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Taliban fissures

THOUGH reports of fissures within the Afghan Taliban are not new, a recent BBC story has detailed some of the major...

Iran climbdown

A DEVASTATING conflict pitting Iran against the US and Israel may have been averted for now, but unless there is a...

Cyber dangers

THE sharp rise in cybercrime in Pakistan, discussed in the National Assembly last week, shows that what was once an...

Analysis & Comment

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Letters

Hopes and fears

WITH 2026 still nascent, we must pause for a quiet reflection. The calendar has turned, but the memories of 2025...

Toll tax and students

THE recent decision by the administration of Punjab University in Lahore to install toll plazas at its main gates ...

Underage smokers

I RECENTLY saw two children, barely seven or eight years old, asking for cigarettes at a local shop. When ...

Documented economy

DEVELOPED countries happen to be documented economies. In simple words, income earned by an individual or an...

DIGITAL ISOLATION

DIGITAL ISOLATION: Whether it is a family dinner, a bustling coffee shop, or a casual lunch with colleagues, one...

50 Years Ago

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