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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan's ID Card Just Lost Its Chip. The Ecosystem Around It Still Matters More]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[On Independence Day, NADRA announced that Pakistan's national identity card would no longer carry a microprocessor chip.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tariq Malik]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Tariq Malik]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:43:08 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[When Punjab Becomes Pakistan: The Politics Of Centralized Power]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Punjab, which is the most populous province of Pakistan and is a center of power because of colossal representation in military, bureaucracy, judiciary and security agencies is accused by critics, of denying other provinces their legitimate share and seeking dominance in the policy making apparatus.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Moonis Ahmar]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr Moonis Ahmar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:48:37 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Stronger State: Devolve What Is Local, Strengthen What Is National]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Second of a three-part series on redesigning Pakistan&rsquo;s civil service.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Haroon Khawaja]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Haroon Khawaja]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:26:35 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[If Zarathustra Came To Pakistan, What Would He Ask Us?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[If Nietzsche&rsquo;s Zarathustra came down from his mountain into Pakistan today, he would find plenty of people telling the country how to save itself.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shahid Sattar]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shahid Sattar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:48:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Hand That Held The World: A Tribute To Indu Mitha (1930–2026)]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Indu Mitha, whom we called Nano, passed away on August 31, 2026, in Dublin, at the age of ninety-six.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rwail Sirmed]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Rwail Sirmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:57:54 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[New Provinces: Is This The Right Time?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/30-Aug-2026/new-provinces-right-time]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan is passing through a difficult phase.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Idrees Ashraf]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Idrees Ashraf]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:36:13 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Barelvi Transformation: From Sectarianism To Global Blasphemy Politics]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-Aug-2026/barelvi-transformation-sectarianism-global-blasphemy-politics]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[For decades, Pakistan's Barelvis had a fairly predictable set of religious rivals: Deobandis, Ahl-e-Hadith and, at times, Shias.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali Warsi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ali Warsi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:52:35 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Islamabad MOU Hangs In Balance: Navigating The New Middle East Peace Deal]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/24-Aug-2026/islamabad-mou-hangs-balance-navigating-new-middle-east-peace-deal]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The Islamabad MoU signed on 17 June between Pakistan, Iran and USA to pause the war for 60 days, and allow the resumption of the negotiations in accordance with the roadmap provided in the document.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ambassador M. Alam Brohi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ambassador M. Alam Brohi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:53:11 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Indus Doesn’t Read Maps]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/24-Aug-2026/indus-doesn-t-read-maps]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan is debating a new constitutional order as if water will adjust afterwards.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohsin Leghari]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohsin Leghari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:09:43 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Three Fronts, Three Services, One Office]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/23-Aug-2026/three-fronts-three-services-one-office]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[On August 20, 2026, the Federal Cabinet approved the drafts of the Defense Forces of Pakistan Bill, 2026 and the National Command Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2026.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shemrez Nauman Afzal]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shemrez Nauman Afzal]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:30:09 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[‘Justice For Hina’: Woman’s Death In Rawalpindi Sparks Murder Probe And Public Outcry]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/22-Aug-2026/justice-hina-woman-s-death-rawalpindi-sparks-murder-probe-public-outcry]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[RAWALPINDI: Police have launched a murder investigation after a 45-year-old woman, Hina Javed, was found dead inside an apartment in Rawalpindi, with her family alleging that she had suffered repeated domestic abuse before her death.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[News Desk]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[News, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[News Desk]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:02:00 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Signs Of A Deal? Reading Between The Lines Of The Khan-Establishment Thaw]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/21-Aug-2026/signs-deal-reading-lines-khan-establishment-thaw]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Former prime minister Imran Khan&rsquo;s transfer from Adiala Jail to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad may, on the face of it, be no more than what the Supreme Court ordered: a medical examination by a court-appointed medical board.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Omar Quraishi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Omar Quraishi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:39:25 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Suez On Rails: Connecting Gwadar To Central Asia By Steel, Not Asphalt]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/19-Aug-2026/suez-rails-connecting-gwadar-central-asia-steel-asphalt]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Congratulations are owed first, and they should be said plainly.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Engineer Arshad H Abbasi, General Ghulam Mustafa]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Engineer Arshad H Abbasi, General Ghulam Mustafa]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:29:19 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Amin Mughal’s Unfinished Argument With Pakistan ]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Aug-2026/amin-mughal-s-unfinished-argument-pakistan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Professor Amin Mughal died in London on August 12, 2026, aged 91.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Ikramul Haq]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Main Slider, Memoir]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Ikramul Haq]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:40:13 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Forty-Two Years Away, Still Arguing About Home: Remembering Prof. Amin Mughal (1935–2026)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-Aug-2026/forty-two-years-away-still-arguing-home-remembering-prof-amin-mughal-1935-2026]]></link>
										<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[The Mirage Of New Provinces: Weak Institutions And Political Power Rivalries]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/13-Aug-2026/mirage-new-provinces-weak-institutions-political-power-rivalries]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan&rsquo;s perennial debate over new provinces has resurfaced with familiar urgency.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Rumi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Raza Rumi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:13:39 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Privatizing Yesterday's Grid While The World Builds Tomorrow's]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Aug-2026/privatizing-yesterday-s-grid-world-builds-tomorrow-s]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan is preparing to privatize some of its electricity distribution companies at precisely the moment when the electricity business itself is undergoing the most profound transformation in a century.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shahid Sattar, Nadeem Ul Haque]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shahid Sattar, Nadeem Ul Haque]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:51:48 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Makkah Summit And The Emergence Of A New Strategic Axis]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Aug-2026/makkah-summit-emergence-new-strategic-axis]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The signing of a trilateral Joint Security and Defence Pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and T&uuml;rkiye at the Makkah Summit marks one of the most consequential geopolitical developments in the broader Middle East and West Asia in recent years.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Omar Quraishi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Omar Quraishi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:14:15 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Beyond The American Umbrella: A New Strategic Triangle Takes Shape]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Aug-2026/beyond-american-umbrella-new-strategic-triangle-takes-shape]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The Saudi Arabia-T&uuml;rkiye-Pakistan defence pact is a watershed in regional security because it brings together three major Muslim states with complementary strengths and places collective defence at the centre of their relationship.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Rumi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Editorials, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Raza Rumi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:02:55 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan's AI Policy Needs A Public-Service Evidence Standard]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/05-Aug-2026/pakistan-s-ai-policy-needs-public-service-evidence-standard]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan&rsquo;s National Artificial Intelligence Policy promises scale: one million trained professionals, thousands of trainers and scholarships, new centres of excellence, an AI fund, and wider use of the technology across government and industry.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Gleb Tsipursky]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Gleb Tsipursky]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:20:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Import Bill: Paying In Dollars What We Refused To Pay In Rupees]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/31-Jul-2026/import-bill-paying-dollars-refused-pay-rupees]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Last week the Food Security Minister announced that Pakistan would import wheat.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohsin Leghari]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Economy, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohsin Leghari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:58:09 +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[Refugee Rights Are Not Refugee Seats]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/20-Jul-2026/refugee-rights-refugee-seats]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The debate over the twelve reserved seats for Jammu and Kashmir refugees in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly has increasingly been presented as a choice between constitutional fidelity and political expediency.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Khalid Latif]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Khalid Latif]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:55:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Bodies In Pakistan. Souls In Tehran]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Jul-2026/bodies-pakistan-souls-tehran]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[When Houthi missiles once again targeted Saudi Arabia earlier this month, Pakistan reacted with unusual clarity and resolve.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ishtiaq Ahmad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Main Slider, Analysis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ishtiaq Ahmad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:39:53 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[War, Oil And New Geopolitics: Can Pakistan Convert Crisis Into Strategic Opportunity? ]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[When the first missiles were fired on February 28, 2026, many observers hoped that the conflict would remain geographically confined and diplomatically manageable.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Ikramul Haq]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Ikramul Haq]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:04:02 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Hormuz Is Not About Fees; It Denotes Iran’s Expression Of Sovereignty]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/16-Jul-2026/hormuz-fees-denotes-iran-s-expression-sovereignty]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[On July 6, Iran&rsquo;s IRGC Navy targeted three commercial ships sailing under US protection through Omani waters, what is called the southern route or safe route to use CENTCOM&rsquo;s terminology.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ejaz Haider]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ejaz Haider]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:44:14 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Political Pundits: Rich In Access, Poor In Understanding]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Two recent tweets by veteran journalists captured a mood of deep disillusionment in Pakistan&rsquo;s media circles.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yousuf Nazar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Yousuf Nazar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:50:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Blaming India Or The Taliban Is Not A Strategy]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/15-Jul-2026/blaming-india-taliban-strategy]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Defence Minister Khawaja Asif recently rebuked Maulana Fazlur Rehman for suggesting soldiers fight for salaries, calling it an insult to the country&rsquo;s martyrs.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yousuf Nazar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Yousuf Nazar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:33:14 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Domestic Shield: Why Pakistan Must Rethink Its Fight Against Terrorism]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/15-Jul-2026/domestic-shield-pakistan-must-rethink-fight-terrorism]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The recent wave of coordinated attacks across Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has brought immense grief to Pakistan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saifullah Mahsud]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Saifullah Mahsud]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:07:13 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[What Punjab Can Learn From Punjab]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/14-Jul-2026/punjab-can-learn-punjab]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Indian Punjab has unintentionally conducted two experiments.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohsin Leghari]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohsin Leghari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:26:58 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Iran's Last Card: Will The Houthis Draw Saudi Arabia And Pakistan In?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia's strike on Sana'a International Airport, followed by Houthi missile attacks on two Saudi airports, has opened a dangerous new phase in the Iran conflict.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ishtiaq Ahmad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ishtiaq Ahmad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:41:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Greater Chessboard And The Imminent Wars]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/09-Jul-2026/greater-chessboard-imminent-wars]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The breakdown of the MoU between Iran and the United States does not come as a surprise.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Hasan Zafar]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Hasan Zafar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:32:08 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Trump’s Long Game: How The IRGC Is Losing The Middle East]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/09-Jul-2026/trump-s-long-game-irgc-losing-middle-east]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The latest American strikes against Iran following the IRGC&rsquo;s attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz have once again raised fears that the Middle East is sliding towards another major war.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ishtiaq Ahmad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ishtiaq Ahmad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:47:17 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[When Empathy Becomes Selectivee]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Jul-2026/empathy-becomes-selectivee]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[I cannot shake the image of two little girls trapped in a car on a deserted mountain road in Balochistan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Nafees]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Nafees]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:18:24 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan's Changing Security Paradigm: National Security, Governance And Counterterrorism]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Jul-2026/pakistan-s-changing-security-paradigm-national-security-governance-counterterrorism]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In today&rsquo;s world, the nature of national security has changed fundamentally.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saeed Shafqat]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Saeed Shafqat]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:12:25 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan Finds Its Place: From The Indus Valley Civilisation To A West Asian Middle Power]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Jul-2026/pakistan-finds-place-indus-valley-civilisation-west-asian-middle-power]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The recent controversy over the Indus Waters Treaty has triggered a debate far larger than water.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ishtiaq Ahmad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ishtiaq Ahmad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:15:39 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Flagship Projects, Neglected Schools]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Jul-2026/flagship-projects-neglected-schools]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The annual budget invariably revives the familiar debate about Pakistan's low investment in education.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Shahid Siddiqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Shahid Siddiqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 21:07:25 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Measuring The Discourse: The DDI Model]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Jul-2026/measuring-discourse-ddi-model]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The beginning of 2026 proved highly challenging for Pakistan across multiple fronts.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Asmatullah Niazi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Asmatullah Niazi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:24:05 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[July 5, 1977: The Day Pakistan’s Darkest Chapter Began ]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/05-Jul-2026/july-5-1977-day-pakistan-s-darkest-chapter-began]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Forty-nine years ago, General Zia-ul-Haq&rsquo;s tanks moved on Zulfikar Ali Bhutto&rsquo;s government.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yousuf Nazar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/05-Jul-2026/july-5-1977-day-pakistan-s-darkest-chapter-began</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Yousuf Nazar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 19:51:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Enter The Drone: Why Pakistan Needs A National Anti Drone Strategy]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Jul-2026/pakistan-needs-national-anti-drone-strategy]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Cinematically, the phrase &ldquo;Enter the Dragon&rdquo; conjures images of lethal precision, calculated strikes, and a singular martial discipline.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saifullah Mahsud]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Jul-2026/pakistan-needs-national-anti-drone-strategy</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Saifullah Mahsud]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 18:03:35 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Money Bills In Federations: Has Pakistan Reduced The Senate To A Spectator? ]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Jul-2026/money-bills-federations-pakistan-reduced-senate-spectator]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The 1973 Constitution introduced a bicameral legislature.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Ikramul Haq]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Ikramul Haq]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 15:29:05 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[We've Defied Jacobabad]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Jul-2026/we-ve-defied-jacobabad]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Nazia is a young woman who won't read this piece.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdullah Lashari]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Jul-2026/we-ve-defied-jacobabad</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Abdullah Lashari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:45:32 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Shattered Covenant: How Zia’s Dark Decade Re-Engineered Pakistan  ]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Jul-2026/shattered-covenant-zia-s-dark-decade-re-engineered-pakistan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;A state cannot survive by treating its own citizens as the enemy, nor can it find peace by weaponising the law against the vulnerable.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Huzaima Bukhari]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Jul-2026/shattered-covenant-zia-s-dark-decade-re-engineered-pakistan</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Huzaima Bukhari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:39:02 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Fiction Some Indians Choose To Believe About Pakistan]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Jul-2026/fiction-indians-choose-believe-pakistan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[There is an old saying that hatred clouds judgement.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Omar Quraishi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Omar Quraishi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:39:22 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Whose Heritage Is the Indus Valley Civilisation? Separating History from Nationalism]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/02-Jul-2026/whose-heritage-indus-valley-civilisation-separating-history-nationalism]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Few artefacts from the ancient world have generated as much controversy in recent years as the so-called "Pashupati Seal" discovered at Mohenjo-daro.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali Warsi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ali Warsi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 23:06:47 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Fragility Of Constitutional Balance]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/02-Jul-2026/fragility-constitutional-balance]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Constitutions endure not because institutions are powerful, but because every institution understands where its authority ends and another&rsquo;s begins.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[M Shaban Uppal]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[M Shaban Uppal]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:31:54 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How The Iran War Changed The Region Forever]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Jul-2026/iran-war-changed-region-forever]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The map of the Middle East as we knew it is gone.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shajeel Zaidi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shajeel Zaidi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:40:19 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan's Greatest Security Threat Is Its Economy]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Jul-2026/pakistan-s-greatest-security-threat-economy]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan's emergence as a credible peace broker &mdash; from its quiet, persistent diplomacy between Washington and Tehran to the Islamabad Memorandum &mdash; is a moment of genuine pride.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yousuf Nazar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Yousuf Nazar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:46:11 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Time To Talk On The Two-State Trap?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Jul-2026/time-talk-two-state-trap]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The ongoing era of "hyperrealism" in International Relations is shrinking the space for states to maintain strategic ambiguity, pushing them to redefine and reveal their organic state objectives.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Yasir Masood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Yasir Masood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:07:44 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Sea-Based Nuclear Trap: Why India's Maritime Triad Threatens South Asian Stability]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/30-Jun-2026/sea-based-nuclear-trap-india-s-maritime-triad-threatens-south-asian-stability]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[New Delhi's recent operationalisation of its maritime nuclear leg, with at least 12 warheads deployed on its SSBN fleet, marks a perilous turning point for South Asia.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Asma Shakir Khawaja]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Asma Shakir Khawaja]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:16:10 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Moulai Sheedai And The Forgotten Legacy Of Sindh]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-Jun-2026/moulai-sheedai-forgotten-legacy-sindh]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[What a man of wonderful calibre and bearing, knowledge and wisdom, Rahimdad was.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ambassador M. Alam Brohi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Main Slider, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ambassador M. Alam Brohi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:28:44 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Price Of Unending Power Ambitions]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-Jun-2026/price-unending-power-ambitions]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Power is an undeniable reality which can be used and misused.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Moonis Ahmar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr Moonis Ahmar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:19:14 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Price Of Water Will Be Judged At The Tail]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-Jun-2026/price-water-will-judged-tail]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[At the farm gate, a government demand notice never arrives as an economic theory.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohsin Leghari]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohsin Leghari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:01:45 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Reciprocal Radicalisation In Global Media]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-Jun-2026/reciprocal-radicalisation-global-media]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In a recent column for Quillette &mdash; an Australian online publication &mdash; philosopher Maarten Boudry described how a Flemish public broadcaster reportedly instructed journalists to downplay survey findings showing elevated intolerance among respondents from certain foreign and religious backgrounds.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Nafees]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Nafees]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:01:28 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Time Has Come To Raise The Cost For Afghanistan's Taliban]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-Jun-2026/time-come-raise-cost-afghanistan-s-taliban]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The attack on the Sindh Rangers facility in Karachi is a warning Pakistan cannot afford to dismiss.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ishtiaq Ahmad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ishtiaq Ahmad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:51:40 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Education Spending: The Declining Trend Persists]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-Jun-2026/education-spending-declining-trend-persists]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The Pakistan Economic Survey 2025&ndash;26 opens its chapter on education with an encouraging portrayal of the country's educational progress, creating the impression that Pakistan has made substantial advances across every sector of education.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Shahid Siddiqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-Jun-2026/education-spending-declining-trend-persists</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Shahid Siddiqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 15:18:22 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why Militancy Persists In Pakistan's Merged Districts]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-Jun-2026/militancy-persists-pakistan-s-merged-districts]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[On June 24, personnel of the Bomb Disposal Unit and police in Upper South Waziristan successfully defused an improvised explosive device in the Partogai area of Sararogha tehsil.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adnan Khan Mehsood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Adnan Khan Mehsood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 15:12:10 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan’s Focus Should Be On Resolving Domestic Issues]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-Jun-2026/pakistan-s-focus-resolving-domestic-issues]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[If a country is domestically stable, with economic vibrancy, good governance, and the rule of law, then it makes sense for it to engage in mediation to manage a crisis or conflict.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Moonis Ahmar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr Moonis Ahmar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 14:42:37 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Underneath Global War On Drugs: Profits, Power And Narcoterrorism ]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-Jun-2026/underneath-global-war-drugs-profits-power-narcoterrorism]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[June 26 marks the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Ikramul Haq]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Ikramul Haq]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 14:27:53 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[After The War: The Battle For The New Middle East]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Jun-2026/war-battle-new-middle-east]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Wars may end with a ceasefire, but strategic contests rarely do.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ishtiaq Ahmad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Jun-2026/war-battle-new-middle-east</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Ishtiaq Ahmad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:25:31 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Blood And Remembrance: Why Karbala Still Governs Iran]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/25-Jun-2026/blood-remembrance-karbala-still-governs-iran]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[More than thirteen centuries have passed since a small band of men, women, and children found themselves surrounded on a sun-baked plain in what is now Iraq.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yousuf Nazar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Yousuf Nazar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:00:10 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan Has Done Iran A Great Favour. Is Tehran Ready To Return It?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/24-Jun-2026/pakistan-done-iran-great-favour-tehran-ready-return]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[President Masoud Pezeshkian's visit to Pakistan was remarkable not only for the warmth of the welcome he received but also for what it revealed about the state of Pakistan-Iran relations.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ishtiaq Ahmad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/24-Jun-2026/pakistan-done-iran-great-favour-tehran-ready-return</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Ishtiaq Ahmad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:37:32 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan's Budget Fixes The Numbers, But Not The Economy]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/24-Jun-2026/pakistan-s-budget-fixes-numbers-economy]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The principal objective of the Federal Budget 2026&ndash;2027, prepared under the microscopic scrutiny of the International Monetary Fund, remains to achieve fiscal stability, and the government genuinely believes that its strategy will eventually stimulate economic growth.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ambassador Mushtaq Ali Shah]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Main Slider, Features, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ambassador Mushtaq Ali Shah]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:29:57 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Between Populism And Pragmatism: Would Pakistan’s Diplomatic Opening Look Different Under Imran Khan?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/24-Jun-2026/populism-pragmatism-pakistan-s-diplomatic-opening-look-different-imran-khan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan&rsquo;s reported role in facilitating renewed communication between Washington and Tehran has done what such moments always do in Islamabad: it has triggered less celebration abroad than introspection at home.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saad Hafiz]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Saad Hafiz]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:11:31 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[What Has The Iran War Fundamentally Changed?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/23-Jun-2026/iran-war-fundamentally-changed]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Following the question posed in the title of this piece, the next one is: how ready is Pakistan to align with the new realities that have emerged in the wake of the Iran&ndash;US/Israel war? To answer that, we must first determine what has fundamentally changed, and to do that, we need to map out clearly how things stood before this.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Hasan Zafar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Hasan Zafar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:11:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Afghanistan: Who Pays The Price, And Who Plays The Game]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/23-Jun-2026/afghanistan-pays-price-plays-game]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The characterisation of Afghanistan as the graveyard of empires has long depicted it as an exceptional site where major powers repeatedly fail.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohsin Durrani]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohsin Durrani]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:10:12 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[India’s Assault On Pakistan's Water Security Will Force It To Fight For Life]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/22-Jun-2026/india-s-assault-pakistan-s-water-security-will-force-fight-life]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Before proceeding further on our current river water disputes with India, there should be no doubt in any Indian mind that any diversion of rivers that are allocated to Pakistan under the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) of 1960 is an act of war and, as enunciated by the Pakistani government many times, it will be treated and responded to as such.]]></description>

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

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					<title><![CDATA[Lake Lucerne Summit: Headway In US-Iran Relations Not Seen In Decades]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/22-Jun-2026/lake-lucerne-summit-headway-us-iran-relations-seen-decades]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The first session of high-level talks under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), concluded in B&uuml;rgenstock, Switzerland, represents a significant step forward in structured diplomacy between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America, with the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the State of Qatar playing a central.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Omar Quraishi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Omar Quraishi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:14:49 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Nobody Inaugurates Maintenance]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/22-Jun-2026/nobody-inaugurates-maintenance]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Every government likes to build.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohsin Leghari]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohsin Leghari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:26:21 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Not A Single Drop More: Why The Indus Waters Treaty Cannot Be Unilaterally Held In Abeyance ]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/22-Jun-2026/single-drop-indus-waters-treaty-cannot-unilaterally-held-abeyance]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In 1960, when Eugene Black and the World Bank brokered the Indus Waters Treaty, they did not simply settle a dispute between two new states.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Engineer Arshad H Abbasi, Lt Gen Ghulam Mustafa]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Engineer Arshad H Abbasi, Lt Gen Ghulam Mustafa]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:19:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Benazir – A Matchless Leader ]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/22-Jun-2026/benazir-matchless-leader]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The first child of Z.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ambassador M. Alam Brohi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ambassador M. Alam Brohi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:07:44 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Risks Behind India's Growing Nuclear Arsenal]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/22-Jun-2026/risks-behind-india-s-growing-nuclear-arsenal]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The recent Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) policy document (2026) clearly indicates that India has been deploying 12 nuclear warheads on the sea leg of its nuclear triad.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Zafar Khan ]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Zafar Khan ]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:51:53 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Can Technology Fix Pakistan’s Broken Tax System?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/20-Jun-2026/can-technology-fix-pakistan-s-broken-tax-system]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is once again being reinvented! The proposed transformation plan envisages a three-wing structure separating audit, assessment and enforcement functions.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Ikramul Haq]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/20-Jun-2026/can-technology-fix-pakistan-s-broken-tax-system</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Ikramul Haq]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:03:20 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Cost Of Constancy: Evaluating Pakistan’s Cross-Border Predicament]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/19-Jun-2026/cost-constancy-evaluating-pakistan-s-cross-border-predicament]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan finds itself trapped in a gruelling security dilemma along its western frontier.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saifullah Mahsud]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Saifullah Mahsud]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:00:21 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From GBV To TFGBV: How Digital Spaces Are Reinforcing Gendered Violence In Pakistan]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Jun-2026/gbv-tfgbv-digital-spaces-reinforcing-gendered-violence-pakistan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan's fight against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is increasingly being undermined online.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fauzia Yazdani]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Fauzia Yazdani]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:22:11 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan Believed In Iran Amid Threats Of Nuclear Annihilation. That's Credibility]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[It took Pakistani mediators months of relentless negotiations, travelling, passing messages, and even enduring blowback from the UAE&mdash;one of its oldest and most trusted allies in the region&mdash;to carve out an agreement that was acceptable to both the United States and Iran.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali Warsi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ali Warsi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:59:08 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Pakistan Pulled Off The Impossible—And Why Its Diplomatic Role Is Far From Over]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-Jun-2026/pakistan-pulled-impossible-and-diplomatic-role-far]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[As diplomats prepare for the formal signing of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding, an increasingly familiar debate has emerged over who deserves credit for bringing Washington and Tehran to this point.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ishtiaq Ahmad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ishtiaq Ahmad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:24:13 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[South Asia’s New Balance Of Power]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-Jun-2026/south-asia-s-new-balance-power]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The decision by the United States Department of Defense to restore the name of its Indo-Pacific Command to its original designation, the Pacific Command, may appear at first glance to be a minor administrative adjustment.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Omar Quraishi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Omar Quraishi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:18:38 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why Reform Always Hits The Wall]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-Jun-2026/reform-always-hits-wall]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Nearly 60 per cent of net federal revenue goes to interest payments.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yousuf Nazar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Yousuf Nazar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:10:52 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why 2028 Could Tempt Modi To Strike Pakistan Again]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-Jun-2026/2028-tempt-modi-strike-pakistan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The notion that India might attack Pakistan in 2028 is primarily rooted in the growing economic and political challenges confronting Narendra Modi.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Hasan Zafar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Hasan Zafar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:57:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Identity To Revenue: The Unfinished Promise Of Digital Public Infrastructure]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/16-Jun-2026/identity-revenue-unfinished-promise-digital-public-infrastructure]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In 2007, under the most powerful hybrid regime, the hard drives from thirteen specific computers at the headquarters of what was then called the Central Bureau of Revenue in Islamabad were physically stolen.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tariq Malik]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Tariq Malik]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:33:29 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan’s Budget And The Politics Of Unequal Relief]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The dust has settled on the latest federal budget, and as expected, the reactions are as polarised as the economic strata of the country.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Nafees]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Nafees]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:36:18 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Crisis Mediator To Global Player: Pakistan’s Diplomatic Moment]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/15-Jun-2026/crisis-mediator-global-player-pakistan-s-diplomatic-moment]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif&rsquo;s announcement that the United States and Iran have reached a peace agreement marks what could become one of the most consequential diplomatic developments of recent years.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Omar Quraishi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Omar Quraishi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:52:07 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Budget That Fails To Address The Debt Crisis]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan&rsquo;s latest budget offers some targeted relief.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yousuf Nazar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Yousuf Nazar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:57:01 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Public Policy, Modern Social Science And The Conundrum Of Policy Making In Pakistan]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/15-Jun-2026/public-policy-modern-social-science-conundrum-policy-making-pakistan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA["I know that government cannot make men happy or bring them spiritual fulfilment.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saeed Shafqat]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Saeed Shafqat]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:49:25 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Can Colonial-Era Bureaucracy Still Serve Pakistan Today?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/14-Jun-2026/can-colonial-era-bureaucracy-still-serve-pakistan-today]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The announcement of the CSS Examination 2025 results has once again drawn public attention to Pakistan's civil service.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[M Shaban Uppal]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[M Shaban Uppal]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:25:15 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Silent Fault Line In Families: Intimacy And Strain In Pakistan]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/14-Jun-2026/silent-fault-line-families-intimacy-strain-pakistan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The recent killing of a woman in Karachi, allegedly following a dispute over marital intimacy, has shocked the nation.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Noreen Saher]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Noreen Saher]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:19:50 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Force Built To Demolish Turns On Forman’s Heritage]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/14-Jun-2026/force-built-demolish-turns-forman-s-heritage]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[On Friday evening, hundreds of Christians gathered on the Mall, the grand artery at the heart of colonial Lahore, to protest a seizure that has shaken one of Pakistan&rsquo;s oldest educational communities.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Asif Angelo Aqeel]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Asif Angelo Aqeel]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:18:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Hijacking Kashmir: How The JAAC Protests Serve India's Settler-Colonial Project]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/13-Jun-2026/hijacking-kashmir-jaac-protests-serve-india-s-settler-colonial-project]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The current agitation by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Azad Jammu and Kashmir comes at a particularly sensitive moment for the Kashmir cause.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ishtiaq Ahmad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ishtiaq Ahmad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 20:16:45 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Budget, State, Taxes And Human Rights]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/13-Jun-2026/budget-state-taxes-human-rights]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[As we approach the 80th anniversary of the negotiations that led to the United Nations&rsquo; Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it is a good time to reflect on human rights and taxation.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Ikramul Haq]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Ikramul Haq]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why ‘Feudalism’ Fails In Gilgit-Baltistan]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/12-Jun-2026/feudalism-fails-gilgit-baltistan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The validation of a text lies not in its universal application, but in its ability to respect the boundaries of specific historical truth.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Huzaima Bukhari]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Huzaima Bukhari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:52:29 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Center-Province Dispute Over Resources]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/11-Jun-2026/center-province-dispute-resources]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The disagreement between the federal government and the provinces over the distribution of net federal tax revenues this fiscal year hampered the presentation of the National Budget in Parliament for debate and approval.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ambassador M. Alam Brohi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ambassador M. Alam Brohi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:39:35 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Hobbesian Correction: A Case For Pakistan’s Pragmatic Turn In The Post-Ideology Era]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/11-Jun-2026/hobbesian-correction-case-pakistan-s-pragmatic-turn-post-ideology-era]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Bad Lands
The British philosopher and political theorist Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) never utilised the word &lsquo;ideology&rsquo;.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadeem Farooq Paracha]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Main Slider, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadeem Farooq Paracha]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:02:14 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Eighteen Years That Separate A Miracle From A Mirage]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/11-Jun-2026/eighteen-years-separate-miracle-mirage]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The PPP's recent victory in Gilgit-Baltistan has reinforced a familiar Pakistani narrative: electoral success as proof of effective governance.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yousuf Nazar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Yousuf Nazar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:59:21 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why Azad Kashmir's Crisis Is About More Than Subsidies]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/11-Jun-2026/azad-kashmir-s-crisis-subsidies]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[For the past four years, writing in these pages, I have been arguing that the economic crisis in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) needs to be read through a political economy lens.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Danish Khann]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Danish Khann]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:38:54 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Strait, The Strikes And Tehran's Shrinking Options]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Jun-2026/strait-strikes-tehran-s-shrinking-options]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Iran may have miscalculated again.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ishtiaq Ahmad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ishtiaq Ahmad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:56:23 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Karachi’s Multiple Man Made Disasters]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Jun-2026/karachi-s-multiple-man-made-disasters]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Till a couple of decades ago, Karachi was called Pakistan&rsquo;s &lsquo;jewel in the crown.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Moonis Ahmar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr Moonis Ahmar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:18:04 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[One Land, Two Narratives]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Jun-2026/one-land-two-narratives]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA["Human societies are built not merely upon facts, but upon stories.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadeem Khalid]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadeem Khalid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:27:19 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Beyond Hybrid Regimes: The Making Of Democracy With Pakistani Characteristics]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Jun-2026/beyond-hybrid-regimes-making-democracy-pakistani-characteristics]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Across the world, democratic systems are under stress.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saeed Shafqat]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Saeed Shafqat]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:16:54 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Spoilers’ Last Stand: Lebanon And The Race To Seal Trump’s Iran Deal]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Jun-2026/spoilers-last-stand-lebanon-race-seal-trump-s-iran-deal]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Just when a US-Iran agreement appeared within reach, the Middle East witnessed another dangerous round of escalation.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ishtiaq Ahmad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ishtiaq Ahmad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:35:24 +0500</pubDate>

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