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Taking on typhoid
On the national level, community leaders and health officials should implement WASH
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Expectations from PM’s visit to the US
Prime minister's visit to the US provides an opportunity to revisit the fundamentals of the Pak-US relationship
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Xenophobic patriotism
Scapegoating Afghans for our own dysfunction is not a sign of patriotism
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We are not free
Free speech helps us achieve is that it allows us to learn to live with diversity
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Wither bilateral dialogue!
As Pakistan-India peace process appears to be experiencing its ups and downs
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Trump-Imran summit
An indication of US' softened stance towards Pakistan
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Saving Punjab’s children
At least 1,214 rape cases of children reported in Punjab province in 2018
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G20 and the Asian continent
As Imran's govt aims to find its footing in the global institution
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The art of disagreement
Learning to accept other’s dissenting views in a good spirit
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Will North Korea give up the bomb?
The necessary steps to be taken by both the US and N Korea
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Effectiveness or niceness
The two things we always want but cannot have together
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The complex art of simple
'Jail them, ban them, expunge them and eliminate them and let’s be done with it. Then happy days will come....
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As the trust deficit widens
The real issue is the growing trust deficit between the people and the PTI government
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The fall of civilisation
While Indians and Pakistanis criticise each other, they are viewed as the same by the world
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Remittances to the rescue
Remittances are a lifeline to low- and middle-income countries and an effective way to alleviate poverty
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Pakistanis against child abuse
Govt and the civil society should join hands to create widespread awareness among children, parents and caregivers
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Polio eradication: culture eats strategy for lunch!
Data on missed children has been misleading since long
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Economic charter: nothing ever changes
While everyone talks about the burden, no one really comes close to seriously suggesting a significant cut
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Xinjiang: peaceful homeland for all ethnic groups
The greatest charm of Xinjiang lies in the multi-ethnic harmony and diversity in cultures
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How Kerala defied the BJP
The opportunity for embracing a ‘righteous’ cause in Kerala came in response to a recent Supreme Court order
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US withdrawal from Afghanistan a gamble
Taliban cannot and would not guarantee that their land would become terrorist-free while occupation forces are in town
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Pakistani politics driven by vendetta, self-aggrandisement and expediency
Punishing political rivals by employing the power of the state is an old phenomenon
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US-China trade war and G-20 Summit
Bilateral tariffs are fabricating a handful of downbeat impacts on the economy of China and the United States
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Age of cyber power
Survival in such a situation will be the real test for an independent mind
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Lahore Process and Afghan peace
Despite six rounds of talks already held, the question boggling the mind is: what mars the outcome?
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Emergency of 1975 in India: Lessons for Opposition
Degeneration of the national discourse is being seen in India today
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Beyond the budget
On the economic front, the government should unlock the potential of the cities
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Regional efforts for peace in Afghanistan
The possibility of the US and the Taliban leadership reaching a peace settlement are closer today than ever before
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The new Cold War
These decisions are justified as examples of Trump’s commitment to avoid costly foreign wars
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Notes from Harare
There is an opportunity to engage, to help and to learn, to build ties of trade and people-to-people connections
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Beyond Pakistan’s puzzling politiconomics
While it's unfair to criticise PTI for making tough choices it is also a fact that changes happened too late, too fast
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My observations on Pakistan’s economy
In the current dismal business environment, production enterprises should be given appropriate tax reduction support
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Trump's unpredictably and the Iran affair
In the politically-underdeveloped world of Islam, Saudis and the Iranians follow very different models of governance
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Hedging the ‘age factor’
Manufacturers of ‘beauty creams’ and other anti-aging products continue to have a field day
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Islamabad’s dysfunctional zoo
PML-N govt in the 2018-19 budget had allocated money for the zoo but the PTI government has dropped the funding
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Where lies the road to peace in Afghanistan?
Improvement in Pak-Afghan relationship is also linked to the forward movement in ties between Islamabad and New Delhi
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Our cricket and our govt: striking similarities
Little is rational about the love people have for the cricket team and the country at large
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Global digital cooperation
Can be the difference between progress and chaos
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Lessons from history
As the nation still suffers from the political mistakes made in its short history
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An open letter to the Opposition
As the All Parties Conference failed to produce any tangible outcome
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Deal of the century or hypocrisy of the century
The international community and the UN must focus on helping to secure the rights of the impoverished Palestinians
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How not to train a dragon
The issue of designer babies and more evolved human race as a result of gene editing is no different
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The Maulana’s MPC
PTI or its coalition partners do not have a single economist worth the name in their fold
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Children’s rights reforms
The K-P government can start by taking immediate steps to reduce the Infant Mortality Rate
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World Cup dream still alive
Pakistan has once again sketched a familiar pattern bringing back its best game up
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Judo Strategy and CPEC
The IMF started warning in its reports back in 2016 about how Pakistan would have to manage its CPEC-related outflows
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Averting Iran-US standoff
Unless the Trump administration reverses its hostile posture, there is no possibility of peace in the Persian Gulf
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Debts and deficits
If the purpose of the IMF is to deter the government from borrowing by raising its cost, the idea seems self-defeating
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Peace prospects in Afghanistan
Intra-Afghan dialogue should pay heed to the aspirations of ordinary Afghans, including women
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Tourism and host communities
Official forecast says that by 2025, the tourism industry will contribute $9.5 billion to the economy
















































