Saudi Arabia’s New Maritime Coalition Is a Warning for the US BY Alexander Langlois
The future of Middle Eastern security should be managed by regional powers, not external meddling. Saudi Arabia officially launched its …
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Syria’s Symphony
Pakistan and Syria are trying to give their relationship a fresh start. The visit of Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan …
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Balochistan Bells
Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has once again placed Balochistan at the centre of the national conversation, stressing the province’s …
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Frozen border, rising terror and cost of estrangement BY Imtiaz Gul
The relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan remain largely frozen. Backchannel diplomacy may be continuing, but cross-border terrorism attributed to the …
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UN for sale? BY Farrukh Khan Pitafi
When I first stepped into the United Nations headquarters at 405 East 42nd Street in New York a decade ago, …
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AI’s paradox: promise of abundance and fear of scarcity BY M Zeb Khan
Artificial intelligence is increasingly presented as the technology that may finally solve humanity's ancient economic problem: scarcity. Elon Musk has …
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New Provinces: Redrawing the Map or Changing People’s lives? BY Dr Lubna Zaheer
The debate over creating new provinces in Pakistan is not new. Every few years, it resurfaces in national politics. It …
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Kurdish Gambit By Robert Ellis
The Turkish president’s currying favor with Kurdish political parties could be a way to consolidate his hold on power further. …
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Governance and bureaucracy BY Dr Syed Akhtar Ali Shah
Khwaja Asif's revelation about the bureaucrats swindling billions, Ahsan Iqbal's thesis that the existing governance model is unworkable, and Mohsin …
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World Bank’s retreat from climate financing commitments BY Syed Mohammad Ali
For over three decades, the World Bank has sought to reposition itself as a champion of sustainable development, repeatedly emphasising …
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Leapfrogging into the future BY: Shahzad Chaudhry
On many counts, Pakistan is still a laggard. Human resource indices are among the lowest; water availability per capita now …
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Curing the cause Murad Moosa Khan
“Psychological knowledge should put itself at the service of society. Where the wellness of the few does not depend on …
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CSS English Precis and Composition Past Papers 2000 to 2026
CSS English (Precis and Composition) Past Papers 2000 to 2026 Download CSS Past Papers for the compulsory Subject English …
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Why Did Trump Scale Back America’s Decades-Long Exercises with South Korea? By Peter Suciu
Trump described the ongoing exercises as an affront to North Korea, which he described as “unthreatening and respectful.” President Donald …
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Resetting the system BY Ishrat Husain
INTERIOR Minister Mohsin Naqvi has rightly diagnosed Pakistan’s poor performance. But will his prescription — the creation of 12 or …
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Devolution, not division BY Mohsin Saleem Ullah
Every few years, when governance in Pakistan looks particularly strained, the conversation drifts toward the same proposal: carve out new …
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Smart Learning, Lower Costs: Can Ai Replace Expensive Tuitions in Pakistan? BY Dr Muhammad Nouman Atif
Do the maths on an average Pakistani household with three school-going children, and the numbers stop being abstract fast. Home …
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US-Iran conflict and its impacts on US military reach BY Inam Ul Haque
To dominate continents and countries, and to project force in pursuit of political, geostrategic, economic and military objectives, great powers …
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