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In the congressional hearing in the US, in the aftermath of Taliban regaining control of the country, instead of acknowledging the stellar role that Pakistan played in the war on terror as an ally, it was blamed for the American loss in Afghanistan. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3AZJiao

Khalid Naseem On September 15, 2021 the United States and United Kingdom announced that under a new ‘security agreement’, they will help Australia build nuclear-powered submarines. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3F6R7gT

October first is a great and solemn day in the history of the Chinese nation, featuring the founding of the People’s Republic of China. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3B0eOoK

“All sorrows are less with bread. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3F7t69j

Continuing from where we left off in the last article, there are misunderstandings about the Kashmir conflict that must be clarified. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3F49vH3

Since becoming a therapist I have come across countless stories of trauma around sexual abuse by siblings, marital rape, mother or father’s incestuous relationships and more. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3ohVO1t

Politics, parties, ideologies, values, ways and practices change. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3uCAOUp

“For the dead and the living, we must bear witness. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3unSHpA

According to expert consensus, Kashmir is the most dangerous place on the planet today because it could trigger nuclear volleys between India and Pakistan. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/39K5uZV

Pakistan is a developing country and gender discrimination is a significant issue in society. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3ohWFis

The Pakistani Rupee has been on a downward slope for almost 3 years now and needless to say that not only is this tangibly eroding connectivity of an average Pakistani with the outside world, it is also at the same time very punishing for the common man economically. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3igI4Qu

“My first world is humanity. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/2WoU1fu

The fiscal budget 2021-22 presents a very bleak state of the economy. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3m38RkG

Since 1998, when Pakistan became the only nuclear country in the Islamic World, India and other entities started destabilising it as part of the double game. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3kLNt3I

It has been an unfortunate time for the Afghan people who are suffering for the last thirty years with no relief mainly because of foreign intrusions and internal polarisation. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3uj9tpT

The Bodhi tree is famous in Bhuddist tradition because it is three under which Sakyamuni, also called Siddhartha Gautama or Buddha, achieved enlightenment. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/2WiC5Df

In every major office of the land there is a ‘Diary Section’. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3CG03I6

A valley runs along the Panjshir River about North East of Kabul. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3EQEgzr

Everyone has a viewpoint on what needs to be done to bring peace in the war-torn Afghanistan, but no one is ready to offer practical solutions or the material help Kabul desperately requires. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3ucLlFw

“I am a canvas of my experiences, my story is etched in lines and shading, and you can read it on my arms, my legs, my shoulders, and my stomach. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3ESBrOf

Education sector reforms, because of the change in attitudes, beliefs, and repertoire that they require, are by necessity a series of gradual reforms rather than one grand reform. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/2Zmx3qj

The Pakistani premier was in Tajikistan on a two-day visit i. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3AKWG1M

Pakistan has exposed the real face of India—spearheaded by fascist Prime Minister Narendra Modi—yet again, by highlighting the ongoing human rights violations and brutalities on Kashmiris by the Indian security forces in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and called for resolving the lingering nuclear flashpoint in. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3ALyNHv

“The ideal way to start interesting research, at least in my view, is to depart from a problem or question to which you do not know the answer. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3kEtDYa

A lot has been written/stated over the sudden cancellation of the New Zealand cricket team’s tour to Pakistan, hours before the start of the first ODI at Rawalpindi. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3i7RiP3

After almost a month of taking control of Afghanistan, the Taliban has finally formed an interim government to improve the functionality of the newly formed emirate. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3i4bL7o

The latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is unequivocal on climate change; it is real, and it is happening. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3EOhxnn

You’re mind is working at its best when you’re being paranoid. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3kD7idt

Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, introduced the concept of transference; a concept in psychotherapy in which there is an unconscious redirection of feelings originally felt in childhood by a client towards a therapist. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3o333tZ

We may not give the New Zealand cricket team the respect they would seek. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3AFBMRE

It is an unfortunate reality that contesting parties have invariably refused to accept the results of general elections, hurling allegations of rigging and using it as a pretext to destabilise the government thus formed, which sometimes has resulted in the derailment of the democratic process. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3CKpkka

The seven deadly sins are the seven vices that inspire more sin and immoral behaviour, as dictated by Roman Catholic theology. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3lMYj96

Pakistan is one of the most diverse countries on the planet when it comes to geological, archaeological, historical and cultural settings. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3ADVGNc

On August 15, the Taliban swept across the whole of Afghanistan and Kabul fell without even a bullet fired. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/2XIerAt

Routinely patrolling the deserts of Balochistan to scour the area from death traps was just another night in the life of a soldier. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3CGFP0C

The International Day of Democracy was celebrated on October 15 and the International Day of Peace on October 21. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3kxsHow

“Political independence has no meaning if it is not accompanied by rapid economic and social development”–Patrice Lumumba Patrice Lumumba was the first democratically elected Prime Minister of Congo and was assassinated on the 17 January 1961, seven months after independence. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3EMqEF2

The Board of Directors at the World Bank announced the discontinuation of the “Doing Business” rankings on September 16, 2021. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/39rvARC

Pakistan is one of the most diverse countries on the planet when it comes to geological, archaeological, historical and cultural settings. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3AzD00M

“If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” -(George Berkeley)In the first part of this two series article, I lamented on the unchecked construction astride the Islamabad–Murree Expressway and extending on towards Nathiagali. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3lPF3rl

“A government is an institution that holds a monopoly on the legitimate use of violence. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3u4sk7Z

In all likelihood, the ‘do more’ mantra is back. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3lGiDcd

While heroic first responders were still sifting through the rubble of the World Trade Centre looking for survivors and the remains of those who perished, the George W Bush administration was laying the groundwork for a series of domestic and foreign policies that would put America on a dangerous path having a devastating impact on our country and. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3EF1Xub

Every year in the month of September, the nation celebrates the heroics of its armed forces. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3tXTa1E

The first ever FIFA World Cup was help on July 13, 1930 in Uruguay. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/39qhCiC

The sound and fury emanating from the other side of Pakistan’s border is deafening. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/2ZegfSv

It took four American presidents to finish the 20 year war in Afghanistan initiated by Bush. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3nSuLcL

The international chat room is full of noises about the sudden takeover of Kabul by the Taliban but nobody mentioned the way the President of Pakistan was humiliated for seeking permission to carry out airstrikes using Pakistan’s airspace. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3Ewf7cV

“There never will be complete equality until women themselves help to make laws and elect lawmakers. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3Cpch7K

An uneasy calm is prevailing in Afghanistan and the neighbours are struggling to find a solution before another tragedy hits them hard. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3lAlKCx

The public-school educational landscape of Pakistan has been buzzing with reform efforts for nearly a quarter of a century now. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3ko0VLi

America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, without any clear or ascertainable ‘plan’ for the country, has cast a deep and pervasive shadow over the security of this region. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3Eqpgbf

“Killed them all, of course”–Robert Durst Robert Durst is the son of the infamous New York City real estate magnate, Seymour Durst of the Durst Organisation. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3CpX7Pz

Talib or simply a “seeker of knowledge” was once a highly revered title in the scholarly world of Islam. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3Crmkcj

Prerogative powers are extraordinary powers, mostly exercised by the executive and constrained by conventions or statutes. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3zfgSHK

After the runaway takeover of Kabul by the Afghan Taliban, Afghanistan now finds itself in the crosshairs of global and regional power struggles. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3hJ6EcJ

“I dream my painting and I paint my dream. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3lDCWXE

The strategic rivalry between the British Raj and the Russian Empire to gain control and supremacy of Central Asia is known as the “Great Game”. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3kf4P96

Prime Minister Imran Khan, accompanied by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and some other cabinet ministers, will attend the 21st meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the member countries of SCO at Dushanbe, Tajikistan on September 16-17 and will reportedly also address the forum. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/2YZoWzL

After 20 years of 9/11, the recent first of its kind “Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the Afghan Issue” among the neighbouring countries of Afghanistan, attended by State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi set the tone for a prosperous future of Afghanistan, offering a “comprehensive repair plan” to all damages. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3lwifNo

“Expect the best, prepare for the worst. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3hIBkdY

In democracies, change takes place through elections. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3AhWerE

The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) on Monday placed a ban on male and female teachers from wearing jeans and t-shirts in educational institutions. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3hEDjAe

In politics, hard power is the use of military and economic means to influence the behaviour or interests of other political bodies. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/2YS2JDK

The social contract theory is a hypothetical agreement between the ruler and the ruled. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3lx6pSW

Much has been debated about the Single National Curriculum (SNC) on electronic media, with misinformed memes on social media apps and counter narrative essays presented overwhelming newspapers. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/394TP7O

The emergency closure of schools, colleges and universities have brought the largest disruption across Pakistan in history, particularly in the STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3tIZvy0

The recent takeover of Afghanistan by the Afghan Taliban will certainly affect Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other extremists in Pakistan. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/39a2Kop

After WW2 ended, Germany experienced significant economic growth despite the monumental amounts of debt it owed the Allies. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3hyacOU

Like other developing countries around the globe, Pakistan also seeks to optimise a higher and impact-oriented investment rate in order to achieve higher and sustainable economic growth. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3lqnA93

In order to deliver relief to the public, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) has to embattle the non-responsive colonial bureaucracy of Pakistan. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3Ec8qg1

Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, while speaking on Defence and Martyrs Day on September 6, has pointed out that the nature of warfare is changing. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3lm6E3h

“The Marshall Plan will go down in history as one of America’s greatest contributions to the peace of the world. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3tQXOi5

Formulation of a coordinated approach to deal with the challenges resulting from the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan seems to be a global desire and all stakeholders seem to be on the same page. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3ho46AI

After independence, the Nehru government backed Afghan claims on Pashtunistan and the Durand Line issue. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/38Zt2dd

In the pursuit of foreign policy objectives, states adopt different strategies, one of which is military in nature. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3hqgd0a

“Monopoly is a terrible thing, till you have it. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3EanSt8

The Afghan conundrum along with all its uncertainties is unravelling slowly but surely. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3E7D2zb

The automobile industry is presently providing direct and indirect employment to millions of people in the country, contributing about 3 percent of the total GDP of Pakistan. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3nketcu

America’s defeat in Afghanistan, and the corresponding rise of Sino-Russian power is likely to have lasting consequences for the existing ‘rules-based international order’, and its corresponding systems within various countries. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3k37ZwB

This disaster will go down in history books as one of the largest natural disasters in U. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/390T0wQ

Zulm chu ne Poshan!These were the words in the Kashmiri language Syed Ali Gilani said to his journalist granddaughter Ruwa Shah, who narrated her story on Aljazeera news. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/392Tr9G

Quaid-e-Azam Muhmmad Ali Jinnah, the man who changed the map of the world and whose light shines on Muslims of the sub-continent to this day, left us on September 11, 1948. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/2X6k5vO

During the era of the Soviet and American invasions of Afghanistan, the region witnessed masses of refugees migrating in the state of bafflement and confusion. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3l7yDDO

It’s not the end of the world to lose. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3k1nLIl

After inflicting military defeat on the US, culminating in the exit of all invading forces and eliminating resistance in the Panjshir valley, the Taliban now hold sway all over the country. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3yZ4hIs

On August 20, 2021 the Lahore High Court Bar Association, under the presidency of Mr Muhammad Maqsood Buttar issued its official disapproval on the elevation of Justice Ayesha A Malik to the Supreme Court of Pakistan. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/38VZJbm

The Afghan Taliban’s interim government was imminent to come into existence and hence it is in place. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3jW9Z9S

“Rap music deserves truth, and it deserves spontaneity. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/2YIp3jg

The phrase ‘soft power’ was coined in the 1990’s by renowned American scholar Joseph Nye. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/2YtYv51

Two days ago, I came across Nida Yasir’s video going viral interviewing two young men who found it very difficult to explain to her what a Formula One car is, and that it is a single-seat racing vehicle. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/38Ytbxb

Today, it was my intention to look deeply at the general elections in my home country Norway, and find some issues that other countries, indeed Pakistan, can learn from. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3l7m7nN

“The real evil with which we have to contend is not the physical evil of the famine, but the moral evil of the selfish, perverse and turbulent character of the people. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3hgnwHw

In Pakistan or for that matter in any developing country, one of the failings that are often pointed out is the failure to achieve transparency and efficiency in government spending (optimal results against the funds being spent). from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3z3wvC9

Two decades of brinkmanship and a fallacious geopolitical strategy in Afghanistan have taught the United States one simple lesson; never police beyond its frontiers. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3BSi9Ge

I remember my seventh birthday in Changla Gali in 1956 when I was tossed up in a blanket and scared out of my wits. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/38QCYp2

“The industrial revolution has tended to produce everywhere great urban masses that seem to be increasingly careless of ethical standards. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3hc7e2x

Prime Minister Imran Khan, in his recent tour of Lahore, showed his annoyance at the delayed response of the Police to deal with the mob attack on TikTokers at the Greater Iqbal Park on August 14, 2021. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3l0avmv

Before the beginning of the monsoon season in Pakistan, especially in Karachi, citizens remain excited. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3tkuD6t

Early 2000’s was the time when countries like India and Philippines experienced exponential growth in the Information Technology sector in Asia. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3DLrd1s

Crystal healing is an alternative medicinal technique in which crystals are used to cure ailments and protect against diseases. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3zS5z9l

Newton’s third law of motion states that ‘for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction that acts with the same momentum and the opposite velocity’. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3yKHAaL

The Vietnam war was undoubtedly one of the blot spots on the history of the United States until Afghanistan. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3BITYdp

In allegorical history, the ability to alter one’s destiny is a first-class marker, followed by the drive to alter the destiny of others before transmuting that message of hope into a phenomenon. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3BN8wJc

You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/38Lhkm5

Money, whether it is in any currency, is probably the most desired commodity which regardless of class, age or ethnicity is loved by every person. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3kWSnd3

For the past twenty years, the Afghan economy was based on western aid. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3kZEivL

The narrow lens of history will say, about this moment, that the Taliban’s victory has marked the end of American occupation in Afghanistan. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3zNuDyv

“He who rides the sea of the Nile must have sails woven of patience. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/2YxAXwp

India’s North East comprises eight states after the inclusion of Sikkim in the region. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3kW12MS

Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Illaihi Rajeeoon! With the passing of Syed Ali Geelani, Chairman, Tehreek-e-Hurriyet, on September 1, 2021, a leader par excellence, who was a symbol of humanity and champion of human rights all over the world, be it Palestine, Myanmar, Chechnya, Kashmir or else, it is an end of era. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3mYI37a

Much has been written and said by the international media about the recent victory of the Taliban and the humiliating defeat of the US in Afghanistan, as the world’s most powerful military was ejected out of one of the weakest countries after 20 years of war. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3kQckT6

“Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3zQOyg4

Conceptually speaking, the characterisation of CPEC as a game changer towards an eternal strategic partnership between China and Pakistan is beyond reproach. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3jDlXFe

Born in Bandipora village and brought up in Sopore of Kashmir, Geelani completed his higher education from Oriental College Lahore, with a focus on various languages and an author to at least 34 books. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3BIpuIF

After nearly two decades of the global war on terrorism by the United States and NATO forces, more than 6,000 American lives lost, over 100,000 Afghans killed and more than $2 trillion spent by the US, the speed of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has shocked the entire world. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3t9SDcq

“Time is the fire in which we burn. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3jBRBTw

Its been five years since TikTok entered the lives of the new generation—the millennials—and became the new social media sensation. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3mRFDao

The mystery surrounding our universe is beyond the comprehension of the average sentient being. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/2WNwOmM