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How K-Electric's Monopoly Keeps The City In The Dark

Pakistan, Aug. 19 -- Imagine opening your electricity bill and feeling your wallet cry: Rs. 52 per unit on average, including surcharges and taxes, courtesy of K-Electric (KE), Karachi's only power pr... Read More


The Day Capitalism Crashed Into China | Karl Marx

Pakistan, Aug. 19 -- In the mid-19th century, China faced foreign invasions, internal rebellions, and economic collapse. Karl Marx's writings between 1853-1858 offer one of the earliest materialist an... Read More


ujib ur Rehman & Jinnah: Double Standards of History | Dr. Raza Naeem

Pakistan, Aug. 19 -- On the death anniversary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, we sit down with Dr. Raza Naeem, a scholar of Pakistan Affairs, to revisit the life, politics, and legacy of the man often label... Read More


https://thefridaytimes.com/19-Aug-2025/anticipating-modi-hindutva-militarism-and-the-shadow-over-south-asia

Pakistan, Aug. 19 -- The monsoon that inspired several Bollywood songs and many Urdu couplets has brought along trauma this year, and a few past years as well. This rainy spell will leave, but the tho... Read More


Anticipating Modi: Hindutva, Militarism And The Shadow Over South Asia

Pakistan, Aug. 19 -- Let this piece begin with a rejoinder that there exists a differentiation among the Hindus of India between those who are adherents of RSS ideology and those who are not. This dis... Read More


Mujib ur Rehman & Jinnah: Double Standards of History | Dr. Raza Naeem

Pakistan, Aug. 19 -- On the death anniversary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, we sit down with Dr. Raza Naeem, a scholar of Pakistan Affairs, to revisit the life, politics, and legacy of the man often label... Read More


EXPLAINED: TRUTH Behind RIC Game of Power & Survival

Pakistan, Aug. 19 -- In the shadow of the Cold War's end, Russia searched for new allies, India balanced between East and West, and China weighed its strategic options. From Primakov's 1998 "strategic... Read More


My Dear Mr Jinnah: Private Correspondence Between Muhammad Ali Jinnah And Sikander Hyat-Khan

Pakistan, Aug. 18 -- I spent the last several years compiling the primary papers of the premier of united Punjab pre-partition, Sikander Hyat-Khan. One of the first democratically elected Muslim leade... Read More


Theatre Of The Oppressed In The City Of Rulers

Pakistan, Aug. 18 -- Bilal arrived soaked to the bone, his clothes heavy with rainwater, hair dripping. He had ridden from Ghauri Town to F-7 private theatre space . the only venue available for the p... Read More


Murders Of Two Children In Karachi Expose Custody Battles And Mental Health Crisis

Pakistan, Aug. 18 -- Two particularly distressing cases involving the murders of young children have taken place in Karachi, and in the space of less than a month. Both cases are shocking and are not ... Read More