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Knight moves
HOW does the opposition create space for itself? After a flurry of activity this week, PML-N, PPP and JUI-F find themselves looking up at a mountain to scale. There are…
Will Trumpism survive the election?
AN important debate underway in the US and beyond is whether Donald Trump’s defeat in the upcoming election will also spell an end to Trumpism. Some cast the election as…
Think, then tweet
THE US historian Niall Ferguson is a modern Cassandra. His utterances are prophecies waiting on the tip of time, begging to be believed. For example, his book The Ascent of…
Dying mother dolphin struggles to save baby in Mauritius lagoon after oil spill
The baby dolphin rolled over on its side, floating on the surface. Its mother repeatedly nudged its head above the oily waves in a lagoon in Mauritius, where environmentalists are…
The celestial dance
THE one constant in life is that nothing is permanent, and everything is in perpetual motion. From sub-atomic particles to the giant spheres that float silently across the skies, we…
Politics of governance
TAIMUR Saleem Jhagra is in danger of becoming a good man. As the health minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, he has spearheaded the project to provide universal basic health insurance to…
I’m devastated for Beirut — a city I thought I hated
"I survived Lebanon and Beirut but my roots are still there." Since the explosion in Beirut I've listened repeatedly to the song Ya Beirut (Oh Beirut) by the Lebanese diva Majida al-Roumi,…
Easement in lockdown Written by Ambreen Mushtaq Bhatti
The closure phase is very important in the end of any massive incident. Closure phase is to ensure the loose end tied up properly and act upon accordingly. Concealment of…
The 15 Best Foods To Eat In The Morning
Breakfast is undeniably the most important meal of the day because it provides us with the energy needed to work throughout the day. Eating a healthy breakfast is linked to…
How Foods Labeled ‘Healthy’ Can Still Make You Fat
ISLAMABAD: Be careful when you reach for foods labeled "healthy" -- new research suggests if they have hidden high levels of sugar, you may snack more later. Prior studies have…