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IN MEMORIAM: THE HUMILITY OF A PHILOSOPHER

A former Catholic priest who became one of Britain’s great philosophers, Sir Anthony Kenny passed away on August 3. He spent his

16.08.2026 50

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TRIBUTE: READING MORRIS UNDER ZIA

Desmond Morris, who has died aged 98, was a zoologist, broadcaster, painter, public intellectual and best-selling author. Naazir

10.05.2026 60

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IN MEMORIAM: LETTING HISTORY JUDGE

Roy Medvedev, who died in February this year, lived through nearly the entire Soviet century — and spent most of it insisting

12.04.2026 70

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NON-FICTION: FORMIDABLE AND FRAGILE

Farhatullah Babar’s reflective, insider account of Benazir Bhutto’s life and politics corrects the twin caricatures that dominate

08.03.2026 100

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TRIBUTE: EXPLAINING BANGLADESH

Bangladesh intellectual Badruddin Umar, who passed away in September, was often dubbed a leftist theorist. But his real legacy is

23.11.2025 30

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Sindh’s struggle for survival

14.11.2025 50

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A fragile truce

02.11.2025 50

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Flour and the federation

26.10.2025 30

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How many doors does your passport open?

19.10.2025 50

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The real barrier is in the mind

12.10.2025 70

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POLITICS: THE OVERDEVELOPED STATE

Since its inception, Pakistan’s political destiny has been shaped not by its people but by a state apparatus that towers over

05.10.2025 30

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Unraveling American decorum

05.10.2025 70

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What is Pakistan’s leverage?

27.09.2025 80

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When cinema had a conscience

21.09.2025 40

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The genocide and famine we allowed

14.09.2025 80

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What was the SCO summit about?

03.09.2025 100

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Lyari rising ( Part – II )

27.08.2025 40

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Lyari rising: Part - I

26.08.2025 50

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From Gaza to Kashmir

12.08.2025 60

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Remembering Ali Baba

06.08.2025 50

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Orientalism revisited

29.07.2025 50

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NON-FICTION: SURVIVING THE DEEP STATE

An insider account of the high-stakes political drama that marked the first term of one of Pakistan’s most controversial civilian

27.07.2025 40

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The collapse of a curriculum

20.07.2025 50

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Let human rights be

10.07.2025 50

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A long winding road

29.06.2025 50

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Discussing transgender rights

23.06.2025 90

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