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Opinion

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فتنہ الخوارج کے بڑھتے حملے؛ خیبرپختونخوا پولیس کی بہادری بےمثال مگر استعداد و وسائل ناکافی اور حکمتِ عملی کمزور کیوں؟

دہشتگردی کے خلاف جنگ؛ خیبرپختونخوا پولیس کی بہادری و قربانیاں بےمثال مگر صوبائی حکومت کی کمزور حکمتِ عملی اور استعداد و وسائل ناکافی ہیں۔ وی ائی پی پروٹوکولز، سیاسی مداخلت اور کمزور ڈھانچے کی قیمت میدانِ جنگ میں جوانوں کے خون سے ادا کرنا پڑتی ہے۔
Analysis

Counterterrorism without heavy armour and air power is a gamble

What confronts Pakistan today is a hybridised militant ecosystem strengthened by transnational financing, external sanctuaries and the diffusion of advanced weaponry left behind in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of foreign powers.
Defense

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

پاکستان کا پرانا بیانیہ اور نیا بیانیہ

Hammad Hassan discusses how the impact of state-led narratives can sway the thoughts of an entire nation.
Commentary

کراچی الیکشن: نظریہ بمقابلہ دھاندلی

Details on the aftermath of Karachi's by-elections.
Opinion

نواز شریف کی سیاست، پانامہ کے بعد

Ammar Masood details Nawaz Sharif's politics after the Panama Papers scandal.
Commentary

ابصار عالم ہوش میں نہیں

Prominent Pakistani journalist has been shot after criticising the military — Ammar Masood details the aftermath of such an event.
National

ایک ایک منظر جانا پہچانا ھے

Political theatre runs rampant in Pakistan; details by writer Hammad Hassan.
Opinion

ڈسکہ الیکشن نواز شريف کے بیانیہ کی جیت یا تحریک انصاف کی ہار

It's been said that Nawaz Sharif's tenure in politics is over - but the recent elections in Daska show that his presence still towers over the competition.
Opinion

ڈسکہ الیکشن کے بارہ نتائج

Ammar Masood details the Daska election results.
Opinion

ذرا آس طرف بھی دیکھیں اور اس طرف بھی دیکھیں

Journalists do not get their due credit for their dedication to bringing truth to the public domain—Hammad Hassan explains.
Commentary

مونچھیں ہوں تو نٹور لال جیسی

Heads of state, quite unsurprisingly, aren't the best decision-makers—Ammar Masood explains.
Commentary

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