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New Start nuclear treaty expires, leaving Russia and US unconstrained

Moscow and Washington are now left without any limits on their strategic nuclear stockpiles following the expiration of the New…

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Human rights watch warns of growing authoritarian tendencies in the United States

Human Rights Watch (HRW), a respected international watchdog, has expressed deep concern about the direction the United States is taking…

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What does Iran want from talks with the US?

Iran and the United States are holding talks on Friday in Oman, with Tehran pushing to focus squarely on its…

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Will Basant soar over Lahore again after a quarter-century ban?

Lahore is abuzz with excitement these days in anticipation of the Basant festival, making a comeback after 25 years. The…

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The mirage of growth

The rhetoric around reaching $100 billion in exports by 2030 is closer to wishful thinking than credible strategy. Current projections…

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Pakistan and the price of waiting

“I feel behind”. These were the words of Andrej Karpathy, one of the architects of modern AI, speaking last week.…

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A new muhajir politics: Leaderless, fragmented, unresolved

For two years now, Meena Bazaar in Karimabad has had a giant ditch dug up on its doorstep. Promised as…

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Climate-vulnerable Pakistan, measured in disasters, counted in risk

Pakistan keeps ending up among the world’s most climate-hit countries, facing floods, heat waves, water shortages, failing crops, and food…

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The cost of indifference

The inferno that swept through Gul Plaza in Karachi this weekend was not a bolt from the blue but the…

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Beyond identity cards

Watch Pakistan’s political theatre long enough, and a pattern emerges. Our parties do not really compete on outcomes. They compete…

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