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The Bureaucracy of Hope: How Small Policies Change Big Lives

A notable advancement in society happens in the fine print of bureaucracy and governance. When people look for a way out of a quagmire of…

Amna Yasin Amna Yasin 5 Min Read

The Great Evacuation: How the West is Pulling Out of Pakistan

The Pakistan-Western world relationship has been based on the strategic bargain over decades. Security ties, economic assistance, and alignment continued to sustain the relationship even…

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The “Indus Cities”: What Mohenjo-daro Still Knows About Urban Collapse

A civilisation that mastered water 4,500 years ago was eventually broken by its absence.  Mohenjo-daro is a group of ruins found on the right bank…

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Shaheen Afridi’s Test Future Uncertain as Selection Prospects Diminish

Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi’s place in Pakistan’s Test plans appears increasingly uncertain, with reports suggesting he could miss the…

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Gold Prices Extend Decline as Global Market Weakness Weighs on Bullion

Gold prices continued their downward trend on Monday in both international and local markets, building on losses recorded in the…

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Normalcy Returns to AJK After Recent Unrest, Police Say

Normal life has returned to Muzaffarabad, Rawalakot and other areas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, with schools, businesses and social…

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PPP Maintains Lead in Gilgit-Baltistan Poll Results as Counting Process Nears Completion

The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) remained ahead in the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly elections by Monday, according to unofficial and preliminary…

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Poem of the Day

“The Laughing Heart” — Charles Bukowski

your life is your life don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.  …

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Pakistan’s Quiet Diplomacy in Iran–US Tensions

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44 Days in Hell: The Case of Junko Furuta

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The “Modesty” Tightrope: Dressing for a Judgmental World

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Basant: The Return Of Lahore’s Sky After 25 Years

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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 Real Crisis of Pakistan’s Democracy

In 2025, the political environment in Pakistan is loud and empty at…

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The Dam That Politics Drowned

There is a silence that comes when you have lost everything. A…

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Why Pakistan’s Best Minds Never Win the Nobel Prize

“Mubarak ho! beti/beta peda hoa hai.” For every parent, these…

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The Role of Materials in Aerospace Engineering

  Materials play an indispensable role in aerospace engineering, steering…

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Why Universities Must Lose Their Monopoly

When I started looking at universities, I got excited. I…

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The Silent Tragedy of Pakistan’s Ghost Schools

'Ghost school' refers to an educational institute that exists primarily…

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Shrinking to Fit: The Myth of the “Good Woman”

Society always finds women who are confident and opinionated problematic.…

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The Book Nobody Finishes: On Abandoning Literature and Not Feeling Guilty

Unfinished books are somewhat of an embarrassment. Completed novels are…

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The “Bio-Hacking” Craze: Intermittent Fasting to Ice Baths

When did being alive become a test? When did we…

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The Urdu Revival : Is the Language Finding a New Audience Online

Going from Urdu being celebrated with the most articulate conversations…

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The Performative Self: How Social Media Replaced Personal Taste

The six-inch device, your constant companion, the love of your…

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Position of Pakistan, the US, and Iran peace

Pakistan has emerged as the primary and unexpected mediator between the United…

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Is Iran coming to the peace table?

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Why Pakistan Needs to Look Beyond the Cricket Pitch

Imagine, one day, you are preparing breakfast, and a headline pops up…

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The Ancient Roots of Eid Sacrifice

To my Muslim brothers, Happy Eid, have good celebrations. This celebration is…

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The Good Girl Industrial Complex

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