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Will Glasgow-26 deliver?
Threats of climate change have come so suddenly that our preparedness to respond to them seems very abrupt accordingly
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Reconciliation models for militants
A permanent settlement may require a regional approach against the militancy
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Trade-offs between innovation and imitation
At the onset, we can expect all the outlets to have different combination of items being sold at their stores
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Doing good with data
Pakistan has done much better than its neighbours, and has done a lot better than many would have predicted
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Journalists and mental health
Journalists risk not only their physical wellbeing but also their mental health in the discharge of their duties
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Technology as new playing field: Could the tribal belt join the game?
What would it take for the United States and China to use technology as a player in this global game?
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Cinderella 2021 and women empowerment
Education does help in breeding an egalitarian society, but it is not an assurance of bringing up ‘good’ men!
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Talking to TTP
The rationale given by the information minister was that TTP terrorists, who were misguided, be given a second chance
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Efficacy of US sanctions
Undermining the efficacy of US-imposed sanctions might just be a suitable strategic goal of determinist powers
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America’s uphill road to relentless diplomacy
In aftermath of US withdrawal from Afghanistan, many questions have arisen with specific regard to US foreign policy
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Collision with happiness
'Paternity leave was a strange window into realising it’s possible to be unhappy professionally but happy personally'
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How not to collect tax
By its inability to collect taxes, FBR single-handedly acts as the biggest roadblock to Pakistan’s progress
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The loss of beauty in our society
The height of cultural excellence during the Mughal reign was arguably the zenith of Islamic civilisation
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Devolution of environment
The developing countries like Pakistan are amongst the least emissions contributors
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Crouching tiger or hiding dragon?
Jack Ma’s fintech Ant Group was ready to offer its IPO. Suddenly, the flotation was stopped and he disappeared
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Civilised dissent
We are less likely to listen to the ‘other side’ or what goes contrary to our long held assumptions
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The darn call
It is time to design the policy now which will get us there when we need to
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Animal cruelty in Pakistan
Just because Pakistan is not a rich country does not provide a legitimate excuse for the maltreatment of animals
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AUKUS intensifies Pak-India rivalry
AUKUS is the result of America and China globally locking horns in what many describe as “a New Cold War”
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Rural areas: Doing SDGs WISEly
17 SDGs have pushed the limits of weakening govt capacity to execute even simple policy initiatives
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Pak-US ties in a changing international environment
US does not seem to develop a policy towards Pakistan, continues to see Pakistan through specific prisms
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The beauty of Swat and Malakand
Malakand/Swat can offer the world more, only if tourism is controlled, optimal and in sync with nature
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Thank you PM Khan!
Let our silent indignation not be construed and conveyed to you as collective ‘thanksgiving’
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A nation is known by the allies it keeps
Dictatorial regimes did not worry about public opinion because they didn’t have to win an election
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Pakistan’s challenges and the way out
Pakistan faces internal and external challenges, to ensure stability govt will need to implement strategic policies
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Iraq — reasserting past prestige
For years on end, Iraq has been a play-yard for both regional and international actors vying for power
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Media control authority and dissenting voices
Without freedom of expression, other fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution will be difficult to achieve
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Nurture a healthy heart to live wisely
The prevalence of CVD in Pakistan is due to our sedentary lifestyle, increased consumption of inorganic and fatty food
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How should Pakistan handle the blame game?
Recent developments provide Pakistan with ‘strategic space’ and more autonomy and greater regional room to manoeuvre
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Tackling the world’s many problems
Rains in several cities of Pakistan brought destructive floods that took lives and did billions of rupees of damage
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Performance agreements — a new paradigm
Evident that while some ministries have tried to hide behind routine initiatives, most have set concrete targets
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A tale of two values
Is our policy limited only for Muslim rights in countries that we do not have good relations with?
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World must stop human rights violations in IIOJK
India has tried to muzzle the voice of the Kashmiri people through use of force by perpetuating an illegal occupation
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Quarantined in Hell
As others began to understand the gravity of this easily transmitted virus, they too started to express some concerns
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The cost of securitising anti-terrorism narrative
Kabul incident also highlights the fact that modern states are committing human rights violations in conflict zones
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Literacy and Pakistan
The bigger issue is that education remains a non-priority for the government
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Decolonising cricket
Thirty-odd white people feeling unsafe despite being guaranteed a head of the state level security!
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Use of EVM: law and politics
PTI's move to fill the void through electoral reforms was the need of the hour though, it was a mindless bid
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The five Ds of climate war
Warriors against climate action have deployed tactics to blunt any action that tries to stop the use of fossil fuels
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The death of society
Everyday incidents against the weaker sections of society prove that our moral standards lack adequacy
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Pakistan’s biggest internal security threat
Water scarcity has the potential to disrupt lifestyles of people from all walks of life
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Twenty years after
The 9/11 attacks, causing nearly 3,000 American casualties, triggered justified outrage and desire for vengeance
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Anticipatory anxiety, technophobia and proactivity
Yes, machines can easily take your jobs. But that is a business decision, not a scientific inevitability
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A new geopolitical game
The troika — Russia, China and Pakistan — seemingly guided the SCO to reach a consensus
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AUKUS — another strategic disaster?
Interestingly, the QUAD between the US, Australia, Japan and India has been active since 2007
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How the west was won
Others simply won it with guile, stratagem and the fluid nature of irregular war
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India’s cultural ‘thaali’
The Indian cultural preference to live together but separately has aptly been described as the ‘thali’ approach
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Back to the economy, stupid
After bringing down the current account deficit to 0.6%, the PTI is cycling with a bang
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History — not in the making
Are people against Justice Ayesha’s elevation for independence of judiciary or nurturing their deep-rooted misogyny
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Hypocrisy, politics and greed define cricket today
Power speaks and hears only one language: the language of acquiescence