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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
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Bursting the AI Bubble

April 30, 2026 admin 0 Comments

The AI boom is not just a technological development, but it’s a running story about power, rule, and authority

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Degrees Without Destiny

April 30, 2026 admin 0 Comments

In today’s India, young individuals with degrees, certifications, and skills enter the workforce, but the job market framework hasn’t kept pace

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Shrinking Spaces

April 30, 2026 admin 0 Comments

Civil society in Pakistan currently operates in a somewhat challenging environment, facing regulatory hurdles, scrutiny of foreign funding, and limited political influence

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Shaam with Saheli

April 30, 2026May 1, 2026 admin 0 Comments

An evening with Zehra Nigah served as a reminder that poetry persists as the sole form of language to convey authentic truths about ourselves

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YouTube India

April 4, 2026April 7, 2026 admin 0 Comments

YouTube, the world’s largest free online video-sharing platform owned by Google, sits at the intersection of India’s economic aspirations

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Drama Diplomacy

April 4, 2026April 7, 2026 admin 0 Comments

Beyond language, the thematic content of Pakistani TV plays a crucial role in its popularity across the border

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Wheels of Injustice

April 4, 2026April 7, 2026 admin 0 Comments

A society that allows murder to be settled like a private debt inevitably erodes faith in the rule of law

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Drowning in Waste

April 4, 2026April 9, 2026 admin 0 Comments

When it comes to managing its solid waste properly, Pakistan lags behind all countries in the world

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Enhancing Water Management

April 4, 2026April 7, 2026 admin 0 Comments

Pakistan’s water future will depend not on the quantity of water it possesses, but on the efficacy of its management of existing water resources

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Children’s Graveyard

March 2, 2026March 3, 2026 admin 0 Comments

There has been an alarming increase in child abuse cases in Pakistan, with thousands of cases of child sexual abuse reported annually

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Notes from a Literary Weekend

March 2, 2026March 3, 2026 admin 0 Comments

Attending select sessions of the 17th edition of the Karachi Literature Festival was a bittersweet experience characterized by both delight and disappointment

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Rich vs. Poor

March 2, 2026March 3, 2026 admin 0 Comments

The poorest half of the world receives a smaller share of global income than it did two centuries ago

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Late-Life Breakups

February 1, 2026 admin 0 Comments

The growing phenomenon of ‘grey divorce,’ or when decades-long married couples call it quits, is a matter of concern

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From Blockbusters to Bust

February 1, 2026 admin 0 Comments

The central challenge facing Pakistani cinema is continuity, as film industries survive on volume, not occasional success

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Ahmed Wasi

February 1, 2026 admin 0 Comments

A journey well-traveled from Shehr-e-Sukhan to Shehr-e-Khamoshan, the sudden demise of Ahmed Wasi marked a quiet ending to a singing life

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Waste Challenge Requires Collective Reform: Musadik Malik, Climate Minister

January 2, 2026 admin 0 Comments

Stakeholders stress the need for a harmonized, unified national system to drive plastics circularity in Pakistan

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DATING A MACHINE

January 2, 2026 admin 0 Comments

Human–AI intimacy isn’t inherently dystopian. It reflects real unmet needs: loneliness, emotional safety, and connection in an increasingly fragmented world

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Sound of Silence

January 2, 2026 admin 0 Comments

Silence is a profound mode of communication and is more than just the absence of sound

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Climate Ambition to Action

December 1, 2025December 3, 2025 admin 0 Comments

Nestlé Pakistan’s sustainability commitments take center stage amid national discussions on climate-aligned development

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Saturday vs. Shanivar

December 1, 2025December 3, 2025 admin 0 Comments

Was science born in ancient Greece? The answer is ‘No,’ because there is an uncanny similarity between ancient Greek and Indian science

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A Country Gone

December 1, 2025December 3, 2025 admin 0 Comments

Cryptocurrencies are volatile and speculative, and without proper regulatory oversight, over-reliance could destabilize Pakistan’s fragile economy

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Learning Never Ends

December 1, 2025December 3, 2025 admin 0 Comments

The Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers (SPELT) has evolved into a national movement, expanding across campuses and reaching thousands of teachers through workshops, publications, and annual conferences

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Too Old to Have Children?

November 3, 2025November 3, 2025 admin 0 Comments

Motherhood, long framed as a race against time, is increasingly being rewritten as a journey of choice, resilience, and possibility, thanks to the surge of pregnancies among women in their late thirties and forties

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