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					<title><![CDATA[The Myopia Of Power: Pakistan’s Deepening Economic Crisis]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-Sep-2026/myopia-power-pakistan-s-deepening-economic-crisis]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Repeated surge in the prices of petroleum products, electricity, gas and other essential items and the lack of popular response against the rising cost of living means 250 million people of Pakistan are unable to raise their effective voice against those who wield power and care less for the plight of common man.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Moonis Ahmar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr Moonis Ahmar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:10:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Beyond the AI Race: How BRICS Is Helping The Global South Harness Technology]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence is advancing at a breathtaking pace.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, SPOTLIGHT, Technology]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 05:38:25 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Collector Is Not The Whole Story: What The ICS Built And Pakistan’s DMG Lost]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Sep-2026/collector-whole-story-ics-built-pakistan-s-dmg-lost]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The Company collector began in extraction.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Huzaima Bukhari &amp; Dr. Ikramul Haq]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Huzaima Bukhari &amp; Dr. Ikramul Haq]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 16:52:32 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From “A Clean Break” To Endless War: How Preventive War Shaped A New Security Doctrine]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/05-Sep-2026/clean-break-endless-war-preventive-war-shaped-new-security-doctrine]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The latest US-Iran exchange and Benjamin Netanyahu's avowed shift from containment to persistent prevention make the 1996 strategy paper newly relevant not as a secret script for history, but as the genealogy of a security model that risks turning war into the arrangement itself
Arshad Zaman&rsquo;s recent writ-up, A Clean Break: The 1996.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Ikramul Haq]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Ikramul Haq]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:51:33 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Recycled Talent Sans Craft – The Tragic Reality Of Pakistan Cricket]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Sep-2026/recycled-talent-sans-craft-tragic-reality-pakistan-cricket]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[For decades, Pakistan cricket draped its technical shortcomings in the romantic myth of "unpredictability.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ikram El Hak]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Cricket, Editor's Picks, Features, Sport, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ikram El Hak]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:35:15 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Ruins Of Opportunity: When Heritage Meets A Media Crackdown]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In an unprecedented move, Pakistan&rsquo;s government has killed a documentary production about its historical and archaeological heritage for German television.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Gerlach]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Daniel Gerlach]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:42:24 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Age Of The Full-Timer: Political Workers And The Awami Tehreek In Sindh]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-Aug-2026/age-full-timer-political-workers-awami-tehreek-sindh]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Some conversations stay with us for years.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 22:45:09 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How SCO Countries Are Making Green Development An Engine Of Growth]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/28-Aug-2026/sco-countries-making-green-development-engine-growth]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) are navigating a common challenge: how to continue economic development and improve living standards while protecting the environment.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:06:34 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Silently Dismantling Medical Education In Punjab: The Case Of Assessment]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Aug-2026/illusion-competence-inside-dangerous-dilution-pakistan-s-medical-education]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[For decades, medical education in Punjab had a brutal but honest gatekeeping system.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[N Bokhari]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Education, Features, Health, Perspective, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[N Bokhari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 23:19:39 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The New Provinces Campaign: Has Zardari Silently Set Up A Fielding Against The Establishment?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Aug-2026/new-provinces-campaign-zardari-silently-set-fielding-establishment]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The debate over the creation of new provinces in the country has once again taken center stage in the political landscape.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Muhammad Sajjad Anwar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Muhammad Sajjad Anwar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:14:52 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan Stays The Centre Stage: Peacemaker 2026, SCO Leader 2027]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Aug-2026/pakistan-stays-centre-stage-peacemaker-2026-sco-leader-2027]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will travel to Bishkek on Monday to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization&rsquo;s Council of Heads of State Summit (Aug.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ishtiaq Ahmad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ishtiaq Ahmad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:56:31 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Aizal To Hina Javed: Pakistan’s Women And Girls Need Justice, Not Just Laws]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/24-Aug-2026/aizal-hina-javed-pakistan-s-women-girls-need-justice-laws]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The recent cases of 18-month-old Aizal in Karachi, five-year-old Ayat Noor in Haripur, and Hina Javed in Rawalpindi are different in circumstanceS, age and nature, but they expose the same disturbing question: How effectively does Pakistan protect women and girls when the greatest threat comes from people around them and how seriously does the.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shazia Tasleem Kasi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shazia Tasleem Kasi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:24:58 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Makkah Pact: Strategic Autonomy In An Age Of Disorder]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/22-Aug-2026/makkah-pact-strategic-autonomy-age-disorder]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The Saudi Arabia-T&uuml;rkiye-Pakistan agreement should not be confused with a &ldquo;Muslim NATO&rdquo;.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Ikramul Haq]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Ikramul Haq]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:11:58 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[They Will Kill Me Like Morsi]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/21-Aug-2026/will-kill-like-morsi]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;They will kill me like Morsi&rdquo;.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Muhammad Sajjad Anwar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Muhammad Sajjad Anwar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:20:17 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Resilience Of Islamabad Road Infrastructure]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/21-Aug-2026/resilience-islamabad-road-infrastructure]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Despite the cupidity of our monsoon showers and the surfeit of our traffic flow, the resilience of our road infrastructure should be ensured for public safety as well as comfort.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raashid Wali Janjua]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Raashid Wali Janjua]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:00:47 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Protecting Those Who Protect Humanity: World Humanitarian Day And Pakistan’s Responsibility]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/19-Aug-2026/protecting-protect-humanity-world-humanitarian-day-pakistan-s-responsibility]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Wars, floods, earthquakes, famines, epidemics and forced displacement have always tested humanity.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Intikhab Ulfat]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, SPOTLIGHT, Top Story]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Intikhab Ulfat]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:17:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Washington Owes Pakistan More Than A Counter Terrorism Dialogue]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Aug-2026/washington-owes-pakistan-counter-terrorism-dialogue]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Wars are fought for pre defined objective.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Musarat Amin]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Musarat Amin]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:02:01 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan's Governance Challenges: From Potential To Progress]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-Aug-2026/pakistan-s-governance-challenges-potential-progress]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA["Nations rise not by the abundance of their resources, but by the strength of the institutions that govern them.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[M Shaban Uppal]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[M Shaban Uppal]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:24:33 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan’s Missing Link In FDI: Engaging The Private Sector]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/15-Aug-2026/pakistan-s-missing-link-fdi-engaging-private-sector]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan&rsquo;s foreign direct investment debate has largely focused on one question: how can the government attract more foreign investors? Investment conferences are organised, delegations are received, incentives are offered and investment facilitation institutions are strengthened.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shahid Anwar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Economy, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/15-Aug-2026/pakistan-s-missing-link-fdi-engaging-private-sector</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Shahid Anwar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:25:22 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[14th August Special: Independence Of The Soul]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/14-Aug-2026/14th-august-special-independence-soul]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;God does not change the condition of a people until they change what is within themselves.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Huzaima Bukhari]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[SPOTLIGHT, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/14-Aug-2026/14th-august-special-independence-soul</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Huzaima Bukhari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:10:28 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[At 79, What Is Right With Pakistan And Wrong With India]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/13-Aug-2026/79-right-pakistan-wrong-india]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan celebrates its 79th Independence Day in circumstances few could have anticipated only a few years ago.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ishtiaq Ahmad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ishtiaq Ahmad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:47:13 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Three States, One Security Calculus: A New Regional Order In The Making]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/11-Aug-2026/three-states-one-security-calculus-new-regional-order-making]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The defense understanding among Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and T&uuml;rkiye represents far more than the formalization of already close relations among three influential Muslim-majority states.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Intikhab Ulfat]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Intikhab Ulfat]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:06:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Delays In Tax Tribunal: Judgements Reserved, Forgotten And Reheard]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Aug-2026/delays-tax-tribunal-judgements-reserved-forgotten-reheard]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[A taxpayer who misses a statutory deadline may lose the right of appeal, face recovery proceedings, pay default surcharge and suffer penalties.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Ikramul Haq]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Aug-2026/delays-tax-tribunal-judgements-reserved-forgotten-reheard</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Ikramul Haq]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 14:56:08 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How And Why To Change The Provincial Map Of Pakistan]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Aug-2026/change-provincial-map-pakistan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan is a unique country in the sense that following the abrogation of one unit in 1970, it has four provinces.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Moonis Ahmar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Aug-2026/change-provincial-map-pakistan</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Dr Moonis Ahmar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:25:20 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[New Provinces, Old Kakistocracy]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Aug-2026/new-provinces-old-kakistocracy]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The establishment wants to redraw the map.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yousuf Nazar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Aug-2026/new-provinces-old-kakistocracy</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Yousuf Nazar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 01:19:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Who Can Pakistan Really Afford?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Aug-2026/can-pakistan-really-afford]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Section 1: The Country Is Not Going Broke&mdash;Its Social Contract IsPakistan is frequently portrayed as a country perpetually on the brink of bankruptcy.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shahid Sattar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Economy, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Aug-2026/can-pakistan-really-afford</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Shahid Sattar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:48:39 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The System Has Collapsed. Who Was Running It?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Aug-2026/system-collapsed-running]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Mohsin Naqvi's declaration that Pakistan's governance system has collapsed was not a diagnosis.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yousuf Nazar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Aug-2026/system-collapsed-running</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Yousuf Nazar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:52:22 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Walking Through Tharparkar With Hari Singh Dohat Rathore]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Aug-2026/walking-tharparkar-hari-singh-dohat-rathore]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[During my fieldwork in Tharparkar, I was fortunate to be assisted by many people who served as key informants, generously sharing their knowledge and introducing me to their communities.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:15:39 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Court To Revisit Ruling On Christian Girl's Conversion And Marriage]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Aug-2026/court-revisit-ruling-christian-girl-s-conversion-marriage]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD &mdash; The Federal Constitutional Court on Friday (July 24) agreed to reconsider its own judgment upholding the marriage of a 13-year-old Christian girl to a Muslim man more than double her age, a ruling that had alarmed Christians and Hindus, whose daughters are most often taken in such cases.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Asif Angelo Aqeel]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Asif Angelo Aqeel]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:17:48 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[When Liquidity Becomes A Substitute For Reform: The Political Economy Of PSO’s Crisis ]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Aug-2026/liquidity-becomes-substitute-reform-political-economy-pso-s-crisis]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan&rsquo;s primary maritime energy corridors are currently affected by the regional conflict.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Ikramul Haq]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[SPOTLIGHT, Analysis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Ikramul Haq]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:00:10 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Oblivion Trap (Part II): Western Inertia And Geopolitical Jolt]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/31-Jul-2026/oblivion-trap-part-ii-western-inertia-geopolitical-jolt]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The United States is losing ground to China&mdash;not because of Chinese aggression, but because of internal dysfunction, elite failure, and strategic incoherence&rdquo;&mdash;Kishore Mahbubani
While China was engineering its industrial leap, the Western world was drifting into a state of profound structural oblivion.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Huzaima Bukhari]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Economy, SPOTLIGHT, Technology]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Huzaima Bukhari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:52:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Fraught Bonds And Fierce Love: The Activist Heart Of Arundhati Roy’s Memoir]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/31-Jul-2026/fraught-bonds-fierce-love-activist-heart-arundhati-roy-s-memoir]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[When I began to read Arundhati Roy&rsquo;s memoir Mother Mary Comes to Me, I don&rsquo;t know what I expected &ndash; excellent writing for sure, but this part autobiography, part biography of her mother blew me to smithereens.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Meezan Zahra Khwaja]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Book Review, Books, Editor's Picks, Features, Literature, Review, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Meezan Zahra Khwaja]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:32:55 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Real Exchange Rate: Pakistan’s Hidden Competitiveness Crisis]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/30-Jul-2026/real-exchange-rate-pakistan-s-hidden-competitiveness-crisis]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[AbstractPakistan&rsquo;s exchange-rate debate is usually reduced to the rupee&ndash;dollar rate.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shahid Sattar, Nadeem Ul Haque]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shahid Sattar, Nadeem Ul Haque]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:14:35 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why Institutions Matter: Pakistan's Long Road From Political Instability To Economic Prosperity]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-Jul-2026/institutions-matter-pakistan-s-long-road-political-instability-economic-prosperity]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In Pakistan, there is much debate about why under successive governments, there has not been sustained economic growth.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saad M. Malik]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Saad M. Malik]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:45:19 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Red Blueprint – How Maoism Reshaped Sindh’s Agrarian Struggle]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/28-Jul-2026/red-blueprint-maoism-reshaped-sindh-s-agrarian-struggle]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Every political organisation is born into a turbulent current of history, shaped not by utopian blueprints, but by the relentless tides of external forces and internal realities.]]></description>

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

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					<title><![CDATA[A Missed Opportunity For Pakistan’s GDP: Indigenous Craft And Economic Value]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/22-Jul-2026/missed-opportunity-pakistan-s-gdp-indigenous-craft-economic-value]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[This is not, at heart, about fashion or supply chains in the conventional sense.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mehr Husain]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[SPOTLIGHT, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mehr Husain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:16:31 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistani Content and OTTs]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[When one of Pakistan&rsquo;s finest directors, Mehreen Jabbar, says that Pakistani content is missing from global streaming platforms not because it lacks quality but because programming decisions are influenced by politics, people should pay attention.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Omar Quraishi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Omar Quraishi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:53:57 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Soulmate Of The State: The Ideological Reinventions Of Qawwali]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/09-Jul-2026/soulmate-state-ideological-reinventions-qawwali]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[State Engineers A Soul
Pakistan came into being on 14 August 1947.]]></description>

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

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					<title><![CDATA[Nehru’s Lahore, From Childhood Memories To The Call for Purna Swaraj]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/02-Jul-2026/nehru-s-lahore-childhood-memories-call-purna-swaraj]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Jawaharlal Nehru&rsquo;s ties with Lahore ran deeper than politics.]]></description>

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

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					<title><![CDATA[From Akharas To Rooftops – The Enduring Passions Of Lahoris]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/30-Jun-2026/akharas-rooftops-enduring-passions-lahoris]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Lahore has long been the epicentre of pastimes and sports, and many of them have stood the test of time.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Usama Malick]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Usama Malick]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:35:06 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[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[Step Inside The Indus Valley Civilisation: Essential Sites To Visit At Mohenjo-Daro]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/28-Jun-2026/archaeological-sites-visit-mohenjo-daro-understand-indus-valley-civilisation-better]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The Ancient Indus Valley Civilisation was dominated by various major urban centres that functioned as highly organised regional capitals or city-states.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History, SPOTLIGHT, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:32:58 +0500</pubDate>

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

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

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

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patryk Tadeusz]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Diary, Editor's Picks, Features, In memoriam, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Patryk Tadeusz]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:46:12 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan's Budget Fixes The Numbers, But Not The Economy]]></title>
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										<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[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[Palijo’s Ideas – Marx, Lenin And Mao With A Sindh-Specific Layer]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Jun-2026/palijo-s-ideas-marx-lenin-mao-sindh-specific-layer]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Today, on the occasion of the 8th death anniversary of Rasool Bux Palijo, this reflection is presented in his memory at Jungshahi, Thatta.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kalavanti Raja]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History, Legacy, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Kalavanti Raja]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:52:55 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[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[Tracing The Living Descendants Of Mohenjo-Daro: Ancient Tribes Of Sindh]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/02-Jun-2026/tracing-living-descendants-mohenjo-daro-ancient-tribes-sindh]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Cintu or Kintu was an early Proto-Dravidian name.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Heritage, History, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:35:57 +0500</pubDate>

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

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

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

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Syed Hassan Haadi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History, Legacy, Sport, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Syed Hassan Haadi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 04:25:24 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Trading Forests For Concrete – The Illusion Of Eco-Tourism In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan is no longer approaching a climate emergency; it is experiencing its consequences in real time.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fazal Maula Zahid]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, SPOTLIGHT, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Fazal Maula Zahid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 16:50:22 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan’s Electricity Tariffs Need A Redesign, Not Another Surcharge]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan&rsquo;s electricity sector debate has become a debate about trust in the public sector.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saad M. Malik]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Saad M. Malik]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 14:21:50 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[BISP Is Not Welfare, It Is Pakistan’s Social Contract]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[For millions of families across Pakistan, the Benazir Income Support Programme is not a policy debate.]]></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>Thu, 21 May 2026 12:49:15 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The People Without The Thobe]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[There is a dress code that explains everything.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Irsa Bilal]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Irsa Bilal]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 16:39:39 +0500</pubDate>

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

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

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

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

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					<title><![CDATA[The Hainan Playbook: Transforming A Consumer Expo Into A Global Carnival]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Click here to read about how the Hainan Expo is redefining wellness travel - the first half of our coverage 

 
This was not your ordinary expo.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, SPOTLIGHT, Technology, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:28:41 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Indus Valley Civilisation Versus Hindu Zionism ]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In 1934, Chaudhry Rehmat Ali, barrister, essayist and visionary from Cambridge, penned a thin volume named Pakistan: The Fatherland of the Pak Nation, in which he argued that the Indus region which was Pakistan had existed as an independent and distinct region from the rest of the subcontinent since the &ldquo;dawn of history.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yasser Latif Hamdani]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History, Main Slider, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Yasser Latif Hamdani]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:21:38 +0500</pubDate>

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

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adnan Tariq]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, In memoriam, Legacy, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Adnan Tariq]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:58:47 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Heritage Without Strategy: Pakistan’s Long Road To UNESCO Recognition]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[When Pakistan ratified the UNESCO World Heritage Convention in 1976, it entered a global arena where culture and diplomacy intersect.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadeem Omar Tarar]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadeem Omar Tarar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 03:20:53 +0500</pubDate>

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

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadeem Farooq Paracha]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History, Legacy, Main Slider, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadeem Farooq Paracha]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:42:53 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[An Anthropological Gaze On Power: Personalised Authority And Political Performance In Contemporary America]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[A recent U.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Nadeem Malik]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Main Slider, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr Nadeem Malik]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 14:13:23 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Unearthing Commerce In Mohenjo-Daro: Ports, Agriculture And Ancient Infrastructure]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-Mar-2026/unearthing-commerce-mohenjo-daro-ports-agriculture-ancient-infrastructure]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The work of archaeologists suggests that a port was located on the banks of the River Indus in the west of Mohenjo-Daro.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 01:44:28 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Fracturing World: Rising Inequality, Weak Institutions And Global Risks]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/25-Mar-2026/fracturing-world-rising-inequality-weak-institutions-global-risks]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Since the international financial crisis of 2007&ndash;08, its longer-term economic and social repercussions have generated a wave of uncertainty across much of the world.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shahid Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shahid Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:16:40 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Might Dwarf The 1973 Oil Embargo]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Iran will collapse in a few days, once its leadership is wiped out.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, SPOTLIGHT, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:48:28 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Flowers, Markets And Meaning: A New Lifestyle Trend Among China’s Youth]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[A few days ago, while working on this mini podcast series, I found myself scrolling through what looked like a very typical &ldquo;weekend recommendation&rdquo; post&mdash;until I realised none of it was typical at all.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Niu Honglin]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Niu Honglin]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 18:05:02 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Experiencing The Holy Month In Pakistan's Cultural Heart]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Out of the eight billion people on earth, Muslims number nearly two billion.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Usama Malick]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Festival, Food, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Usama Malick]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:20:52 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Accelerating Apocalypse: How A Wild Philosophy Might Be Setting The Middle East On Fire]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Mar-2026/accelerating-apocalypse-wild-philosophy-might-setting-west-asia-fire]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Accelerationism,&rsquo; once an obscure preoccupation of 1990s British academia, has mutated into a potent theological and political tool for various radical movements.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadeem Farooq Paracha]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadeem Farooq Paracha]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:16:32 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[National Security Costs Of Women Trafficking In Pakistan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[On Friday, 14 February 2026, police in the southern Punjab town of Sadiqabad reunited an elderly woman with her family after she had gone missing.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Natasha Matloob, Yummna Hina Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Reports, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Natasha Matloob, Yummna Hina Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:08:21 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Shifting Rivers And Trade Routes: A Geographical History Of Mohenjo-Daro]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The Indus Valley Civilisation, Early Harappan phase started from 3200-2800 BC.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:20:18 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[When Poetry Remembers The Mother]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Some losses arrive as events, and some losses arrive as conditions.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Aftab Husain]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Main Slider, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr Aftab Husain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:06:45 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why Does The Male Body Still Need To Be Rewritten?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The male body has always occupied the centre of literary history, yet it has rarely been interrogated as a body.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Aftab Husain]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr Aftab Husain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:21:15 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Inside China’s Biggest Show: How The Spring Festival Gala Became A Global Cultural Bridge]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[For millions of people in China, Chinese New Year&rsquo;s Eve begins the same way: a long journey home, a table slowly filling with dishes, and conversations that stretch late into the night.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Features, SPOTLIGHT, Technology, Television]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 23:28:17 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Basant In Lahore: A Shared Spring Festival Beyond Religion And Communal Myths]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Basant is one of the subcontinent&rsquo;s most beloved springtime festivals, long heralding the arrival of warm breezes and blooming mustard fields.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Talha Shafiq]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Main Slider, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Talha Shafiq]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:51:04 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Home In The World: Amartya Sen Part 2 ]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The decade between 1941 and 1951 was hugely transformative for the seven-year-old Amartya Sen, as indeed it was for colonial India and the world.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Nasreen Rehman]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Nasreen Rehman]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 12:23:34 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Trump’s Greenland Ambition And The Copenhagen School]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump wants Greenland.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Tariq Rahim]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, SPOTLIGHT, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Tariq Rahim]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 02:17:11 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Maseeti To Bhaati Gate: Walking Down Lahore’s Chelsea]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Jan-2026/maseeti-bhaati-gate-walking-lahore-s-chelsea]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[An account of the first part of this sojourn in Lahore city, through Kotwali-Wala Bazaar until exiting on the Fort Road in front of Shahi Qila&rsquo;s majestic elephant-friendly Maseeti gate appeared in this space about a month ago.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:57:33 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Forever Brawls: Political And Ideological History Of The Modern Middle East]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/16-Jan-2026/forever-brawls-political-ideological-history-modern-middle-east]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The political landscape of the Middle East has undergone a sweeping transformation since the 19th century, transitioning from the overarching religious-imperial framework of the Ottoman Caliphate toward the ethnic nationalisms of the 20th century, and eventually into a late-century resurgence of religious-political identity.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadeem Farooq Paracha]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadeem Farooq Paracha]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 01:34:37 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Fissures In the Middle: Class Consciousness And The Crisis Of The Pakistani Middle Class]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[There is a unique solidarity among rickshaw drivers.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadeem Farooq Paracha]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadeem Farooq Paracha]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 20:04:01 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why Is Begum Rokeya Still Dangerous In Bangladesh?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[There are moments in a nation&rsquo;s intellectual life when the dead are summoned not to be honoured but to be interrogated.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Aftab Husain]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr Aftab Husain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How The US And Israel Systematically Eroded Iranian Sovereignty]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/25-Dec-2025/us-israel-systematically-eroded-iranian-sovereignty]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[By December 2025, the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East has been irrevocably altered by the fires of the "Twelve-Day War" just six months prior.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadir Mansoor]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, SPOTLIGHT, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadir Mansoor]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 21:51:08 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Beyond Inefficiency: The Hidden Political Economy Behind Selling PIA]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The privatisation of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is presented as a unfortunate but imperative necessity, a remedial measure that is needed after several decades of inefficient, financially unmanaged, and incompetent running.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Habib Afridi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, Perspective, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Habib Afridi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 23:31:45 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[When The World Stopped Believing India]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[On 14 December 2025, Bondi Beach in Sydney became a crime scene.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akif Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Perspective, SPOTLIGHT, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Akif Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 06:22:03 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Amartya Sen: Finding A Home In A Fractured World – Part 1]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/21-Dec-2025/amartya-sen-finding-home-fractured-world-part-1]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The terrifying ratcheting of military combat between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan in May this year became the trigger for my putting fingers to the keyboard to write about Amartya Sen&rsquo;s memoir A Home in the World.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Nasreen Rehman]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, SPOTLIGHT, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Nasreen Rehman]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 01:24:43 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Maryam, Punjab And Punjabiyat]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In 1975, Karachi hosted a major conference on Sindh&rsquo;s history, an event championed by Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadeem Farooq Paracha]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadeem Farooq Paracha]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:11:54 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Language, Memory, And The Unfinished Shadow Of 1971 In Pakistani Literature]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Dec-2025/language-memory-unfinished-shadow-1971-pakistani-literature]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[A few months ago, an Austrian writer, a literary colleague, asked me whether I had written a poem that reflects on language.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Aftab Husain]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Main Slider, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr Aftab Husain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:49:35 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Ali: Great American, Great Muslim I —The Champ’s Secret Diplomacy]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-Nov-2025/ali-great-american-great-muslim-champ-s-secret-diplomacy]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In 2010, my office received an urgent call.]]></description>

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

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					<title><![CDATA[Cinematic Republics: Muslim Identity, Pakistan And The Poetics Of Belonging In Hindi Film]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/22-Nov-2025/cinematic-republics-muslim-identity-pakistan-poetics-belonging-hindi-film]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In the long history of Indian cinema, few questions have proved as persistently generative, or as persistently uneasy, as those surrounding the Muslim presence on screen and the idea of Pakistan just beyond it.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Aftab Husain]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Book Review, Books, Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Film, Review, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr Aftab Husain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:59:07 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How A Grassroots Solar Revolution In Pakistan Uncovers New Challenges]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/13-Nov-2025/grassroots-solar-revolution-pakistan-create-new-challenges]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Across the urban skylines and rural landscapes of Pakistan, a quiet but powerful transformation is underway.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadir Mansoor]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadir Mansoor]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 22:41:49 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Dreaming Big For The People Of Sindh And Beyond]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[On my last trip to Karachi, I had the opportunity of spending extensive time at a uniquely inspiring place &ndash; a place of compassion, camaraderie, dedication, mentorship and excellence &ndash; all led by a group of tightly knit individuals whose leadership and vision have turned an eight-bedded unit of the Civil Hospital into a.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shahbano Bilgrami]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shahbano Bilgrami]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:40:35 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Poisoned Peaks: A Cancer Crisis Has Hit Pakistan's Koh-e-Suleiman Range]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Ali Sher Hoppo Bugti enters a battle ground at the highest reaches of the Koh-e-Suleiman range in Pirkoh, Dera Bugti, having been diagnosed with cancer.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdul Ghaffar Bugti]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, Health, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Abdul Ghaffar Bugti]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 02:46:57 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Tucci To Olivieri: Celebrating 70 Years Of The Italian Archaeological Mission In Pakistan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The 70th anniversary celebration of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Pakistan was held on 25th October 2025 at the Swat Serena Hotel, Saidu Sharif.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Education, Features, Heritage, History, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2025 22:39:05 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Farhatullah Babar’s Inside Account Of Zardari’s Presidency And Power Struggles]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[I was sitting at Piccadilly Circus trying to finish Farhatullah Babar&rsquo;s book &ndash; his recollection of Asif Ali Zardari&rsquo;s years as president from 2008 to 2013, The Zardari Presidency: Now It Must Be Told when I was interrupted by a young Pakistani man.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Ayesha Siddiqa]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr Ayesha Siddiqa]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:55:56 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Bows To Guns: The Evolution Of Hunting In Sindh's Rock Art]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[During my documentation of rock art in Pakistan, I came across a fascinating theme of hunters and hunting scenes.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Art, Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 18:41:47 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[AI Policy, Unseen Employers And The Algorithms That Replace Us]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In the gleaming tech hubs of the West, artificial intelligence is hailed as the next industrial revolution.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Osman Nafees Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Osman Nafees Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 00:12:55 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Does The Arc Of The Moral Universe Bend Towards Justice? Faiz And Darwish Respond]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Martin Luther King famously said that &ldquo;the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Salman Kureishy]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Salman Kureishy]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:00:18 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Campus To Crackdown: How Gaza Solidarity Turned Into Police Violence]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;To this day, when I watch the videos of what happened and see myself being thrown to the ground by police, I can&rsquo;t process that I&rsquo;m looking at myself,&rdquo; said Sim&oacute;n, a 23-year-old student at Purchase College using an alias for safety concerns.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aliya Bashir]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Aliya Bashir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 14:35:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Can A Muslim Hegemon Also Find Its Space In A Multipolar World?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[While attending the launch of an important new book on world order, my mind inevitably drifted to relating the subject to my own area of interest&mdash;the Muslim world.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:05:19 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Paddy Price Trap: Why Sindh’s Farmers Lose In A Market Without Rules]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[October marks the start of Sindh&rsquo;s paddy-harvesting season, from the lush lowlands of lower Sindh  to the upper reaches of the province.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Iftikhar Talpur]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Iftikhar Talpur]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 22:24:07 +0500</pubDate>

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