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Fool Me Twice? – Holding Talks With Taliban
In recent days, there have been several major developments in the (N)-League-led Government’s attempts to hold peace talks with factions […]
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Chemical Weapons and the Recurring Nightmare
In 1925 a treatise called the Geneva Protocol, which prohibited and condemned the use of chemical and biological weapons, was […]
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How Pak is Pakistan?
In Pakistan, we do two things in a discussion about the environment – either demonize Pakistan for being an environmentally […]
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Obama Re-elected! Yay or nay for Pakistanis?
What does Obama’s re-election mean for us? Nothing.Absolutely nothing at all. It’s like re-running a movie like Thor: it’s drab […]
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The Idiocy of US Drone Attacks on Pakistan
Buzz. Buzz. The buzzing sound continues while you huddle in a quilt in a corner of the room, shivering. The […]
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Pakistan-India Relations; Time to bury the hatchet?
Remember, remember the 6th of September – when the sound of gunfire thundered in the walls, when the tap of […]
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Pakistan is Turkey and Turkey is Pakistan; A role-model approach
“My people are going to learn the principles of democracy, the dictates of truth, and the teachings of science,” he […]
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Iran and Pakistan initiate barter trade: A step back for civilization?
Iran is one of the world’s most politically isolated nations, with a notorious international reputation, and is currently under the […]
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Seventy-eight for one: The Rohingya Ruckus
“Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule,” said Buddha, a man who […]
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Revisiting The Forgotten Valley
For an issue that once straddled Pakistan when it was a nascent state, that dominated the campaigns of politicians before […]
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An Ironical Brotherhood
Imagine that you have a brother who has been part of the family since time immemorial. He shares your religion, […]
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The American Game
Nothing could be more unpredictable, erratic and callous than the Pak – US relationship in recent years. The Pak – […]
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