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There’s something ominous about the centre’s efforts to revive the jirga system in former Fata.
A tamed judiciary makes it easier to further curb democratic and fundamental rights.
Many analysts say that regime change in Iran is still on the Israeli-Trumpian agenda.
The US is now entering a conflict whose outcome it cannot determine.
The decision to elevate diplomatic relations is indeed a positive move.
In the absence of a clear policy and economic framework, the crypto plan appears dubious.
Most troubling for India has been the strengthening of China-Pakistan defence collaboration.
It was once again external intervention that helped stop the conflict between the two countries.
The Indian media’s frenzy cannot be separated from the country’s political climate.
Indian leaders in their hubris seem to forget the perils of military escalation.
The canal controversy has exposed the fault lines within the establishment-dominated system.
While willing to talk, Tehran rejected any engagement under coercion.
There seems to be no realisation of the gravity of the situation in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
What we are witnessing is an unaccountable state that has lost the trust of its own people.
What’s happening in Balochistan is largely the result of our flawed policy over the decades.
We may be the only country where the choice of cricket head is made on political grounds.
The people of Sindh are seething and their voice needs to be heard.
Many influential Pakistani Americans are now actively lobbying for Imran Khan’s release.
What the political parties forget is that these laws can be used against them in the future.
Mohsin Naqvi’s faux pas has caused huge diplomatic embarrassment to Islamabad.
How can people in Gaza live in peace while being under an everlasting state of siege?
The president-elect has made some audacious claims.
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