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Afghanistan’s peace and Kashmir
The statements linking the Afghan peace process with the resolution of the Kashmir issue have not gone well
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Kabul: carnage in a wedding hall
The path to peace has many roadblocks that must be overcome, such as the exit of foreign forces
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India’s nuclear threat
Pakistan will have to work out its strategy of developing and maintaining a credible minimum deterrence
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Video games and mass shootings
Donald Trump should toughen up his stance on gun control and implement gun prevention laws
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The case for incentivizing hydropower development
Pakistan’s energy sector suffers from a high dependence on imported fuels
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Is war imminent in South Asia?
For the first time since 1971 the unresolved Kashmir dispute has been acknowledged internationally
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The saffron noose
Article 35A prevented the Modi government from taking the Israel route and allowing Indian settlers into the valley
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The ruse of development
British in Africa were not the only one who pushed their development agenda down the throats of the natives
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Re-thinking government
More than 34,000 teachers have used this app so far, submitting applications for approximately 100,000 preferences
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The NCD menace
Government efforts must continue towards the development of a comprehensive primary healthcare system
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So near yet so far
At least 63 people were killed and 182 injured in a suicide attack at a wedding party in Kabul on Saturday
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Fear and misery in IOK
Kashmiris have long been living in an atmosphere of fear and misery
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The new chattering classes!
It must be acknowledged that the cell-phone revolution has brought all classes to approximately the same level
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Pakistan’s options in Kashmir
Modi is moving India towards its demise
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Sinking in the rain
Over the years we have seen one agency blame the other
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India, not Pakistan, to lose Kashmir
Pakistan needs to play this game started by India not as a T20 cricket match but a test series
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19th century genocide and 21st century policy
Dawes Act stole cohesiveness from the Native Americans, similar to what is being attempted in Kashmir
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India, the attention seeker
Pakistan cuts off diplomatic ties with India, other countries express concern regarding the issue
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Kashmir — need for diplomatic engineering
Abolishing Article 370 displays gap between those who want to secede and those who want to safeguard state sovereignty
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Financial crunch at public-sector universities
HEC was allocated Rs59 billion against a demand of Rs103 billion — Rs6 billion less than previous year
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Status of J&K under international law
Free, impartial plebiscite might assist both parties and the people of Kashmir in resolving the longstanding dispute
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India’s dangerous gamble on Kashmir
Can Pakistan with its economic, governance crises effectively exploit popular sentiments among the Kashmiri Muslims
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The grand Indian extortion
India is notorious in sabotaging similar initiatives and uses everything in its power to derail Afghan peace process
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The plebiscite puzzle
All these years, Pakistanis and Kashmiris have blamed India for breaching a solemn pledge made to Kashmir
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Absence of local govts in Balochistan
Delay in LG elections is not only violating constitutional obligations but also undermining gains of previous govts
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Caught between globalism and tribalism
Many conflicts fueled by tribal sentiments manifested in the form of ethnic, racial, religious characteristics
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Pakistan’s key development thinkers
His lasting legacy is the human development system by the UN first, and eventually by the Bretton Woods Sisters
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What is happening in Hong Kong?
The people of Hong Kong enjoy more extensive democratic rights and freedom than ever
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Kashmir and the Fourth Geneva Convention
India must not complain about terrorism, the seeds of which it is actively sowing with its aggression
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The politics of seizing oil tankers
Is Pakistan ready for diplomatic maneuvering amid rising tensions in the Gulf
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Decoding the death of al Qaeda’s heir
The death of Hamza bin Laden has ominous ramifications for the region
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The reality of Indian might
Unless resolved, Kashmir stays as a black mark on the international world’s conscience and morality
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Babara massacre of 1948
More than 600 people lay dead and about 1,500 were critically wounded
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Who cares for a cuppa?
One wonders if anyone in the Land of the Pure gives a wee thought to where the tea comes from
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Remembering the martyrs of K-P police
The true implementation of the National Action Plan is of paramount importance
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Pakistan’s determined struggle for stability
The only hope that would make India retract from its illegal policies would be a resistance movement by Kashmiri youth
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The age of cyber influencing
Like it or not, the age of cyber influencing is upon us and only time will tell what it is capable of
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Time to exercise strategic patience
In the aftermath of India’s IoK move, it is crucial for the Pak govt to show political, diplomatic results
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What if Taliban are back in the saddle in Afghanistan
To what extent will the Taliban shun their old ways, particularly related to human rights, once in power?
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What is Zulfi Bukhari doing for overseas Pakistanis?
“Show me your friends, and I’ll show you your future” is a saying held like a noose around Zulfi Bukhari’s...
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Challenging task
Can we change the new reality created by doing away with Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution?
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China: an emerging leader on climate change
The country also needs to take steps to halt the financing of coal-fired power plants
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North and South Korea — the coming back
Has the seven-decade-old US foreign policy on North Korea eventually come to a totter?
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Reverse Kargil
The well-wishers that India did not lose at Balakot are soon to be lost in Srinagar and Kargil
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Responsibility to Protect — and its failures
The world has not yet been able to come up with a mechanism to prevent massacres and atrocities against civilians
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Uncertain days ahead
We were still discovering the real intent of the mediation offer Trump pulled out of his hat in the meeting with PM
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Deaths and losses in Karachi
In just three days, 23 precious lives were lost in Karachi alone because of electrocution
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US may leave but Afghan war is unlikely to end
A comprehensive agreement with the US by September 1, as wished by Secretary of State Pompeo, may be a distant reality
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Mawra, Urwa are not alone in failing to display a sense of social awareness
Pakistani celebrities have in past trivialised sensitive issues by making gross generalisations on public platforms
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Democracy, human rights and ultra-right nationalism
Kashmiris will bear the brunt of living in the most militarised region of the world













































