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The future of warfare
The Commanders’ Forum focused on the future of warfare; with most iterations an academic exercise
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S-400 and nuclear threshold in South Asia
What most of the people miss is what happened after PAF’s Operation Swift Retort
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Drone assassins
It takes a real sick person to be able to agree to press the button, which would unleash the hellfire missile
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Child sexual abuse: impact on health and society
Child labour is considered to be a major factor giving rise to child abuse in Pakistan
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NRA — a step in the right direction
The Muslim nations, especially Pakistan, must develop robust institutions because it is going to be a long haul
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OIC conference: sobering effect
Even if some help is extended, it may not resolve the main problems of the economy and the governance
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Assessing the year and looking at the future
By taking corrective measures and building a consensus, the ability to overcome challenges lies within our grasp
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Green Covid recovery
Job creation should have been a vital part of Green Covid Recovery discourse
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Sustainable educational institutes
It is high time for institutes in Pakistan to emphasise acknowledging the individuality of the students
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The growing threat of nukes
The fragility of our world has never been clearer
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Helter skelter
The hammers of justice are crushing the poor
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See the past and the present
Should we choose to see the past and the present with honesty, we will see a more inclusive and a kinder future
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Gas or no gas
Things seem to be getting out of hand. For a nuclear power, nothing can be more embarrassing
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Islamophobia and Afghan refugees in the US
Republicans made statements saying that the Muslim lawmakers supported terrorists
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Importance of civic environmental knowledge
Claiming a minor impact of air pollution on people’s health based on these numbers is not correct
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Afghanistan crisis and its possible effects
The recent escalation in conflict and resulting upheaval have exacerbated needs
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Why has the US failed to prevent China’s rise?
The power that China now projects in the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific is its strategic necessity
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Perils of leadership vacuum
When there is a leadership vacuum, the country descends into chaos, disorder and anarchy
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Jirga: the licence to victimise women
The prevalent jirga system stands in the stark contravention of the Supreme Court Order issued in January 2019
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Slow and steady will lose to climate change
The winters that we grew up in were warmer than the ones in which our grandfathers grew up and so on
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Palestinian coup de grâce?
Dissent peaceful or otherwise is immediately branded terrorism
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Taliban recognition as a state
Is it a requisite for the Taliban rule to gain state recognition under international law?
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Should they hang?
That Pakistan has a persistent suicide problem that has continued unabated year after year and under every government
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World’s conscience on trial
Pakistan recognised the dangers emanating from an unstable and fragile Afghanistan even before Taliban came to power
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Ukraine: the coming war
Ukraine must look for a delicate diplomatic balance
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Our existential threats
Pakistan’s Afghan problem including the TTP will continue to haunt medium to long term stability
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World Bank’s new climate roadmap for South Asia
It aims to work with individual gov]ts, private sector to make the South Asian region more climate resilient
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Minimum wage is no puzzler
Workers are looking up to the Supreme Court to settle the delivery of the right to life once and for all
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History of Pakistan’s sports and heroes
Pakistan has the lowest budget for sports in South Asia
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Evolution vs production
The difference between the monkeys’ and the human beings’ DNA is less than 2% — an almost negligible difference
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PTI government — an assessment
Betting on the right horse would be very profound. That might be the real tabdeeli in the offing
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Practising parallel intelligence
The intelligence reception comprises a string of individuals not in direct contact with its controller
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PBS formula for inflation — and the proposed change
National interest must take precedence over partisan gains
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Facing challenges amidst political chaos
We need a type of governance that is far more people-oriented, not one that is mostly serving the elite
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Life beyond us: the ethics of care
The stray dog in Pakistan must be among the most miserable
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Olympics and sport anti-diplomacy
For many govts, sport is used as an unconventional diplomatic tool because of its generally inoffensive nature
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Afghanistan: a shared responsibility
The entire region has suffered immensely
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Shifting tides in the Middle East
US President’s snub to the greater Middle East at “Summit for Democracy” further establishes his lagging interest
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Omicron: the beast?
Truth is that we still know little about Omicron
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Doing right without preconditions
Not always, but every now and then, we are in a situation when there is only one right answer
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Has Pakistan finally joined China camp?
Both countries claimed the summit was not meant for democracy but to advance the geostrategic interests of the US
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Some good news for Karachi
The BRTS has to succeed. Public transport remains a politically charged issue in this city
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Major power relationships in Pakistan’s neighbourhood
The week of December 4 brought a number of developments that Pakistan should be watching carefully
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Arm the armless
PM’s favourite topic includes ensuring that there is just enough moral policing that citizens don’t get led astray
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Tarin sinking PTI’s economic performance and narrative?
Put simply, PTI cannot win the next election with Shaukat Tarin as Finance Minister
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Brand Pakistan and our declining national mood
Those attempting to decline the national mood of the country are many and they waste no opportunity
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Sindh’s endless predicament
Conflict in Sindh can be averted if the provincial government pursues a pragmatic and accommodative approach
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Depression: unrecognised pandemic
It is the need of the hour to formulate a coherent and consistent mental health policy
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Clash of two extremes
Lynching of someone because of differences of any sort and buying free will of voters are two sides of the same coin
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General crash
In any case, members of Modi’s security team do not retire, they die





































