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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Oct-2026/new-space-race-orbital-sustainability-strategic-imperative</loc>					
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Oct-2026/erase-force-understands-mountains</loc>					
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-03T00:58:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Do Not Erase A Force That Understands The Mountains]]></news:title>
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Oct-2026/long-night-s-journey-day-peshawar-lahore-train</loc>					
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-03T00:46:12+05:00</news:publication_date>
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/02-Oct-2026/steel-silk-women-agency-belonging-talking-boys</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-02T18:35:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[The Steel In The Silk: Women, Agency And Belonging In Talking With Boys]]></news:title>
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/02-Oct-2026/lecture-never-ended</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-02T18:12:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[The Lecture That Never Ended]]></news:title>
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/02-Oct-2026/pakistan-keeps-counting-women-judges-start-reading</loc>					
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-02T17:52:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Pakistan Keeps Counting Its Women Judges. It Should Start Reading Them]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Women Judges In Pakistan, Justice Ayesha Malik, Nadia Naz Case, Gender And Jurisprudence, Workplace Harassment Law, Supreme Court Of Pakistan, Judicial Reasoning, Women And The Judiciary</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/02-Oct-2026/mastering-self-deception-failure-masquerades-fate</loc>					
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-02T17:22:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Mastering Self-Deception: When Failure Masquerades As Fate]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Self-Deception, Fatalism, Personal Responsibility, Workplace Behaviour, Family Relationships, Parenting, Fear And Patience, Personal Agency</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/02-Oct-2026/public-spitting-civic-habit-refuse-confront</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-02T17:01:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Public Spitting: The Civic Habit We Refuse To Confront]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Public Spitting, Civic Responsibility, Public Health, Social Behaviour, Paan And Gutka, Civic Culture</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/02-Oct-2026/every-wrong-work-harassment-reading-fcc-s-nadia-sarwar-judgment</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-02T16:32:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/02-Oct-2026/world-space-week-2026-pakistan-new-rocket-revolution</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-02T16:12:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[World Space Week 2026: Pakistan And The New Rocket Revolution]]></news:title>
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/02-Oct-2026/water-credits-indus-basin-promise-illusion</loc>					
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-02T15:52:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Water Credits And The Indus Basin: Promise Or Illusion?]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Water Credits, Indus Basin, Water Scarcity, Irrigation, Groundwater Depletion, Tharparkar Drought, Water Governance, Sustainable Water Management</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/02-Oct-2026/mi-raqsam-cakes-dupattas-feminism-dances</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-02T15:23:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Mi Raqsam: On Cakes, Dupattas And A Feminism That Dances]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Violence Against Women, Sexual Abuse, Incest In Pakistan, Gender Justice, Women Safety, Victim Blaming, Patriarchy And Honour, Feminism And Resistance</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/02-Oct-2026/containers-injustice-private-trucks-become-state-barricades</loc>					
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-02T13:59:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Containers Of Injustice: When Private Trucks Become State Barricades]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Pakistan Container Blockades, Article 24 Of The Constitution, Private Property Rights, Political Protests And Public Order, Commercial Cargo Disruption, Transporters Rights In Pakistan, Economic Cost Of Road Closures, Government Accountability And Compensation</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Oct-2026/beyond-one-two-nations-plurality-subcontinent</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-01T22:37:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Beyond One And Two Nations: The Plurality Of A Subcontinent]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Two-Nation Theory, Indian subcontinent history, 1947 Partition, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, Hindu nationalism, pre-Partition India, South Asian pluralism, Indian National Congress, All-India Muslim League</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Oct-2026/us-feminist-movement-cia-parallels-pakistan</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
						<news:language>en</news:language>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-01T18:22:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[The US Feminist Movement, The CIA And The Parallels In Pakistan]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>US Feminist Movement, CIA and Cold War Politics, NGO-isation of Feminism, Foreign Funding and Political Influence, Class Politics and Gender Equality, Civil Society in Pakistan, Donor-Driven Development and Activism</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Oct-2026/patchwork-strategy-persistent-threats</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-01T18:11:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[A Patchwork Strategy Against Persistent Threats]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Pakistan Counterterrorism Strategy, Mangi Dam Attack, Balochistan Security, Intelligence Coordination, Police Operational Preparedness, National Action Plan, Madrassa Regulation, Institutional Accountability</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Oct-2026/nawid-ahsan-legacy-integrity-humility-public-service</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
						<news:language>en</news:language>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-01T17:25:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Nawid Ahsan: A Legacy Of Integrity, Humility And Public Service]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Nawid Ahsan, Pakistan Civil Service, Public Administration, Economic Policymaking, Pakistan Finance Division, Civil Service Integrity, Public Financial Management</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Oct-2026/system-still-works-long</loc>					
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					<news:publication>
						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-01T17:08:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[The System That Still Works, But For How Long?]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Pakistan Irrigation System, Indus Basin Irrigation Network, Canal Infrastructure, Water Management in Pakistan, Infrastructure Maintenance, Agricultural Water Security, Climate Change and Water Resources</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Oct-2026/beyond-geopolitics-weaponising-indus-violates-core-principles-hinduism</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-01T16:42:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Beyond Geopolitics: Why Weaponising The Indus Violates The Core Principles Of Hinduism]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Indus Waters Treaty, India-Pakistan Water Dispute, Hinduism And Water Ethics, Weaponisation Of Water, Dharma And Ahimsa, Transboundary Water Management, Water Security In South Asia</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Oct-2026/community-still-waiting-claimed</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-01T16:20:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[A Community Still Waiting To Be Claimed]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Bihari Community in Pakistan, Bihari Statelessness, 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, Bihari Refugees and Repatriation, National Identity Cards in Pakistan, Citizenship and Human Rights, Urdu-Speaking Community in Karachi</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Oct-2026/circular-debt-measuring-right-problem</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-01T16:02:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Circular Debt: Are We Measuring The Right Problem?]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Power Sector Crisis, Pakistan Energy Sector Reforms, DISCOs Operational Inefficiencies, Electricity Distribution Losses, Power Sector Financial Management, Gas And Electricity Debt</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Oct-2026/economics-pakistan-s-battery-rush</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-01T15:43:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[The Economics Of Pakistan’s Battery Rush]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Battery Storage Boom, Lithium-Ion Battery Imports, Solar Energy, Net Metering And Net Billing, Electricity Tariffs, Power Secto, r Financial Crisis, Renewable Energy Storage, Energy Policy And Grid Reliability</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Oct-2026/pakistan-s-climate-crisis-also-women-s-crisis</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-01T15:19:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Pakistan’s Climate Crisis Is Also A Women’s Crisis]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Pakistan Climate Crisis, Women and Climate Change, Gender Inequality and Climate Change, 2022 Pakistan Floods, Health and Disaster Relief, Climate Resilience, Economic Vulnerability</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Oct-2026/notes-south-punjab-velvet-revolutions-dera-ghazi-khan</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-01T14:56:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Notes From South Punjab: The Velvet Revolutions Of Dera Ghazi Khan]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Dera Ghazi Khan Politics, South Punjab Political History, Sardari System in Pakistan, Tribal Politics in Balochistan and Punjab, Zartaj Gul Electoral Victory, Colonial Legacy, Feudalism and Electoral Politics</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Oct-2026/reforming-mbbs-admissions-punjab-s-merit-formula-fails-public-health</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-01T03:38:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Reforming MBBS Admissions: Why Punjab’s ‘Merit’ Formula Fails Public Health]]></news:title>
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Oct-2026/pakistan-s-energy-hub-became-poorest-district</loc>					
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-01T02:43:30+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[How Pakistan's Energy Hub Became Its Poorest District]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Dera Bugti gas fields, Balochistan employment crisis, OGDCL and PPL jobs, Sui gas field history, Pakistan resource exploitation, Dera Bugti engineers, Uch gas field, local employment quotas, Balochistan energy sector, Nawab Akbar Bugti agreements</news:keywords> 
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