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Eyes On the PM

Since becoming the Prime Minister of the country for the second time, Shehbaz Sharif is set to represent Pakistan at two important multilateral...

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The Nation (Editorials)

The Nation Editorial

Track & Trace

Introducing new technology has not been a major issue for Pakistan. However, having the correct system to make that technology useful and work on...

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The Nation (Editorials)

The Nation Editorial

Solar Siege

The energy crisis has always been a constant issue plaguing economic and developmental success in Pakistan. Load-shedding disrupts the day-to-day...

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The Nation (Editorials)

The Nation Editorial

Cartoon

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The Nation (Editorials)

The Nation Editorial

Where Are They Going?

One Sunday afternoon, my father-in-law was on the Long Island Expressway driving the family to an event. With surprisingly little traffic on what...

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The Nation

Dr James J Zogby

Electric Vehicles are the Rave

Pakistan’s first liberal auto policy was introduced in the 1980s which saw Japanese auto firms entering Pakistan’s market, and since then Japan...

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The Nation

Ahsan Munir

Pakistan’s Economic Renaissance

Amidst persistent economic turbulence, Pakistan finds itself at a critical crossroads, grappling with profound financial woes despite its rich...

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The Nation

M A Hossain

Content with income

A head of Eid this year, Shafaq dedicated a good while to social media, posting simple but compelling reviews of bangles and other Eid essentials...

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The News on Sunday

Ahsan Malik

A strategic challenge

P resident Ebrahim Raisi and his cabinet have wrapped up a three-day visit to Pakistan aiming to enhance bilateral trade to an ambitious level of...

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The News on Sunday

Waqar Gillani

Malaria prevention and control

A ccording to the World Health Organisation, Pakistan is one of the seven countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region that account for 98 per...

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The News on Sunday

Dr Naseem Amin Dhedhi

Pop culture matters

Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy to open Tribeca Film Festival S harmeen Obaid-Chinoy possesses an exceptional ability to tackle any subject and do justice to...

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The News on Sunday

Instep Desk

Financing universal health coverage

I n the realm of healthcare, priorities are paramount. All allocations of funds must be guided by a clear understanding of the population’s needs...

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The News on Sunday

Obaid Arshad Khan

The case for higher taxes

G lobal lenders, including the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, have put their weight behind the calls for raising federal excise...

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The News on Sunday

Muhammad Badar

Journalism Without Fear or Favor

Imran Khan, the former prime minister, and his spouse are not allowed to criticise the establishment or the judiciary by an accountability court....

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The Patriot

The Patriot Newsdesk

A feature to switch all apps on Android devices to dark mode

  Google is adding a feature to Android devices that will help improve smartphone battery life. This feature will force all apps on Android phones...

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The Patriot

The Patriot Newsdesk

Realignment of appellate forums

Introduction A bill under the title the Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 2024 has been laid down before the National Assembly. The statement of objective...

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Business Recorder

Syed Shabbar Zaidi & Co

PIA privatisation

As Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIA) faces the prospect of privatization, it is imperative to examine global precedents for lessons...

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Business Recorder

Abass Iqbal

Consolidating electoral gains

P akistan Muslim League-Nawaz has won most of seats in the by-elections, thereby undermining Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s narrative about rigging of...

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The News on Sunday

Mubasher Bukhari

Weathering the AI storm

A doption of the new artificial intelligence, generative AI and machine learning based technologies is not only making human lives easier, it is...

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The News on Sunday

Jawwad Rizvi

Tarikh, history and itihas

T he three epistemic classifications are often perceived as distinct manifestations within the same domain of knowledge. However, their origins...

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The News on Sunday

Tahir Kamran

The legality of a ban

O n February 17, X (Twitter) users started facing difficulty in accessing their feed or in posting/ reposting fresh tweets. This appeared to have...

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The News on Sunday

Muhammad Aftab Alam

Recognizing the State of Palestine

In the past, Western power Sweden recognized Palestine as an independent state. Previously, the European Union states Bulgaria, Cyprus, Hungary,...

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The Patriot

The Patriot Newsdesk

Karate win

In a recent display of sporting prowess, Pakistan’s mixed martial arts fighter Shahzaib Rind emerged victorious in a thrilling bout against India...

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The Express Tribune

The Express Tribune Editorial

Wheat price crisis

A farmers’ crisis is looking ever more likely as decisions taken by the caretakers and the incumbent governments — especially in Lahore and...

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The Express Tribune

The Express Tribune Editorial

‘Partners, not rivals’

There has been another tête-à-tête between the US and China. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s second consecutive visit to Beijing, in less...

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The Express Tribune

The Express Tribune Editorial

Dissent and debate

Though dissent and debate might be associated with division and discord, their constructive nature serves as promising pathways to innovation,...

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The Express Tribune

Ali Hassan Bangwar

Why is self-confidence so fickle?

I can be the most confident person in a room. And the least confident person in a room. Sometimes I can be both in the same room at different...

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The Express Tribune

M Bilal Lakhani

Unvaxxed & vulnerable

AS we mark World Immunisation Week, it is a time to reflect on the importance of vaccines, especially for children, and more so in the backdrop of...

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Dawn

Dawn Editorial

River of fire

Care to cast your mind back to May of 2023? Consumer prices skyrocketed by a staggering 38 per cent in just one year, sending shockwaves through...

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The News International

Dr Farrukh Saleem

The power paradox

Lower electricity prices can stimulate industrial activity, which can catalyse economic growth. There is no dispute regarding this. However, how...

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The News International

Ammar Habib Khan

How democracy was derailed — Part – II

As discussed in the previous article in this series (published on April 21), the imposition of Section 92A and dismissal of the Bengal Assembly was...

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The News International

Asad Umar

A broken, bleeding society

Every morning when I pick up the newspapers, I wonder if I will find a particular news, datelined Karachi, that is reported rather infrequently –...

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The News International

Ghazi Salahuddin

Balancing acts through deceptive diplomacy

The art and practice of managing relations between countries through treaties, alliances and talks in order to advance shared interests and settle...

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The Express Tribune

Omay Aimen

Colonial master and the tale of two countries

Geographically I can draw no commonality between the Philippines and Pakistan as the former is an island country located in the western Pacific...

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The Express Tribune

Dr Muhammad Ali Ehsan

Gaza’s hell

IT has been a little over 200 days since Israel unleashed its monstrous war of annihilation in the Gaza Strip last October. In these six months,...

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Dawn

Dawn Editorial

Financial inclusion of women

AN estimated 35 million adult women in Pakistan own a phone, 18 million adult women use mobile internet and approximately, 13.3 million adult women...

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Pakistan Observer

Huma Baqai

PML-N smashed PTI in by-polls

  PAKISTAN Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) has won majority of seats in by-elections for National and Provincial Assembly seats. By-elections were held...

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Pakistan Observer

Huma Baqai

How China revolutionised Pak oilseed harvesting?

WHILE Pakistan is an agricultural-centric economy, it relies on imports for approximately 89 percent of its edible oil needs and spends 3.6 billion...

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Pakistan Observer

Huma Baqai

Powering country’s future

Over the years, Pakistan has confronted the formidable task of satisfying its ever-expanding energy requirements amidst a complex interplay of...

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Pakistan Observer

Huma Baqai

Unravelling Modi’s guarantee

India’s gigantic elections began on April 19, 2024. The final count will happen in June 2024. The exercise will last for seven weeks; it has...

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Pakistan Observer

Huma Baqai

GARDENING: ‘HOW DO I STOP SPARROWS FROM EATING MY PLANTS?’

Q. I hope this email finds you well. I am a retired banker and a fellow gardening enthusiast. I found your article on growing canna lily plants...

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Dawn (Magazines)

Dr Khwaja Ali Shahid

ADVICE: AUNTIE AGNI

Hello Auntie, My problem is my ex-suitor, who doesn’t stop interfering in my life. This man spent three years convincing me that he’ll be with me...

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Dawn (Magazines)

From Inpapermagazine

EPICURIOUS: GOOD MORNINGS

Nihari is derived from the word ‘nihaar’ which means early morning, making it something to be had first thing early in the morning. It is a...

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Dawn (Magazines)

Faisal Quraishi

SMOKERS’ CORNER: REALITY VERSUS PERCEPTION

In 1989, the essay ‘The End of History’ by the American political scientist Francis Fukuyama created quite a stir. He wrote that liberal...

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Dawn (Magazines)

Nadeem F. Paracha

ARTSPEAK: THE ART OF DISGUISE

Disguise is a universal response across the natural world. It is adopted as a camouflage for protection against predators, such as in the case of...

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Dawn (Magazines)

Durriya Kazi

EXHIBITION: THE SHAPES OF WATER

Zoya Alina Currimbhoy’s artistic exposition, ‘Spirit of Play’, on display at the IVS Gallery, serves as a mesmerising odyssey into the realms...

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Dawn (Magazines)

Rumana Husain

SOCIETY: CROSSING THE BOUNDARY

Growing up in a middle-class neighbourhood meant that seeing cricket being played on the streets surrounding my house was the norm for me. As the...

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Dawn (Magazines)

Dhuha Alvi

CRICKET: THANK YOU, ROHIT

It has come from out of the blue. In the midst of the glitzy and lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) — where Pakistan players are not allowed...

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Dawn (Magazines)

Shahid Akhtar Hashmi

DEVELOPMENT: THE CENTREPIECE OF THE FUTURE

It was in 2009 that American author and traveller Robert D. Kaplan visited Gwadar and described its significance in these words, in his article...

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Dawn (Magazines)

Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh

CAN CLIMATE CHANGE PAKISTAN’S ECONOMY?

"In our village, ancestral wisdom guided us to manage extreme weather across generations,” says Muhammad Kareem, a 55-year-old resident of...

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Dawn (Magazines)

Faraz Khan

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