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'It Is Over': Why A Deleted Op-Ed By Gen Z Student Is Going Viral In Pakistan
Pakistan might be witnessing its own Gen Z uprising, not through protests and violence, but in ideas that refused to be silenced in the face of brute force.
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Pakistan Denied GST Relief On Condoms By IMF Despite Population Boom
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declined Pakistan's request to immediately scrap the 18 per cent General Sales Tax (GST) on contraceptives, dealing a blow to the government's push to make birth control more affordable.
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2025 May Be Deadliest Year In Decade For Pakistan: Report
Pakistan has witnessed an over 46 per cent rise in overall violence in its security landscape for the third quarter of 2025, according to the latest security report released by Islamabad-based Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS).
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How Solar-Powered Farming Is Pushing Pakistan Towards Water Catastrophe
The solar boom has coincided with the rapid depletion of water tables in Pakistan's most populous province, according to previously unreported Punjab water authority documents viewed by Reuters. The documents did not pinpoint any cause.
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1.2 Million Displaced, 80% Water Lost: The Sinking Of Pakistan's Indus Delta
More than 1.2 million people have been displaced from the overall Indus delta region in the last two decades, according to a study published in March by the Jinnah Institute, a think tank led by a former climate change minister.
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The Balochistan Story: Jinnah Betrayal, Armed Rebellion, Bangladesh Impact
Balochistan, the largest and the most sparsely populated province of Pakistan, had always harboured dreams of being independent.
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With Law Students, Medical Grads, How Baloch Liberation Army Ramps Up Violence
The BLA claims that the Pakistani military and Punjabi elite are exploiting the region's resources for their own benefit, leaving the local population impoverished and marginalised.
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Karachi Sees Surge In Street Crimes, 45,000 Incidents Reported So Far This Year
Most people in Karachi feel unsafe as the rate of violent crime has soared in the metropolitan city of nearly 20 million population, said Bashir Babu, a factory worker who has been a mugging victim twice.
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Pakistan Among World's Harshest Users Of Death Penalty: Report
Pakistan's use of the death penalty is among the harshest in the world, accounting for 26 per cent of the global death row population, according to data released by a non-profit group on Thursday.
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"Poster Boy Of Populism": Ex Pakistan Foreign Minister On Imran Khan
Former Pak foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar has called Imran Khan a "poster boy of populism", asserting that he was able to get Pakistan's people to rally around "great injustices", but didn't have any plan to "give them a way out" when in power.
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'It Is Over': Why A Deleted Op-Ed By Gen Z Student Is Going Viral In Pakistan
Pakistan might be witnessing its own Gen Z uprising, not through protests and violence, but in ideas that refused to be silenced in the face of brute force.
-
Pakistan Denied GST Relief On Condoms By IMF Despite Population Boom
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declined Pakistan's request to immediately scrap the 18 per cent General Sales Tax (GST) on contraceptives, dealing a blow to the government's push to make birth control more affordable.
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2025 May Be Deadliest Year In Decade For Pakistan: Report
Pakistan has witnessed an over 46 per cent rise in overall violence in its security landscape for the third quarter of 2025, according to the latest security report released by Islamabad-based Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS).
-
How Solar-Powered Farming Is Pushing Pakistan Towards Water Catastrophe
The solar boom has coincided with the rapid depletion of water tables in Pakistan's most populous province, according to previously unreported Punjab water authority documents viewed by Reuters. The documents did not pinpoint any cause.
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1.2 Million Displaced, 80% Water Lost: The Sinking Of Pakistan's Indus Delta
More than 1.2 million people have been displaced from the overall Indus delta region in the last two decades, according to a study published in March by the Jinnah Institute, a think tank led by a former climate change minister.
-
The Balochistan Story: Jinnah Betrayal, Armed Rebellion, Bangladesh Impact
Balochistan, the largest and the most sparsely populated province of Pakistan, had always harboured dreams of being independent.
-
With Law Students, Medical Grads, How Baloch Liberation Army Ramps Up Violence
The BLA claims that the Pakistani military and Punjabi elite are exploiting the region's resources for their own benefit, leaving the local population impoverished and marginalised.
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Karachi Sees Surge In Street Crimes, 45,000 Incidents Reported So Far This Year
Most people in Karachi feel unsafe as the rate of violent crime has soared in the metropolitan city of nearly 20 million population, said Bashir Babu, a factory worker who has been a mugging victim twice.
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Pakistan Among World's Harshest Users Of Death Penalty: Report
Pakistan's use of the death penalty is among the harshest in the world, accounting for 26 per cent of the global death row population, according to data released by a non-profit group on Thursday.
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"Poster Boy Of Populism": Ex Pakistan Foreign Minister On Imran Khan
Former Pak foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar has called Imran Khan a "poster boy of populism", asserting that he was able to get Pakistan's people to rally around "great injustices", but didn't have any plan to "give them a way out" when in power.
