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  • COVER STORY
    • Men of the Match!
    • Changing Global Order
    • Between Humiliation and Escalation
    • Fools Fooling Fools
    • Prepare for the Worst
  • REGION
    • Margalla Machismo!
    • High-Stakes Mediation
    • America or Iran?
    • Crisis Within Crisis
    • Austerity Myth
    • Foreign Investment Façade
    • Flowing Assumptions
    • Counting India
    • The Invisible 14%
    • ‘Bangladesh First’
    • Too Minor to Matter
    • From Rap to Reform
    • The Ally That Wasn’t
  • International
    • End of Pax Americana?
  • FEATURE
    • Bursting the AI Bubble
    • Degrees Without Destiny
    • Shrinking Spaces
    • Shaam with Saheli
  • REVIEWS
    • Books
      • Pakistan Cricket Chronicles 1948–2024
      • Memoirs Of Iftikhar Soomro
    • Web Series
      • Bridgerton Season
    • Film
      • Aag Lagay Basti Mein
  • MORE
    • Editor’s Desk
    • Readers’ Thoughts
    • Grapevine
    • Who Said That!
    • News Buzz
      • News Buzz May 2026
    • Opinion
      • Seize the Moment, Pakistan!
    • Tribute
      • Asha Bhosle A Life Well Sung
    • BLOG
      • Submit Your Blog
      • Blog Archive
  • Web Desk
  • ARCHIVE
  • CONTACT

Editor’s Desk

Editor’s Desk 

Salute the Rising Crescent

April 30, 2026 admin 0 Comments

As the proverb goes, you cannot change your neighbours, but you are always free to change your friends and form new friendly alliances.

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History Doesn’t Lie

April 4, 2026 admin 0 Comments

The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history, says George Orwell, an English novelist and critic.

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Elite Moral Collapse

March 2, 2026March 3, 2026 admin 0 Comments

Recently, the Epstein Files have garnered international attention by exposing the heinous acts of the world’s wealthiest and most influential individuals.

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Opportunity for Peace

February 1, 2026 admin 0 Comments

Economic Forum, held recently in Davos, Switzerland, a decision was made, which can be described as not just a diplomatic breakthrough but a clear shift in the global power structure.

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Amar Sonar Bangla

January 2, 2026 admin 0 Comments

Since the ouster of the former three-time Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina Wajed, in August 2024, the political landscape of Bangladesh has undergone a period of transition.

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Poetic Justice

December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 admin 0 Comments

As you sow, so shall you reap, the most common proverb we all know since our childhoods, proves itself a universal reality, time and again.

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Enough is Enough

November 3, 2025 admin 0 Comments

Although the official ceasefire announcement, brokered by Qatar, between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban is a welcome move,

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Rise of a Muslim NATO

September 30, 2025 admin 0 Comments

Unlike the earlier pacts signed by Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, the recent signing of the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement between both countries in Riyadh has emerged as much more than a significant development for both states.

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Small is Beautiful

September 2, 2025September 2, 2025 admin 0 Comments

One question often dominates our regular discussions: Why has Pakistan,

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Mamdani Matters

August 1, 2025 admin 0 Comments

The majority of Muslims, not only in Pakistan but also around the world, are happy to know about the spectacular rise of Zohran Mamdani in the American political scene.

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Vicious Cycle

June 30, 2025 admin 0 Comments

With another ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, this time between Israel and Iran, the world is left in shock and awe in the literal sense.

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South Asia at a Crossroads

May 30, 2025 admin 0 Comments

South Asia, a region encompassing Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives, is home to approximately 2.04 billion individuals, representing nearly one-fourth of the global population.

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War is On

April 30, 2025 admin 0 Comments

In the current era, good governance is the most fundamental attribute for ascertaining the destiny of a state.

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Time for New Provinces

March 29, 2025 admin 0 Comments

In the current era, good governance is the most fundamental attribute for ascertaining the destiny of a state.

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Champions Trophy Debacle

March 6, 2025March 11, 2025 admin 0 Comments

Pakistan cricket team has been eliminated from the Champions Trophy despite being both the defending champions and the host nation.

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Nobel Prize for Dr. Adeeb

February 4, 2025February 4, 2025 admin 0 Comments

Dr. Adeeb Rizvi, a Karachi-based doctor, philanthropist, and pioneering renal transplant surgeon, is the founder of the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), Pakistan’s largest kidney transplant center that operates on the principle of “free with dignity,”

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Double Standards

January 1, 2025 admin 0 Comments

Merely a few weeks before reassuming the U.S. Presidential office, the political antecedents of the rise of ultra-nationalistic demagoguery in the face of Donald Trump,

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Dawn of a New Day

December 2, 2024December 2, 2024 admin 0 Comments

Those were the historical moments when, recently, the first cargo ship in decades to sail directly from Karachi to Chittagong successfully unloaded its containers, signaling a thaw between Pakistan and Bangladesh after decades of frozen ties and glacial relationship.

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Time to Act

October 31, 2024 admin 0 Comments

Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Iran are four Muslim states commonly referred to as leaders of Muslim ummah.

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A New Beginning

September 30, 2024 admin 0 Comments

The toppling down of the former government in Bangladesh, led by Sheikh Hasina Wajid, connotes a promising turning point not only for Dhaka itself but also for the entire subcontinent region.

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Access Delayed, Access Denied

August 29, 2024 admin 0 Comments

The ongoing implementation of the National Firewall System (NFS) and Web Management System (WMS) by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)

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Charter of Economy

July 28, 2024July 28, 2024 admin 0 Comments

At such a watershed moment when Pakistan’s economy is reeling on the edge of a precipice, one would expect the ruling edifice to call an economic emergency without any delay or take some inevitable measures on a war-footing to successfully deal with one of the worst financial crises in the country’s history.

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Neo-fascist Society

July 1, 2024July 2, 2024 admin 0 Comments

The state of minorities, particularly religious ones, has never been ideal in Pakistan.

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