only if you are willing to give up your freedom of speech

The social media vetting rule isn’t just a draconian border policy but a slow, deliberate erosion of the right to dissent and the right to be human...

01.07.2025 50

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Not TikTok, just patriarchy

04.06.2025 100

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Powering the future

Pakistan’s newfound enthusiasm for crypto doesn’t have to follow the chaotic arc seen elsewhere.

02.06.2025 150

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‘Paatal Lok’ sequel

When war sells and rage trends, the loudest lie often outperforms the quiet truth.

24.05.2025 60

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Neutrality or complicity?

False claims, fabricated images and incendiary rhetoric are spreading.

10.05.2025 90

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Gaza and AI warfare

One can safely assume that accountability has collapsed when a machine recommends a target and a human merely clicks ‘confirm’.

26.04.2025 90

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Tariffs, turmoil & tech

The deeper damage may hit Pakistan’s fledgling AI and tech development ecosystem.

19.04.2025 100

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Verified no more

Across governments and tech platforms, we are witnessing a reordering of who gets to define truth.

05.04.2025 60

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Censorship or fighting fake news?

When laws meant to curb lies are used as political tools, the cure can be worse than the disease

15.02.2025 70

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