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Naveed

Naveed is a professor of international relations and an associate fellow of the Pakistan political program at Simchat House. He is a regular contributor to international written and electronic media.

Hijjay.com for Urdu users – what’s the hype about?

Hijjay.com for Urdu users – what’s the hype about?

A Musharraf Ali Farooqi Masterclass Musharraf Ali Farooqi, a novelist and translator, has created the online Urdu word game www.hijjay.com based on the word scramble format.  A player must create 20 words from six Urdu

Bilawal Asks World to Break ‘Stereotypes’ Regarding Pakistan

Bilawal Asks World to Break ‘Stereotypes’ Regarding Pakistan

Pakistan - a Promising Rising Market Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has urged the international community to shed its preconceived notions of Pakistan and see it as a "promising rising market" full of potential.  During his

Most Streamed Spotify Artist in Pakistan

Most Streamed Spotify Artist in Pakistan

Well Known Audio Platform A recent rating that was released by the well-known audio platform Spotify has proven beyond any reasonable question that Pakistani heartthrob singer Atif Aslam continues to dominate the hearts of music

Karachi: Newborn Girl’s Snatching Turns Into Real-life Soap Opera

Karachi: Newborn Girl’s Snatching Turns Into Real-life Soap Opera

Baldia Town In a dramatic turn of events, police on Wednesday found the baby girl who had been allegedly taken by motorcycle riders while her mother was transporting her to the hospital in a cloth

Brazil crush South Korea with Attacking Masterclass

Brazil crush South Korea with Attacking Masterclass

World Cup favourites Brazil, on Monday, put on a show for the fans and to terrify potential rivals as they ripped past South Korea with four goals in the first half to win 4-1 in

What Are Chaudhrys of Gujrat Up To?

What Are Chaudhrys of Gujrat Up To?

Dissolution of Punjab Assembly It is challenging to understand what the Q-League is doing, even at its best. The party has put up a brave front and pledged allegiance to Imran Khan's cause, but they

COAS Asim Munir Appoints New ISPR Head

COAS Asim Munir Appoints New ISPR Head

General Asim Munir, the Chief of Army Staff, made his first significant reorganisation two days after taking the helm on Thursday. He unexpectedly chose a member of the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (EME) corps to

PML-N Struggling to Counter Impression it’s ‘Scared of Snap Polls’

PML-N Struggling to Counter Impression it’s ‘Scared of Snap Polls’

Save the Punjab Assembly As a result of the PML-N's insistence that it wants to "save the Punjab Assembly at any cost," there seems to be a perception among political circles that the party is

Shehbaz Asks Asif Zardari to Help ‘Reclaim Punjab’

Shehbaz Asks Asif Zardari to Help ‘Reclaim Punjab’

Potential Political Crisis Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met on Tuesday for the second time in eight days to discuss measures to avert a potential political crisis following the PTI's decision to

Lt-Gen Faiz Hamid Vanishes With ‘Early Retirement’

Lt-Gen Faiz Hamid Vanishes With ‘Early Retirement’

Former Director-General of Inter-Service Intelligence Lieutenant-General Faiz Hamid, the commander of the Bahawalpur corps and the former director-general of the Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI), decided to seek early retirement and sent his resignation to the high