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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

سیاستدان اور ڈکٹیٹر کا فرق

Journalist Hammad Hassan outlines the differences which can be found between the authoritarianism in a dictator and the democratic ways of a politician.
Commentary

یہی تھا وہ سادہ عمران خان

Journalist Hammad Hassan details the façade of simplicity which has been keystone in Prime Minister Imran Khan's political career thus far.
Opinion

Celebrity sufferings

Reham Khan details her explosive marriage with Imran Khan and the challenges she endured during this difficult time.
Commentary

لائٹ نہیں آ رہی

In light of the recent power outages which plagued the nation of Pakistan, political analyst Ammar Masood is inspired to discuss how this event reflects a bigger picture.
Opinion

فوج سب جانتی ہے

Prominent political analyst Ammar Masood gives his take on PM Imran Khan's recent claims that the army has his back, whatever the cost.
Opinion

ہمیں ایک معمولی واقعے کا انتظار ہے

Ammar Masood gives his take on the current face-off between democratic and authoritarian powers.
Opinion

خودکشی اور ہمارے اجتماعی رویے

Afshan Masab gives her thoughts on suicide numbers growing in Pakistan and the collective reactionaries which spawn from such a tragedy.
Commentary

ہم کتنا بدل گئے ہیں

Prominent political analyst Ammar Masood provides his unique take on the current state of Pakistan, its politics and affairs surrounding a democracy in crisis.
Commentary

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