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	<title>The News International - <![CDATA[Dialogue]]></title>
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			<title><![CDATA[New era constitution]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1358084-new-era-constitution]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 16 Nov 2025 15:50:23 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[T        he parliament has passed the 27th Constitutional Amendment, prompting both appreciation and criticism from political, legal and civil circles. Time will tell whether its impact proves to be positive or negative. What is clear, however, is that the amendment provides constitutional cover...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ensuring peace]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1358083-ensuring-peace]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 16 Nov 2025 15:43:33 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[I        n a rare display of political and social unity, over thirty political parties, tribal elders, civil society members, journalists, business leaders and religious scholars gathered at the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly for a provincial peace jirga aimed at charting a comprehensive path toward...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Diplomatic impasse]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1358082-diplomatic-impasse]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 16 Nov 2025 15:40:37 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[N        eighbours Pakistan and Afghanistan signed a ceasefire agreement in Doha on October 18. This was followed by two rounds of talks in Istanbul to finalise the framework for implementing the truce.However, the Istanbul round concluded &ldquo;without agreement.&rdquo; A statement issued by the...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Manufacturing a pretext]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1358079-manufacturing-a-pretext]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 16 Nov 2025 15:34:59 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A         failed covert operation recently may have revealed a dangerous intent to manufacture a fictional aggression - providing a chilling blueprint for how a military confrontation can be engineered.The confession of a detained fisherman points to a plan to smuggle Pakistani Navy uniforms...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fragile peace]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1356397-fragile-peace]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 09 Nov 2025 18:58:01 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[T        he border between Pakistan and Afghanistan has grown quiet for now, following days of tension and an exchange of fire. Trade activities remain suspended, but the guns have fallen silent and a fragile calm has returned to the frontier. After recent clashes that sent gunfire echoing through...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[History made]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1356395-history-made]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 09 Nov 2025 18:56:03 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[F        ollowing his victory in the New York mayoral election, Zohran Mamdani has become the first Muslim mayor of the city, despite strong and vocal opposition from President Donald Trump, who is himself a New Yorker. Mamdani belongs to an immigrant family that moved to the United States from...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gaza's future]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1356392-gazas-future]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 09 Nov 2025 18:48:22 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[I        srael&rsquo;s war on Gaza, seen by many as a genocide, has had a devastating impact on the enclave&rsquo;s educational system. This is one of the most distressing aspects of the current humanitarian crisis in Palestine. An educational genocide &ndash; a deliberate and systematic effort -...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[A brave new world]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1356390-a-brave-new-world]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 09 Nov 2025 18:40:07 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A         few days ago, one of my friends shared an interesting 1:21-minute video with the title: AI will take over everything. The video made an emotional appeal for learning AI skills. It showed how people in various professions were in trouble because of the proliferation of AI. The future...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dams and floods]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1355080-dams-and-floods]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 02 Nov 2025 15:43:09 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[T        he recent floods havebeen followed by another round of uninformed debate on the need for new dams. Large dams have long been misconstrued as a solution to all Pakistan&rsquo;s river water problems. The supporters of the dam lobby include a chunk of the engineering fraternity.Some of them...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Politics by other means]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1355079-politics-by-other-means]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 02 Nov 2025 15:39:09 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[T        he Interior Ministry has banned theTehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan.&ldquo;The federal government has reasonable grounds to believe that the TLP is connected with and concerned in terrorism and orders TLP to be a proscribed organisation,&rdquo; the notification reads.The decision to ban the...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Another political transition]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1355073-another-political-transition]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 02 Nov 2025 15:30:22 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[T        he Azad Jammu and Kashmir prime minister is about to be replaced. The Muslim League-Nawaz has formally announced its support for the Pakistan Peoples Party to topple the incumbent government in Muzaffarabad, which is led by Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwar-ul Haq.A party or coalition needs...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Schools as spaces of empowerment]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1355071-schools-as-spaces-of-empowerment]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 02 Nov 2025 15:24:18 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[W        e live in an age where change has become constant. The pace of transformation in the Twenty-first Century is unprecedented. It is constantly reshaping how we think, work and learn. This is the century of knowledge, yet knowledge alone is not enough. What defines success today is how we...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Eliminating terror]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1353562-eliminating-terror]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 26 Oct 2025 18:40:29 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A         massive explosion ripped through a residential compound in Tirah valley of Khyber district, killing at least 24 people, including women and children. Initial social media posts claimed that the explosion was the result of an airstrike. Subsequent investigations by local police...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Diplomatic failure]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1353561-diplomatic-failure]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 26 Oct 2025 18:38:29 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[T        he Iran-Europenuclear deal, an effort spanning over two decades, came to an end on October 18, also known as the &lsquo;termination day&rsquo; of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action), when Tehran announced the end of the decade-old nuclear agreement. The JCPOA, informally known as the...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Justice delayed…]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1353560-justice-delayed]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 26 Oct 2025 18:35:24 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[P        akistan&rsquo;s legal framework continues to carry the colonial baggage of outdated laws that often obstruct justice instead of ensuring it. The Qanoon-i-Shahadat Order of 1984, derived largely from the Indian Evidence Act of 1872, remains one of the most frequently cited examples of how...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Culture and agency]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1353559-culture-and-agency]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 26 Oct 2025 18:33:40 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[M        Muhammad Izhar-ul-Haq&rsquo;s Bekhri Hai Meri Dastaan  marks the first part of his autobiography. Unlike some autobiographies that begin with the author&rsquo;s birth and early childhood, Izhar opens his narrative by recalling the time after completing his bachelor&rsquo;s degree at...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nobel politics]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1351901-nobel-politics]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 19 Oct 2025 15:58:13 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[I        s peace Western? Is it ceremonial? Is it achieved on stage for photo ops? Is peace democratic? Does it depend on the part of the world one is analysing peace from?When it comes to the Western model of peace, the crown jewel lies in the Nobel Peace Prize, named after Alfred Bernhard Nobel,...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Understanding pluralism]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1351900-understanding-pluralism]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 19 Oct 2025 15:52:48 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[T        he importance of an unwavering commitment to pluralism is growing by the day as the world faces more and more problems on account of authoritarianism, democratic backsliding and polarisation. Pluralism is much more than a tolerance of diversity; it is the crucial organising principle that...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Change of guards]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1351899-change-of-guards]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 19 Oct 2025 15:50:51 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[I        mran Khan, the former prime minister and chief of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, has effected a major change in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, replacing the experienced Ali Amin Gandapur with a young Sohail Afridi as the chief minister and the party&rsquo;s new poster boy. However, the federal...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[A lid on extremism]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1351897-a-lid-on-extremism]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 19 Oct 2025 15:46:12 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[The Punjab government has said it will request the federal government to ban the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan.On October 13, riot police had forcibly broken a sit-in staged by the TLP on GT Road at Muridke. The protesters had earlier clashed with law enforcement. Party workers and supporters had set...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[More saber-rattling]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1350033-more-saber-rattling]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 12 Oct 2025 18:52:29 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[D        riven by the political exigency of the Bihar elections, India&rsquo;s leadership has reignited an old fire. Prime Minister Narendra Modi&rsquo;s invocation of Operation Sindoor and threats to &ldquo;change geographies&rdquo; has been followed by his defence minister&rsquo;s explicit...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[The art of crypto]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1350032-the-art-of-crypto]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 12 Oct 2025 18:49:22 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Crypto was once like an unruly teenager: misunderstood, uninvited and not allowed near the family savings. But Pakistani authorities have now decided that they cannot beat the blockchain; might as well try to regulate it. Hence the Virtual Assets Ordinance and the proposed Virtual Assets...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Addressing  grassroots anxieties]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1350029-addressing-grassroots-anxieties]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 12 Oct 2025 18:11:22 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[I        n a pivotal development for Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the government of Pakistan and the Jammu and Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee signed a landmark agreement on October 4, ending six days of violent protests that had claimed at least 10 lives. Dozens of people were reported injured....]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Politics turning parochial]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1350028-politics-turning-parochial]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 12 Oct 2025 18:08:52 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[T        he war of words between some Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leaders and the Pakistan Peoples Party leadership is no longer confined to the two coalition allies. Showing a low tolerance threshold for each other, both have indulged into harsh exchanges after the PPP insisted on using the...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Himalayan flashpoint]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1348330-himalayan-flashpoint]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 05 Oct 2025 19:24:50 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[B        efore addressing the developments in Ladakh over the past few weeks, let me begin with news from another part of India&mdash;Bihar. After months of public protests, opposition campaigns in the streets and debates in parliament; even Supreme Court intervention, the Election Commission of...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Translation, education and development]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1348327-translation-education-and-development]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 05 Oct 2025 19:23:11 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[R        ecently, there has been growing interest in translation studies. What could be the reason behind the rapid rise in translation&rsquo;s popularity across the globe? It is often said that the gap between developed and developing countries boils down to knowledge and is rooted in educational...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[A new chapter in security cooperation]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1348326-a-new-chapter-in-security-cooperation]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 05 Oct 2025 19:16:18 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[W        hen Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed the Strategic Mutual Defence Accord last month, it felt less like the start of something entirely new and more like the natural progression of a friendship that has quietly shaped regional politics for decades. For years, Pakistan has provided military...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[The AI threat]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1348325-the-ai-threat]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 05 Oct 2025 19:13:20 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[The people who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction; anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster. &mdash; James Baldwin           T        The sudden rise of artificial general intelligence, in the...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Politics of hate]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 28 Sep 2025 15:08:55 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[O        n September 3, Kishore Chamar, a 35-year-old Dalit man, was lynched by a mob over allegations of cow slaughter in Kundeijuri village in Odisha.His associate, Goutam Nayak, barely survived the assault. The cow in question was already dead, and both men&mdash;traditional cattle skinners by...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Age of agitation]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 28 Sep 2025 15:06:43 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[P        rotests erupted worldwide well before the invasion of Iraq in March 2003. However, those failed to prevent the invasion. Israel&rsquo;s on-going assault on Gaza has reignited similar global protests. Nearly every major city has witnessed streets taken over by demonstrators demanding...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[History's  unanswered questions]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 28 Sep 2025 15:04:04 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[T        he creation of Pakistan, the Two-Nation Theory proposes, shows that Hindus and Muslims are separate nations incapable of coexisting. This claim prompts several important inquiries:  What was the significant role of the Muslim-majority provinces in the establishment of Pakistan?  What...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Peace, development and a just society]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 28 Sep 2025 14:53:58 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[P        eace has frequently been confused with just the absence of violence. In fact, it requires a lot more. Peace means fairness, justice and accountability. Ceasefires may silence guns for a while, but violence may always return until there are challenging sources of unrest. Poverty,...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nepal's Gen Z]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 21 Sep 2025 15:33:56 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A         week ago, I was writing the first draft for a research report on growing inequality in Asia and how it is linked to growing state repression of civic freedoms. Amidst the largely desolate landscape of state crackdowns and draconian laws across the region, I went looking for islands...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pooling lessons and resources]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 21 Sep 2025 15:28:50 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[T        here is a need to further strengthen Bangladesh-Pakistan relations in the backdrop of climate change and its impact on both countries. The two countries are inseparably connected through monsoon systems from the Bay of Bengal to the Arabian Sea. They both face climate-triggered disasters,...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Educated and unemployed]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 21 Sep 2025 15:26:16 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[I        run the operations of a public authority in the Punjab that works across the province and opens doors for young people with new and innovative ideas. The idea is to give them space to bring their creativity to the public. It is almost like an open incubation centre. Sadly, most of my...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Saving historical heritage]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 21 Sep 2025 15:22:16 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[T        he octagonal base of the famous samadh of Maha Singh, the father of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, which was built in Sheranwala Bagh in Gujranwala in 1837, has partially collapsed. The Evacuee Trust Property Board, tasked with maintenance and preservation, has attributed the collapse to heavy...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[A diplomatic  crossroads]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 14 Sep 2025 16:22:27 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[F        ew people, only a few months ago, may have imagined the state of relations between President Donald Trump of the United States and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India today. Of course, in international relations, there are no permanent allies or enemies, as was famously pointed out by...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Climate vulnerability]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 14 Sep 2025 16:20:35 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[I        t began with the low rumble of thunder rolling across the valley, a sound that villagers in district Khyber had heard countless times during the monsoon. But within minutes, the skies burst open in a deluge of rain unlike anything in living memory. Walls of water thundered down from the...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[ From rivalry to potential alliance]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 14 Sep 2025 16:15:15 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[I        n today&rsquo;s shifting global landscape, a new possibility is emerging in South and Central Asia: a new bloc comprising China, Russia, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. If realised, such a coalition could not only bring peace to one of the world&rsquo;s most volatile regions but also...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Beyond the hype]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 14 Sep 2025 16:08:19 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[N        ot long ago, I visited a public hospital where a doctor was examining more than 100 patients a day. A consultation lasted no more than a few rushed minutes. The physician, like many others, was doing his best in an environment stretched far beyond reasonable.As a surgeon, public health...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Autocratic turn]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 07 Sep 2025 17:07:39 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[M        arxist poet, playwright and political activist Bertolt Brecht had mused long ago: &ldquo;Some party hack decreed that the people had lost the government&rsquo;s confidence and could only regain it with redoubled effort. If that is the case, would it not be simpler if the government simply...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rebuilding after disaster]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 07 Sep 2025 17:04:45 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[T        The images out of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in August 2025 are eerily familiar: villages and roads destroyed by flash floods. In the days that followed, the word &ldquo;cloudburst&rdquo; found currency in media accounts and public conversation, a tidy, quasi-biblical explanation for the...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Unwavering resolve]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 07 Sep 2025 17:02:51 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[P        Pakistan is determined to eliminate all terrorist organisations operating on its territory. The leadership and the security agencies see the Islamic State-Khorasan Province and the Balochistan Liberation Army as similar threats to peace, regardless of how these groups seek to position...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mixed legacy]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 07 Sep 2025 17:00:04 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[W        hen the parliament passed the 25th Constitutional Amendment in May 2018, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas- seven agencies and six frontier regions - were merged into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ending more than a century of governance under the colonial-era Frontier Crimes Regulations.For...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mourning our losses]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:41:19 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[T        wo weeks after the devastating floods, the lush green valleys of Pir Baba and Bayshonai in Buner district still resemble a disaster zone. Sirens of ambulances echo through the narrow mountain roads, rushing from one emergency to another. Across the valleys, government workers and...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gathering dust]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:37:58 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[R        esearch is the production of new knowledge. For whom? For the people. So why is it that most people cannot understand it or don&rsquo;t want to read it? A part of the problem has to do with the jargon that researchers use in their work. There is a common misconception that using barely...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Protecting women]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:33:33 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A        urat ka ghar kaunsa?  The refrain from a play aired 14 years ago on PTV still echoes every time a woman is thrown out of her home. On August, 12, Pakistan Peoples Party member Sharmila Farouqi tabled a bill in the National Assembly proposing to criminalise such eviction and proposing...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Weapons of choice]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:22:55 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[D        espite certain setbacks, Iran has largely stood its ground against the might of the Israeli war machine.This is the consequence of Iran&rsquo;s strategic vision, its spirit of self-sufficiency and the power of an alliance rooted in ideals. Iran&rsquo;s Emad-3 missiles and Fattah-2...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[From radicals to cultural bureaucrats]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 24 Aug 2025 20:14:42 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[In the two decades following independence, Pakistan witnessed a state-sponsored effort to construct a national cultural identity amid geopolitical turbulence and internal ideological contestations. Central to this process were a group of prominent artists and intellectuals who, their reputations...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[A corridor and an opportunity]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 24 Aug 2025 20:11:35 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[In the aftermath of its withdrawal from Afghanistan, the United States faces a strategic challenge: how to maintain influence, facilitate trade and secure economic opportunities in Central Asia and Afghanistan without the extensive military presence that once guaranteed direct access. The answer...]]>
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