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Pakistani newspapers’ advice for government in 2026—‘try governance, not control’

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Pro-government newspapers painted a picture of geopolitical resurgence. Others highlighted the steady squeeze on fundamental rights and structural issues that threaten economic growth.

Election results leave Pakistanis anxious. They say 2024 polls ‘worst rigged in history’

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Pakistani commentators and newspaper editorials have rung the alarm bells, telling the military establishment to 'respect the mandate'. It seems there is little chance of that happening.

Pakistan sees complete breakdown of state institutions. Democracy is all but dead

Zahid Hussain -
Not a single political party in Pakistan believes in working within constitutional parameters. Democratic process is all but dead.

Pakistan can learn from Israel’s secret weapon and arrest its intellectual decline

Pervez Hoodbhoy -
How did Israel, a country of nine million — between one-half and one-third of Karachi’s population — manage to subdue 400m Arabs?

If OIC diplomats spoke to Imran Khan freely on blasphemy, here’s what they’d say: Hoodbhoy

Pervez Hoodbhoy -
PM Imran Khan asked OIC envoys to convince the West that blasphemy against the Prophet hurts the world’s Muslims. This failure is causing endless trouble in Pakistan.

Dwarf planet Ceres has ocean of salt water underneath its surface, NASA data studies show

Sandhya Ramesh -
Data obtained from NASA's Dawn spacecraft mission shows that the brine ocean is 40-km deep and hundreds of kilometres wide on Ceres.

Asking for consent is revolutionary in Pakistan. That is why Aurat March is creating ripples

Zuneera Shah -
Next time a man asks me why Pakistani women only complain instead of doing something, I will happily shove pictures from the Aurat March in his face.

The Lahore smog isn’t Indian farmers’ fault alone. Pakistan should look within

Ahmad Rafay Alam -
The interesting thing about the ‘Lahore Smog’ is that the air pollution situation is neither limited to Lahore nor is it technically smog.

Pakistan’s verbose foreign minister ruined Kashmir case. Imran Khan at UN now the only hope

Zahid Hussain -
One doesn’t expect the UN to deliver justice on the horrifying human rights situation in Kashmir. Still, international opinion matters.

If Pakistan wants moon landing, it needs to chase Nehru-built culture of science

Pervez Hoodbhoy -
Credit for India’s Chandrayaan-2 should go to Nehru. If Modi had been first PM, instead of astronomy, India would be pursuing astrology.
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Opinion

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

Stela Dey -
The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

9.2% jump in arms transfer shows this is era of war—SIPRI reveals the temper we live in

Trump either ends Iran conflict quickly, or sky-high energy costs will force him to do so

Economy

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

Chitleen K Sethi -
At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Defence

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

Vaibhav Pant -
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

National Interest

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Shekhar Gupta -
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.

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