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پاکستان کی قومی سلامتی؛ سال 2025 میں انسدادِ دہشتگردی جدوجہد کا جائزہ لینے کیلئے 7 قابلِ تصدیق پیمانے

سال 2025 میں انسدادِ دہشتگردی جدوجہد کو ناپنے کیلئے 7 پیمانے؛ قومی انسدادِ دہشتگردی کوششوں کا جائزہ لینے 7 قابلِ تصدیق پیمانے یہ واضح کرتے ہیں کہ 2025 میں ملکی سلامتی کے محاذ پر کتنی اور کس نوعیت کی کامیابیاں حاصل کی گئیں۔
English

False is the new true

From slacktivism to viral political narratives, Pakistan’s low digital literacy and algorithmic feeds are turning falsehood into habit, weakening trust, polarising society, and making reality itself feel negotiable.
English

The Superstar Playboy Politicians

Paparazzi, bountiful losses, and military rule—this is the story of playboy superstars becoming career politicians.
Commentary

مبارک ہو پاکستانیو

Power outages are striking Pakistanis down more than ever before. Who is to blame for this?
Opinion

این آر او نہیں دوں گا

Hammad Hassan discusses the historic National Reconciliation Ordinance, which General Musharraf admits was "a mistake."
Commentary

سیاسی جمود سے سیاسی جدوجہد تک

Leaders have fallen prey to their own rhetoric. What solution does world history suggest in such instances? Ammar Masood writes.
Commentary

شاہ جی اس ریاست میں یہ عام سی بات ہے

Journalist Hammad Hassan relates the story of a Mustafa Abbas, better known as "Shah Ji."
Commentary

جسٹس شوکت عزیز صدیقی کے نام ایک خط

جسٹس شوکت عزیز صدیقی صاحب! آپ نے اچھا نہیں کیا،  دو سال تو کیا آپ نے افسران  کی دہائیوں کی محنت برباد کروا دی، سارے بیانیے کو ہی آگ لگا دی؛  ایسا بھی کوئی کرتا ہے؟
Opinion

انسانی حقوق کمیٹی: اپوزیشن اور حکومتی مک مکا؟

Mushahid Hussain has left the chairmanship of the Senate HRC and taken over the chairmanship of the Defense Committee. How did this happen?
Opinion

نواز شریف اور عمران خان خوش بختی کا تصادم

Hammad Hassan writes on two significant figureheads of the Pakistani political arena.
Commentary

اسلام آباد کو شناخت مل گئی

Ammar Masood discusses the recent multitude of assassinations of prominent Pakistani journalists.
Opinion

Fawad Chaudhry’s BBC Interview Was a Disgrace

Fawad Chaudhry was interviewed by the BBC on Friday. The interview was nothing short of a disaster for Pakistan’s image as a whole.
Opinion

سیاست دان اور آمر کا فرق اور تاریخ پر اٹھتا ہوا سوال

Journalist Hammad Hassan discusses the differences in character which can be found within a politician and its alternate counterpart, a dictator.
Commentary

Electronic Voting Machines: Good In Theory, Nightmare In Practice

PM Khan has expressed interest in implementing EVMs across Pakistan. But is this actually feasible?
Commentary

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