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The LinkedIn Choir: Singing the Songs of Fake People

Of all the most nerve-wracking and intimate things you can do for someone, writing a LinkedIn post for them is most certainly at the top.…

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Ismat Chugtai and the Literature of Unspeakable

I first encountered Lihaaf (The Quilt) by Ismat Chughtai when I was 18 years old, in my classroom at Lahore College for Women University. It…

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A Name Worth Fighting For: The Razia Bhatti Award and What It Reveals

There's something deliberate about naming an award after a dead woman in a country that still struggles to make room for living ones. Women journalists…

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Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Murree Under Tight Security for Ashura Processions

More than 12,000 police officers and personnel were deployed across Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Friday as Ashura processions got underway…

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5.0-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Balochistan’s Kohlu District

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck Kohlu district in Balochistan on Friday, with tremors felt across the district and surrounding areas, causing…

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Pakistan Lodges Protest With BBC Urdu Over AJK Report

Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has lodged a formal protest and official complaint with BBC Urdu over what it…

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PM Shehbaz Urges Nation to Embrace Karbala’s Lessons on Ashura

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Youm-e-Ashura serves as a timeless reminder of faith, patience, sacrifice and justice, urging the nation…

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Poem of the Day

“Jabberwocky” — Lewis Carroll

’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All…

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Othello: A Battlefield Within

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Balochistan’s Missing Person Crisis

In Balochistan, a province rich in natural resources, the Pakistani state has…

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The Caretaker Loop: When Temporary Governments Become the Norm

In a democracy, caretaker governments are designed to operate temporarily. They handle…

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All Roads Lead to Israel?

The USA is currently exhausting its resources in confrontation with Iran, but…

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The Trump Monopoly in Venezuela: Power, Oil, and the Soft Law of Rewriting

  Venezuela has been a paradise in the political community because it…

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The Crisis of Pakistan’s Examination System: A Death of Individuality

Head filled with pressure, rooms in a mess, study tables…

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The Education Crisis Behind Afghanistan’s Gender Apartheid

An entire generation of women has disappeared, not from their…

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Degree Without Destination: The Graduate Unemployment Crisis of Pakistan

Pakistan produces hundreds of thousands of university graduates every year.…

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The “TikTok Classroom”: When Education Moves to the Algorithm

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Tyranny of Meaning: On the Modern Compulsion to Live Purposefully

What if the relentless pursuit of a meaningful life has…

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Modest For Whom: The Politics of What Pakistani Women Are Told to Wear

The debate over Pakistani women’s dress is never really about…

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The “Truck Art” Paradox: From Roadside Art Kitsch to International Gallery

From the local routes of trade to the international art…

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The Death of a Slow Sunday: How Hustle Culture Colonised Our Rest

Sunday had a certain tempo, which had been in existence…

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Childhood Classics Through Adult Eyes: The Darker Side of Fairy Tales

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The traditional British term for a railway worker who operates the “points”…

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A Strong Iran Is Favorable to the USA, Arab States, and Israel

Iran holds immense strategic and economic importance for the United States because…

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Position of Pakistan, the US, and Iran peace

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Is Iran coming to the peace table?

Yes, the United States and Iran have negotiated a multipoint peace framework…

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Why Pakistan Needs to Look Beyond the Cricket Pitch

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