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					<title><![CDATA[Fighting Port Imperialism: The Dangerous Research That Cost Scholar Abdirahman Al-Rassace His Life]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[It took me a long time to write this article.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patryk Tadeusz]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:46:12 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Last Of The Mohicans: Raza Kazim’s Radical Anatomy of the Pakistani Soul]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The passing of Raza Kazim at the age of 94 marks more than just the end of a long and storied life; it signifies the final collapse of a vital bridge.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adnan Tariq]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:58:47 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Asha Bhosle - The "Other" Mangeshkar Who Captured Pakistan's Heart]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The passing of Asha Bhosle at the age of 92 feels like the silencing of a shared cultural heartbeat.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Madiha Arsalan Haneef]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Madiha Arsalan Haneef]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:05:12 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Final Full Stop: A Personal Remembrance Of Sir Mark Tully]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The year 2026 is still young&mdash;less than a month old&mdash;but it has already brought the sad news of Mark Tully&rsquo;s death.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:52:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Remembering Manzoor Hussain Khan: Builder Of Institutions And Futures]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Some lives pass quietly, leaving only faint traces, while others shine like enduring torches, lighting the way, dispelling darkness, and leaving behind a glow that continues long after they are gone.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mubashar Naqvi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Education, Features, In memoriam, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mubashar Naqvi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 04:39:48 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Colonel (retired) Brian Cloughley: In Memoriam]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[I sent Colonel Cloughley my article on Henry Kissinger recently, but the email bounced back.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 15:52:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Remembering Jose Mujica: 'Farewell Comrade Pepe, You Were A Good Man']]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA["When you buy something, you are not paying money for it.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patryk Tadeusz]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History, In memoriam, Legacy, Memory, Reflections]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Patryk Tadeusz]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 05:19:09 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Fatima Hassouna: Loud Life, Louder Death]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In Gaza, all deaths are loud.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Faryal Shahzad]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Faryal Shahzad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 01:25:33 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Scholar, Activist, Friend: Remembering Dr Manzur Ejaz's Multidimensional Legacy]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Leading Punjabi intellectual and writer Dr Manzur Ejaz passed away at his home in Virginia on the 30th of March 2025.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Omar Ali]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Features, In memoriam, Legacy, Literature]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Omar Ali]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:12:34 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Crossroads Of Sindh’s Past: Ghulam Muhammad Lakho's Intellectual Footprint]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Last week, at an unusual hour, I heard my cell phone ring.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Books, Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History, In memoriam, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 13:13:01 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How The Late Aga Khan IV Touched The Lives Of Millions With Devotion, Generosity And Philanthropy]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[His Highness Prince Karim Al-Husseini, Aga Khan IV, 49th hereditary Imam of the Ismaili Muslims, passed away peacefully in Lisbon, Portugal, on 4 February 2025 at the age of 88.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Features, History, In memoriam, Legacy, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:07:25 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Bidding Farewell To A War Hero: Sajjad Haider, The Maverick Falcon]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Air Commodore Sajad Haider breathed his last on 3 January 2025.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Books, Editor's Picks, Features, History, Legacy, Main Slider, Perspective, In memoriam]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2025 23:03:24 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Architect Of India's Economic Liberalisation: The Life And Times Of Manmohan Singh]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[There is no doubt that all humans are born to die, but some people never die even after their death and are remembered and talked about forever: for the roles they play in their lives and the legacies they leave behind for posterity to learn and benefit from.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Sajid]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Sajid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 02:03:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[In Memoriam: Bapsi Sidhwa, Queen Of Modern Literature]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Last night, I jumped out of my skin after hearing the heart-wrenching news of the demise of a well-known or perhaps the greatest Pakistani writer in English, Bapsi Sidhwa, who bade adieu to this transitory world in Houston, Texas, USA on the 26th of December 2024 at the age of 86.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Sajid]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Sajid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2024 23:40:04 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Farewell To The Chairman Of The Society Of Fritterers: Remembering Munir Attaullah (1940 – 2024)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-Nov-2024/farewell-to-the-chairman-of-the-society-of-fritterers-remembering-munir-attaullah-1940-2024]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[With deep sorrow, we announce the passing of Munir Attaullah, a remarkable intellectual, writer, journalist, athlete and beloved figure in Pakistan&rsquo;s social and cultural landscape.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taimur Ali Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Taimur Ali Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2024 14:07:11 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[In Memoriam: Dr Nasir Uddin Azam Khan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[He was diminutive in stature but was of great design.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:35:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Unquenchable Fire: Karamat Ali's Legacy Of Courage]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Jul-2024/unquenchable-fire-karamat-ali-s-legacy-of-courage]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA["I have to go to a meeting, I'm getting late.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Salam Dharejo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History, In memoriam, Legacy, Memory, Obituary, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Salam Dharejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 21:49:41 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Requiem For A Friend]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/15-Jul-2024/requiem-for-a-friend]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Of the many visits that I have made since 2007 to this small agricultural town of Griffith in the state of New South Wales in Australia, the first long visit of nearly one year was in 2014.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Diary, Editor's Picks, Features, In memoriam]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 22:42:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Ishaque Mangrio, 1955-2024 ]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/20-Jun-2024/ishaq-mangrio-1955-2024]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Ishaque Mangrio was born in Sanghar in 1955 and completed his matriculation and intermediate studies there.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Khatau Mal]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, In memoriam, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr Khatau Mal]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 22:48:22 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Surjit Patar As Lyrical Intellectual]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Jun-2024/surjit-patar-as-lyrical-intellectual]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The recent demise of eminent Punjabi poet Surjit Patar (14 January 1945 &ndash; 11 May 2024) once again highlighted the increasing literary divide between the two Punjabs.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Safir Rammah]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, In memoriam, Literature, Poetry]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Safir Rammah]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 02:21:43 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA['Masters, My Foot!' - How Journalist Nasrullah Gadani's Assassination Could Spark A Movement In Sindh]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/28-May-2024/masters-my-foot-how-journalist-nasrullah-gadani-s-assassination-could-spark-a-movement-in-sindh]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[On the 21st of May, at a village called Korai Goth near Mirpur Mathelo in Ghotki district of Sindh, unknown assailants riding on a motorcycle, fired multiple shots at Sindh&rsquo;s popular journalist and social media activist Nasrullah Gadani at his torso, seriously injuring him.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hasan Mujtaba]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, In memoriam, Legacy, Reports, SPOTLIGHT, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Hasan Mujtaba]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 04:44:41 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Shahid Jalal's Journey From Corporate Life To Artistic Mastery]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/23-Apr-2024/shahid-jalal-s-journey-from-corporate-life-to-artistic-mastery]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Born in 1948, Shahid Jalal emerged as a luminary in the world of art, defying conventional norms and embarking on an extraordinary journey from corporate life to artistic mastery.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mumtaz Hussain]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Art, Features, In memoriam, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mumtaz Hussain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 14:00:25 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Kamanchar Baloch's Passing A Serious Blow To The Development Of Photography In Balochistan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[There is no denying the abundant presence of exceptional artists across multifarious fields in Balochistan, a phenomenon not replicated in other regions of the country.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tabish Feroz]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Art, Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, In memoriam, Legacy, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Tabish Feroz]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:52:23 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Ambassador Shahryar M Khan - Envoy Par Excellence]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/24-Mar-2024/ambassador-shahryar-m-khan-envoy-par-excellence]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[It seems fitting that, if he had to leave us at all, Ambassador Shahryar Khan left on Pakistan Day, having represented us at every diplomatic level for decades in every corner of the globe.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rehana Hyder]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, In memoriam, Main Slider, Memoir, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Rehana Hyder]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:11:15 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[In Memoriam: Aslam Rasoolpuri (1941-2024)]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[As a millennial who has only begun to see my downtrodden and marginalised Saraiki people, I was almost tempted to call Aslam Rasoolpuri a Marxist, however, it would be a grave injustice to confine him to labels when he was in fact, the vanguard of Saraiki socio-political thought.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Syed Ammar Ali Gillani]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, History, In memoriam, Literature]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Syed Ammar Ali Gillani]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2024 12:27:11 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Sartaj Aziz: A Journey From Student Activism To Statesmanship (7 February 1929 - 2 June 2024)]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In the sphere of politics, Pakistan traverses a challenging terrain.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gohar Ali Iftikhar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, In memoriam, Legacy, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Gohar Ali Iftikhar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:22:18 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Homage To Ahmad Saleem - Luminary In Urdu And Punjabi Literature]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The news about the passing away of Ahmad Saleem reached me when, having had cataract surgery, I could not read and write without eye-fatigue.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Tariq Rahman]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, In memoriam, Legacy, Literature, Memory, Obituary, Poetry, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Tariq Rahman]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 15:22:35 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Liberator From Bonded Labour: Remembering The Valiant Veeru Kohli]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Dec-2023/liberator-from-bonded-labour-remembering-the-valiant-veeru-kohli]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Bury me standing; I&rsquo;ve been on my knees all my life&rdquo;
(Isabel Fonseca, The Gypsies and their Journey)
The day thousands of cricket lovers at Mumbai&rsquo;s Wankhede stadium were left stunned on India&rsquo;s champion batsman Virat Kohli&rsquo;s dismissal, just 12 runs short of his 49th ODI ton, a small number of people.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gobind Menghwar, Ishaq Mangrio]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, In memoriam, Legacy, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Gobind Menghwar, Ishaq Mangrio]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 04:21:30 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Balochistan's Gandhi: Khan Shaheed Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA["Prior to independence, Balochistani Pashtuns under the Achakzai's leadership had become a prominent, substantial, and serious political force of British Balochistan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dauran Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, History, In memoriam]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dauran Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 02 Dec 2023 12:37:00 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA["Chelsea Grey And Rainy..."]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/28-Oct-2023/chelsea-grey-and-rainy]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[This was the view from my taxi window, as I rode out of Heathrow on a typical evening in July, and how she&rsquo;d described her favourite weather, I recalled.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fatma Shah]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, In memoriam, Legacy, Art, Culture]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Fatma Shah]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 05 Nov 2023 12:18:43 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Ahmed Khan: Crafting Poetry With Material And Metaphor]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Oct-2023/ahmed-khan-crafting-poetry-with-material-and-metaphor]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In the realm of Pakistani art, the name Ahmed Khan resonates as a beacon of innovation, a maestro whose artistic journey transcended conventional boundaries.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mumtaz Hussain]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mumtaz Hussain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 07 Oct 2023 13:02:25 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Munawar Humayun Khan: Development Visionary And Lady Of Grace]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Aug-2023/munawar-humayun-khan-development-visionary-and-lady-of-grace]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Just a couple of days before she went to the hospital, Mrs Munawar Humayun Khan wrote a short crisp note to me.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Masud ul Mulk]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, In memoriam, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Masud ul Mulk]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 18:19:56 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Munawar Humayun Khan: Lady of Substance]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Jul-2023/munawar-humayun-khan-lady-of-substance]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Nothing gold can stay Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nilofer Afridi Qazi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Lest We Forget, Features, In memoriam, Obituary]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nilofer Afridi Qazi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 15:18:17 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Syeda Mehjabeen Abidi Habib (1963-2023): A Beautiful Life]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/21-Jul-2023/syeda-mehjabeen-abidi-habib-1963-2023-a-beautiful-life]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Yazid asked: “How did you find the way Allah treated your brother and your family?” to which Bibi Zainab (AS) replied: “I saw nothing but beauty.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rina Saeed Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, In memoriam, Environment, Legacy, Obituary, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Rina Saeed Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2023 20:43:19 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Professor Waris Mir: A Pillar Of Pakistani Journalism]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[From the world of Pakistani journalism, very few people have left as indelible a mark on the fabric of society as Professor Waris Mir.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hassan Naqvi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Lest We Forget, In memoriam, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Hassan Naqvi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2023 04:43:02 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Social Worker, An Economist And The Legacy Of The 1950s' Student Movement]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[It was while trying to reach Eric Rahim in Glasgow this week to inform him of my aunt Shahida Haroon’s passing in Karachi that I learnt he too was no more.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Beena Sarwar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, In memoriam, Legacy, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Beena Sarwar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2023 07:46:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Of Shoaib Hashmi And Happiness On TV]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/24-May-2023/of-shoaib-hashmi-and-happiness-on-tv]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[“I am a professor of economics, but I stopped teaching economics long ago.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nyla Daud]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Art, Nostalgia, Features, In memoriam]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nyla Daud]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2023 08:18:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Remembering Aslam Mehmood Butt: Journalist, Father &amp; Freedom Fighter]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[It was March 2007 when I met my father as a journalist during the martial law regime.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[M Jahanzeb Butt]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, In memoriam]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[M Jahanzeb Butt]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 03:06:10 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Shoaib Hashmi, My Passport To Pakistan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Lahore International Airport.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rinku Dutta]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Culture, In memoriam, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Rinku Dutta]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 21:36:13 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Tarek Fatah (1949-2023): Firebrand Activist, Controversial Believer Of Free Speech]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[LAHORE: Tarek Fatah, a Pakistan born Canadian author, columnist and broadcaster breathed his last on April 24, 2023.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hassan Naqvi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[News, In memoriam, Obituary]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Hassan Naqvi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 10:44:05 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Amjad Islam Amjad: The 'Paasban' After The Army Public School Tragedy]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Poet, playwright, educationist, and columnist Amjad Islam Amjad passed away on 10th February 2023 in Lahore.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hammad Anwar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Tribute, Literature, Culture, In memoriam]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Hammad Anwar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 18:09:49 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Obituary: Comrade Latif Afridi]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Abdul Latif Afridi got killed for no fault of his in a tribal feud – such a kind of death a progressive and humane being least deserved.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Imtiaz Alam]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Lest We Forget, Tribute, In memoriam, Obituary, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Imtiaz Alam]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 06 May 2023 14:12:00 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[With Jajji’s Death, Classical Tabla Is Dead In Potohar]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[It seem that now and in the coming days, we will have nothing else to do except mourning the death of friends – not ordinary but rare in their renown, modesty and humanity besides art and skills.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Shehzad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Art, Features, Culture, In memoriam, Music]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Shehzad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2023 21:24:33 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[It Seems Artists Are Born to Die In Penury And Humiliation In Pakistan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[“Don’t send me Happy New Year messages.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Shehzad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Art, Features, Culture, In memoriam, Television, Perspective, Focus]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Shehzad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2023 17:10:08 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Dr. Tabish Hazir: The Messiah Of Les Misérables Is No More]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[One of the saddest days today – my great friend, the friend of humanity, my benefactor, the benefactor of the Les Misérables, the renowned paediatrician Dr Tabish Hazir is no more.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Shehzad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Tribute, In memoriam]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Shehzad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2022 15:51:05 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Remembering Dr. Humayun Khan: Icon Of Grace, Intellect And Diplomacy]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Saturday the 20th of November evening was a treat for music lovers of Islamabad.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2022 11:34:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Last Of The Giants: Nawab Ashiq Hussain Qureshi]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[On September 21 2022, just a couple of days after the National T20 tournament had ended, the Multan International Cricket Stadium played host to another game of cricket.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nawab Hassan Hussain Qureshi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Tribute, In memoriam, Memoir, Sport, Heritage, Legacy, Cricket, Memory, Slider, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:26:24 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Veteran Journalist Zawwar Hasan Passes Away]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Veteran journalist Zawwar Hasan whose career ranged from sports reporter and editorial writer to travel magazine editor and public affairs manager, passed away peacefully on Saturday after a brief illness, four months short of his 97th birthday.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Beena Sarwar]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Beena Sarwar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2022 10:55:23 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[One Year On: Remembering the Scholar and Activist Dr. Rubina Saigol]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Last year on August 27th 2021 we lost Dr.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nida Usman Chaudhry]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nida Usman Chaudhry]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:59:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Nayyara Noor Transcended Ghazal And Classical Alike]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In the world of music, there are only two prestigious levels that musicians aspire to achieve.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Shehzad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, In memoriam, Music]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Shehzad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2022 10:54:49 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Memories of Aligarh Days: How The Milestones Fall One By One]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[My friend and cousin Syed Tamezul Hasan passed away last month.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Syed Amir]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, In memoriam, Memoir, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Syed Amir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2022 09:22:42 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Rise And Fall Of Aamir Liaquat: How He Personified Trends That Have Shaped Today's Pakistan]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Jun-2022/the-rise-and-fall-of-aamir-liaquat-how-he-personified-trends-that-have-shaped-today-s-pakistan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Aamir Liaquat Hussain has passed away in Karachi at 50.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFT Special]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Culture, In memoriam, Focus]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2022 15:53:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Antinomies of Aijaz Ahmad (1941 - 2022): From Ghalib to Gramsci]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[I heard about Aijaz Ahmad – who passed away at 81 earlier last month in the United States on March 9 – initially during my college days in Lahore when he appeared on the cover of Monthly Review, a reputed American socialist journal, in an interview titled In Defence of History, where he railed against the formidable Palestinian literary critic.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Naeem]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, In memoriam, Reflections]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Raza Naeem]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2022 10:56:45 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[In Memory Of Sara Suleri Goodyear]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-Mar-2022/in-memory-of-sara-suleri-goodyear]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Sara Suleri Goodyear, nee Sara Suleri, one of four daughters born to Pakistan Times editor and journalist Z.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fawzia Afzal-Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Literature, In memoriam]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Fawzia Afzal-Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2022 22:58:55 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Bidding Farewell To Dr Mehdi Hasan - And Pakistan’s Progressive Story-line]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Mar-2022/bidding-farewell-to-dr-mehdi-hasan-and-pakistan-s-progressive-story-line]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In Australia, amongst the indigenous aboriginal people, storylines or storytelling has been valued as the traditional ways of preserving culture, and is seen as a primary means to pass on knowledge over generations – becoming key in establishing the relationship of a people to culture, identity and land.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abbas Hasan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Tribute, In memoriam, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Abbas Hasan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2022 06:08:15 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Justice Waqar Seth: The Man Who Convicted Former Military Dictator Pervez Musharraf]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/13-Nov-2021/justice-waqar-seth-the-man-who-convicted-former-military-dictator-pervez-musharraf]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Being a judge in Pakistan is a tough job.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Barrister Awais Babar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, In memoriam, Obituary]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Barrister Awais Babar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2021 07:53:28 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[He Could Bring Lahore To A Halt With One Word: My Friend And Comrade, Rao Tariq]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[It is very difficult to write about a very dear friend and comrade, especially with a close association spanning more than five decades.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaman Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, In memoriam, Memoir]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaman Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2021 23:09:00 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Scholar And Political Mentor]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/05-Mar-2021/scholar-and-political-mentor]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Inna Lillah Wa Inna Ilayhi Raji’oun (Al-Baqara - 2:156) (Truly we belong to Allah and truly to Him shall we return).]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ras H Siddiqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, In memoriam]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ras H Siddiqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2021 02:45:31 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[In Memory of Noor Jehan Mecklai]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/19-Feb-2021/in-memory-of-noor-jehan-mecklai]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[I first met Noor Jehan Mecklai in in 2016 when she visited our home to interview my father for a review of his art exhibition.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shanzay Subzwari]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, In memoriam]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shanzay Subzwari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2021 02:33:47 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[In Memory of Jamila Minallah]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Jan-2021/in-memory-of-jamila-minallah]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Jamila Minallah, born Jamila Aziz in 1936 in Parachinar, lived a life straight out of an epic novel, with rollercoaster twists and turns from high happiness to tumultuous tragedy, set against a background of adoring family and friends full of admiration.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rehana Hyder]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, In memoriam]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Rehana Hyder]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 02:32:31 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Kemal Shoaib, 1936-2020]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/25-Dec-2020/kemal-shoaib-1936-2020]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Kemal Shoaib was a true Renaissance man.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alia Shoaib]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, In memoriam]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Alia Shoaib]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2020 01:11:22 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Personal Tribute to RBG]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is no more.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Parvez Hassan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, In memoriam]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Parvez Hassan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 02:47:42 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Mother of the Forgotten]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/31-Jul-2020/mother-of-the-forgotten]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Sister Ruth Lewis passed away in Karachi on the 20th of July, 2020.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFT]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, In memoriam]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[TFT]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2020 09:30:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[What do you say, Eqbal Ahmad?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[May 11 marks 21 years since my uncle Eqbal Ahmad (1933-1999), a much loved public intellectual and friend of humanity, passed away at the relatively young age of 66 years.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vaqar Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, In memoriam]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Vaqar Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2020 04:15:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Remembering Nisar Aziz Butt (1927-2020) - II]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Indeed the preface to In Search of Days Past is worth quoting in full here – both as an introduction to her work for the uninitiated and as a means to understanding Butt’s writing craft:  “What are the dynamics of writing? I cannot narrate this with confidence.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Naeem]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, In memoriam]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Raza Naeem]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2020 11:30:07 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Of Patriotism, Poetry and Honour]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[It was exactly one year ago.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zeinab Masud Agha]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zeinab Masud Agha]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2019 00:35:51 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Guardian of Lahore’s Heritage]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-Mar-2019/guardian-of-lahore-s-heritage]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Tahir Yazdani Malik, son of the late Ghulam Yazdani Malik (former home secretary) passed away on the 22nd of March 2019.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamile Naqi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, In memoriam]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Jamile Naqi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2019 11:54:47 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[When hate wins]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-Mar-2019/when-hate-wins]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Of all human emotions, hate is the deadliest.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, In memoriam]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2019 10:36:10 +0500</pubDate>

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