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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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					<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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					<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:00:02 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[In The Sacred Landscape Of Kakrario – Tharparkar’s Pluralistic Village]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Two villages in Tharparkar district share the name Kakrario.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:43:25 +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>
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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[From Baghdad To Makli – The Spiritual Journey Of Syed Barkhurdar Shah Jilani]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Syed Barkhurdar Shah Jilani&rsquo;s shrine lies in the southern part of Makli in Thatta district.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 20:44:18 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Denso Hall: A library That Witnessed Karachi’s Transformation]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[KARACHI: In the crowded heart of old Karachi, where traffic, shops and the noise of daily commerce often overshadow the city&rsquo;s historical identity, an old landmark quietly tells the story of another Karachi.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Siraj Bhaagat]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Siraj Bhaagat]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:23:10 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Exploring Masterpieces Of Neolithic Stone Art In France]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In September 2019, I had the opportunity to visit several megalithic sites in the Vend&eacute;e and Brittany regions of France while participating in the international conference &ldquo;Megaliths of the World,&rdquo; held from the 9th to the 14th of September 2019 at the Historial de la Vend&eacute;e in Les Lucs-sur-Boulogne.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:55:20 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan At Age 79: The Uncontested Outcome]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan reaches the ripe age of 79 years.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Shujjat Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Shujjat Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:56:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[It Was Never The System: Same Bureaucratic DNA, Different Fates For India, Pakistan, And Bangladesh]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh inherited the same administrative bloodstream; the colonial-era Indian Civil Service, split at Partition and split again in 1971.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Engineer Arshad H Abbasi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Engineer Arshad H Abbasi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:31:54 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Bengal Famine Of 1943: Churchill, Empire And The Politics Of Starvastion]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The Bengal Famine of 1943 stands as one of the most damning atrocities of British imperial rule, where an estimated two to three million people perished and millions more were reduced to total physical and economic devastation.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Jan Muhammad Shaikh]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Jan Muhammad Shaikh]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:27:53 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Splendour Of Darsan Wari Masjid – Bukera Sharif’s Architectural Gem]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Bukera Sharif in Tando Allahyar district is not only noted for its impressive tombs of Sufi saints but also for the magnificent mosques built by these revered figures and landed elites.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Heritage, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:47:28 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Sandeman System And Its Influence On Balochistan's Post-Independence Policies]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The system of indirect rule developed by Sir Robert Groves Sandeman was one of the most consequential developments in the colonial political history of Balochistan and the adjoining tribal areas of Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najeeb Haider Malghani]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Najeeb Haider Malghani]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:04:40 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Manuscript In Stone: Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro’s Decades Of Archaeological Discovery In Sindh]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The discovery of rock art in the mountains of the Sindh province of Pakistan owes largely to Dr Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sirat Gohar Daudpoto]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Book Review, Books, Features, Heritage, History, Review]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sirat Gohar Daudpoto]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 05:27:04 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[When Money Becomes Memory: The Stories Hidden In Pakistan’s Old Currency]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[A banknote is created to move.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Siddiqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Siddiqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:25:29 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Saint Of Bukera Sharif: Unravelling The Legacy Of Shaikh Banho]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Bukera Sharif in Tando Allahyar district was once the thriving centre of the Suhrawardi silsila.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:03:49 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Lahore: A City That Outlived Its Rulers]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Lahore is not merely a city.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sakib Berjees]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Heritage, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sakib Berjees]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:27:17 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Jhirk: From The Aga Khan Palace To Jinnah’s Birthplace, A Forgotten History]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[For many years, I had been curious to visit Jhirk.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Siraj Bhaagat]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Heritage, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Siraj Bhaagat]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:59:46 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Part I: Partition, Prosperity And Power: The Making Of Pakistan’s Industrial Economy]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Partition is usually remembered through territory, refugees, violence and the creation of two states.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Syed Khawar Mehdi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Economy, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Syed Khawar Mehdi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:29:46 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Grand Slam To Tashkent: Reflections On An Upcoming Defence Day]]></title>
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										<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[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>
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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>
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										<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[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[Beyond The Map: No Nation Is A Single Story]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Book: Nation and Nationalism in South Asian LiteratureEdited By: Goutam Karmakar and Nukhbah Taj LangahPublisher: Routledge, 2026, pp.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mudassar Javed Baryar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Book Review, Culture, Features, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:40:09 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[The Partition of British India in 1947 stands as one of the greatest human tragedies of the modern era.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Muhammad Saad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Muhammad Saad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:00:30 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Sacred Spaces Of Bhope Jo Tar - A Journey Into Tharparkar's Heritage]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Bhope Jo Tar is a historical village in Tharparkar&rsquo;s Mithi taluka.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Heritage, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:03:05 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan holds elections.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Muhammad Ramish Chaudhry]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, History, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:47:20 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[A recurring pattern in Pakistani politics is the periodic recycling of failed propositions disguised under fresh bureaucratic terminology.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Ehsan Leghari]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Culture, History, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:49:44 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan's 79th year of independence offers an opportunity to reflect not only on how far the country has come, but also on where its next phase of economic transformation could lead.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdullah Bhatti]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, History, Technology]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:26:22 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[Every morning, thousands of citizens queue outside government offices across Pakistan, clutching worn files and frayed hopes.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Muhammad Mehboob Hassan Khan]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Muhammad Mehboob Hassan Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:16:20 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[Dan Qayyum has argued in his article dated 14 August 2026, Jinnah&rsquo;s Last Offer, published in the Digital Debate, Own Your Perspective, that on 6 June 1946 Jinnah met the Council of the All-India Muslim League and accepted a constitutional settlement that contained no Pakistan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:40:47 +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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					<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:34:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Border Panjab Never Asked For]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Every August, the story of 1947 is told through the birth of Pakistan and India.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Syed Mohsin Fareed]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, History, Nostalgia]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Syed Mohsin Fareed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:03:53 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Souring Of The American Dream: The US At 250]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[America has always seemed to be more than a country or a nation.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shahid Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shahid Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:37:43 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan’s History Of Constitutional Tinkering]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan has had three constitutions and mislaid every one of them at least once.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Manoj Kumar Lohana]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Manoj Kumar Lohana]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:37:33 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Case Against The Division Of Sindh]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In my last op-ed, I argued that wholesale provincial reorganization and a one-size-fits-all approach to creating new administrative units are unsuitable for Pakistan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Saeed Ahmed Rid]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, History, Insight]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr Saeed Ahmed Rid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:16:56 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Trauma Of The Pakistan-India Partition]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan and India will celebrate their 79th Independence Day on August 14 and 15, respectively.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Talha Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, History, Literature]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Talha Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:38:00 +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[Why Don't Pakistani Students Protest?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Over the past few days, social media has been flooded with one question: "Why don't Pakistani students protest?" The question has gained momentum as many Pakistanis watched students in India occupy streets and university campuses.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheharyar Jaffri]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sheharyar Jaffri]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:48:25 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[By Killing Democracy From Within, Hitler Created A Paradigm For Would-Be Dictators]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Hitler became the Fuhrer of Germany through a democratic process on the 30th of January 1933.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:29:55 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai: The Voice Of The People]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Kulhe Phatal Kunjhero, Matho UgharoMuhenjo Kujaro, Bhainar Hin Bhamhor Main
"My gown is at my shoulders torn; alas my head is bare-
O sisters, in your Bhambore fair, what have I now to do?"
The 283rd Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, Sindh's immortal mystic poet, visionary scholar and timeless cultural icon, was observed in July with its customary.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Qamer Soomro]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Qamer Soomro]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +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[How The Historic RCD Highway Route Became Pakistan's Most Dangerous Road]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Back in 1964, Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey formed the Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD).]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fahmida Shahid]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Features, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Fahmida Shahid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:40:11 +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>
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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[Reclaiming Jinnah's Vision: The Broken Promise Of Minorities’ Day]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Every year on 11 August, Pakistan observes National Minorities&rsquo; Day to recognise the contributions of its religious minority communities and reaffirm the principles of equality, religious freedom, and social harmony.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aftab Alexander Mughal]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Aftab Alexander Mughal]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:59:50 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[For August, I had one plan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Rakhshinda Perveen]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:47:40 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Spade And Sword: Piety And Paramilitarism In The Khaksar Movement]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The Khaksar movement, founded by Allama Inayatullah Mashriqi in 1931, culminated in the creation of a paramilitary force.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Haroon Yahya]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Haroon Yahya]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:26:24 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Three Governments, Zero Result]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[For seventy-eight years, Pakistan has changed almost everything about who governs it.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Muhammad Ramish Chaudhry]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Developing, Economy, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Muhammad Ramish Chaudhry]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:23:21 +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>
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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[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>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:15:39 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[When Human Rights Meet Sovereignty - The Legal Dilemma Of Jammu And Kashmir]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[When we think of the Jammu and Kashmir conflict, the conversation usually begins with borders, military strategy, or politics.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shehrbano Shahzad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, History, Perspective, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:16:41 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Has The System Truly Collapsed?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Political crises do not always begin with the rumble of tanks.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Muhammad Sajjad Anwar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Economy, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Muhammad Sajjad Anwar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:29:00 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan At 79: The Unfinished Independence?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan's 79th birthday, or more commonly Independence Day, is around the corner.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mukhtiar Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, History, Reflections]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mukhtiar Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:19:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Red Blueprint – How Maoism Reshaped Sindh’s Agrarian Struggle]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Every political organisation is born into a turbulent current of history, shaped not by utopian blueprints, but by the relentless tides of external forces and internal realities.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Education, Features, History, Legacy, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:12:42 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Man Who Turned Wheat Into Schools: A Story Of Cold War In Taxila]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In the early 1960s, the Cold War reached a village in Taxila not through a treaty, military alliance, or diplomatic conference, but through sacks of wheat.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadeem Omar Tarar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, History, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadeem Omar Tarar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:36:29 +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>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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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[Captain Sarwar Shaheed: Pakistan’s First Nishan e Haider]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Some memories possess a beauty that remains untouched by the passage of time or the tyranny of distance.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Shahid Siddiqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, History, Legacy, Memoir]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Shahid Siddiqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:30:29 +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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					<title><![CDATA[The Gold Tooth]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA["True decolonization means confronting power everywhere, not just in the Global North.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Murad Moosa Khan]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Murad Moosa Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:14:22 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Step Inside The Indus Valley Civilisation: Essential Sites To Visit At Mohenjo-Daro’s Lower City – II]]></title>
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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[Seyyed Ali Khamenei As Unyielding Architect of Global Resistance]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/25-Jul-2026/seyyed-ali-khamenei-unyielding-architect-global-resistance]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Seyyed Ali Khamenei passed as he had lived: in direct confrontation with the forces of imperial domination, undefeated in will, uncompromised by pressure.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taha Zeinali, Alborz]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:26:54 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Ewing Hall: Student Life, Protest And Memory In Colonial Lahore ]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In the dense neighbourhood around Neela Gumbad and old Anarkali, Ewing Hall can easily be overlooked as merely another colonial-era building.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Talha Shafiq]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 14:07:02 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Hunting Scenes And Hookahs – Decoding The Funerary Art Of The Kalmati Tribe]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Raj Malik is one of the historic graveyards located 12 km south of Gharo town in Thatta District.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:35:14 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Mutating Maududi: From Islamist Ideologue to Moral Policeman]]></title>
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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>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History, Legacy, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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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[Morality, Winners And War Crimes: Robert McNamara On America’s Wars]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Of Morality, Winners And War Crimes: Robert McNamara On America&rsquo;s Wars
 
A primary lesson from McNamara&rsquo;s tenure is that wars escalate into catastrophes when adversaries fail to understand each other's history, fears, and motivations
 
 
&ldquo;If we&rsquo;d lost the war, we&rsquo;d all have been prosecuted as war criminals.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:11:51 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Burfat Tribe And The Disappearing Funerary Canopies Of Mangho Pir]]></title>
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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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					<title><![CDATA[Step Inside The Indus Valley Civilisation: Essential Sites To Visit At Mohenjo-Daro’s Lower City]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The HR Area is a large building complex at the Mohenjo-Daro Archaeological Site.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Heritage, History, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:15:55 +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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					<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>
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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[250 Years On, America Bears An Uncanny Resemblance To Imperial Britain]]></title>
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										<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[Banda-Basali Was Once The Economic Powerhouse Of Rawalpindi]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Several historical villages in Rawalpindi district were once known for their cultural heritage.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Features, Heritage, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 22:53:26 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Nehru’s Lahore, From Childhood Memories To The Call for Purna Swaraj]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Jawaharlal Nehru&rsquo;s ties with Lahore ran deeper than politics.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Talha Shafiq]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Heritage, History, Memory, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Talha Shafiq]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:46:46 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Silt And Sovereignty: Rewriting The History Of Sindh Through Evidence]]></title>
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										<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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					<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>
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										<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>
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										<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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					<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 21:48:23 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[What’s In A Name – The Politics Of Memory And Heritage Spaces In Hyderabad]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;What&rsquo;s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zahida Rehman Jatt]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 03:31:18 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Saving the Frescoes of Haveli Nau Nihal Singh – Conserving Lahore’s Painted Past]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In the heart of Lahore&rsquo;s historic Walled City, hidden behind bustling bazaars, tangled electric wires, and centuries of urban transformation, stands one of the city&rsquo;s most extraordinary architectural treasures: Haveli Nau Nihal Singh.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fatima Inam]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Art, Culture, Features, Heritage, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:23:51 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[Very few people in history are fortunate enough to become a cabinet minister at the national level, let alone at the young age of 30.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, History, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:56:44 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Weaponising The Queen's English: How Muhammad Ibrahim Joyo Shaped Rasool Bakhsh Palijo]]></title>
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										<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>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Education, Features, History, Literature]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 16:46:43 +0500</pubDate>

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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>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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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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					<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>
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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[The Temple Next Door To History]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[A rooster greeted me before history did.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fatima Inam]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Fatima Inam]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:04:47 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Healing Bodies And Souls – The Lifelong Devotion Of Maulana Hakim Illahi Bakhsh]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Shikarpur's rich literary, medical, and religious heritage continues to keep alive the memory of its remarkable past.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:17:37 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Tracing The Living Descendants Of Mohenjo-Daro: Ancient Tribes Of Sindh]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Cintu or Kintu was an early Proto-Dravidian name.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:35:57 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Bassali Offers A Fading Glimpse Into Pothohar’s Rich Pre-1947 Life]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Bassali is a picturesque and historic village located in the Rawalpindi tehsil.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 18:52:37 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Mir Zaman’s War: A Subaltern Memoir Of World War 2 From Taxila]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The Second World War is usually remembered through maps, generals, and diplomatic conferences.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadeem Omar Tarar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, History, Legacy, Memoir]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadeem Omar Tarar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 07:12:56 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Meet The Conservators Behind The Lahore Fort Picture Wall Project]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-May-2026/meet-conservators-behind-lahore-fort-picture-wall-project]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In 2015, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, in partnership with the Walled City of Lahore Authority, decided to initiate the conservation work in Lahore Fort with the most glorious component of the Fort complex.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zeina Naseer]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Art, Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zeina Naseer]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 17:57:42 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Story Of Lahore’s First English Newspaper]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Lahore&rsquo;s past is often remembered through its forts, gardens, shrines, and rulers, but the city&rsquo;s entry into the age of print is a quieter story.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Talha Shafiq]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Talha Shafiq]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 04:46:30 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Forgotten Architect of Pehlwani: Reclaiming The Legend Of Lahore’s Ustad Noor-ud-Din Pehlwan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[If you walk into the Taxali Gate of the Walled City of Lahore today, navigating the sensory overload of aroma of dishes from the eateries nearby and engine exhaust, and find your way to the ancient Akhara of Shahia Pehlwan, you will step into a time capsule.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Syed Hassan Haadi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Syed Hassan Haadi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 04:25:24 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Remembering Sain Saadh Ram Of Raharki Darbar And His Legacy Of Compassion]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-May-2026/remembering-sain-saadh-ram-raharki-darbar-legacy-compassion]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Blessed by the life-giving flow of the Indus River, Sindh has for centuries remained a fertile, diverse, and culturally layered region where civilisations, religions, traders, saints, and travellers have found refuge and belonging.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kalavanti Raja]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Features, Heritage, History, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Kalavanti Raja]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 04:29:15 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[American Exceptionalism Or Civilisational Decline - What Do The Scholars Say?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/25-May-2026/american-exceptionalism-civilisational-decline-scholars-say]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In a prior column, I expressed my views on whether America had entered a stage of decline.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Books, Editor's Picks, Features, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 21:06:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Journey With The Last of the Soviets]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/25-May-2026/journey-last-soviets]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In the cold winter of 2014, I walked into the Saeed Book Bank in Islamabad.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Books, Editor's Picks, Features, History, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 02:11:12 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Five Partitions – Sam Dalrymple’s New Take On The Raj’s Messy Exit]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/21-May-2026/five-partitions-sam-dalrymple-s-new-take-raj-s-messy-exit]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[One would think it is hard to add anything new to the historical account of the eighty-year-old partition of British India when all the documents have been made available in the public domain for decades now.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shakil Akhtar Rai]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Book Review, Books, Features, History, Review]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shakil Akhtar Rai]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 16:57:08 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Tolls, Taxes And Trade: The Story Of Control In The Persian Gulf]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-May-2026/tolls-taxes-trade-story-control-persian-gulf]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The previous article on the Strait of Hormuz discussed the effect of geography on its politics.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, History, SPOTLIGHT, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 23:45:50 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Discovering Mohenjo-Daro's Ancient Defences]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/13-May-2026/discovering-mohenjo-daro-s-ancient-defences]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Mr RD Banerji had excavated the remains of a fortress at Site No 3 of Mohenjo-Daro.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:46:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why Hindutva Will Not Go With Modi]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/12-May-2026/hindutva-will-go-modi]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[An Indian journalist poignantly wrote on Facebook:
&ldquo;You see a young Muslim boy killed.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Junaid Jahangir]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, History, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Junaid Jahangir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 12:58:15 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why The Kurds Don't Have A Nation-State: A Conversation With Jamal Mamkhezri]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The Iran War has once again put the Kurds in the spotlight.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, History, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 05:21:07 +0500</pubDate>

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