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Mir Adnan Aziz

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Pakistan’s Defining Pact

Pakistan’s Defining Pact

In “The Age of Bronze”, Lord Byron weaponized his biting satire against the Congress of Verona, mocking European rulers for masking their domestic...

03.10.2026 30

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Mir Adnan Aziz

Imran Khan: When Custody Tests the State

There is something profoundly disturbing about a state having to be reminded by its highest court that a prisoner remains a human being. Imran...

27.08.2026 50

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The Enduring Perils of Untethered Power

Centuries of political thought converge on one enduring truth: power never limits itself. It expands instinctively and consumes the very society it...

14.08.2026 60

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Whither Azaadi?

Recently, an extraordinary episode unfolded in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Hundreds of Harry Potter fans protested when the planned route of the $581...

14.08.2026 50

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The Imperial Lie: Deception by Design

The imperial lie is the grim, repeating cadence of history. It is a rhythmic pulse of deception that spans time, continents, and decades. From...

30.05.2026 70

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Peace in Words, War in Deeds: The Trump Doctrine Unmasked

Fresh into his office during his second term, Donald Trump’s claim to fame was his claim of averting many wars. This self-serving myth rested on a...

29.04.2026 100

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Trump’s Imperium of Ego

From its inception, the American presidency has bound immense destructive capacity to the temperament of a single individual. It is an office that...

01.04.2026 90

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Imran Khan: The System on Trial

There are periods in a nation’s history when anxiety is hushed yet palpable. It is felt in editorial rooms where words are pondered upon, columns...

26.03.2026 90

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The Empire Unmasked: Selective Morality & the Erosion of Global Order

Over millennia, the brutal clarity of the naked logic of power remains unchanged. However, it has been baptized in human rights, freedom, and...

18.03.2026 100

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The Gaza Board of Peace: Diplomatic Footnote or Strategic Fault Line?

The Anatomy of a Diplomatic Laundering Device At a time when Pakistan is confronting a wave of terrorism and burying its martyrs, it simply cannot...

17.02.2026 100

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Legacy Media: A Gatekeeper No More

24.12.2025 90

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The forsaken ones

09.11.2025 70

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Autocratic legalism

23.10.2025 50

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Sullying the game

09.10.2025 60

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The democracy masquerade

15.09.2025 100

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Disasters by design

30.08.2025 100

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This is femicide

11.08.2025 70

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The Edifice Complex and Pakistan’s Governance Crisis

30.07.2025 70

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Atlantis in the making

12.07.2025 60

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