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Balochistan bleeds — the Ormara onslaught
Incidents confirm intelligence received by Qureshi that Pakistan will be victim to Indian-led attacks
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Need for a doctrine on governance, security and development
If the country is insecure then even its nuclear arsenal cannot prevent a disaster to take place
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A new chapter in terrorism
As the Sri Lankan attack is believed to have been a response to the New Zealand attack
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Working for a brighter future in Asia
With nearly two decades of strong economic growth
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IK’s Iran visit: a precursor to stable regional policy?
Despite the recent terrorist attacks in the Iranian Baluchestan and Ormara of the Pakistani Balochistan
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Prime Minister Imran Khan, China welcomes you!
As the premier leaves for China for the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation
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Tapping into the diaspora in higher education
Pakistan’s higher education sector has experienced a phenomenal growth over the last couple of decades
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Of fake doctors and fake clinics
Quack clinics are family ‘businesses’ with ownership being passed from father to son.
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Terrorism staging a comeback?
The situation has, however, not changed a bit as acts of terrorism continued with little respite
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Sri Lankan tragedy calls for global action
Several countries continue to use militant proxies to harm their regional or global opponents
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SOS: Save Our Science
Science is becoming increasingly international and collaborative
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Politics vs policy
The problem with Asad Umar was that his continued delay in making a coherent decision on the economic front
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Reshuffle
Cabinets get reshuffled all the time in democracies
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Goodbye Asad Umar!
Right after a massive cabinet reshuffle, this was unprecedented, yet understandable
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War of the worlds!
Science literature and sci-fi publications have always been way ahead of the game in their own way
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The Arab Spring returns to Sudan
Sudan has to find a way for accommodating within the political system a number of competing interests
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The brilliant Dr Shaikh
The challenge for Dr Shaikh would be not only to bring the IMF team to Pakistan but to conclude a deal with the Fund
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Back to square one
The wholesome changes in the cabinet are attributed to lack of performance on the part of some ministers
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Reactionary policy-making and cabinet shuffles
PM's decision is testimony to a lack of faith in appointed advisers, and the inability to stand against naysayers
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Brave New World
The current deadlocked parliamentary system is not fulfilling the very purpose for which the legislatures were elected
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Pitfalls of economic analyses
Asad Umar’s unfortunate resignation was fuelled by voodoo economic analysis spewed by the likes of Farrukh Saleem
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Hit wicket on a dead wicket
A grim reality is now slowly sinking in: the PTI is out of its depth in government
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Heart of the legal system: speedy justice
Practice of disrupting court proceedings in the form of strikes or protests needs to end immediately
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Defensive offence
From the USSR we know it takes only a few dozen people to bring down a nation
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Our intensifying water woes
Building controversial dams with unconvincing fund initiatives is taking the country no where
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Mindboggling shake-up
Being too new to the system the PM should have filled his first cabinet with experienced people
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An example in doing without the IMF
Development is constrained not by resources but by bad governance
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Afghan peace talks
The ongoing attempts to resolve the Afghan imbroglio via negotiations have not yet been derailed
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Economy is the key issue
PTI clueless about governance, economy and foreign policy, yet confident it will put the house in order
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India’s dangerous delusions
Indian adventurism has been encouraged and enabled by irresponsible powers, especially the US
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Nuclear armed vs nuclear powered
Nuclear power plants cannot explode like nuclear bombs. Nuclear energy is the safest energy
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Promoting SEZs: the location factor
Benefits of SEZs largely depend on the location on which SEZs are established
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Autism: necessity of awareness and empathy
Some estimates suggest there may be 350,000 children with autism in Pakistan
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Probable outcomes of Indian elections and Pakistan
Result will have strong influence on India’s foreign policy specifically its relations with Pakistan
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Energy sector and academia
It is time for academia to reflect upon the contribution it is making
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Optimising national power
Without good governance, it will be difficult to steer the country toward prosperity
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Tinkering with fiscal autonomy under 18th amendment
Such overtures must be avoided at all costs
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Why NAP may keep napping
It is time to realise that there is no other way and no other option
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Willful negligence?
Such cases have been happening with regular frequency
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Unruly weather
A casual attitude both on the part of the authorities and the citizens might have serious consequences
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Flower child
A moment of a kind word is too much for us to spare
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Foreign nuclear assistance to India and its implications
The US-India nuclear deal has contributed to increasing the arms race in the region
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Cycles of violence
For the Hazara, a graveyard serves as a community centre
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Unsolved Kasur cases and DNA databank
But as soon as the media spotlight turned away, the remaining five unresolved cases were quickly forgotten.
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World’s poor at the receiving end!
The problem of hunger and deprivation is still nowhere near an equitable resolution
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Coming challenges in the emerging global order
The United States president will need to navigate through very turbulent waters
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Bloom in the desert
Last week, PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari inaugurated the Thar coal power plant
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Is Modi best bet for Pakistan?
PM Imran Khan thinks re-election of Modi could be a better bet for Pakistan-India peace
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SEZs and independent jurisdictions
They provide an array of incentives ranging from tax incentives to regulatory incentive and often on-site residence
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US recognition of Israel’s sovereignty over Golan
The decision, however, strictly from a diplomatic and legal angle was wholly unwarranted