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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Oct-2026/pakistan-s-airwaves-international-stage-sophiya-anjam-celebrates-20-years-media</loc>					
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T18:15:06+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[From Pakistan’s Airwaves To An International Stage: Sophiya Anjam Celebrates 20 Years In Media ]]></news:title>
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Oct-2026/beyond-beauty-thin</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T17:36:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Beyond The Beauty Of Being Thin]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Beauty Standards, Body Image, Body Shaming, Women And Marriage, Social Media Trolling, Beauty Industry, Weight Stigma, Self-Acceptance</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Oct-2026/midnight-justice-daylight-delay</loc>					
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T17:19:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Midnight Justice, Daylight Delay]]></news:title>
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Oct-2026/light-learned-speak-brain</loc>					
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T17:04:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[When Light Learned To Speak To The Brain]]></news:title>
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Oct-2026/dengue-cost-waiting</loc>					
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T17:02:54+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Dengue And The Cost Of Waiting]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>dengue fever Pakistan, Aedes mosquito breeding, public health policy Pakistan, monsoon disease prevention, dengue outbreak response, collective crisis amnesia, urban sanitation Pakistan, preventive healthcare, mosquito-borne diseases, health department SOPs</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Oct-2026/united-states-war-choice-iran-costs</loc>					
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T16:29:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[The United States’ War Of Choice Against Iran And Its Costs]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>US-Iran War, Iran Conflict, Strait Of Hormuz, Middle East Security, Pakistan Diplomacy, Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, Regional Security Order, American Foreign Policy</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Oct-2026/pakistan-s-new-role-selective-security-provider</loc>					
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T16:07:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Pakistan’s New Role: A Selective Security Provider]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Pakistan Security Policy, Regional Diplomacy, Iran US Mediation, Saudi Arabia Defence Cooperation, Makkah Defence Agreement, Turkiye Pakistan Relations, Strategic Deterrence, Selective Security Provider, </news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Oct-2026/khyber-pakhtunkhwa-held-hostage-thirteen-years-pti-rule-emotional-capture-province-brink</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
						<news:language>en</news:language>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T15:31:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Held Hostage: Thirteen Years Of PTI Rule, Emotional Capture, And A Province On The Brink]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PTI Governance, Pashtun Politics, Terrorism And Security, TTP Resurgence, Provincial Governance, Pashtunwali, Political Mobilisation</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Oct-2026/saudi-arabia-still-needs-pakistan-s-military</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
						<news:language>en</news:language>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T15:14:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Why Saudi Arabia Still Needs Pakistan's Military]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Saudi Arabia Pakistan Military Relations, Saudi Defence Strategy, Pakistan Military, Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement, Makkah Defence Alliance, Air Defence, Yemen Conflict, Nuclear Deterrence</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Oct-2026/wheat-import-bill-begins-upstream</loc>					
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T14:58:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[The Wheat Import Bill Begins Upstream]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Pakistan Wheat Crisis, Water Shortage, Wheat Imports, Indus River System, Punjab Agriculture, Sindh Irrigation, Water Storage, Food Security</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Oct-2026/twenty-five-imf-programs-later-pakistan-still-economy</loc>					
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T14:30:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Twenty-Five IMF Programs Later, Pakistan Still Has The Same Economy]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Pakistan Economy, Public Debt, IMF Programme, Fiscal Policy, Energy Crisis, Circular Debt, Tax Reform, Economic Governance</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Oct-2026/pakistan-s-solar-boom-moving-faster-power-grid</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
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					</news:publication>
					<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T02:32:27+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Pakistan’s Solar Boom Is Moving Faster Than Its Power Grid]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Pakistan solar boom, Chinese solar panel imports, Pakistan energy crisis, rooftop solar revolution, net billing vs net metering, capacity payments Pakistan, renewable energy transition, off-grid battery storage, electricity tariffs Pakistan, LUMS Energy Institute</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Oct-2026/perhaps-islam-never-meant-complicated</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T02:02:12+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Perhaps Islam Was Never Meant to Be So Complicated]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Islam and modernity, Shariah vs Fiqh, Islamic jurisprudence, Prophet Muhammad teachings, meaning of Islamic state, Islam and state compulsion, religious simplicity in Islam, morality and Islamic law, true Islamic society, living the Muslim faith</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Oct-2026/pakistan-join-brics</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T22:35:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Why Pakistan Should Join BRICS]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Pakistan, BRICS, New Delhi Declaration, Global South, Economic Diplomacy, New Development Bank, CPEC, India-Pakistan Relations</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Oct-2026/ten-year-export-compact-institutions-industry-can-share</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
						<news:language>en</news:language>
					</news:publication>
					<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T19:12:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[A Ten-Year Export Compact That Institutions And Industry Can Share]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Pakistan Exports, Export Growth, Trade Deficit, Economic Policy, Industrial Competitiveness, Foreign Direct Investment, Export Facilitation, Economic Reform</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Oct-2026/beauty-thinking-walk-peak-joy-road-shandala-odigram</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
						<news:language>en</news:language>
					</news:publication>
					<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T18:51:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[The Beauty Of A Thinking Walk: Peak Joy On The Road To Shandala-Odigram]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Thinking Walk, Mindfulness, Swat Valley, Nature And Wellbeing, Walking And Mental Health, Outdoor Exercise, Shandala-Odigram, Mind-Body Connection</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Oct-2026/pakistan-2026-asian-games-state-neglect-flawed-directives-total-apathy</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
						<news:language>en</news:language>
					</news:publication>
					<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T18:30:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Pakistan At The 2026 Asian Games: State Neglect, Flawed Directives, And Total Apathy]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Pakistan Sports Crisis, Asian Games 2026, State Neglect, Sports Funding, Pakistan Cricket, Pakistan Hockey, Sports Governance, Athlete Development</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Oct-2026/former-khairpur-ruler-dies-93-chapter-princely-era-ends</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T17:20:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Former Khairpur Ruler Dies At 93, Chapter Of Princely Era Ends]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Mir Ali Murad Khan Talpur II, Princely State, Khairpur History, Talpur Dynasty, Sindh History, Khairpur Merger With Pakistan, Mir Mehdi Raza Talpur</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Oct-2026/pakistan-s-resilience-pressure-snapshot-socioeconomic-challenges</loc>					
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T17:09:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Pakistan’s Resilience Under Pressure: A Snapshot Of Socioeconomic Challenges]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Pakistan Economy, Socioeconomic Challenges, Poverty and Inequality, Unemployment, Population Growth, Climate Change, Economic Resilience, Governance Reforms</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Oct-2026/825-bjp-seats-zero-muslim-mps-india-s-biggest-number-tell-us</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
						<news:language>en</news:language>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T16:36:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[825 BJP Seats, Zero Muslim MPs: What Does India’s Biggest Number Tell Us?]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>BJP Muslim Representation, Indian Lok Sabha, Muslim Political Representation, BJP Candidate Selection, Indian Muslims, Parliamentary Representation, Minority Inclusion, Indian Electoral Politics</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Oct-2026/justice-limbo-gilgit-baltistan-apex-court-cannot-wait-longer</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
						<news:language>en</news:language>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T16:16:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Justice In Limbo: Gilgit-Baltistan Apex Court Cannot Wait Any Longer]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Gilgit-Baltistan Judiciary, Supreme Appellate Court, Judicial Vacancies, Judicial Appointments, GB Bar Council, Access To Justice, Case Backlog, Government Of Gilgit-Baltistan Order 2018</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Oct-2026/owns-pakistan-s-debt</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
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					</news:publication>
					<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T15:40:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Who Owns Pakistan's Debt?]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Pakistan Domestic Debt, Invest-Pak, Government Securities, Banking Sector, Public Debt, Deposit Rates, Private-Sector Lending, Debt Ownership</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Oct-2026/panels-fell-ship</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
						<news:language>en</news:language>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T15:21:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[The Panels That Fell From A Ship]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Gilgit-Baltistan Solar Scheme, Solar Panels, Energy Crisis, Free Solar Programme, Power Crisis, Renewable Energy, Solar Distribution, Energy Policy</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Oct-2026/global-crisis-local-choices-real-cost-pakistan-s-fuel-price-hikes</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T03:51:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Global Crisis, Local Choices – The Real Cost Of Pakistan’s Fuel Price Hikes]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Pakistan fuel crisis, petrol price inflation, petroleum levy Pakistan, targeted fuel subsidy, daily fuel pricing, Pakistan economic crisis, Raast digital payments, freight and transportation costs, working class inflation Pakistan, government accountability fuel prices</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Oct-2026/pakistan-must-embrace-smart-meters-maximise-solar-revolution</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T03:41:47+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Why Pakistan Must Embrace Smart Meters to Maximise Its Solar Revolution]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Pakistan solar revolution, smart meters Pakistan, time-varying rates TVR, net energy metering, rooftop solar panels, grid modernization, time-of-use TOU electricity, electric vehicle charging costs, utility dynamic pricing, power theft prevention</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/05-Oct-2026/pakistan-violence-83-percent-rise-fatalities-third-quarter</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-05T20:21:21+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Pakistan Violence: 83% Rise In Fatalities During Third Quarter]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Pakistan security, violence in Pakistan, CRSS report, Balochistan violence, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa security, terrorism in Pakistan, counter-terrorism operations, TTP attacks, BLA attacks, national security</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/05-Oct-2026/ironclad-partnership-emerging-architecture-global-south</loc>					
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						<news:name>The Friday Times</news:name>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-05T19:26:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[The Ironclad Partnership And The Emerging Architecture Of The Global South]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Global South, CPEC 2.0, Strategic Partnership, Trade, Chinese Financing, Multipolar World Order</news:keywords> 
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/05-Oct-2026/pakistan-achieved-economic-stability-now-government-must-deliver-growth</loc>					
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-05T18:27:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
					<news:title><![CDATA[Pakistan Achieved Economic Stability. Now Government Must Deliver Growth]]></news:title>
										<news:keywords>Pakistan Economy, Economic Stability, Economic Growth, IMF Programme, Tax Reform, Export Growth, Energy Sector Reform, Investment and Productivity</news:keywords> 
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