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War in Ukraine — roles and implications
The Russian invasion has resulted in the greatest humanitarian and refugee crises in Europe since World War-I
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Afraid of the vox populi
The fear that has engulfed Islamabad right now is the unstoppable Azadi March of Imran Khan
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Interpreting Article 63A: impact on our political system
Constitution being a law organic in nature continues to evolve according to the dictates of times
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Where is political leadership taking the country?
Our leaders should address real core issues head-on, preferably with govt and opposition taking a long-term view of it
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Youth and sovereignty
With political commitment and adequate resources, young people have the potential to make effective transformation
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EOBI: a poverty manufacturing factory
The existing EOBI, a bureaucratic institution of colonial mindset, needs to be radically restructured
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Why does Dutch PM bike to his office but not our PM?
Cycling has helped Dutch people improve their health, enhanced sociability in public life
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Can passion make a nation rise?
In this era, the road to glory is not too long and requires passion, unity and consistency of efforts
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Of elites, by elites, for elites
Elites in Pakistan are not incompetent, they are savvy in navigating a complex political arena to ensure maximal gains
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The big how
Benefit of traveling is it puts you in your right place, reminds you that you are not special
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We are on sale – aren’t we?
Once we have exploited our rules and principles, we are driven by anarchy, greed and egoistic tendencies
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Cultivating organic cotton
Appropriate techniques, besides water management and plant density, can successfully regulate insects and pests
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UN volunteers put people first
The world is changing faster than we could have imagined and in ways that we could not have envisioned
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International Migration and Replacement Theory
The Great Replacement Theory is rooted in racist, baseless beliefs about innate superiority and white privilege
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Why Bilawal defended Imran’s Russia visit
The visit of Imran was part of that process and not the isolated event
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The tradable water
Gold or Bitcoin, both are tradable for cash and lots of other products because of their limited supply in the world
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A war without winners
In the Russo-Ukrainian war neither side has been able to claim victory, they miscalculated each other’s tactics
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Democracy! Shape of things to come
Pakistan is experiencing a treacherous political period, people are concerned about their personal, financial safety
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Well played skipper!
Pakistan existed in disarray for more than 70 years going from bad to worse
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Our future is like Schrodinger’s cat
We know one thing for sure: our house is on fire
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Legends of our fall
There is a time for tough love; this isn’t it
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Education and ignorance
To bring back the country on its track we need to bring knowledge back into education
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Of conspiracies, treacheries and self-interest
How does a state-centred foreign policy weigh on the present and future of a country?
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Profit-making cannot occur in an unlivable world
Profit-making can no longer be put before welfare of people and the planet
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The (s)electorate
Pakistan’s fiscal predicaments will remain the bane for this or any other government, impossible to resolve
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Who engineers the political economy?
In the fifth week of crisis, the heightening of duties on luxuries and inessential items is too little, too late
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When cons sell confidence
People are poorer today than they were last month
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Is Pakistan aligned with Beijing or Washington?
With the funneling of aid and IMF nod resting at Washington’s largesse, Pakistan will have to make a tough calculus
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Phase 2 of Russia’s Ukraine offensive — military notes
Russian offensive, contested fiercely by reinvigorated Ukrainian Army, is making slow but sure-footed progress
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The reckless: Smiling Buddha
The so-called 'peaceful nuclear explosion' is itself ironical
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Ukraine conflict is telling westerners what war actually is
The narrative to describe death and destruction is cynically biased — maybe that is the priority of global capitalism
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Pakistan under shadows of hybrid warfare
For Shabbar Zaidi this means the present model — hijacked by deeply entrenched forces of status quo — is not workable
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What future holds for Afghanistan?
More than 71,000 Afghan and Pakistani civilians are estimated to have died as a direct result of the war
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Need for an independent prosecution service
The judiciary is considered to be the guardian and the ultimate interpreter of the Constitution
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The multiplier effect
The university can — and perhaps should — be the place where we create next generation of true societal leaders
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70 years of Pak-Japan relations
In the evolving political milieu, economic corridors are likely to define the regional course
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Aligning university education with emerging job market
Pakistani planners have historically been underestimating challenges associated with their plans and visions
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Pakistan needs a PTI 2.0
Imran promised them a new Pakistan and they believed him
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The many benefits of a school meals programme
Hunger and malnutrition stifle physical and academic growth among children
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Pakistan, US ties
The Biden Administration has denied the allegations but the ousted PM is adamant that the US was behind his removal
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Youth, abuse and deepfake
We do not see nature, intelligence or ideology as it is; but only as our languages are
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Shambolic democracy
Democracy in Pakistan is without democratic cultures, values, principles, or any other constituent feature
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Lost in translation between Naya & Purana Pakistan
We are seeing all political parties compete aggressively for votes from the electors, not the selectors
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Human insecurity is the real challenge
Pakistan’s elites have demonstrated an indifferent attitude toward the economic and political issues of the country
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IMF path to ventilator
Is never the purpose of IMF to solve problems of recipient countries, its only purpose is to secure Western interest
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Political religion, authoritarian leadership & democratic legitimacy
Because emotions rather than reason govern beliefs of such a party, one notices the strange logical inexplicability
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The election announcement cliffhanger
Probability suggests we are heading towards a technocratic setup
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Pampering the rich, pulverising the poor
The government has devised numerous ways to disguise the ‘charity’ it gives to the rich
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The night of destiny and the nation under rolling blackouts
Injustice has been our crowning hallmark, where might is right and whoever carries the bigger stick wins in the end
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Debt: passing the buck to provinces
In our situation, reducing federal transfers to provinces is unlikely to have the so-called ‘flypaper effect’


































