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By Shakeel Hussain Winter’s iron hold finally eases, and the world stirs from its deep, hushed sleep. A lingering chill in the air yields to a tender warmth, coaxing life back into the soil. This quiet shift from frost to favor ushers in nature’s most poetic gift: the season of renewal. Barren winter fields erupt into tapestries of color and scent, a vivid testament to the earth’s endless dance between endings and fresh starts. It is a reminder that nothing truly dies; it simply waits, poised for rebirth. The harbingers arrive subtly, like whispers from the wild. Almond trees, defiant…

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There is a peculiar kind of silence that falls over a capital city when its leaders realise they are no longer in the room where it happens. It is not the silence of a considered pause, nor the quiet of strategic patience. It is the sound of a held breath, a suppressed panic, the rustle of a script that no longer fits the moment. For New Delhi, after a decade of being told it was the world’s indispensable rising power, that silence is now deafening. According to a detailed analysis in The Atlantic, the recent back-channel negotiations between Iran and…

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By S.M. Inam The puppeteers of the Middle East may soon need to rewrite their tired script—not because the drama has ended, but because the plot is slipping from their grasp. For decades, the region’s story has clung to a predictable formula: ramp up the pressure with sanctions that bite deep into economies, choke vital sea lanes to strangle trade, dangle the promise of talks like a carrot on a stick, layer on threats of overwhelming force, and eventually watch the adversary heel at some pivotal turn. It’s a playbook honed through endless reruns—from the oil shocks of the 1970s…

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By Asghar Ali Mubarak Amid the minaret-shadowed streets of Islamabad, where diplomats sip tea under the weight of history, a sliver of possibility glimmers in the US-Iran standoff. President Donald Trump, in a New York Post interview, has teased a second round of talks—perhaps Friday, perhaps the weekend—hosted right here in Pakistan’s capital. “There’s good news regarding Iran,” he said, hinting at a “major breakthrough” to dial down Gulf tensions. It’s a sharp turn from the countdown to strikes when the ceasefire teetered on April 22’s edge. At Pakistan’s urging, Trump stretched it indefinitely, posting on X that Prime Minister…

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By Mohammad Basir-Ul-Haq Sinha As the sun dips low over the Persian Gulf, casting long shadows across a region scarred by endless wars, the world holds its breath. With just hours left before a fragile ceasefire in Iran expires, the Middle East teeters on the edge of catastrophe. Tehran has spurned invitations to negotiate on neutral Pakistani soil, leaving diplomats in Islamabad staring at empty chairs. This isn’t mere posturing; it’s the sound of tectonic plates grinding, reshaping alliances and power in ways that could outlast us all. From his Mar-a-Lago perch, Donald Trump has turned the volume to maximum.…

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A peculiar, suffocating quiet has settled over the diplomatic corridors this week, the kind that does not signal resolution or the calm after a storm, but the unnerving hush before a stumble into darkness. It is the silence of a dead phone line when you most need the operator’s voice, crisp and reassuring. As the sun dips low on a fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, the world isn’t holding its breath in hope; it’s counting down to zero in grim anticipation. This temporary truce, which flickered into life on 8 April amid a weary symphony of…

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By Dr. Zawwar Hussain In an age where knowledge travels faster than light and decisions are made in milliseconds, the true measure of a nation’s strength lies not merely in its economic output or military arsenal, but in its command over information. Among the most transformative tools of this information age are satellite navigation systems, which silently guide everything from smartphones to fighter jets, from cargo ships to disaster response teams. In this global technological landscape, Pakistan’s early adoption of China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System stands as a bold declaration of strategic foresight and scientific aspiration. Satellite navigation, often casually…

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By Dr. Tanweer Hussain Pakistan hosts a vast network of engineering institutions regulated by the Higher Education Commission and the Pakistan Engineering Council. While this rapid expansion has increased access to education, most of these universities grapple with systemic challenges that compromise both educational quality and graduate outcomes. Key internal issues include a shortage of faculty with industry experience, inadequate laboratory facilities, insufficient technical staff support for practical coursework, and outdated curricula. Collectively, these factors produce a surplus of graduates who lack practical knowledge and industry readiness. This academic shortfall is compounded by a lack of industrial support for academia,…

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