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					<title><![CDATA[Why Was India Partitioned? Revisiting The Long Road To 1947]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Few questions in South Asian history appear as simple in wording and as difficult in substance as the one Anees Sheikh places at the center of his book: Why was India partitioned? The temptation to answer quickly is strong.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Intikhab Ulfat]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Intikhab Ulfat]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:51:57 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan’s Tale Of Two Cities: The Constitutional Distance Between Islamabad And Rawalpindi]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Charles Dickens wrote two novels that, read together, offer an unexpectedly useful lens through which to view Pakistan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Azhar Dogar]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Azhar Dogar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:53:03 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Shahryar Khan’s Game Plan: Can Pakistan Become An Economic Gateway?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Author: Shahryar Khan Niazi
Book: Game Plan: Pakistan Economic Gateway Vision, Strategy and Leverage in a New World Order
Publisher: Karachi: Markings Publishing, 2024, pp.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Moonis Ahmar]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr Moonis Ahmar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:11:20 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Rebirth Of Gregor Samsa: Kafka, The Cockroach And India’s Gen Z Revolt]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Kafka&rsquo;s Metamorphosis came in 1915 and after one century it has come full circle and manifested itself in the latest political upheaval of Gen Z in the shape of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Tauqeer Irtiza]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Comment, Features, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Tauqeer Irtiza]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:55:14 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Building Peace: From Personal Experience To Global Ethics Of Non-Violence]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Book: Building Peace: Reflections Of Eminent Educators, From Personal To Political
Edited by: Syed Sikander Mehdi and Matt Meyer
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, Springer Nature, 2026
 At a moment when war, political polarization, racial and religious intolerance, disinformation, ecological insecurity and renewed nuclear anxieties are.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Intikhab Ulfat]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Book Review, Features, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Intikhab Ulfat]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:46:15 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Hold On: A Young Woman’s Journey Through Love, Ambition And Sacrifice]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Naveed Iftikhar&rsquo;s debut novel explores the journey of a young woman from Kohat to New York but it is also a journey of growth, awareness, understanding and acceptance of our emotions, consequences of our life&rsquo;s choices and of circumstances beyond our control.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nida Usman Chaudhry]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Art, Book Review, Features, Literature, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nida Usman Chaudhry]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:13:56 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Deconstructing Colonial Legacies: Institutional Shifts In Pakistan’s Madrasa System]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Book Review: Reclaiming Madrassa: Challenges and Transformation 
Author: Dr.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Prof Muhammad Iqbal Chawla]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Book Review, Features, Literature, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Prof Muhammad Iqbal Chawla]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:08:18 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[If You Want Peace, Must You Necessarily Prepare For War?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Nov-2023/if-you-want-peace-must-you-necessarily-prepare-for-war]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA["Si vis pacem, para bellum" is a Latin adage, which, translated into English means "If you want peace, prepare for war.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zahid Hussain]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Perspective, Reader's view, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zahid Hussain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2023 16:27:58 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Gilgit-Baltistan Tourism And The Tragedy Of The Commons]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-May-2023/gilgit-baltistan-tourism-and-the-tragedy-of-the-commons]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Gilgit-Baltistan has become a famous tourist destination for both national and international tourists due to its majestic mountains, forts, deserts, waterfalls, national parks and eye-catching lakes.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Wajhullah Fahim]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Perspective, Reader's view, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Wajhullah Fahim]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2023 00:23:20 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Transforming Pakistani Higher Education: Navigating Budget Cuts And Embracing Change]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/04-May-2023/transforming-pakistani-higher-education-navigating-budget-cuts-and-embracing-change]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[“Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible to enslave.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Muhammad Yasir Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Education, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Muhammad Yasir Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 06 May 2023 19:07:55 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Education In A Second Language Impedes Acquiring Knowledge]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-May-2023/education-in-a-second-language-impedes-acquiring-knowledge]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In Pakistan, there are many different cultural groups and each one has their language.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adil Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Education, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Adil Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 22:09:56 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Provincial Polls Before National Ones: A Rebirth Of 'One Unit'?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/30-Apr-2023/provincial-polls-before-national-ones-a-rebirth-of-one-unit]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[One Unit (1955) was imposed under the garb of national cohesion and provincial harmony.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nazeer Ahmed Arijo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nazeer Ahmed Arijo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:17:52 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Locked Horns In Pakistan's Political Crisis]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Apr-2023/locked-horns-in-pakistan-s-political-crisis]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Stereotypically, the Machiavellian doctrine is associated with moral expediency and deviousness in political actions, and the justification of all political means - even the most unscrupulous - when the interests of the state are at stake.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Marium Kamal]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr Marium Kamal]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 05:45:40 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Freedom Of Life In Pakistan]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Apr-2023/freedom-of-life-in-pakistan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Throughout history, the struggle for equal rights and the right to a free life has been an ongoing battle for humanity.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Muhammad Kaif Ul Hassan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Muhammad Kaif Ul Hassan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 05:34:01 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Impunity And Injustice Still Hang Over The 2002 Gujarat Violence]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/31-Jan-2023/impunity-and-injustice-still-hang-over-the-2002-gujarat-violence]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In February of 2002, Gujarat, a state in western India, witnessed one of the deadliest instances of communal violence in India’s recent history.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Jamal Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Jamal Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 23:24:38 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Is Iran On The Threshold Of Another 'Syrianization'?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-Jan-2023/is-iran-on-the-threshold-of-another-syrianization]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In the last few years, a new word has been added to the political vocabulary – “Syrianization.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amer Ababakr]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Strategy, Analysis, Perspective, Reader's view, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Amer Ababakr]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 22:02:09 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Has The West Turned On Globalisation Or Is It The Other Way Around?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Jan-2023/has-the-west-turned-on-globalisation-or-is-it-the-other-way-around]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[After World War II, the world experienced enormous growth driven by rampant consumerism and the growth of faith in free enterprise.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mushahid Hussain]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mushahid Hussain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2023 10:41:13 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The World Cannot Ignore Misgivings On India Getting A Permanent UNSC Seat]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[On 10 December 2022, the newspaper headline read, “India stands isolated at UN Security Council (UNSC) during its Presidency.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahsan Ali Zahid]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahsan Ali Zahid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2023 17:15:56 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Emergence Of FM Bilawal Bhutto Zardari As A Forceful Voice For Pakistan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the son of the late Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and President Asif Ali Zardari, has started playing an increasingly positive role as foreign minister of Pakistan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pervaiz Saleh]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Perspective, Reader's view, Comment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Pervaiz Saleh]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2023 20:11:42 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Not Fair Game: Producing And Sharing The Audio Leaks Shows We Are In A Deep Ethical Crisis]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Imam Ghazali narrates an incident in his famous work Ihya Ulum-al-Din that we all ought to be sharing today in the light of the prevailing circumstances.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Shehzad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Features, Diary, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Shehzad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2022 07:32:00 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Aam Aadmi Party Versus Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA["Stay connected with India's fastest-growing political party because it is reshaping the political landscape in India.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmed Naveed]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmed Naveed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 17:06:14 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why The Protests In Iran Are Unlikely To Cause Regime Change For Now]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The Truman Doctrine, which gave impetus to the practice of 'regime change’ in countries that were perceived as being against the interests of the USA –  or could threaten its interests – is alive and well today, and being practiced, but with modern tools.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bilal Hyder Simair]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Features, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Bilal Hyder Simair]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2022 21:25:11 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[In Memory Of John Lennon, The Revolutionary Artist]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[When the world was overwhelmed with war mania and political revolutions, John Lennon was painting an image of a beautiful world with his songs of love and peace.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Salam Dharejo and Fareed Baloch]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Music, Perspective, Reader's view, History, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Salam Dharejo and Fareed Baloch]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2022 23:22:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[An Account Of General B’s Farewell Meeting With Qalandar]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[B thought that if he starts his farewell meetings with Qalandar, the move will convince the world that he is shedding uniform after 29 November.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Shehzad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Shehzad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2022 11:56:02 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Pakistan Can Escape Being The World’s Favourite Scapegoat]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The geographical location of Pakistan is ardently celebrated by many ‘patriotic’ historians.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Asad Marwat]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Climate Crisis, Strategy, Perspective, Reader's view, Environment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Asad Marwat]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:51:55 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Understanding The Factors Work For Imran Khan Right Now - And Those That Don't]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Back in 1977, at the Sydney test, it is reported that Imran bowled for a continuous four hours and in the process even tore his shirt.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohsin Ali Syed]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohsin Ali Syed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2022 22:32:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Empathising With Partition Victims: Mercy Deaths Are Not The Same As Honour Killings]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Thoha Khalsa would have been another nondescript albeit picturesque and peaceful village, if not for a blood-curdling event in 1947.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kaura Singh Mitha]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Reader's view, Comment, History, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Kaura Singh Mitha]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 18:44:03 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Chronicle, Calamity And Course Correction]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Once upon a time, many decision-makers here in the land of pure ensured that our very own Pakistani Bengalis must be ridiculed on their being down to earth, simple, and affected by heavy monsoons.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Rakhshinda Perveen]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Rakhshinda Perveen]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2022 04:14:47 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Military Needs Not To Respond To Imran Khan's Antics]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The Pakistan Army should not fulminate against Imran Khan’s chicanery, for reasons best prescribed by the ‘common sense’.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Shehzad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Shehzad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2022 22:06:40 +0500</pubDate>

										
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					<title><![CDATA[What Can Pakistani Planners Do To Protect Against Hybrid Warfare?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[“Our enemies know that they cannot beat us fair and square, and thus, they have subjected us to a cruel, evil, and protracted hybrid war.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shuraim Ahmad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Strategy, Perspective, Focus, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shuraim Ahmad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2022 23:51:03 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Rethinking Resistance In The Age Of Capitalist Realism]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Radical politics, traversing the various strands of Anarchism and Communism with somewhat loathsome practical incarnations, always offered inextricable resistance to hierarchical power.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shamoon Riaz]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shamoon Riaz]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2022 05:59:55 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Dirty Politics Continue As The Country Reels From A Deluge - At The People's Expense]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/31-Aug-2022/dirty-politics-continue-as-the-country-reels-from-a-deluge-at-the-people-s-expense]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[As the flood kept on ravaging Pakistan's provinces relentlessly – and especially Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa more violently of late – rather than fully committing to the task of providing urgent shelter and food to the flood affectees, the federal and KP finance ministries were busy elsewhere: shooting arrows at each other.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Osama Ahmad]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Osama Ahmad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2022 06:01:48 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Monstrous Monsoon And Petty Politics]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The crisis gripping the people is loud and clear – with flash floods and torrential rainfall this time.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shahzaib Hassan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Climate Crisis, Perspective, Reader's view, Environment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shahzaib Hassan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2022 22:30:49 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[As Balochistan Is Drowning, Disaster Management Authorities Have Not Risen To The Occasion]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The recent rains have wreaked havoc in Balochistan, mourning is everywhere and people are screaming to help us, but sadly the rulers are dreaming.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aurangzeb Nadir]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Editor's Picks, Perspective, Reader's view, Reports]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Aurangzeb Nadir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2022 07:27:55 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Imran Khan And The Youth Bulge]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan is among those nations where the youth have been completely ignored and left exposed to merciless tides.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Muhammad Saeed Akhter]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Muhammad Saeed Akhter]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 04:37:30 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Media Regulation And The Pakistani Viewer's Conundrum]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/19-Aug-2022/media-regulation-and-the-pakistani-viewer-s-conundrum]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In any functioning democracy, the media is considered to be the fourth pillar of the state.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohsin Ali Syed]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohsin Ali Syed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2022 05:36:22 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Introspection At 75: Back To The Basics]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[As Pakistan approaches its 75th birthday, the future seems uncertain.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Shakir Raza Rizvi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Shakir Raza Rizvi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2022 06:58:14 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Could Escalation On Taiwan Bring About A Ukraine In The Pacific?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The recent visit to Taiwan by Nancy Pelosi—speaker of the US house of representatives—has angered China.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Osama Ahmad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Strategy, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Osama Ahmad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2022 04:43:23 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Dead Capital Stored In Public Halls Of Islamabad]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The term “dead capital” is used by economist Hernando de Soto Polar in his renowned book The Mystery of Capital, published in 2000.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ihsan Ullah]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ihsan Ullah]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2022 06:04:53 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why Do Hindu Nationalists Want To Be Like Hardline Islamists?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[There is an online trend amongst Indians who want to boycott Aamir Khan’s upcoming movie, where he plays the role of a Sikh man, Lal Singh Chaddha.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Junaid Jahangir]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Junaid Jahangir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2022 06:00:31 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Is China Pakistan’s Friend?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[I watched YouTuber Junaid Akram’s video “Is Pakistan the next Sri Lanka?” where he mentions that China built a dozen power plants under the CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor), that would shut down unless Pakistan made the payment of USD 1.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Junaid Jahangir]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Junaid Jahangir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:52:46 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Betting On Pakistan]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/28-Jul-2022/betting-on-pakistan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Where are we headed? First, let’s consider how we got here.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Shakir Raza Rizvi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Shakir Raza Rizvi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2022 06:11:13 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Are Our Ruling Circles Waiting For A Sri Lanka-Type Situation?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[75 years since the inception of Pakistan, its debt liabilities are roaring at Rs.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pervaiz Saleh]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Pervaiz Saleh]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2022 02:57:17 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Unity, Rectification Of The Economy And Good Governance Hold The Key To PDM's Success]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[I have been in politics for more than 50 years now.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pervaiz Saleh]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2022 03:33:15 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[PTI Gets A Second Chance In Punjab]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Imran Khan used to criticise the Pakistani establishment before coming to power.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anas A. Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Anas A. Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2022 21:26:58 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan's Financial Woes: The Bottom-Line]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Economic challenges and political chaos are running wild in Pakistan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohsin Ali Syed]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Economy, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohsin Ali Syed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2022 08:31:17 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How We Can Stop Turning Despots Into Heroes]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[When asked what the Constitution meant for him, the enlightened despot took a pause and then in his usual nonchalant manner remarked “I think that the Constitution is a piece of paper that should be thrown away in the dustbin.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Asfand Yar Asad]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Asfand Yar Asad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 09:18:03 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Usman Kakar's Legacy Of Uncompromising Struggle Against Arbitrary Rule]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In his farewell address to the Senate of Pakistan, Usman Khan Kakar alias Usman Lala, while addressing the Chairman of the Senate on the floor of the House, said, "I am receiving threats.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rahim Nasar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Perspective, Reader's view, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Rahim Nasar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 21:52:49 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Will We Succumb To Political Leaders Tampering Dangerously With The Fate Of A Nation?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The Quaid dedicated his life to a “land of the pure,” Pakistan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zainab Ali]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zainab Ali]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2022 00:34:55 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[What Every Pakistani Needs To Know About Climate Change]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Climate change has become a crucial and undeniable facet of our life.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Muhammad Bilal Baseer Abbasi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Reader's view, Environment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Muhammad Bilal Baseer Abbasi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:03:58 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How We Can Tap Into Pakistan's Tourism Potential As The World Emerges From Covid]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Globally, tourism has gained significance and as this industry contributed 10.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Usman Ahmad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Strategy, Economy, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Usman Ahmad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2022 09:13:20 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Digital Media And Dangers To Democracy]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The rapid rise of information and technology in the last decade has ushered in a new era of conflict and competition in the world.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Saima Jafri]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Saima Jafri]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2022 10:14:44 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Is The Judiciary To Be Blamed For The Failure Of The Justice System?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The people of Pakistan see entering into litigation and courts much as one would enter Dante Alighieri’s Gates of Hell, elaborated as “Abandon all hope ye who enter here!” More than often, liticaphobia (fear of lawsuits) and undelivered justice is linked with the incompetent judicial system of Pakistan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Aroosa Fatima]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2022 04:13:39 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why Are America's Solutions To Counter Mass Shootings Deeply Flawed?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The United States of America continues to suffer from an epidemic of mass shootings.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zahoor Reza]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2022 01:26:07 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Peaceful Elections Will Do More Good Than Immediate Polls]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Political polarisation is at its peak in Pakistan is as accurate as saying water is denser than air.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taha Ahmed Khan]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Taha Ahmed Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2022 04:58:29 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Human Trafficking Raises Question On Global Community's Humanitarian Commitments]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The dawn of globalisation and the subsequent interconnectivity in the aftermath of World War 2 has ushered in an era of unprecedented transfer of ideas, doctrines, cultural values and people.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali Hassan Bangwar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Focus, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ali Hassan Bangwar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2022 06:56:39 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Problem With Dynastic Politics In Pakistan's Sharply Stratified Society]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[It has been observed a number of times around the world that being from a dynasty or belonging to a ‘political’ family does give political mileage to some people running for office and they do have an edge over their opponents.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anas A. Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Anas A. Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2022 04:01:17 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Recruitment Heists And Nepotism Destroy The Quality Of Pakistan's Human Resources]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The dream of inclusive social development will not materialise unless an efficient workforce selected through meritocracy reigns supreme in the nation's directorial machinery.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali Hassan Bangwar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ali Hassan Bangwar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2022 03:49:14 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Elon Musk’s Restless Vision Strikes Again]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Elon Musk is a man everyone loves to hate.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shajeel Zaidi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Technology, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shajeel Zaidi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2022 09:09:17 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[President Alvi Has Not Done Justice To The Most Illustrious Office]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Two days ago, President Arif Alvi rejected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's advice to remove Punjab Governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema from office, adding to the perception that a constitutional and procedural deadlock is being created in Pakistani affairs.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Wajid Ali Shah]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Wajid Ali Shah]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 00:00:24 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Waiting Volcano That Is Balochistan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, Pakistan is a country where innumerable innocent citizens, political activists, dissenters or opponents of the Powers That Be just disappear into thin air and no trace can be found of them.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2022 04:01:20 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Is There A Method To The Madness Unleashed By The Former Ruling Party?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[It was unimaginable.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaeem Mumtaz Bhatti]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaeem Mumtaz Bhatti]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 08:02:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Watching A New Beginning In Old Pakistan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The environment of political drama, chaos and uncertainty is eerily familiar.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mina Sohail]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mina Sohail]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2022 04:28:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Law Enforcement And Military Logic: 'Control And Neutralise' Vs 'Locate And Liquidate']]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Another African-American man face-down on the ground was fatally shot in the back of the head by a Michigan police officer.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anas A. Khan]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2022 23:19:26 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Imran Khan Has Left The Building. Will He Learn From The Chaos He Created?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The country was at the brink of another doctrine, more severe and more adverse than the doctrine of necessity and the incumbent one.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sabih Ul Hussnain]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sabih Ul Hussnain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2022 02:42:20 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Implications Of The Alleged 'Threatening Letter' For Pakistani Foreign Policy]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[On the 27th of March, addressing a large gathering of his supporters, the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan waved a white paper before the audiences and called it a threat letter from foreign actors aiming to overthrow his government.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rahim Nasar]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 08:34:04 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Anti-Western Populism By The Prime Minister Is Not Compatible With The National Security Policy Document]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan launched its first-ever National Security Policy (NSP) earlier this year, which purports to be citizen-centric and claims that the country changed its geostrategic policy into geoeconomics.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Muhammad Saqlain Kanjan]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Muhammad Saqlain Kanjan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:25:37 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Imran Khan’s Swan Song]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The cat is out of the bag.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:00:15 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Prisoner Of The Free World: MIT-Educated Dr Aafia Siddiqui Continues To Languish Under Incarceration]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In the Land of the Free, there is an ‘anomaly,’ a political prisoner – a Pakistani national Dr Aafia Siddiqui.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Farrukh Husain]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Farrukh Husain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2022 04:36:11 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[All Major Political Forces Have Contributed To The Current Culture Of Abuse]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The ‘explosion’ that has taken place in Pakistani politics at the moment is in front of everyone.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Faisal Azfar Alvi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Faisal Azfar Alvi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2022 09:11:54 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Gender Based Violence Makes A Mockery Of A Country's Claim To Protect Human Rights]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Kofi Anan, former General-Secretary of the United Nations, once commented that violence against women is the most shameful and pervasive human rights violation.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saba Iqbal]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Saba Iqbal]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2022 08:53:30 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Clashes Between Political Forces And Unelected Power Centres Do Little For An Impoverished Citizenry]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The current political turmoil in Pakistan may lead to the ouster of Imran Khan, but it might also turn into a wild goose chase if the attempt fails.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nasrullah Thahim]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nasrullah Thahim]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 10:27:35 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Is The PTI Heading Towards A Show of Force Or Political Suicide?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[After lengthy deliberations, the Speaker of the National Assembly Asad Qaiser has finally summoned the session of the House on 25th of March.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:08:45 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Ethnic Conflict In Afghanistan Adds Fuel To The Fire In The Region]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The ethnic diversity and the peaceful coexistence of different communities is said to be a defining feature of the modern democratic nations of the twenty first century.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Syed Muzammil]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Syed Muzammil]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 04:55:11 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Essence Of Pakistan's Parent Protection Legislation]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[It is not a mere statement of law but rather a statement of fact that parents are the real reason behind every successful person in the world.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maryam Zahid]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Maryam Zahid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2022 19:06:45 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Muslims, The Global South And War In Ukraine: Towards A Politics Of Contribution]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The normative Muslim position on the Russian invasion of Ukraine is simple.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Junaid Jahangir]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Junaid Jahangir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2022 01:22:50 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Wise Is It For Pakistan To Look Exclusively To The East?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine is now proceeding with full ferocity.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Strategy, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:33:00 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Thinking About The No-Confidence Move In View Of The Constitution And Ground Realities]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The Pakistani constitution provided for a parliamentary system of government where the Cabinet is responsible to the parliament, which is a superior organ of the federal government.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dilawar Hussain]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dilawar Hussain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 03:24:56 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[An End To Impunity: The Idea That Cost Arman Luni His Life]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Mar-2022/an-end-to-impunity-the-idea-that-cost-arman-luni-his-life]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[George Orwell in his dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty Four asserts, "Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two makes four.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdul Bais Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Abdul Bais Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 06:58:22 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From United To Divided Nations - And Where This Leaves Refugees]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Mar-2022/from-united-to-divided-nations-and-where-this-leaves-refugees]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[While 11 members of the UN Security council voted in favour of a resolution on ending the Ukraine crisis, which suggests a strong consensus among the world around human rights, with Russia vetoing the resolution and China abstaining – both P5 states, legally speaking – the United Nations Security Council has, in my opinion reached its Waterloo.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Altamush Saeed]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Altamush Saeed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2022 07:06:56 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[What To Consider In Discussions On Reforming The Pakistani Justice System]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The very basic problem that has made our justice system both licentious and obdurate is monetary corruption.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hamayun Sarfraz Chattha]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Hamayun Sarfraz Chattha]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2022 06:34:11 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[What Is At Stake In Ukraine: From Moscow's Perspective]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Feb-2022/what-is-at-stake-in-ukraine-from-moscow-s-perspective]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[After the Cold War, Russia faced the most severe economic and political challenges.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rahim Nasar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Strategy, Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Rahim Nasar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2022 09:35:58 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Is It Wise For Developing Countries To Emulate China's Model?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[China has long been idolised by many countries in the developing world as a power that stands up for the rights of the downtrodden masses in world bodies.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2022 07:09:01 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Ali Wazir's Treatment As A Lawmaker Is Not Compatible With The Dignity Of Parliament]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/20-Feb-2022/ali-wazir-s-treatment-as-a-lawmaker-is-not-compatible-with-the-dignity-of-parliament]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Almost one year on, Ali Wazir, an elected MNA from the erstwhile FATA (now merged into the province of KP) is still behind bars in Karachi.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Hussain Hunarmal]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Hussain Hunarmal]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2022 20:59:01 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[PM IK's Stated Commitment To The Uplift Of Balochistan Is Laudable: Now It Must Be Implemented]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Imran Khan trekked the remote district of Nushki in Balochistan province.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Muhammad Saqlain Kanjan]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Muhammad Saqlain Kanjan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2022 21:49:54 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Conspiracism, The State And Critical Voices]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/12-Feb-2022/conspiracism-the-state-and-critical-voices]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Conspiracy is a national sport in Pakistan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Habib Maywand]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Habib Maywand]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2022 08:33:38 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[It Would Be Unwise For The US To Turn Its Back On Pakistan And Its People]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/12-Feb-2022/it-would-be-unwise-for-the-us-to-turn-its-back-on-pakistan-and-its-people]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[A rollercoaster-like bilateral relationship between Pakistan and the US is now in a deeply mistrustful phase.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nasrullah Thahim]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nasrullah Thahim]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2022 08:12:49 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Security Apparatus Cannot Remain Unaffected By Processes Taking Place In Society]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Feb-2022/a-security-apparatus-cannot-remain-unaffected-by-processes-taking-place-in-society]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The military establishment is considered the most dominant force in Pakistan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Habib Maywand]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Habib Maywand]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 08:07:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[International Aid To Afghanistan Must Go Together With Push For Safeguarding Women's Education]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/31-Jan-2022/international-aid-to-afghanistan-must-go-together-with-push-for-safeguarding-women-s-education]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Education is perceived to be a fundamental human right in the twenty first century but in war-torn countries like Afghanistan, it is nothing less than a luxury, unfortunately.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Syed Muzammil]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Syed Muzammil]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 05:45:57 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[My Education - Or How I Became A Swindler]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/25-Jan-2022/my-education-or-how-i-became-a-swindler]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[My name is Hope, the name my parents gave me.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aziz Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Diary, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Aziz Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 23:28:24 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why The IJT Finds It Difficult To Escape Its Association With Violence]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Jan-2022/why-the-ijt-finds-it-difficult-to-escape-its-association-with-violence]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In the course of the 74-year history of Pakistan, we see that despite having different ethnicities from the same religion, unfortunately the divisions based on religious discrepancies proved to be much more acrimonious than the divisions based on ethnicity.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hidayat Nasar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Perspective, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Hidayat Nasar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 10:52:30 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why Muree Remains ‘Queen Of The Hills’ For Most Pakistanis]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan is rich in beauty especially when it comes to nature, which includes the beautiful mountains, valleys, forest and landscapes.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Misaal Shahzad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Misaal Shahzad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2022 12:38:33 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Khaled Hosseini's Depiction Of The Plight Of Afghan Women Remains Painfully Relevant]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Khaled Hosseini, a famous Afghani novelist, migrated to the United States of America in 1980 after the Soviet military intervention.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saeed Cheema]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Saeed Cheema]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2021 08:09:48 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Fires Of Fanaticism - And How We Might Put Them Out]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Extremism is a state of mind where a person holds extreme and narrow-minded political and religious views of their own school of thought, leaving no room for dissent.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shahab Shah]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Perspective, Reader's view, Comment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shahab Shah]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2021 07:49:18 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Engage young people for peace in Balochistan]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Aug-2021/engage-young-people-for-peace-in-balochistan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Imran Khan announced last month during his visit to Gwadar that his government was considering holding negotiations with Baloch nationalists in order to resolve the long-standing conflict in the province.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shumaila Aamir]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shumaila Aamir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2021 01:51:30 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Find humane ways to control canine population]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/30-Jul-2021/find-humane-ways-to-control-canine-population]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan has one of the highest populations of stray dogs worldwide - around 2.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maleha Bokhari]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Maleha Bokhari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2021 12:33:44 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Reframing Marriage]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Malala Yousafzai’s recent appearance on the cover of British Vogue made Pakistanis to go berserk.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fizza Hussain]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Fizza Hussain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2021 01:19:41 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Cambridge Five]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Truth is stranger than fiction.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Reader's view]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2021 03:39:42 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Surviving the scourge of terrorism]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The senseless, brutal and despicable bloodbath staged by the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan in Peshawar touched the conscience of the world.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2021 01:13:58 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan in 2021 and beyond]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan has completed 74 years of its existence and the nation has faced many tragic and horrific trials and tribulations during its short life.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2021 01:09:29 +0500</pubDate>

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