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Inefficiency in lawmaking

In the labyrinth of Pakistan’s legal landscape, a critical issue often overlooked is the protection of witnesses. The Sindh High Court has...

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Battle against polio

The scourge of polio is slowly spreading its tendrils once more across the landscape of Pakistan. In a concerning turn of events, wild poliovirus...

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Half-hearted gesture

One step forward, one step back. The status quo prevails on the plausible Statehood of Palestine. But as a mark of consolation, the UN General...

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The rise and fall of Medici Bank

The House of Medici, a tale of fiscal prowess and political significance, traces its origins back to the Florentine Renaissance, unfolding a...

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Areesha Ahmad

Climate change: impact on agriculture

Climate crisis has deeper implications for agriculture which is already facing formidable challenge of lower productivity in this time of food...

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Dr Shuja Ahmed Mahesar

Power of listening

Though much has been written and talked about the power of talking, oration and speech, the importance of listening and being listened to often...

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Ali Hassan Bangwar

Alternative world order: better for Pakistan?

The US considers Russia, China, Iran and North Korea as countries that have diverged; countries that have stood up against the international system...

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Dr Muhammad Ali Ehsan

Longstanding challenge

In a stirring declaration, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has thrust the issue of Pakistan’s education crisis into the national spotlight, invoking...

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And now a cotton crisis?

The wheat crisis in Pakistan has started to create a ripple effect in the country’s textile sector, with cotton cultivation being the latest...

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Nuclear threshold

Tehran has stirred a debate on its own nuclear capability. The submission that the Islamic Republic could ‘reconsider’ its nuclear doctrine and...

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Global South reclaiming intellectual space

There was a time when Broader West known mainly today as Global North used to hold global diplomatic events; provide platforms for international...

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Shazia Anwer Cheema

Chip technology: the emerging battlefront?

With the rise of technology, the world has been experiencing rapid changes in every sphere of life. Semiconductor chips, though often unnoticed,...

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Waqar Hassan

Indian patience

India is a big country. It is the world’s most populous nation. It has five thousand years of nearly unbroken cultural history. It has a rich...

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Farrukh Khan Pitafi

Throwing the baby out with the bath water

Of the many economic problems, inflation, at 17.3%, after peaking at 37.9% in May 2023, is one possessing the most perniciously widespread impact...

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Sahibzada Riaz Noor

Profile killings

Another incident of ethnic-profiling and homicide of people hailing from Punjab in the restive province of Balochistan is alarming. This barbarism...

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Yet another ‘adjustment’

Nepra’s recent decision to increase the fuel cost adjustment (FCA) charge in consumers’ electricity bills for May has not only caused...

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Innocence betrayed

In what is reminiscent of a bygone era, where archaic customs clash with modern sensibilities, the recent detention of individuals involved in...

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Eco-elitist exclusion

The pursuit of economic growth has enabled staggering accumulation of capital by the haves based on exploitation of labour disempowered via...

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Syed Mohammad Ali

Declining US, anxious Europe and ascendant China?

The US influence in the world is declining. Europe in some ways wants to break free from the US-defined global order and China is ascendant based...

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Imtiaz Gul

Governing with limited resources

That’s the blueprint Pakistan needs to develop and pursue. Already on the verge of a financial if not an economic collapse, its forex reserves...

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Shahzad Chaudhry

AI’s potential to upgrade legal landscape

The rapid emergence of Artificial Intelligence in the tech world has played a great role in making humans impatient and desirous of immediate...

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Qurratul Ain Nisar

May 9: one year on

Despite a year having passed since the riots on May 9, 2023, justice has yet to be delivered. While a handful of protesters have been punished and...

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Again salaried class?

The IMF’s new tax prescription for the salaried class is simply irrational, and will lead to revulsion. It is quite unfortunate that the lender,...

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A trip to the US Embassy Islamabad

This is a story of privilege and critique. I am a US citizen. I happened to visit the US embassy Islamabad for some official work related to my...

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Imran Jan

Populism, PTI, Pakistan and 9th May

European Centre for Populism Studies (ECPS) conducted an online panel discussion titled ‘Mapping Global Populism: Unveiling Many Faces of Populism...

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Inam Ul Haque

The May 9 saga

Nine May is upon us. The DG ISPR held a long press conference to once again lay bare the wounds the armed forces received from a political party on...

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Durdana Najam

When stars die: white dwarfs

The lives of all stars are at the mercy of the interplay between two forces, those being the inward pull of gravity and the outward push of...

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Muhammad Zain Mobeen

Good news from Ipoh

After long long time, there is something to cheer from the hockey field. Pakistan top the tables at Azlan Shah Cup being played in the Malaysian...

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Need to reconcile

There was much to read between the lines as a spokesperson for the armed forces hinted at a path to foment political reconciliation, given a number...

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Addressing foreign policy and domestic challenges

The response of world’s major powers to the Gaza war has been a subject of serious scrutiny and a topic of editorials of several international...

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Talat Masood

Another plastic ban

In a move reminiscent of past attempts, the Sindh government’s decision to ban plastic bags in Karachi echoes a previous endeavour that fizzled...

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Will AI replace doctors?

Nearly ten years ago, I was invited to a high-level meeting of WHO in Geneva. This was after the disastrous global health response to the Ebola...

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Dr Rana Jawad Asghar

Trade war hurting Americans and fuelling geopolitical tensions

When US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visited China last year to “stabilize” the relationship between the two superpowers, strengthen...

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Azhar Azam

Vote for hate

It seems the BJP hurls up a new test for the limits of India’s election laws with every passing day, as party leaders and media managers espouse...

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Credit policies: Pakistan vs developed world

Access to credit is paramount for the growth and prosperity of small businesses worldwide. Yet, the efficacy of credit policies varies markedly...

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Syed Adil Abbas Rizvi

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