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

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

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

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

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

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fawzia Afzal-Khan]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Fawzia Afzal-Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 23:50:25 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[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[Jirgas: The Failure Of Justice And The Rise Of Parallel Courts]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The tribal courts generally known as Jirga system are flourishing in Sindh and Balochistan where half lettered landlords, feudal chiefs, Sardars, tribal influential  preside over voluntary gatherings of the parties involved in a dispute over landed property, some matrimonial match,  honour killing, eloping of a couple, trespassing,.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ambassador M. Alam Brohi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ambassador M. Alam Brohi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:25:43 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Indivisible Province: Why Sindh’s Geography Cannot Be Redrawn]]></title>
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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>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Ehsan Leghari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:49:44 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Forty-Two Years Away, Still Arguing About Home: Remembering Prof. Amin Mughal (1935–2026)]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Prof.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sirmed Manzoor]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Main Slider, Memory, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sirmed Manzoor]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:07:14 +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[The Pragmatist’s Autocracy: How Lee Kuan Yew Engineered An Economic Miracle Out Of An Impossible Nation]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[A little over 700 square kilometres in size, scarcely a quarter of Rhode Island, Singapore was expelled from the Malaysian Federation in August 1965 and left to chart its own course.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mekaiel Qazi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Features, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mekaiel Qazi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:38:29 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Arshad Nadeem And The Missing System]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The disappointment over Arshad Nadeem's performance at the Commonwealth Games is understandable.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Omar Quraishi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Legacy, Sport]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Omar Quraishi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:29:13 +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>
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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[Captain Sarwar Shaheed: Pakistan’s First Nishan e Haider]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-Jul-2026/captain-sarwar-shaheed-pakistan-s-first-nishan-e-haider]]></link>
										<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[Alhamra Art Centre And The Exquisite Pretense Of A Common Culture ]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Jul-2026/alhamra-art-centre-exquisite-pretense-common-culture]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Before beginning, it is important to state that I have been a regular visitor to Alhamra Art Center for the past four years.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Burhan Zahoor]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Legacy, Citizens' Voice]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Burhan Zahoor]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:39:11 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Gold Tooth]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Jul-2026/gold-tooth]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA["True decolonization means confronting power everywhere, not just in the Global North.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Murad Moosa Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, History, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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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[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>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, History, Legacy, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Taha Zeinali, Alborz]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:26:54 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Mutating Maududi: From Islamist Ideologue to Moral Policeman]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/22-Jul-2026/mutating-maududi-islamist-ideologue-moral-policeman]]></link>
										<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[Soulmate Of The State: The Ideological Reinventions Of Qawwali]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[State Engineers A Soul
Pakistan came into being on 14 August 1947.]]></description>

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

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

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

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					<title><![CDATA[How Syed Hashmi Redefined the Balochi Ghazal]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/25-Jun-2026/syed-hashmi-redefined-balochi-ghazal]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In a relatively short life of just fifty-two years, Syed Hashmi (1926&ndash;1978) made enduring contributions to Balochi literature across various genres, including fiction, poetry, lexicography, linguistics, aphorism writing, and letter writing.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fazal Baloch]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Books, Culture, Features, Legacy, Literature]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Fazal Baloch]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:03:34 +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[Meeting Dilip Kumar]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[When I asked Dilip Kumar which was his greatest role, he answered Devdas.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Film, Legacy, Memoir, Memory, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:19:00 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Beyond The Illusion Of Power: Social Justice And Ethics In Nahjul Balagha]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Jun-2026/beyond-illusion-power-social-justice-ethics-nahjul-balagha]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Nahjul Balagha, translated as the &ldquo;Peak of Eloquence,&rdquo; is the most popular collection of sermons, letters, and sayings attributed to Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib&mdash;the fourth Caliph, the first Shia Imam, and the cousin and son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Meezan Zahra Khwaja]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Meezan Zahra Khwaja]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:52:58 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Mir Zaman’s War: A Subaltern Memoir Of World War 2 From Taxila]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/31-May-2026/mir-zaman-s-war-subaltern-memoir-second-world-war-taxila]]></link>
										<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[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>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History, Legacy, Sport, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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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>
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										<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[A Journey With The Last of the Soviets]]></title>
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										<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[Feudal Son Who Became The Peasant's Comrade: The Uncompromising Journey of Alam Shah (8 May 1942 – 6 May 2026)]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The red flag of Awami Tehreek flew at half-mast on the 6th of May 2026.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kalavanti Raja]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 03:17:19 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Khatami As Champion of Dialogue II - Out of Office, But Not Silenced]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Click here for the first part of this article


Waving the green banner: Khatami out of office 
The pressures facing Khatami domestically and from abroad intensified as public opinion began to shift away from the reformers.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed, Amineh Hoti, Frankie Martin]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed, Amineh Hoti, Frankie Martin]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 20:36:23 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Khatami As Champion Of Dialogue I - Rise Of A Reformer]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In November 2001, two months after the devastating 9/11 attacks, Iranian President Mohammad Khatami visited New York for a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed, Amineh Hoti, Frankie Martin]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Editor's Picks, History, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed, Amineh Hoti, Frankie Martin]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 17:35:07 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pilgrim’s Progress: A Journey Of The Soul Through Punjab’s Heart]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-Apr-2026/pilgrim-s-progress-journey-soul-punjab-s-heart]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The journey began at the stroke of nine on a Saturday morning, the Islamabad air still holding the crisp, translucent promise of the north before the sun climbed too high.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Madiha Arsalan Haneef]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Diary, Features, Heritage, Legacy, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Madiha Arsalan Haneef]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:05:01 +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>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, In memoriam, Legacy, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Adnan Tariq]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:58:47 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Writing A Sindhi Manifesto: How Tehreek Magazine Shaped A Decade of Resistance]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-Apr-2026/writing-sindhi-manifesto-tehreek-magazine-shaped-decade-resistance]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The history of the Sindhi press finds its roots in the high standards set by the pre-Partition journal Sarsvati (1890).]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:46:56 +0500</pubDate>

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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>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, In memoriam, Legacy, Music, Tribute]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:05:12 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Chaudhry Rahmat Ali And the Politics of Historical Memory]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The history of Pakistan&rsquo;s creation has long been narrated through the towering personalities of Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Allama Iqbal, yet one of its earliest and most original thinkers, Chaudhry Rahmat Ali, continues to occupy a curiously marginal and contested place in public memory.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adnan Tariq]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Adnan Tariq]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:56:21 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The ‘Nechri Heretic’: Reclaiming The Legacy Of Syed Ahmad Khan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Syed Ahmad Khan&rsquo;s life followed a remarkable and contrasting arc: he transformed from a carefree youth frequenting the colourful &lsquo;cultural&rsquo; districts of 19th-century Delhi into a rigid "Wahabi," and finally into a staunch rationalist and reformer.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadeem Farooq Paracha]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadeem Farooq Paracha]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:42:53 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Tracing Lahore’s Progressive Urdu Poetry Legacy]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Words, when meaningfully woven together, hold within them an unimaginable power.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Usama Malick]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Book Review, Books, Editor's Picks, Features, History, Legacy, Literature, Poetry]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Usama Malick]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:54:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Rasool Baksh Palijo’s Awami Tehreek Had A Uniquely Radical Blueprint]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan&rsquo;s political pundits often dismiss Sindhi organisations as merely another collection of regional political entities.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:52:52 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[Imdad Hussaini, a distinguished poet, short story writer, researcher, translator, and editor, was born on 10 March 1940, in Tikhurh, a village celebrated as a historic hub of Sindhi poetry and culture.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Muhammad Habib Sanai]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Muhammad Habib Sanai]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:32:04 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Voices Of Valour: A Tribute To Christian Defenders Of Pakistan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[During the concluding moments of the session, the host remarked that the gathering was not merely a discussion about a book, but a tribute to the white in Pakistan&rsquo;s flag &mdash; symbolising minorities, particularly the Christian community, and their dedicated service to the nation.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ayaz Morris]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ayaz Morris]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:48:29 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Fortress To Walled City: How The Company Defanged Lahore]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[There was a time, not long ago, when Lahore presented itself as a fortress-capital, as a bastion of sovereignty.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adnan Tariq]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 04:29:30 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[Click here for the first part of this article
 
In 2012, while studying the war on terror&rsquo;s devastating impact on Muslim tribal societies in "ungoverned spaces" like Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia, we searched for a framework to explain the relentless violence facing these peripheries.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed, Amineh Hoti, Frankie Martin]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed, Amineh Hoti, Frankie Martin]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 21:46:51 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[This 14 February marks the 543rd anniversary of Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur, a poet, statesman, and founder of a dynasty that ruled the South Asian Subcontinent for more than three centuries.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adkhamjon Janobiddinov]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:23:51 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[Despite being born into an elite family, some individuals dedicate their lives to serving the community.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Education, Features, Heritage, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:18:20 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[In 2012, as we worked on our study of the war on terror&rsquo;s impact on Muslim tribal societies, we searched for a metaphor to frame and explain the dynamic that we were observing across the world.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed, Amineh Hoti, Frankie Martin]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, History, Legacy, Literature, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:31:50 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[This article began with a digital ultimatum &ndash; the notification almost every email user eventually dreads.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:52:33 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[The Buddhist legend of Kunāla, first preserved in the Divyāvadāna (c.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadeem Omar Tarar]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadeem Omar Tarar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 04:26:10 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[Every 27 January, Germany observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day, marking the liberation of Auschwitz Birkenau by Soviet troops in 1945.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anas Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Anas Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 05:17:42 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Encountering Caesar’s Rome And His Muddy Grave]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[I studied at Catholic schools in Hyderabad, Sukkur and Karachi.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Diary, Editor's Picks, Features, History, Legacy, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:53:35 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Washington Irving And The Mystique Of Alhambra]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[As a school student, I read Washington Irving&rsquo;s Tales of the Alhambra, published in 1832, and translated a century later by the renowned Urdu writer Gulam Abbas.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Syed Amir]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Syed Amir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:42:44 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Looting The Toshakhana: How The British Turned Punjab's Persianate Knowledge From Sovereignty To Curiosity]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In the heart of the Lahore Fort once stood a room that shimmered with more than gold and silver&mdash;it glowed with the light of knowledge.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adnan Tariq]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Adnan Tariq]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:17:06 +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>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History, In memoriam, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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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[Experiencing Cancun As The Gateway To Mayan Civilisation]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The Mayan civilization developed across the areas that now constitute southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, and Honduras, from ~2000 BC to the Spanish arrival, with a peak during a period known as the Classic Period (200&ndash;900 AD).]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History, Legacy, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:15:09 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Imran Khan’s Journey From Leader To Anti-Leader]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Rise To Stardom
Imran Khan&rsquo;s remarkable cricket career spanned over two decades, beginning in 1971 when he was just eighteen years old and concluding with his retirement in 1992 at the age of forty.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadeem Farooq Paracha]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History, Legacy, Main Slider, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadeem Farooq Paracha]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:40:12 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Healing Hands, Revolutionary Heart: The Life Of Dr Mukhtar Ansari]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Very few in the current generation of South Asians will be familiar with the name of Dr Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari, the iconic physician, surgeon, and renowned national leader.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Syed Amir]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Syed Amir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 04:20:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Cult Or Crusade: How The British Press Covered A Sindhi Women’s Initiative In The Colonial Era]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In the dusty, sun-baked streets of 1930s Hyderabad, Sindh, a prosperous diamond merchant named Dada Lekhraj experienced profound spiritual visions that led him to envision a new divine order.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:03:34 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[‘My Time is Written’ – Benazir Bhutto’s March Toward Destiny]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[On the 16th of October 1951, the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, was assassinated in Liaquat Bagh Rawalpindi and the same gruesome spectacle was repeated 76 years later on the 27th of December 2007.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 21:57:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Understanding The Ghalibian Crucible: Unveiling Sufi Realities Beyond The Pretext]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Would it be blasphemous to call Mirza Ghalib a Sufi poet when his rindana lifestyle&mdash;debauchery and licentious behaviour towards religion&mdash;is common knowledge?
Tasawaf in Islamic tradition is based on two fundamental pillars: Shariat, which is the outward, divine law of Islam (God's commands and duties), and Tariqat, the inner,.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Madiha Arsalan Haneef]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Madiha Arsalan Haneef]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 00:23:33 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Main jo hoon, &lsquo;Jaun Elia&rsquo; hoon janaab
Iska be-had lihaaz kijiye ga&rdquo;
(Who am I, I am &lsquo;Jaun Elia&rsquo; your majesty
Treat him with utmost courtesy)
Jaun Elia&rsquo;s name is very important among the poets of the modern era who have remained distinguished owing to their philosophy and art, also style of saying and.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Naeem]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Legacy, Literature, Poetry]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Raza Naeem]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 23:11:44 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Ali: Great American, Great Muslim II – Philosopher And Fighter Against Injustice]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Click here for the first part of this article.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed, Amineh Hoti, Frankie Martin]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History, Legacy, Sport]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed, Amineh Hoti, Frankie Martin]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 01:31:10 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Lincoln's Language Saved The Union]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[This may sound incredible, but Lincoln never attended college.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Books, Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History, Legacy, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 06:43:50 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Ali: Great American, Great Muslim I —The Champ’s Secret Diplomacy]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In 2010, my office received an urgent call.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed, Amineh Hoti, Frankie Martin]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History, Legacy, Sport, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed, Amineh Hoti, Frankie Martin]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 23:41:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[What Would The Quaid Think Of The 27th Amendment?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[On the global stage, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is enjoying a moment in the sun.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, History, Legacy, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:48:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[More Than Malicious Gossip: Remembering Khushwant Singh]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s nothing short of a blessing to get one&rsquo;s hands on any book of Khushwant Singh, the most celebrated and widely read South Asian writer.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Usama Malick]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Book Review, Books, Editor's Picks, Features, Legacy, Literature, Review]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Usama Malick]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:50:42 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[60 Years Of Comradeship: PAF College Sargodha's 16th Entry Celebrates Diamond Jubilee]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Reunions and anniversaries are reflective of bonds of comradeship and affection.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History, Legacy, Memoir]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 20:04:55 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Temple's Tale: Partition, Legal Battles And Lingering Fear]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Last week, I walked Sri Ghat at dawn.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2025 02:04:17 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Whispers On Cassettes: The Silent Heritage Of Tape Letters]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/30-Oct-2025/whispers-magnetic-tape-silent-heritage-tape-letters]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Whenever a tape arrived from Karachi, my mother would dress us up as if guests were about to enter the house,&rdquo; recalls Nasreen, a girl raised in Birmingham.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Salman Tahir]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Legacy, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Salman Tahir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 06:07:47 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[One Ball That Conquered A Sport: Peshawar Has The Soul Of An Ancient City - VII]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/25-Oct-2025/one-ball-conquered-sport-peshawar-soul-ancient-city-vii]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[There are many ways to tell the story of Peshawar &mdash; the city of caravanserais, resistance, and resilience.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pervez Akhtar Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History, Legacy, Sport]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Pervez Akhtar Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 21:17:32 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[To understand a nation, you must first listen to its dissident voices &ndash; the ones that speak in measured tones against the roar of approved history.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadir Mansoor]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadir Mansoor]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 05:06:27 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[Raja Nazar Mohammed Janjua (1910&ndash;75) preferred to be known as Noon Meem Rashid.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Naeem]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Raza Naeem]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 01:24:07 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Man Who Loved Lahore: The Enduring Legacy Of Sir Ganga Ram]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[There are few persons who have contributed as much to the development of Lahore as Sir Ganga Ram; a true son of the city.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 21:27:58 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Where Empire Bowed To Ballot: Peshawar Has The Soul Of An Ancient City VI]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The sun of July 1947 burned like fate itself&mdash;merciless, absolute, final.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pervez Akhtar Khan]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Pervez Akhtar Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 18:09:21 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Portal To Peace: Gurudev Tagore, Bard Of Bengal - II]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Click here for the first partThere is no better way to enter a discussion of Tagore&rsquo;s views of nationalism, one of the central themes in his thought and writing, than through one of his most acclaimed novels, The Home and the World (1916).]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 18:06:20 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pillar For The Poor: The Principled Politics Of Yousuf Musti Khan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Three years ago, a warrior who fought for human rights departed this Earth.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdul Ghaffar Bugti]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 17:53:46 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Portal To Peace: Gurudev Tagore, Bard Of Bengal - I]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In late 1961, when I joined Birmingham University in the UK as an undergraduate, I was selected as part of the cast of students performing the play The Post Office by Rabindranath Tagore.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed, Amineh Hoti, Frankie Martin]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed, Amineh Hoti, Frankie Martin]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 16:01:44 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Cecil Chaudhry Was A Hero Who Guarded Both Pakistan's Borders And Its Ideals]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Anyone who went to school in Pakistan before the year 2000 is likely to have come across a name that evokes pride, not just for the Christian community, but for the entire nation.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ayaz Morris]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2025 01:13:44 +0500</pubDate>

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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>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mubashar Naqvi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 04:39:48 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[This 6th of September, Pakistan will commemorate the 60th anniversary of its 1965 war with India &ndash; from the 28th of August to the 22nd of September in 1965.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Fazli]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2025 16:48:01 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Field Marshal And I - An Autobiographical Note]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The cool-looking hills around Islamabad and the greenery inside are deceptive.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2025 00:20:20 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Lantern’s Beam To Diya’s Flame: The New Life Of Bhit Shah Railway Station]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The Kachhi Kolhi and Baghri residents of the now-deserted Bhit Shah Railway Station have breathed new life into old structures.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 18:30:33 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[I first encountered the short-lived Iranian writer Samad Behrangi (1939-1968) in Sibte Hasan&rsquo;s classic work on the Iranian Revolution, Inquilab-e-Iran (1980), where while discussing the stifling atmosphere under Raza Shah Pahlavi, Hasan mentioned how scores of Iranian writers and poets paid the ultimate price for dissenting with the Shah by.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Naeem]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2025 17:25:51 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Bond, But Of The Mussoorie Hills, Not Hollywood]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[A week ago, I playfully tapped the keyboard of my laptop and typed the word &ldquo;Himalaya&rdquo; in the Google search bar.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2025 18:20:57 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Peshawar Has The Soul Of An Ancient City - III]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Click here for the previous part in this seriesThey say that cities have hearts that are beating, bleeding and bursting with memory.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pervez Akhtar Khan]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Pervez Akhtar Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 19:00:51 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Lion Of The Frontier, Hayat Khan Sherpao]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The old Frontier Province, now called Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, has produced many legendary figures.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Legacy, Main Slider, Memoir, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 18:20:02 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Mapping A Civilisation: BL Dhama, The Architect Behind Mohenjo-Daro's Plans]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Bhanwar Lal Dhama AIIA was an Indian architect, archaeologist, and epigraphist.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 01:02:45 +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[Of Mary Curzon’s Raj, Over A Century Ago]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Aug-2025/of-mary-curzon-s-raj-over-a-century-ago]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[During the British Raj, the position of Viceroy, held by 24 white men, from Lord Canning to Lord Mountbatten, was regarded as one of the most powerful positions in the world.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Syed Amir]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Syed Amir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 20:38:34 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Peshawar Has The Soul Of An Ancient City]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Aug-2025/peshawar-has-the-soul-of-an-ancient-city]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[You don&rsquo;t grow up in Peshawar without feeling the shadow of Bala Hisar on your back.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pervez Akhtar Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Features, Heritage, Legacy, Perspective, Editor's Picks]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Pervez Akhtar Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:02:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Art As Legacy: Salima Hashmi On Inheritance, Imagination And Resistance]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/30-Jul-2025/art-as-legacy-salima-hashmi-on-inheritance-imagination-and-resistance]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Professor Salima Hashmi stands as a rare force in Pakistan&rsquo;s cultural landscape&mdash;where art, activism, and education converge.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reja Hayat]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Art, Culture, Features, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Reja Hayat]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 19:50:53 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Goethe As Europe’s Rumi - II]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-Jul-2025/goethe-as-europe-s-rumi-ii]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Click here for the first part of this article
 
In 1819, Goethe published his poetic collection West-Eastern Divan, a book that is by all measures astonishing and has been described as revolutionary by scholars.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed, Amineh Hoti, Frankie Martin]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed, Amineh Hoti, Frankie Martin]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:26:25 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Sufi Aasuram Faqeer As Shared Sant of Pakistan And India]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In Sindh, particularly late period of the Talpur era, one could find a wealth of Hindu Sants&rsquo; poetry devoted to the life of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him) and the tragedy of Karbala.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 16:00:37 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[What Nietzsche Saw In the Poetry of Hafez - But Iqbal Did Not]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[As I explored the poetry of Hafez of Shiraz in the original, in translations and commentaries, I was delighted and surprised to know that Friedrich Nietzsche, the 19th-century German philologist/philosopher, admired Hafez.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Salman Kureishy]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Books, Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Legacy, Literature, Main Slider, SPOTLIGHT, Poetry]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Salman Kureishy]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:31:28 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Goethe As Europe’s Rumi - I]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[During fieldwork in Germany for our study Journey into Europe about Islam in Europe, the subject of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Germany&rsquo;s greatest literary figure, frequently came up.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed, Amineh Hoti, Frankie Martin]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed, Amineh Hoti, Frankie Martin]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:31:52 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Map Of Lost Harmony: Tracing Bhai Gola Singh's Pluralist Hyderabad]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Before August 1947, Hyderabad's urban landscape was woven with a rich, organic nomenclature.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, History, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2025 22:58:20 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Rare Insider's Account Of Pakistan's Left]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/16-Jul-2025/a-rare-insider-s-account-of-pakistan-s-left]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;There must be something rotten in the very core of a social system which increases its wealth without diminishing its misery.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zubair Ahmad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Book Review, Books, Features, History, Legacy, Review]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zubair Ahmad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:49:06 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Archaeological Injustice - Forgetting Ahmeddin Siddiqi As Mohenjo-Daro's Great Excavator]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Ahmeddin Siddiqi was an archaeologist who supervised the excavation work at Mohenjo-Daro under Sir John Marshall's guidelines during 1925-26.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 18:36:49 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Bhai Dalpatram As Sant, Polyglot, Poet And Symbol Of Sindhyat ]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[My exploration of the influence of Persian poetry &ndash; particularly Ferdowsi&rsquo;s Shahnameh &ndash; on classical Sindhi poetry yielded an unexpected result.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:03:46 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Humayun’s Exile To British Cantonment: A Historical Overview Of Quetta]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[This author had been to Quetta a few times during his service days in the dying years of the previous century, but only for three to four days at a time; not enough to understand the mood of the city.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 23:55:01 +0500</pubDate>

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