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Securitisation can’t address injustice
Police reform must remain on the agenda of the incoming administration despite fears after the assault on US Capitol
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Syrian refugee women and empowerment through jobs
No human is illegal. Being a refugee is not a choice. Being born a woman is not a crime
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India’s toxic obsession with Pakistan
Modi’s failure to deliver the fastest growing economy will soon come back to haunt him
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Trump’s last stand
In the end, Donald Trump did make history. Just not the way he would have wanted
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Will performa-nce contracts improve performance?
What will ultimately determine the success of these contracts is the hands-on and sustained involvement by the PM
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Murmurs on the ground
A lot of what keeps our programmes running is aid in cash and kind
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Dishonour killings
There should, in this 21st century, be no murders that are justified by the claim of upholding a non-existent ‘honour’
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Lessons from Trump’s second impeachment
It took a couple of centuries before the promise made in Declaration of Independence could be realised
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Coronavirus, lockdowns, and air quality
Worsening air quality demands efficient air monitoring utilising both remote sensing tools and ground-level sensors
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Covid-19: a third wave?
One thing is certain that we will have a bumpy road ahead so keep your masks on
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The changing relationships
The fast-changing realities and circumstances are pushing countries to perceive new ways of exploring partnerships
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Biden’s world
Biden will have four straight challenges staring him in the face on day one
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IKnomics: how to cause unprecedented price hike
It simply teaches you the various ways of causing price hike — to historic levels. Let’s see these ways one by one
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Restoring democracy in the US
The House of Representatives and Senate are with the Democrats now
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The actual number of Covid-19 deaths in Pakistan
Death toll is not going to be accurate until epidemiologists, statisticians in Pakistan have time to crunch numbers
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Two Indias
India’s regression notwithstanding despite being under growing pressure does exist
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Iran-Taliban nexus: the new US doctrine
Trump administration appears to create a justification for an attack on Iran, targeting its nuclear installations
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Modern slavery
Paying less than legal minimum wage, and not registering employees with EOBI is an offence routinely committed
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‘Naya Pakistan’ is around the corner
The issue of effective governance has become crucial at a time when we expect an acceleration of economic development
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America should move on
It will be an uphill task to neutralise these elements of American society who are staunch believers of Trumpism
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Time to rethink US-Pakistan relations
It is in America’s interest to go beyond betting on India’s capability to stand up to China
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Electables and the unelected
The cabinet consists of elected parliamentarians not necessarily specialising in the ministries allotted to them
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Economic development and e-commerce
The Covid-19 crisis has brought a change in customer behaviour for more than 65% of companies
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The poverty of contemporary America
There were cracks in the White House with Vice-president Pence falling out with President Trump
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Factors driving remittance inflows
The cumulative impact of these could be the volume of remittances received through official channels grows
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Why a divided America is bad news for the world
President-elect Joe Biden experiences an unprecedented march to the White House
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Dynamics of religious militancy
Irony is that we keep counting and discussing events in numerical terms without analysing dynamics of a phenomenon
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Expectations from Biden
Biden will have to address several foreign and security issues that threaten the peace and stability of the world
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Polluted patriotism
While US is unique in its relationship with its minorities, Pakistan should reflect on its similar trajectory
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Balancing the dragon in the Middle East
Today, no relationship is more consequential for the future of world politics as that between the US and China
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Hospital diversion: what it means and why it happens
The health and well-being of the community at large starts from the basic level of individual responsibility
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The art of blackmail
The Hazara community can hardly be blamed for taking steps to demand the Prime Minister’s attention
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Pakistan’s vaccination plan for Covid-19
Pakistan has set a target of vaccinating 70 million people to achieve ‘herd immunity’
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Living through a coup
We cannot go back in time and undo our collective praise for a man who has done so much damage to the US
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Questions on free speech
Many who argue about what should go on social media and what should not. The bigger problem is who decides this
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The state’s role in alleviating poverty
It is only twice in Pakistan’s 70-plus years of history that the state directly intervened to help the poor
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From stream to steam
Transitioning from dirty energy is also the only option for humanity’s survival
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The untouchables
Imran Khan is not new to politics, but naïve he certainly is
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Winners and losers of ‘Pakistani Spring’
Imran Khan’s reformist govt, despite many mistakes, continues to create new winners and losers in Pakistani politics
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Purpose and tools of modern wars
Wars serve a political purpose, as without one wars are only adventures
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What PDM’s failure tells us about Pak voter
Absence of mass mobilisation is why PDM’s rallies haven’t translated into any game-changing political moves
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Mutant Ninja Turtles to mutant coronavirus
Not all mutations make a pathogen resistant to medicines but may make it more or less infectious
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Iraq’s century of humiliation in the globalised age
No nation of the world deserves to be occupied, its people killed and its infrastructure razed to the ground
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Assault on Democracy with a capital D
The damage done to the democratic project will need a long hard look
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Towards a polio-free Pakistan in 2021
While Pakistan successfully tackled the pandemic, questions were raised as to why we couldn’t eradicate polio so far
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Trump personifies America
US' pre-conceived ideas about China’s actions and intentions seem to be leading Washington into a deadly trap
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Punjabi folklore and farmers’ protests in Delhi
If 20 million Sikhs can roll back the steamroller of RSS, what will be the motivation level of 200 million Muslims
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When the crisis deepens
Is there light at the end of the tunnel for the people who continue to experience back-to-back crises?
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The love affair with current account surplus
In sheer excitement or plain ignorance, some spokespersons have been declaring the country in surplus
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Coercion versus stability in South Asia
Coercive and authoritarian tendencies have re-emerged across South Asia