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Cracks in the Window

Ijaz Rehan Bajaur: Literature often recognizes dangers long before political scientists and policymakers do. Great novels do more than tell stories; they diagnose the weaknesses of societies and warn of the consequences of ignoring them.…

New Tax Burden Targets Digital Creators

News Desk  Islamabad: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance on Thursday approved a series of recommendations for the Finance Bill 2026-27 aimed at broadening the tax base, digitising tax administration, and streamlining…

Deadly Unrest Escalates in AJK Kashmir

Ishtiaq Ahmed  Bradford: While Pakistan's senior leadership remains engaged in regional diplomacy, including efforts to mediate tensions between Iran and the United States, a deepening political crisis in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has…

Seven Decades On, Balochistan Still Waits

Shoaib Ullah  Islamabad: Balochistan does not simmer. It burns slowly, deliberately, and with the patience of a people who have been waiting for over seven decades to be heard. It is tempting to frame the Balochistan crisis as a…