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The Illusion of “Digital Activism” and the Decline of Street Politics

Press like, repost and maybe comment. The guilt subsides for a second; you can breathe knowing you’ve done something. But the thought at the back…

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Being “Neutral” Often Protects the Powerful

Louis Althusser suggests that the most powerful ideologies are those that don’t need to be recognized as ideologies–they simply feel natural, inevitable, and default. The…

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The Data Protection Gap: What Google’s Arrival Means for Pakistan

We used to fear the people who watched us from outside our homes. Today, we willingly carry the watcher in our pockets. Google has opened…

Tooba Khan Tooba Khan 7 Min Read

PTI Lawmakers Arrive at Sindh Assembly on Donkey Carts Over Fuel Price Hike

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers staged an unusual protest against rising petrol prices on Thursday, arriving at the Sindh Assembly…

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Naqvi Warns PTI Against Islamabad March After IHC Ruling

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has warned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) against attempting to enter Islamabad in violation of the Islamabad…

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The Data Protection Gap: What Google’s Arrival Means for Pakistan

We used to fear the people who watched us from outside our homes. Today, we willingly carry the watcher in…

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PCB Launches $200,000 Award for PSL Franchise Excellence in Cricket Development

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday announced a new $200,000 Cricket Development Excellence Award to recognise the HBL Pakistan…

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Blackouts and Ballots

The fan slows first. One second it’s pushing hot air around the…

Anasha Khan Anasha Khan 5 Min Read

Pakistan’s Missing Generation of Experts

Our television panels expose a huge structural failure in how discourse surrounding…

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The Opposition Without Elections: What Happens When Political Competition Narrows

On the morning of February 8, 2024, Pakistanis went to vote in…

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The Attention Election: Winning Voters in a Distracted Age

As attention spans continue to worsen over time, with the average human…

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The Unspoken Hierarchy Among University Students

I have interviewed a few students from various renowned elite…

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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…

Misbah Bibi Misbah Bibi 8 Min Read

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 Globalisation of Food and the Disappearance of Local Cuisine

Food globalisation refers to the widespread use of food products,…

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The Soundscape of the Pakistani City

Ever wondered why certain noises have been playing in the…

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What Do We Owe Strangers?

You are at a water park, kids playing and enjoying,…

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Condolences in the Age of WhatsApp

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un – Verily we belong…

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The Culture of Giving Advice No One Asked For

No relationship is considered complete without giving advice to others.…

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We need to talk about AI anxiety, really, not hysterically

A nascent concept, whether a technology, product or service, inherently receives two…

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Beyond Blame: Psychosis, Accountability, and the Vulnerable Human Mind

It has been a struggle for me to understand postpartum psychosis, particularly…

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Alternative Substance: Uranium to Thorium

As the world moves away from uranium and nuclear weapons, India has…

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To Accept Peace Does Not Mean Defeat

Peace only means a ceasefire for an unlimited duration, but this helps…

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The Attention Recession

The world is producing more crises than audiences can emotionally process. Wars,…

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