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EditorsPick
Issyk-Kul May Become Permanent Venue for F1h20 World Championship
By Kuban AbdymenCHOLPON-ATA: The latest round of the Formula 1 World Championship, held for the first time on Lake Issyk-Kul on August 1-2, 2026, was a success. The top pilots participating in the races were pleased with the results of the race at an altitude of 1,607 meters above sea…
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The Agrarian Paradox: Pakistan Imports Wheat Amid Record Local Production
By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Despite being an agrarian economy where wheat serves as the ultimate national staple, Pakistan finds itself trapped in a recurring policy paradox, as the government has decided to import one million tons of wheat. The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC), in its meeting on July…
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The Overheated Network: How Climate Change and Weather Extremes Decouple Biodiversity
By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL, GERMANY: Life on Earth resembles a highly complex clockwork mechanism. Over millions of years, plants, animals, and microorganisms have adapted to one another, shaping a stable equilibrium. Today, however, man-made climate change and intensifying weather extremes are acting like a sledgehammer on this sensitive structure.…
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Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan to Set Up Supreme Interstate Council
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev following the agreement to laucnch a Supreme Interstate Council By Kuban Andymen BISHKEK: Following talks in Cholpon-Ata, the presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Sadyr Japarov and Shavkat Mirziyoyev, signed a Treaty on Alliance Relations, formalizing the transition of bilateral…
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Small State, Global Strategy: How Singapore Is Outsmarting Geopolitical Turbulence
By Ivan Lim,Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: The prolonged Middle-East conflict that began with US-Israeli attack on Iran on Feb 28 has been most unsettling for Singapore, from disruption of energy supplies to severing of food supply chains via blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, and now tolls…
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Global Ordeal: How Extreme Weather Blocks the Development of All Continents
By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL, GERMANY: Climate change knows no borders. What began as a physical alteration of the Earth’s atmosphere has evolved into an existential crisis for global sustainability. The devastating extreme weather events of recent years—from unprecedented heatwaves to once-in-a-century floods—affect every corner of the earth. They directly…
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A Satirical Look at Pakistan’s Daily Petrol Price Adjustments
By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: The current economic and geopolitical landscape is placing significant strain on nations globally, and Pakistan is no exception. In a climate where international tensions, particularly regarding key oil transit points like thec, send shockwaves through the energy market, the Pakistani government recently pivoted its…
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Women Entrepreneurs in Pakistan: Building Businesses Against the Odds
By Pirah Aijaz KARACHI: Entrepreneurship is giving many women a chance to grow and become financially independent. In Pakistan, women are starting small online businesses, selling products from home, working as freelancers, becoming consultants, launching startups, creating handmade products, and offering services through social media. They are turning their skills,…
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Environment
Burning Earth, Sinking Land: The Unequal Geography of Extreme Weather
By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL, GERMANY: Global climate change is no longer an abstract future threat, but a physical reality in the here and now. Due to the steady warming of the atmosphere, the global climate system is energetically overloaded. The consequence is a dramatic increase in extreme weather events:…
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Pakistan’s Water Protest Sparks Satire
AI-generated image in circulation- A Sindhi local firmly holds back Prime Minister Modi as he attempts to personally reroute the waters of the Indus River By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) organized a series of province-wide rallies across Sindh on July 12, 2026, protesting what…
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