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How Jaws Shaped Modern Fashion: Workwear, Preppy Style And The Illusion Of Authenticity

Pakistan, Dec. 1 -- With the boom and bust of TikTok following the pandemic, 'normcore' was coined, and the film's fashion suffered a full-circle moment when the blue-collar workwear and preppy Ivy Le... Read More


How Lincoln's Language Saved The Union

Pakistan, Dec. 1 -- This may sound incredible, but Lincoln never attended college. He went on to pass the bar exam entirely on his own. Lincoln was an autodidact, or self-taught man. What is remarkabl... Read More


Adapting Okinawan Longevity Secrets For The Pakistani Diet

Pakistan, Nov. 27 -- On one of my visits to Japan, I was amazed to learn that it has the highest life expectancy in the world: 85 years for men and 87.3 years for women. Besides these astonishing figu... Read More


Unsafe Sanctuaries: How Harassment In Pakistani Libraries Undermines Women's Education

Pakistan, Nov. 27 -- In the popular imagination, libraries are sanctuaries, calm, quiet spaces where students bury their heads in books; places where ambition meets opportunity. Yet, for many Pakistan... Read More


Political Instability, Not Policy, Undermines Pakistan's Development Prospects

Pakistan, Nov. 27 -- The World Bank's latest report underscores Pakistan's structural development crisis, but the deeper issue is political: a country that has never agreed on what the state is for ca... Read More


LHC Bans Media Interviews Of Accused, Upholds Human Dignity And Fair Trial Rights

Pakistan, Nov. 27 -- In a landmark judgment titled Vishal Ahmed Shakir v. Federation of Pakistan, the Honourable Mr Justice Ali Zia Bajwa of the Lahore High Court has categorically prohibited the elec... Read More


Balochistan's Youth Unemployment Crisis: Urgent Need For Jobs And Opportunities

Pakistan, Nov. 27 -- Balochistan, the largest province of Pakistan by land area, is endowed with abundant natural resources. Yet it continues to lag behind other provinces in most development indicato... Read More


Mamo Moulai: The Fearless, Flamboyant Uncle Who Shaped Childhood And Family Life

Pakistan, Nov. 27 -- I do not know exactly how or, more precisely, whether, if at all, we were related, but Mamo, maternal uncle Moulai, was how he was known to everyone in the town, not just the fami... Read More


Addressing Pakistan's Low CSS Pass Rate: Education Gaps, Reforms, And Youth Potential

India, Nov. 26 -- In a world defined by accelerating technological shifts, digital globalisation, and a rapidly transforming job market, Pakistan's youth stand at a complex crossroads. Modern IT educa... Read More


27th Amendment Threatens Pakistan's Judiciary And Undermines The Charter Of Democracy

Pakistan, Nov. 22 -- The phrase 'Charter of Democracy' - as recently quoted by the Minister for Law and Justice in the Senate - ought to evoke a spirit of constitutionalism. It should, ideally, invoke... Read More