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May Day or Mere Display?
May 1 arrives each year like clockwork—a global emblem of solidarity with the working class. In cities and towns across…
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Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal
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The Lucky Irani Circus and the Ceasefire in Islamabad: A Personal Reflection
In the quiet recesses of memory, there are places that time never quite succeeds in erasing. In the heart of…
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Deterrence, Dignity and Pakistan’s Evolving Global Role
It has been nearly a quarter of a century since I first made Islamabad my home, a city whose measured…
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The Commander Who Stepped into the Flames
Man holds nothing dearer in this world than his own life. For its safety he will pass through every danger…
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Peace Is Not Claimed, It Is Earned
Power in the modern age seldom speaks in whispers; it announces itself with assertions, repetitions, and claims designed to shape…
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Security for One, Suspicion for Others
There are moments in the life of nations when questions, long suppressed beneath the weight of power and narrative, rise…
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Eid, Sacrifice, and the Sentinels of the Nation
Eid arrives each year like a gentle breeze after a long season of trial, carrying with it the fragrance of…
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Shadows of War and the Unraveling World Order
The present moment in world affairs bears a strange and unsettling resemblance to those rare passages of history when events…
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The Hidden Hands Behind Rising Regional Conflicts
In the intricate theatre of global politics, alliances often emerge not merely from shared values but from shared anxieties. The…
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Gulf on the Verge of Catastrophe
The present confrontation in the Middle East has brought the international system to one of its most delicate moments since…