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Zero: The South Asian invention that changed everything

A zero does not look like an empire-building idea. How could it, when it sits in a manner so restrained, painfully holding its ground amongst…

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Rome to Islamabad: A Legacy of Resistance

On 3rd March, following the recent US-Iran war, protestors gathered outside the US embassy in Rome, opposing the military intervention by the US. A few…

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The National Time Authority

I will miss the start and still steal the show! What an irony of time, I played on the go. I was running late, but…

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PSX Soars Over 12,000 Points After US-Iran Ceasefire Announcement

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) erupted in celebration on Wednesday as investors cheered the global peace momentum brokered by Pakistan…

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Shops And Markets To Begin Closing At 8pm In Islamabad As Austerity Measures Being Reviewed By PM

The Islamabad administration began enforcing the federal government’s directive to close shopping centres and markets at 8pm from Tuesday as…

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Pakistan Sports Endowment Fund Gets Boosted By PCB

The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has approved a comprehensive Investment Policy for the Pakistan Sports Endowment Fund, marking a significant…

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KSE-100 Plummets, Goes Down 1,600 Points As Geopolitical Tensions Cause Investors To Sell

Selling pressure gripped the Pakistan Stock Exchange on Tuesday, as investor sentiment turned sharply negative amid rising geopolitical uncertainty. Concerns…

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Poem of the Day

 “The Song of Hiawatha” (excerpt) — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

By the shores of Gitche Gumee, By the shining Big-Sea-Water, Stood the wigwam of…

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How Lahore’s Riverbed Housing Schemes Engineered Their Own Demise

Riverbed Housing Schemes: With over 240 million in population, Pakistan is one…

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Jinnah and Law: The Legal Legacy of Pakistan’s Founder

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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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The Restless Female Lead in South Asian Horror

Horror in South Asia is not invented so much as…

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The Relativity of Beauty Standards And Control

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The Dying Magic of Libraries

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Brand Urdu: How Marketing Remixed Our Tongue

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When Headlines Replace Thought

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Smog, Screens, and the Lost Joy of Winter Break

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The Death of Debate

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Why Have We Run Out of Empathy

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Why My Local Kiryana Shop is Better Than Any Supermarket

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