<![CDATA[The Friday Times - Analysis]]> https://www.thefridaytimes.com/rss/analysis en-US Sat, 19 Sep 2026 17:13:51 +0500 <![CDATA[The Friday Times - Analysis]]> https://www.thefridaytimes.com/rss/analysis https://www.thefridaytimes.com/uploads/theme/logo-1691665104.png <![CDATA[Part II: The One-Unit Experiment — How Pakistan's Federal Spirit Was Undermined]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/19-Sep-2026/part-ii-one-unit-experiment-pakistan-s-federal-spirit-undermined Sat, 19 Sep 2026 17:13:51 +0500 <![CDATA[Bab el-Mandeb Under Threat: Saudi Arabia’s New Strategic Dilemma]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/19-Sep-2026/bab-el-mandeb-threat-saudi-arabia-s-new-strategic-dilemma Sat, 19 Sep 2026 16:47:42 +0500 <![CDATA[Part IV: The Politics Of Provincialism — The Democratic Soul Of Pakistan And Provincial Autonomy In 1970s]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/19-Sep-2026/part-iv-politics-provincialism-democratic-soul-pakistan-provincial-autonomy-1970s Sat, 19 Sep 2026 16:23:46 +0500 <![CDATA[From Shudra To Kammi: The Persistent Hierarchy ]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/19-Sep-2026/shudra-kammi-persistent-hierarchy Sat, 19 Sep 2026 16:02:04 +0500 <![CDATA[Pakistan Has Made Tax Compliance A Competitive Disadvantage]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Sep-2026/pakistan-made-tax-compliance-competitive-disadvantage Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:20:25 +0500 <![CDATA[The Grand Reset: Sindh, Karachi And The Unfinished Promise Of Pakistan]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Sep-2026/grand-reset-sindh-karachi-unfinished-promise-pakistan Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:05:27 +0500 <![CDATA[Part III: The Politics Of Provincialism In Pakistan — From One Unit To Four Provinces]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Sep-2026/part-iii-politics-provincialism-pakistan-one-unit-four-provinces Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:16:45 +0500 <![CDATA[Personal Or Systemic? When Accountability Turns Selective]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Sep-2026/personal-systemic-accountability-turns-selective Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:55:48 +0500 <![CDATA[Part II: The Politics Of Provincialism — Pakistan Between Two Partitions (1947–1971)]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-Sep-2026/part-ii-politics-provincialism-pakistan-two-partitions-1947-1971 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:42:54 +0500 <![CDATA[The One-Unit Experiment: How Pakistan’s Federal Spirit Was Undermined]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-Sep-2026/one-unit-experiment-pakistan-s-federal-spirit-undermined Sat, 19 Sep 2026 17:10:15 +0500 <![CDATA[The Myopia Of Power: Pakistan’s Deepening Economic Crisis]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-Sep-2026/myopia-power-pakistan-s-deepening-economic-crisis Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:10:16 +0500 <![CDATA[Pakistan’s Autumn Illusion: A Crisis Of Institutions, Not Destiny]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-Sep-2026/pakistan-s-autumn-illusion-crisis-institutions-destiny Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:19:46 +0500 <![CDATA[Part I: The Colonial Era — How ‘The Politics Of Provincialism’ Took Shape In Pakistan]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/16-Sep-2026/part-colonial-era-politics-provincialism-took-shape-pakistan Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:56:07 +0500 <![CDATA[India’s Vegetarian Banquet: Food, Power And The Politics Of Hindutva]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/14-Sep-2026/india-s-vegetarian-banquet-food-power-politics-hindutva Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:40:47 +0500 <![CDATA[Pakistan's ID Card Just Lost Its Chip. The Ecosystem Around It Still Matters More]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/14-Sep-2026/pakistan-s-id-card-lost-chip-ecosystem-around-still-matters Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:43:08 +0500 <![CDATA[Strategic Relevance, Military Power, And Pakistan's Democreatic Dilemma]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/14-Sep-2026/strategic-relevance-military-power-pakistan-s-democreatic-dilemma Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:56:06 +0500 <![CDATA[Zardari, Sindh And The Battle Over Pakistan’s New Provinces]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/12-Sep-2026/zardari-sindh-battle-pakistan-s-new-provinces Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:19:33 +0500 <![CDATA[Afghanistan’s Curse Was Manufactured–And Now Haunts Its Makers]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/12-Sep-2026/afghanistan-s-curse-manufactured-and-now-haunts-makers Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:24:31 +0500 <![CDATA[Upcoming IMF Review - Pakistan Can No Longer Delay SOE Reform]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/11-Sep-2026/upcoming-imf-review-pakistan-can-longer-delay-soe-reform Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:31:24 +0500 <![CDATA[Let The Machines Govern: Why Pakistan Cannot Afford The West's Fear Of AI]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/11-Sep-2026/let-machines-govern-pakistan-cannot-afford-west-s-fear-ai Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:35:21 +0500 <![CDATA[America's Alliance Paradox In A Multipolar World]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/11-Sep-2026/america-s-alliance-paradox-multipolar-world Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:10:17 +0500 <![CDATA[Facilitation That Needs A Facilitator]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/11-Sep-2026/facilitation-needs-facilitator Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:18:07 +0500 <![CDATA[We Divided The Indus. We Never Learned To Govern Scarcity]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/11-Sep-2026/divided-indus-never-learned-govern-scarcity Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:52:29 +0500 <![CDATA[The Architecture Changes Immediately; The People Transition Progressively]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/11-Sep-2026/architecture-changes-immediately-people-transition-progressively Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:37:34 +0500 <![CDATA[When Punjab Becomes Pakistan: The Politics Of Centralized Power]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Sep-2026/punjab-becomes-pakistan-politics-centralized-power Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:48:37 +0500 <![CDATA[The Collector Changed His Name, Not His Mindset.]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Sep-2026/collector-changed-name-mindset Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:59:37 +0500 <![CDATA[What The Murray–Darling Basin Can Teach Pakistan About Saving The Indus]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Sep-2026/murray-darling-basin-can-teach-pakistan-saving-indus Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:33:24 +0500 <![CDATA[A Stronger State: Devolve What Is Local, Strengthen What Is National]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Sep-2026/stronger-state-devolve-local-strengthen-national Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:26:35 +0500 <![CDATA[Pakistan Doesn’t Need More Governments. It Needs More Devolution]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/09-Sep-2026/pakistan-doesn-t-need-governments-needs-devolution Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:37:38 +0500 <![CDATA[DMG To PAS, And Now NES: Reform Through Nomenclature?]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/09-Sep-2026/dmg-pas-now-nes-reform-nomenclature Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:25:12 +0500 <![CDATA[Climate Change Is Strengthening El Nino: Pakistan’s Looming Crisis]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/09-Sep-2026/climate-change-strengthening-el-ni-o-pakistan-s-looming-crisis Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:45:04 +0500 <![CDATA[It Was Never The System: Same Bureaucratic DNA, Different Fates For India, Pakistan, And Bangladesh]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/09-Sep-2026/never-system-bureaucratic-dna-different-fates-india-pakistan-bangladesh Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:31:54 +0500 <![CDATA[Punjab's New AI Security Hub Needs A Human Authority Map]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/09-Sep-2026/punjab-s-new-ai-security-hub-needs-human-authority-map Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:35:08 +0500 <![CDATA[If Zarathustra Came To Pakistan, What Would He Ask Us?]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Sep-2026/zarathustra-came-pakistan-ask-us Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:48:36 +0500 <![CDATA[Pakistan’s Greatest Security Threat May Not Be Outside Its Borders]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Sep-2026/pakistan-s-greatest-security-threat-may-outside-borders Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:15:16 +0500 <![CDATA[From 6% Scheduled Castes To 5% Minorities: The Forgotten Promise Of Employment Quotas]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Sep-2026/6-percent-scheduled-castes-5-percent-minorities-forgotten-promise-employment-quotas Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:14:24 +0500 <![CDATA[2050 Begins At The Tubewell]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Sep-2026/2050-begins-tubewell Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:36:59 +0500 <![CDATA[The Collector Is Not The Whole Story: What The ICS Built And Pakistan’s DMG Lost]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Sep-2026/collector-whole-story-ics-built-pakistan-s-dmg-lost Sun, 06 Sep 2026 16:52:32 +0500 <![CDATA[Beyond The Honey And The Mountains: The Real Lesson Of CPEC]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Sep-2026/beyond-honey-mountains-real-lesson-cpec Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:12:52 +0500 <![CDATA[From “A Clean Break” To Endless War: How Preventive War Shaped A New Security Doctrine]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/05-Sep-2026/clean-break-endless-war-preventive-war-shaped-new-security-doctrine Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:51:33 +0500 <![CDATA[Jirgas: The Failure Of Justice And The Rise Of Parallel Courts]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/05-Sep-2026/jirgas-failure-justice-rise-parallel-courts Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:25:43 +0500 <![CDATA[When Crime Acquires Religion]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Sep-2026/crime-acquires-religion Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:49:39 +0500 <![CDATA[$6 Billion Refinery Upgrade: Measuring The Real Returns]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Sep-2026/dollar-6-billion-refinery-upgrade-measuring-real-returns Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:07:09 +0500 <![CDATA[Sahib’s Double Standard: Equality In Public, Power In Private]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Sep-2026/sahib-s-double-standard-equality-public-power-private Sat, 05 Sep 2026 13:34:25 +0500 <![CDATA[The Commercial Origins And Institutional Evolution Of South Asia’s District State]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Sep-2026/commercial-origins-institutional-evolution-south-asia-s-district-state Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:26:11 +0500 <![CDATA[The Province-Splitting Mirage: Why Pakistan Cannot Run By Maps And Calculators]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Sep-2026/province-splitting-mirage-pakistan-cannot-run-maps-calculators Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:37:10 +0500 <![CDATA[Greenland: The Frozen Frontier Of A New Geopolitical Rivalry]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Sep-2026/greenland-frozen-frontier-new-geopolitical-rivalry Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:23:58 +0500 <![CDATA[Self-Inflicted Darkness: How Pakistan’s Energy Crisis Threatens Global Stability]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Sep-2026/self-inflicted-darkness-pakistan-s-energy-crisis-threatens-global-stability Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:17:49 +0500 <![CDATA[Himalayas Are Warning South Asia: From Nepal’s Floods To Pakistan’s Climate Whiplash]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/02-Sep-2026/himalayas-warning-south-asia-nepal-s-floods-pakistan-s-climate-whiplash Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:14:53 +0500 <![CDATA[The Indus Waters Treaty: Law, Sovereignty, And The Imperative Of Cooperation]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/02-Sep-2026/indus-waters-treaty-law-sovereignty-imperative-cooperation Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:31:27 +0500 <![CDATA[ A World On Fire: Wildfires In 2026 Are Becoming A Socio-Scientific Crisis]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/02-Sep-2026/world-fire-wildfires-2026-becoming-socio-scientific-crisis Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:04:51 +0500 <![CDATA[When A Language Can Say “Beloved” But Not “Rape”]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/02-Sep-2026/language-can-say-beloved-rape Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:56:40 +0500 <![CDATA[Rs1.2 Trillion Repaid Early: Is Pakistan Finally Learning To Manage Its Debt?]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Sep-2026/rs1-2-trillion-repaid-early-pakistan-finally-learning-manage-debt Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:40:34 +0500 <![CDATA[The Indus Waters Treaty Is Not A Favour]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Sep-2026/indus-waters-treaty-favour Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:52:54 +0500 <![CDATA[Press Review: Reading The Economy]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Sep-2026/press-review-reading-economy Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:32:33 +0500 <![CDATA[Balochistan And The Limits Of Sovereignty Under International Law]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Sep-2026/balochistan-limits-sovereignty-international-law Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:17:06 +0500 <![CDATA[A Dam Without Power Would Be A Different Project]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Sep-2026/dam-without-power-different-project Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:43:46 +0500 <![CDATA[A State That Mourns But Never Mends]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Sep-2026/state-mourns-never-mends Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:29:03 +0500 <![CDATA[Liberal Democracy Prevented In Pakistan, It Never Exploded ]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/31-Aug-2026/liberal-democracy-prevented-pakistan-never-exploded Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:03:02 +0500 <![CDATA[The PIMS Tragedy Was Not An Accident]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/30-Aug-2026/pims-tragedy-accident Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:23:37 +0500 <![CDATA[New Provinces: Is This The Right Time?]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/30-Aug-2026/new-provinces-right-time Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:36:13 +0500 <![CDATA[Elites, Tech, And Populism: The Implosion Of Modern Liberalism]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/30-Aug-2026/elites-tech-populism-implosion-modern-liberalism Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:21:47 +0500 <![CDATA[Blue Passports And Inheritance Of Privilege]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-Aug-2026/blue-passports-inheritance-privilege Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:06:54 +0500 <![CDATA[Public Office Demands Undivided Allegiance]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/28-Aug-2026/public-office-demands-undivided-allegiance Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:15:48 +0500 <![CDATA[Resilience Or Ruin: Why Pakistan Must Choose Radical Adaptation Over Reactive Relief]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/28-Aug-2026/resilience-ruin-pakistan-must-choose-radical-adaptation-reactive-relief Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:12:59 +0500 <![CDATA[The Barelvi Transformation: From Sectarianism To Global Blasphemy Politics]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-Aug-2026/barelvi-transformation-sectarianism-global-blasphemy-politics Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:52:35 +0500 <![CDATA[Let Dung Cook Dinner And Straw Light The Grid]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-Aug-2026/let-dung-cook-dinner-straw-light-grid Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:00:31 +0500 <![CDATA[The UNFCCC Arbitrage: How Pakistan’s Grid Collapse Created A Sovereign Debt Crisis]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-Aug-2026/unfccc-arbitrage-pakistan-s-grid-collapse-created-sovereign-debt-crisis Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:14:12 +0500 <![CDATA[The Hybrid System And Compromised Rule Of Law In Pakistan]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-Aug-2026/hybrid-system-compromised-rule-law-pakistan Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:24:18 +0500 <![CDATA[Pakistan Stays The Centre Stage: Peacemaker 2026, SCO Leader 2027]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Aug-2026/pakistan-stays-centre-stage-peacemaker-2026-sco-leader-2027 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:56:31 +0500 <![CDATA[The Missing Southern Spine: Why Pakistan Failed To Build An Equitable Motorway Network]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Aug-2026/missing-southern-spine-pakistan-failed-build-equitable-motorway-network-coast-rest-country Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:12:59 +0500 <![CDATA[The Fiscal Implications Of More Provinces]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Aug-2026/fiscal-implications-provinces Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:57:38 +0500 <![CDATA[Local Governments: Power Through Performance]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/25-Aug-2026/local-governments-power-performance Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:31:17 +0500 <![CDATA[From Karachi To Pakistan: The Case For Devolution, Accountability And Local Democracy]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/25-Aug-2026/karachi-pakistan-case-devolution-accountability-local-democracy Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:50:30 +0500 <![CDATA[Breaking The Modern Colonial Chains]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/25-Aug-2026/breaking-modern-colonial-chains Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:10:41 +0500 <![CDATA[Zohran Mamdani, Abdul Al-Sayed And The Contradictions Of American Democracy]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/25-Aug-2026/zohran-mamdani-abdul-al-sayed-contradictions-american-democracy Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:33:10 +0500 <![CDATA[Islamabad MOU Hangs In Balance: Navigating The New Middle East Peace Deal]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/24-Aug-2026/islamabad-mou-hangs-balance-navigating-new-middle-east-peace-deal Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:53:11 +0500 <![CDATA[The State Must Stop Being The Contractor]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/24-Aug-2026/state-must-stop-contractor Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:03:27 +0500 <![CDATA[Exporting Water, Importing Bread: From Food Security To Economic Espionage]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/24-Aug-2026/exporting-water-importing-bread-food-security-economic-espionage Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:29:08 +0500 <![CDATA[The Indus Doesn’t Read Maps]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/24-Aug-2026/indus-doesn-t-read-maps Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:09:43 +0500 <![CDATA[Three Fronts, Three Services, One Office]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/23-Aug-2026/three-fronts-three-services-one-office Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:30:09 +0500 <![CDATA[Makkah Pact: Strategic Autonomy In An Age Of Disorder]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/22-Aug-2026/makkah-pact-strategic-autonomy-age-disorder Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:11:58 +0500 <![CDATA[Pakistan Caught Between Washington And The Widening War]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/21-Aug-2026/pakistan-caught-washington-widening-war Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:51:33 +0500 <![CDATA[Signs Of A Deal? Reading Between The Lines Of The Khan-Establishment Thaw]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/21-Aug-2026/signs-deal-reading-lines-khan-establishment-thaw Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:39:25 +0500 <![CDATA[The World Through Autistic Eyes]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/21-Aug-2026/world-autistic-eyes Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:09:10 +0500 <![CDATA[Rethinking The Pakistan AI-Water Management Nexus]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/20-Aug-2026/rethinking-pakistan-ai-water-management-nexus Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:20:48 +0500 <![CDATA[The Structural Trap: Pakistan's Lost Economic Decades]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/20-Aug-2026/structural-trap-pakistan-s-lost-economic-decades Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:08:01 +0500 <![CDATA[The Illusion Of Ethnic Borders: Why Pashtuns Need Rights, Not Redrawn Maps]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/20-Aug-2026/illusion-ethnic-borders-pashtuns-need-rights-redrawn-maps Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:49:31 +0500 <![CDATA[Pakistan Has Changed Every System. It Has Never Changed Who Runs Them]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/19-Aug-2026/pakistan-changed-every-system-never-changed-runs Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:12:46 +0500 <![CDATA[No Easy Exit: When Hormuz And Bab el-Mandeb Close Together]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/19-Aug-2026/easy-exit-hormuz-bab-el-mandeb-close-together Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:21:42 +0500 <![CDATA[Protecting Those Who Protect Humanity: World Humanitarian Day And Pakistan’s Responsibility]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/19-Aug-2026/protecting-protect-humanity-world-humanitarian-day-pakistan-s-responsibility Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:17:16 +0500 <![CDATA[The Indivisible Province: Why Sindh’s Geography Cannot Be Redrawn]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/19-Aug-2026/indivisible-province-sindh-s-geography-cannot-redrawn Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:49:44 +0500 <![CDATA[The Suez On Rails: Connecting Gwadar To Central Asia By Steel, Not Asphalt]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/19-Aug-2026/suez-rails-connecting-gwadar-central-asia-steel-asphalt Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:29:19 +0500 <![CDATA[The Cold War Dividend That Pakistan Never Claimed]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Aug-2026/cold-war-dividend-pakistan-never-claimed Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:10:25 +0500 <![CDATA[Ceuta And The Price Of An Independent Spanish Foreign Policy]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Aug-2026/ceuta-price-independent-spanish-foreign-policy Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:25:10 +0500 <![CDATA[CIDB: Getting Pakistan’s Construction Reform Right]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-Aug-2026/cidb-getting-pakistan-s-construction-reform-right Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:12:54 +0500 <![CDATA[Weekly Review Of Pakistan's Economics Journalism And Commentary: August 7–14, 2026]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-Aug-2026/weekly-review-pakistan-s-economics-journalism-commentary-august-7-14-2026 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:55:01 +0500 <![CDATA[Pakistan's Governance Challenges: From Potential To Progress]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-Aug-2026/pakistan-s-governance-challenges-potential-progress Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:24:33 +0500 <![CDATA[Entitlement And Privilege In Pakistan]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-Aug-2026/entitlement-privilege-pakistan Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:20:15 +0500 <![CDATA[The Burden Of Broken Timelines: How Court Adjournments Break Public Trust]]> en https://www.thefridaytimes.com/15-Aug-2026/burden-broken-timelines-court-adjournments-break-public-trust Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:29:31 +0500