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A cyber initiative gone awry
Even in normal circumstances, internet users suffer from a lot of technological issues
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A challenge to leaderships as never before
M Imran Khan perhaps does not want to invite the displeasure of the clergy
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Afghan peace process — twists and turns
Let it be a win-win solution for all.
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Blind faith
The abandonment of human reason and adherence to scientific fact has been one of the chief victims of this movement
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Big data, little value
Data will be useful only when it is trustworthy
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Well done, Pakistan!
While we are quick to criticise what’s wrong, we also need to appreciate what’s right
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The sugar industry and inefficient regulation
The solution to these issues lies in deregulation, removing subsidies, and ensuring competition in the m
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Antibodies: Nature’s greatest gift
They are like 'magic bullets fired from a gun' that attack microbes posing a threat to the body
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Playing politics at PMDC
Wrangling does not bode well for the medical profession in Pakistan
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The future of the American Empire
If Trump wins the next election there is a problem, but if Trump loses, it’s a bigger problem
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The pandemic’s social and economic costs
The IMF said that the global economy would shrink by 3% in 2020 before staging a partial rebound in 2021
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Why some corona curbs should stay permanently
The quality of our lives would improve significantly if we brought discipline in our daily routines
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In the meanwhile…
There will be light at the end of the tunnel. When will it arrive? I cannot say.
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How Pakistan’s economy can grow post Covid-19
This is the moment for Pakistan to re-negotiate our social contract
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What plagues strategic decision-making
Our roots of the problem are also political
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Where are the epidemiologists?
Pandemic interventions need a universal approach but need to be modified based on the outbreak’s local analysis
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Covid-19: RSS cadres in Gulf exposed
Covid-19 has somehow exposed RSS's nefarious designs as well as anti- Muslim sentiment in the Arab world
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Covid-19: How should Pakistan tackle the pandemic
Govt should do capacity building of existing set ups
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As WHO takes the fall
It is indeed about time to look beyond geopolitical and commercial incentives as the world remains partially shut down
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The herd instinct
The pandemic has changed the dynamics of the world politics like everything else
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The role of civil society in post-corona world
The current crisis could prompt redistributive reforms akin to those triggered by the Great Depression, World War II
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Simple ways to be resilient in pandemic times
In every chaos, hope is a unique human attribute which can make each passing day a little more tolerable
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Corona and the world’s biggest prison
There is a govt in the very middle of civilised world making sure that if Covid-19 gets into Gaza, it stays there
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Bernie’s exit from the presidential race
For the Democratic Party, Bernie Sanders remains an outsider
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As the pandemic crisis deepens
Impact of the lockdown is being reflected in people’s charged mood
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Economic Affairs Division
At some point in the past, the name was changed but the initials “EAD” were protected.
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Stuck between the virus and a trap
Every time a crisis happens and the government asks for people’s help, that is the time to reach for your wallet.
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Financing expenditures post Covid-19
State decisions are not those of individuals, but are taken reflecting collective interest
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Changes in global leadership — post-pandemic
Consequently, as analyses go, the US is faced with two stark choices
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Spoilers may cast shadow on Pakistan’s FATF commitment
Spoilers will keep casting shadows on efforts of Pakistan, synergy so far to get out of the Grey List should continue
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Covid-19: a costly negligence?
All of us will now have to pay the price as this global health crisis becomes a global economic crisis.
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Role of intelligence in coronavirus control
In Pakistan, the intelligence agencies, civil and military, have an important role to play in coronavirus control.
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Pakistan is no stranger to mega-crises but this is different
In these challenging times, petty squabbles and name calling of opponents by politicians is abominable
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Public policy and the politics of sugar
Let the house be put in order and may the people in charge look before they leap
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Thinking back, planning ahead
There is every reason to worry about the current epidemic, the trends of which look concerning
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Save lives or livelihoods?
The government will have to let the wheel of the economy roll, and it is time to start thinking beyond the lockdown
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Prisoners in pandemics
SC’s judgment lacked the depth that this very pertinent issue required
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Covid-19: backdrop and beyond
For strategies, we have to take a step back and see what we have done to ourselves over the last hundred years or so
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Covid-19: time for a paradigm shift
Remember, this is not the first and certainly not the last pandemic.
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Political change is following Covid-19
The pandemic will have entrenched these strongmen indefinitely.”
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Online learning controversy
Like all other issues affecting us in uncertain times, we will have to approach online education with an open mind
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Authoritarianism versus coronavirus
A tall order, since this notion has always been unflattering to the Arab psyche till now.
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Pakistan’s sugar-sweetened politics
Where truth gets swept under the carpet while the kite of lies and doubts fly nice and high
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Of cultures, character and disruptions
As the pandemic sweeps across the globe
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Those days of frequent lockdowns
Time to jump on to the virus while it is still weaker rather than just wait for it to snowball into us
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Don’t criminalise the disease!
As the ongoing pandemic tests the limits of healthcare across the globe
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Covid-19 and our response strategy
This crisis provides an ideal opportunity for the government to bridge the gap between the state and society
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Time to say goodbye to austerity
The government would need to abandon the IMF programme forthwith
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Pakistan needs a reset
Why is it that critical, lifesaving items disappear during national emergencies
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Covid-19: The beginning of the end
We must not forget the neo-liberal political ideology stands on just one leg — profitmaking

















































