Govt opens directorate to meet N-safety standards

Islamabad: The federal government has opened the Directorate General National Nuclear Detection Architecture (DGNNDA) to rule out the possibility of smuggling of nukes and other types of related material, including its waste. ...

Food and the future

From the historical struggle of empire building to the contemporary quest for information dominance, humans have always been in a continuous battle to dominate the world which is invisibly decided and shaped by the availability ...

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Revamping MDCAT

The MDCAT (Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test) exam, essential for admission into Pakistan's medical and dental higher education institutions, has recently sparked controversy, raising significant concerns about its inte...

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Democratic mass line

"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country," said John F Kennedy in his 1961 presidential inauguration address. Given that such addresses are not interactive, nobody could look the newly swor...

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Karachi attack: watershed in Sino-Pak relations?

The deadly October 6 strike on the Chinese convoy near the Karachi airport should serve as a wake-up call for the Pakistani authorities for multiple reasons. As many as 21 Chinese nationals – engineers, technical workers and t...

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The Saudi magnanimity

The Saudi investment to the tune of $2.2 billion is a jiff of fresh air. It is good to note that the Kingdom has kept its word of buckling up Pakistan's economy. Twenty-seven MoUs – signed in Islamabad in the presence of Saudi...

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