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The UAE's financial highway: How shared technology is connecting the banking sector
The United Arab Emirates is taking another major step towards building a more connected, secure and efficient financial…
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Inflation and the Debt Economy: Can Islamic Banking Offer a Better Alternative?
If banks create money by lending it at interest, and that expanding money supply contributes to inflation, wouldn't…
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ENTICING
The lower heavens, Loaded with dazzling, Bright, radiating stars, Beckon fading memories. Resting on the lap, Gazing…
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Maryam Nawaz Sharif: Public service and global recognition for 'Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar'
The success of any government should not be measured only by major projects, roads, buildings or announcements, but by…
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When the earth trembled, humanity stood up: A soldier's memories of the October 2005 earthquake
The morning of 8 October 2005 began like any other morning. The sun rose over Pakistan, people went to work, children…
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Protests and parleys: Right to protest, duty to resolve
Pakistan is perhaps unique in the sense that, throughout its history, rulers and political leaders have repeatedly…
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From economic challenges to collective economic power: Can the OIC build a shared economic future?
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), comprising 57 member states across four continents, represents one of…
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Flydubai incident, accident or conspiracy?
Last week, news of a secret visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to UAE were widely discussed in the…
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Women's safety and harassment in local transport in Pakistan
For millions of Pakistani women, travelling from one place to another is not simply a daily routine; it is often a…
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Dubai Real Estate 2026 peace, prosperity & progress explained
Dubai's real estate sector achieved its strongest performance on record in 2025, with over 270,000 transactions worth…
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The K-Shaped Economy
A K-shaped economy is a recovery in which parts of society move in opposite directions. One cohort sees rising wealth…
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New administrative units to bring govt closer to the people
A government is meaningful only when it is able to reach the people, understand their problems and provide essential…
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Belt and Road Initiative: Connecting the World
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched by China in 2013, has developed into one of the world's largest…
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From the classroom to the economy: What happens when Sindh educates its women?
A girl walking into a classroom may look like an ordinary event. It is not. It may be the first step towards changing…
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When the state becomes an obstacle
The Federal Investigation Agency recently busted what it describes as an alleged network involved in fake apostille…
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MOM- A NAME
A name, a bond, a relationship, Irrevocable, irreplaceable, irrefutable Coextends beyond ,Time and Space, Unbreakable…
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A country divided, a nation that never broke apart
October 3: Celebrating the reunification of a nation and saluting a people who know the pain of separation Sometimes…
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When bloodshed reaches the UN
Pakistan is one of the world's clearest victims of terrorism, and one of the countries fighting it hardest. Over the…