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Fahd Husain

The Express Tribune

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Our own one battle after another

We are all in battle mode. Ask Donald Trump. Ask Masood Pezeshkian. Ask Leonardo DiCaprio. And ask Pakistanis braving loitering munitions, rising...

15.03.2026 40

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Clarity in times of war

War is here. What are our options? Let's do a deep dive. 1. We are faced with a three-border problem. The conflict with Afghanistan is...

28.02.2026 40

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Punjab's Gulfstream blunder

How does a government manage to take off with an event like Basant and crash-land with a blunder like the Gulfstream in the same month? The answer...

21.02.2026 20

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Healing Khan

Top eye specialists need to head to Adyala. They need to do so without a second's delay. That's the bottom line. Simple. The opposition is...

15.02.2026 10

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Time for offensive defence

Things gotta change. The horrific terror attack in Islamabad on Saturday has made one thing clear – whatever we are doing to combat terrorism is not...

09.02.2026 60

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Romancing Trump

It's a risky move. But Pakistan has gone ahead and done it. Will it pay off? The optics at Davos were heartening. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is all...

26.01.2026 60

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V for victory, H for hunger

Just when all appears to be working out, turns out it really isn't. This week, a delegation of young American entrepreneurs was in town. They signed...

19.01.2026 40

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Dialogue, anyone?

Everyone is talking about talks, but no one wants to talk. The glaring contradiction measures the difference between optics and hard reality. Within...

12.01.2026 60

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Who's afraid of us?

When all seems well, be afraid. Be very afraid. As Pakistan embraces the new year, such concerns are swirling around for all the right and wrong...

05.01.2026 70

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Talk-talk, fight-fight?

Just because talks won't work doesn't mean people should not try. Almost a year after the last doomed attempt at political dialogue, the government...

28.12.2025 60

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How to rot with success

Another day, another judgement, another sentence. But is it really Imran Khan who is at the receiving end? On Saturday, the accountability court...

22.12.2025 50

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After Faiz

All eyes are on Imran Khan. It is quite remarkable how, whenever he has a chance, Khan makes everything about himself. It is even more remarkable that...

14.12.2025 70

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Point of no return?

The Director General of ISPR did not leave much to the imagination. After his fiery press conference, in which he called PTI founder Imran Khan a...

08.12.2025 90

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Khan's third option

Can he change course? The world around Adiyala is transforming at a dizzying pace. Khan and his party are staring into a wall of uncertainty that...

01.12.2025 40

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Rafales, Tejas and us

Crash is a crash. But not always. This week an Indian air force Tejas jet crashed during the Dubai air show. Tragically, the pilot lost his life. Six...

24.11.2025 50

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Those Bani Gala days

There is more to the Mr & Mrs Khan story than the Economist's latest report describes. But does a layered narrative of the former First Couple's days...

17.11.2025 70

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PTI vs PTI, again

Even before its formal launch, PTI’s latest protest movement has run into internal controversy. It is a rather inauspicious start to an effort that...

16.07.2025 20

Business Recorder

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Story without an end

There is a dark story in Pakistan that is narrated in a random, sporadic, and heartbreaking manner. It is a story without an end. Vislualise it as a...

09.07.2025 30

Business Recorder

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End of politics?

Since the Pahalgam attack on April 22, politicians have almost disappeared from prime-time TV shows in Pakistan. The Pakistan-India conflict and then...

02.07.2025 70

Business Recorder

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India in the crosshairs

There have been two wars on our two borders in a span of two months. But only one is ours. Best to focus on that one. Those among us who say that...

25.06.2025 60

Business Recorder

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Pakistan’s offensive defence

We are witnessing the rule-based order collapse in real time. It ain’t a pretty sight. Multiple and simultaneous conflicts across the globe are...

18.06.2025 20

Business Recorder

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Who’s afraid of the Budget?

Is it the government? If the budget is to be strategic, as the finance minister says, and if it has to reflect the leadership’s resolve, as the...

11.06.2025 30

Business Recorder

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Telling our story

India has gifted us a narrative. It would be a shame to waste it. The Bilawal Bhutto Zardari-led delegation has reached the United States to relay our...

04.06.2025 30

Business Recorder

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Swagger in the system

It’s the way they walk. And talk. And smile. They know they are in a sweet spot. It feels good. Victory makes you fly. The swagger in the system is...

28.05.2025 20

Business Recorder

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Is Khan being released?

Excitement is in the air. Something is about to happen. A domestic ceasefire may be in the offing. Talk of some deal is getting louder. Is the...

21.05.2025 30

Business Recorder

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After the victory

Pakistan’s gains go far beyond the battlefield. India has lost more than just six aircraft. Welcome to the dawn of a new era. This era in South...

14.05.2025 40

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India’s march to folly

Somewhere somehow something went terribly wrong with India. As it snarls and growls at Pakistan, and as its clownish studio warriors hyperventilate...

30.04.2025 20

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Trouble in Sindh

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is belatedly angry. He is also stuck between Cholistan and a hard place. Can he find a way out? The canals controversy is...

23.04.2025 30

Business Recorder

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The Gandapur Game

He is up to something. No one knows what it is. Perhaps not even himself. Welcome to the deliciously mysterious world of Ali Amin. The chief minister...

16.04.2025 30

Business Recorder

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Talking to Adiala

They flew in from America, rushed to Aabpara, traipsed across to Adiala then jetted back to America. And the net result? It is in fact this debate...

09.04.2025 30

Business Recorder

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Who Holds The Trump Card?

20.01.2025 30

The Friday Times

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