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From Setback to Comeback: Dubai's Hospitality Sector Gears Up for a Powerful Winter Revival
Dubai's hospitality sector is preparing for a gradual recovery starting in the final quarter of 2026, with the upcoming…
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The Makkah Pact: Foundation stone of a West Asian charter of peaceful coexistence
For generations, West Asia has accumulated alliances, foreign military bases and increasingly sophisticated weapons…
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Remembering Lt Gen Imranullah Khan
It was March 1966 when I was posted in 105 Independent Brigade Group Bahawalpur from Lahore. Reported in the office in…
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The escalating crisis of gender-based violence against women and children in Pakistan
Violence against women and children in Pakistan is no longer a collection of isolated criminal incidents; it has become…
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The fire was in PIMS; the disease is in the system
Yesterday was a day of profound sorrow and heartbreak. Pakistan witnessed a man-made catastrophe in Islamabad, while…
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Why more provinces? The real issue is representation
There has been a long-standing demand for the creation of additional provinces in Pakistan, particularly a province in…
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Pakistan ready for dialogue with Kabul, but demands verifiable action against terrorism
Islamabad to assume SCO chairmanship; Field Marshal Munir's Tehran visit part of independent peace initiative; Pakistan…
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Road map to success
During the last 79 years Pakistan has lived on economic crutches in the form of loans. It has been a normal pattern…
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Quaid's secret, civil award for Indian doctors
Every year, on the occasion of Pakistan's Independence Day, individuals who have rendered outstanding services to the…
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A full-time love, not a seasonal one: A Rabi-ul-Awwal reflection
Every year, I watch the same scene play out. Mosques fill happily. Seerat gatherings need no convincing. Naats are wept…
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12th Rabi' al-Awwal - the day when the world received the light of the mercy to all the worlds
In the pages of history, some days are not merely dates; they are days that change the destiny of humanity. Some…
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Identity theft, tax fraud and the cost of weak digital governance in Pakistan's tax system
The digital transformation of Pakistan's tax administration was intended to improve transparency, efficiency, and…
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Crisis of cleanliness of Karachi-let KCB imparts training on these lines
The debate surrounding the state of cleanliness in Karachi is a perennial symptom of deeper, systemic governance…
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Tarar urges young Civil Servants to uphold integrity, counter misinformation
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has urged young civil servants to perform…
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Transport strike deals a heavy blow to exports; permanent solution essential
Muhammad Sarfaraz Alam Javed Bilwani is the Patron-in-Chief of the Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers & Exporters…
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Politics, provinces and people: Who holds the real power?
The most beautiful claim of politics is public service, but the bitterest question in politics is also this: Where…
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Democracy denuded: The form survives, the substance retreats
Sometimes there is profundity in despair. In a war-torn African country, a resident was once greeted with that most…
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IPP agreements: The economic injustice inflicted on electricity consumers
Pakistan's energy crisis is not merely a problem of electricity generation. It is the outcome of decades of flawed…