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					<title><![CDATA[Marking The Qibla – The Art Of Mosque Depictions In Sindh’s Funerary Architecture]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The mihrab, an arched niche in the qibla wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of prayer, also became an important feature of Sindhi tombs, particularly those of kings, princes, and nobles.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:37:44 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Malcolm X’s Journey – The Evolution Of A Muslim American Warrior For Peace]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In February 1965, Malcolm X, or El-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, delivered a speech at the University of Birmingham, where I had been an undergraduate until the previous year.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed, Amineh Hoti, Frankie Martin]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed, Amineh Hoti, Frankie Martin]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:26:31 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Leadership Legacy Of Dr Ruth Pfau: How One Woman Changed Countless Lives]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[There are some people whose presence leaves an impression on you long after they are gone.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ayaz Morris]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ayaz Morris]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:00:02 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Meet The Masked Master Of Japanese Horror]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Strange Pictures is an international bestselling mystery-horror novel written by the masked Japanese YouTuber and author Uketsu.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Meezan Zahra Khwaja]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Book Review, Books, Editor's Picks, Features, Literature, Review]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Meezan Zahra Khwaja]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:18:17 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[After 9/11, Was It Necessary For The US To Invade And Occupy Afghanistan And Iraq?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The terrorist attack on the US on the 11th of September 2001, was the most horrible attack on American soil since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 07:13:31 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Beyond the AI Race: How BRICS Is Helping The Global South Harness Technology]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence is advancing at a breathtaking pace.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, SPOTLIGHT, Technology]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 05:38:25 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How The Spirit Of Sindh Rose In Peaceful Protest At The Babarloi Dharna]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Last week, a friend from London asked me a simple question that lingered in my mind: &ldquo;What is so remarkable about the Sindhis&rsquo; struggle?&rdquo; After a pause, she suggested that the Babarloi Dharna might help me answer.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:25:44 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Imperial Icon: Why Gloria Steinem’s Feminism Is Not Mine]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[I guess I have finally become the "feminist killjoy" Sara Ahmed exhorted us to be.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fawzia Afzal-Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Legacy, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Fawzia Afzal-Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 23:50:25 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Rethinking Pakistan’s National Security: Has Policy Evolved Since Kargil?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[A few days ago, veteran journalist Jehangir Khattak, who hosts the Khabar-o-Nazar channel, reached out to me.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 04:50:32 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[What Giants Offer To Aspiring Anthropologists: Lessons From Travel Literature]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Sep-2026/giants-offer-aspiring-anthropologists-lessons-travel-literature]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Travel is easy to undertake, convenient to describe, difficult to write, and harder still to write well about.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Books, Editor's Picks, Features, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:02:15 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Dismantling Medical Education In Punjab: How The Medical College Was Hollowed Out]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/05-Sep-2026/dismantling-medical-education-punjab-medical-college-hollowed]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[For years, the foundation of medical education in Punjab has been corroding.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[N Bokhari]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Education, Features, Health]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[N Bokhari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:38:06 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Poverty Feeds Malnutrition - Pakistan’s Health Crisis Is An Economic One]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/05-Sep-2026/poverty-feeds-malnutrition-pakistan-s-health-crisis-economic-one]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[A child in Pakistan can be malnourished before she has ever missed a meal.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Iftikhar Talpur]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, Health]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Iftikhar Talpur]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:43:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Right Without A Remedy - Has Punjab Stripped Consumers of Their Voice?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/05-Sep-2026/right-without-remedy-punjab-stripped-consumers-voice]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Consider a scenario familiar to many consumers across Punjab: you order a laptop through a popular e-commerce platform.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdul Hannan Mansoor]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Abdul Hannan Mansoor]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 01:00:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Recycled Talent Sans Craft – The Tragic Reality Of Pakistan Cricket]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[For decades, Pakistan cricket draped its technical shortcomings in the romantic myth of "unpredictability.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ikram El Hak]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Cricket, Editor's Picks, Features, Sport, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ikram El Hak]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:35:15 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why Noon Meem Rashid Became The Existential Outsider Of Urdu Poetry]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Sep-2026/noon-meem-rashid-became-existential-outsider-urdu-poetry]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Before him, Urdu poetry was dominated by traditional ghazals.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadir Mansoor]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Literature, Poetry]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadir Mansoor]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:07:30 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How The Cauldron Bound A Sindhi Village Together]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Sep-2026/cauldron-bound-sindhi-village-together]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The memory of childhood does not leave easily.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:50:45 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Grand Slam To Tashkent: Reflections On An Upcoming Defence Day]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Sep-2026/grand-slam-tashkent-reflections-upcoming-defence-day]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA["In war, truth is the first casualty.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 02:02:00 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The World Bank Is In A $375-Million Push To Modernise Pakistan’s Electricity Network]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/31-Aug-2026/world-bank-dollar-375-million-push-modernise-pakistan-s-electricity-network]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The World Bank has approved funding of US$375.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yasir Ali Bhatti]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Yasir Ali Bhatti]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:58:45 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Mystery And Mysticism Of Pak Sanghaar: Uncovering Tando Allahyar’s Sufi Legacy]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Tando Allahyar is home to numerous shrines of Sufi saints from well-established Sufi orders.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:52:15 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Age Of The Full-Timer: Political Workers And The Awami Tehreek In Sindh]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-Aug-2026/age-full-timer-political-workers-awami-tehreek-sindh]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Some conversations stay with us for years.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 22:45:09 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[PIMS On Fraying Threads: Grieving Mothers And Corridors Of Despair]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/28-Aug-2026/pims-fraying-threads-grieving-mothers-corridors-despair]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[When we moved to Islamabad in 2001 as privileged yet salaried civil citizens, I made it a point to avail myself of the healthcare benefits afforded to state servants.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Madiha Arsalan Haneef]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Health, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Madiha Arsalan Haneef]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 23:18:22 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How SCO Countries Are Making Green Development An Engine Of Growth]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) are navigating a common challenge: how to continue economic development and improve living standards while protecting the environment.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:06:34 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Silently Dismantling Medical Education In Punjab: The Case Of Assessment]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Aug-2026/illusion-competence-inside-dangerous-dilution-pakistan-s-medical-education]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[For decades, medical education in Punjab had a brutal but honest gatekeeping system.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[N Bokhari]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Education, Features, Health, Perspective, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[N Bokhari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 23:19:39 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[At Shivala – A Temple, A Town And The Traces Of Time]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In mid-July 2026, I went to Johi, a town in Dadu District, to write about an old temple.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 05:00:06 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Stranded In Paradise – Surviving Hurricane Lala In Kauai]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/24-Aug-2026/stranded-paradise-surviving-hurricane-lala-kauai]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[How could someone be stranded in paradise? Paradise is a place with unlimited pleasures.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Diary, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:23:02 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Walking Through Lohari Gate - II]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The city of Lahore reminds me of everything that I once held, and still hold, close to my heart.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Usama Malick]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Diary, Editor's Picks, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Usama Malick]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:38:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[What The Odyssey Teaches Us About Human Imperfection And The Demons Within]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[There is a feeling of uncertainty writing about events that occurred 3,500 years ago in and around the Aegean Sea at the end of the Bronze Age and at the culmination of the Minoan-Mycenaean civilisation.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Film]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 06:24:31 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Can Islamic Economics Cure the Crises of Modern Capitalism?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/22-Aug-2026/can-islamic-economics-cure-crises-modern-capitalism]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Based on the works of Javed Ahmad Ghamidi, Dr Shehzad Saleem has written several articles on the economic law of Islam.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Junaid Jahangir]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Junaid Jahangir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 02:32:25 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Is Hydrogen The Future Of Rail Transport Or Just An Expensive Experiment?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Over the years, rail transport has undergone a significant metamorphosis, moving from steam to diesel and electric traction.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yasir Ali Bhatti]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, Technology]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Yasir Ali Bhatti]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:24:43 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Shifting Sands Of US Politics: Demographics, Gaza And The Future]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Reading history has taught this scribe that geology and politics are comparable.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:38:47 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Has The Middle East Hijacked America’s Pacific Pivot?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[There is a saying in naval circles that nothing sends a message quite like 100,000 tons of diplomacy.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadir Mansoor]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:31:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Saying Goodbye Can Be Hard – A Scholarly Memoir Of Migration]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[It is a story from long ago, from the fifties, when my parents still lived in Sahaswan, our ancestral hometown in Uttar Pradesh.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Syed Amir]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 22:15:02 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Where Memory Still Burns – A Journey To Sindh's Raj Ghat Darbar]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[I left Karachi in the early hours of the morning.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:34:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Sightseeing To Living: A New Way To Experience China]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[When British traveller Wilko Wanders walked into a park in Shanghai, he expected to be just an observer, watching local people enjoy their daily lives.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Reports, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:41:49 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Grave Reopened, A False Narrative Destroyed: The Fight For Mir Raza]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[For the past few weeks, the tragedy of Mir Raza has cast a shadow over Karachi.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fahmida Shahid]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Fahmida Shahid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:25:43 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Muslims Against The Muslim League - And Why Opposing Jinnah Failed The Test Of Time]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/12-Aug-2026/muslims-muslim-league-opposing-jinnah-failed-test-time]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Contrary to the claims of Islamophobes and Islamists, Muslims are not a monolith.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Junaid Jahangir]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Books, Editor's Picks, Features, History, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Junaid Jahangir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:15:54 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[When the System Crumbles: Dissecting Mohsin Naqvi’s Stark Warning]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[This piece, like so many others appearing recently across print, television, and social media, is about the pronouncement by Mr Mohsin Naqvi, the Federal Interior Minister&mdash;a key stakeholder and beneficiary of the current hybrid political system&mdash;who has declared that the system has crumbled.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:19:09 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Walking Through Lohari Gate – I ]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[A gentle peace comes over me, shrouding me in its embrace whenever I walk through the city with ever-inquisitive eyes.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Usama Malick]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Diary, Editor's Picks, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Usama Malick]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:03:11 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Sacred Economy: How Donated Land And Devotion Sustained A Sindhi Asthan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Three names.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:47:07 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Power Of Ehsas: How Empathy Is Reshaping Public Office In Layyah]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Aug-2026/power-ehsas-empathy-reshaping-public-office-layyah]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Some of life's most enduring lessons are taught by people who are never extolled in the media.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Umair Fazle]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Umair Fazle]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:22:11 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Can Money Buy Elections? The Answer Lies In Abdul El-Sayed’s Primary Victory In Michigan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Politicians and political parties employ a wide range of tactics&mdash;both legitimate and otherwise&mdash;to win elections.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zahid Hussain]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zahid Hussain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 05:56:24 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Sacred Spaces In Sand: The Temples And Thaans Of Kharerio]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Nagarparkar is home to several historic villages.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:36:26 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Changing Face Of “Made in China”: From Fast Fashion To High-Tech]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Made in China&rdquo; has long been a familiar label around the world.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, Reports, Technology]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:32:35 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Dear Sam Harris - III: How To Change A Muslim’s Mind]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Click here for the second of three letters
Dear Sam,
In my first letter, I challenged your analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, specifically, how your &ldquo;thought experiment&rdquo; extends grace to Israel but not to the Palestinians.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taimur Ali Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Taimur Ali Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:43:07 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[15 Years On, What Did the US Truly Learn From the Iraq War?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:11:58 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Good Governance Is Not A Map-Drawing Exercise]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[At this week's wide-ranging press briefing, DG ISPR said something few Pakistanis would dispute: good governance is the key to security and stability.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali Awais]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ali Awais]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 03:17:01 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Walking Through Tharparkar With Hari Singh Dohat Rathore]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[During my fieldwork in Tharparkar, I was fortunate to be assisted by many people who served as key informants, generously sharing their knowledge and introducing me to their communities.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:15:39 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[Consider a reality in which the cost of solar panels keeps declining each year, wind farms are hitting new highs, and renewable energy is being developed more rapidly than at any point.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yasir Ali Bhatti]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Yasir Ali Bhatti]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:57:52 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Antilibrary Of Hyderabad: Inside Akbar Dhamrah’s 10,000-Book Sanctuary]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The name Akbar may mislead some readers.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Books, Culture, Diary, Editor's Picks, Features, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:35:19 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Fraught Bonds And Fierce Love: The Activist Heart Of Arundhati Roy’s Memoir]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[When I began to read Arundhati Roy&rsquo;s memoir Mother Mary Comes to Me, I don&rsquo;t know what I expected &ndash; excellent writing for sure, but this part autobiography, part biography of her mother blew me to smithereens.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Meezan Zahra Khwaja]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Book Review, Books, Editor's Picks, Features, Literature, Review, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Meezan Zahra Khwaja]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:32:55 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[In the remote hills of Swat, where Chir pine forests whisper ancient secrets, lives an elderly personality whose closest companions are not people &mdash; but plants.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fazal Maula Zahid]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Fazal Maula Zahid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:55:43 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Defence At The Expense Of Development - A Quiet Crisis Undermining Global Stability]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Across the international system, a significant shift is underway in priorities.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammed Qazilbash]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammed Qazilbash]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:52:39 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[2 Decades And $2 Trillion Later, What Did The US Gain From The Afghanistan War?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-Jul-2026/2-decades-dollar-2-trillion-later-us-gain-afghanistan-war]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We had a twisted culture in which killing earned you respect, as if shooting Afghans was the ultimate proof that you were competent.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:26:32 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Fading Footprints: The Untold Story Of Karachi’s Jewish Community]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[A Flourishing Community
History has a habit of hiding in plain sight.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Haziq Hamad]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Haziq Hamad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 02:01:29 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Hero Stones Of Kasbo: Uncovering Nagarparkar’s Forgotten Warriors]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Kasbo village lies about 11 km south of Nagarparkar town in Tharparkar District, which is noted for temples and memorial stones.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:25:50 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[Pandit Madho Sarup Vats was born on the 12th of April 1896 in the Punjab Province of British India.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 06:39:37 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Fuel, Food And Fallout: The True Cost Of The US-Israeli War With Iran]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Since hostilities erupted in late February 2026, the global energy market has been violently disrupted.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadir Mansoor]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadir Mansoor]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:48:52 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[In contrast to the foundational roles occupied by figures such as Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Abul A'la Maududi did not actively participate in the creation of Pakistan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadeem Farooq Paracha]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadeem Farooq Paracha]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:45:24 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Dear Sam Harris - II: Why Treating Islam As A Monolith Fails Reformers]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Click here for the first of three letters
 
Dear Sam,
Last month, I wrote to you as a longtime fan to critique your stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taimur Ali Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Taimur Ali Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:16:47 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[It was a hot summer afternoon in Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yasir Ali Bhatti]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Yasir Ali Bhatti]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:05:00 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[The Karachi division has several historic cemeteries that contain stone-carved tombs.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:01:49 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the automobile from a mechanically operated machine into a semi autonomous decision-making system.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taha Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:34:42 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[Part 1: The Rope
As Hamilton put it in The Federalist Papers:
&ldquo;Liberty can have nothing to fear from the judiciary alone, but would have everything to fear from its union with either of the other departments.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abeeha Akbar]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Abeeha Akbar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:27:59 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;ما ملت شهادتیم، ما ملت امام حسینی&ldquo;
&ldquo;We are the nation of martyrdom; we are the nation of Imam Hussain,&rdquo; Martyred Quds Force commander, Qasem Sulaimani.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bilal Hyder Simair]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Bilal Hyder Simair]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:39:11 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[In a deeply troubling development within Pakistan's public health discourse, Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal told a joint meeting of the Senate Standing Committees on Human Rights and Health this month that drug use and risky sexual behaviour at "night parties" are driving the country's rising HIV numbers among young people.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yummna Hina Khan]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Yummna Hina Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:03:07 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[The depth of classic fiction proves that truly great literature leaves a timeless impression on readers across generations.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Masood Hameed]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:07:04 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[We continue to be reminded of America's War of Independence against Great Britain, the horrible Civil War that took nearly a million lives, the two World Wars, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:58:27 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[There is a particular blue associated with Multan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shoaib Muhammad]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shoaib Muhammad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 21:08:30 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Lost Spirit Of Liberalism: Happy 250th, America!]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[To celebrate America's 250th birthday, I wanted to remember and celebrate the philosophy that underpins this country: liberalism, which, in my opinion, is a philosophy that all people and all nations have advocated in different ways.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taimur Ali Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Taimur Ali Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 01:30:07 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Stones That Speak: Decoding The Ancient Rock Art Of Sindh’s Taki Valley]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[My latest book on the rock carvings of Sindh's Taki Valley is a new addition to the growing body of scholarship on Pakistan's rock art heritage in general, and Sindh in particular.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:23:17 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Soulmate Of The State: The Ideological Reinventions Of Qawwali]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[State Engineers A Soul
Pakistan came into being on 14 August 1947.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadeem Farooq Paracha]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History, Legacy, Music, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadeem Farooq Paracha]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:59:46 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Demons, Magic, Heroism And Martyrdom: Inside The Dastan-E Amir Hamza]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/09-Jul-2026/demons-magic-heroism-martyrdom-inside-dastan-e-amir-hamza]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The Adventures of Amir Hamza (or Dastan-e Amir Hamza) is a massive Indo-Persian epic following the mythological and romantic exploits of the Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) uncle, Amir Hamza.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Meezan Zahra Khwaja]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Book Review, Books, Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Literature, Review]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Meezan Zahra Khwaja]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:54:55 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Monsoon In Swat’s Korakai – A Season Of Hope, Not Fear]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Jul-2026/monsoon-swat-s-korakai-season-hope-fear]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Every year, the arrival of the monsoon completely changes Pakistan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fazal Maula Zahid]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Diary, Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Fazal Maula Zahid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 06:29:57 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[No Trial Required: How Punjab’s New Bill Lets The State Freeze Your Life]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Jul-2026/trial-required-punjab-s-new-bill-lets-state-freeze-life]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The Punjab Control of Habitual Offenders and Anti-Social Behaviour Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Provincial Assembly on the 8th of June 2026 and sat in a standing committee for weeks with barely any public notice.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheraz Ahsan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sheraz Ahsan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 01:32:40 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[250 Years On, America Bears An Uncanny Resemblance To Imperial Britain]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Jul-2026/250-years-america-bears-uncanny-resemblance-imperial-britain]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[On the Statue of Liberty in New York, the following words are inscribed:
"Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History, Reflections]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 01:09:53 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[ Step Inside The Indus Valley Civilisation: Essential Sites To Visit At Mohenjo-Daro – II]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Click here for the first part of this guide


City-states in the Indus Valley Civilisation operated as autonomous, highly organised urban centres governed by councils of rulers, governors, officials, landowners, religious leaders, traders, and merchants.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:45:15 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A 30-Year Diabetic’s Guide To Reclaiming Health In Pakistan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[I have lived with diabetes for over 30 years.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shahid Sattar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, Health]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shahid Sattar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:21:17 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Six Years Ago, I Wrote The Policy That Might Have Saved Maria]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In March 2026, Pakistan's courts upheld the marriage of a thirteen-year-old Christian girl, following her family's allegation that she had been abducted and forcibly converted.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saqib Ali Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Diary, Editor's Picks, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Saqib Ali Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 22:38:44 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Before And After The Water: A Photo Story Of Flood Survival In Thar]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Every year, the world's wealthiest nations emit carbon at a rate that breaks records.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sahar Zafar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, Photo Feature]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sahar Zafar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:24:48 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Silt And Sovereignty: Rewriting The History Of Sindh Through Evidence]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/02-Jul-2026/silt-sovereignty-rewriting-history-sindh-evidence]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The writing of Sindh&rsquo;s history in South Asia has long vibrated between two extreme poles: the overly romanticised, hagiographical folklore of local traditions, and the clinical, court-centric chronicles left behind by imperial conquerors.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Book Review, Books, Editor's Picks, Features, History, Review]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:30:12 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Akharas To Rooftops – The Enduring Passions Of Lahoris]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/30-Jun-2026/akharas-rooftops-enduring-passions-lahoris]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Lahore has long been the epicentre of pastimes and sports, and many of them have stood the test of time.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Usama Malick]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Usama Malick]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:35:06 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Step Inside The Indus Valley Civilisation: Essential Sites To Visit At Mohenjo-Daro]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/28-Jun-2026/archaeological-sites-visit-mohenjo-daro-understand-indus-valley-civilisation-better]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The Ancient Indus Valley Civilisation was dominated by various major urban centres that functioned as highly organised regional capitals or city-states.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History, SPOTLIGHT, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:32:58 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[In Foreigners' Eyes: What Galvanises Young People In A Changing China]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-Jun-2026/foreigners-eyes-galvanises-young-people-changing-china]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Across the world, the strength of a governing party is often measured through numbers: approval ratings, economic indicators, or public surveys.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, History, Legacy, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 21:48:23 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Fighting Port Imperialism: The Dangerous Research That Cost Scholar Abdirahman Al-Rassace His Life]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Jun-2026/fighting-port-imperialism-dangerous-research-cost-scholar-abdirahman-al-rassace-life]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[It took me a long time to write this article.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patryk Tadeusz]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Diary, Editor's Picks, Features, In memoriam, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Patryk Tadeusz]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:46:12 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Of Raiwind Railway Station And A Walima Night]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In the winter season, when the motorways would close because of dense fog, I travelled by train many times.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Usama Malick]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Diary, Editor's Picks, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Usama Malick]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:35:52 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[India’s Assault On Pakistan's Water Security Will Force It To Fight For Life]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Before proceeding further on our current river water disputes with India, there should be no doubt in any Indian mind that any diversion of rivers that are allocated to Pakistan under the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) of 1960 is an act of war and, as enunciated by the Pakistani government many times, it will be treated and responded to as such.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, Main Slider, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:36:39 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Ali Ammar Redefines Literary Theory In The 21st Century]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[While universities are mushrooming across Pakistan, turning higher education into an industry by making degree acquisition increasingly easier, the quality of research remains far from satisfactory.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adnan Ashraf]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Book Review, Books, Editor's Picks, Features, Literature, Review]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Adnan Ashraf]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:02:37 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Afghanistan’s Crossroads – What The Taliban Learned, And What They Did Not]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[When the Taliban entered Kabul in August 2021, many Afghans were struck by a sense of d&eacute;j&agrave; vu.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Salman Durrani]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Salman Durrani]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 17:01:39 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Weaponising The Queen's English: How Muhammad Ibrahim Joyo Shaped Rasool Bakhsh Palijo]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/20-Jun-2026/weaponizing-queen-s-english-muhammad-ibrahim-joyo-shaped-rasool-bakhsh-palijo]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Among the many stories that illuminate the formative years of Rasool Bakhsh Palijo, one singular episode from his school days at Sindh Madressatul Islam stands out with a quiet, luminous brilliance.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 16:46:43 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Meet Sanam Hasan - The Publicist And Producer Championing South Asian Independent Cinema]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Sanam Hasan is warm, vibrant, and going from strength to strength, doing South Asian women extremely proud.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zeinab Masud Agha]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zeinab Masud Agha]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:54:28 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Havi And The Rise Of Soft Masculinity In South Asian Music]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[For decades, South Asian popular culture promoted a familiar model of masculinity.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Umme Farhana]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Umme Farhana]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:38:40 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Pax Americana To Multipolarity: Marc Saxer On Geopolitical Conflict Today]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Marc Saxer is a political analyst, strategist and writer.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Interview, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:16:39 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Track To A Cooler Future: Why Transport Decarbonisation Must Start With Rail]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest problems in human history is currently confronting the world.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yasir Ali Bhatti]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, Technology]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Yasir Ali Bhatti]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:55:04 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Tracing The Living Descendants Of Mohenjo-Daro: Ancient Tribes Of Sindh – II]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Did the brilliant builders of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation truly vanish, or does their legacy still live and breathe in modern-day Pakistan? By weaving together archaeological discoveries, linguistic clues, and ancient Sumerian records, scholars today can reveal remarkable, unbroken connections between 4,500-year-old artisans&mdash;such.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:03:57 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[A powerful wave of protest is rising across Sindh, uniting everyone from the Chief Minister to ordinary farmers struggling in parched fields against a suffocating injustice.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Ehsan Leghari]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Ehsan Leghari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:13:31 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[25 Years Of The SCO – From Regional Security To Sustainable Transformations]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The year 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:18:13 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Hobbesian Correction: A Case For Pakistan’s Pragmatic Turn In The Post-Ideology Era]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Bad Lands
The British philosopher and political theorist Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) never utilised the word &lsquo;ideology&rsquo;.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadeem Farooq Paracha]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadeem Farooq Paracha]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:02:14 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Palijo’s Ideas – Marx, Lenin And Mao With A Sindh-Specific Layer]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Today, on the occasion of the 8th death anniversary of Rasool Bux Palijo, this reflection is presented in his memory at Jungshahi, Thatta.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kalavanti Raja]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History, Legacy, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Kalavanti Raja]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:52:55 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Demagogues Hijack Democracy And Damage It]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Democracy is regarded by many as the best form of government, but, as the saying goes, democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half the people are right most of the time.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:41:05 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[What Would A Decolonised Study Of Economics Look Like?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The World Decolonization Forum was held in Istanbul in May.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Junaid Jahangir]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Junaid Jahangir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:01:26 +0500</pubDate>

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