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US-China relations: a dilemma for Islamabad
The Chinese are the biggest holder of the United States’ foreign debt with more than $1 trillion
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The faltering ‘Naya’ Pakistan?
If Imran wants to succeed he needs honest and objective people around him
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A tragic loss of lives
Winter hits the snow-white Himalayan peak of western Nepal early
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Pakistan through a different lens
Turn the page on the pervasive popular narratives
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Old IMF wine in a new Lota
Naya Pakistan will have to run to the IMF to pay for the sins of Purana Pakistan
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Mr Haqqani, the fortunes of Pakistan can be rescued
Former ambassador to the US once again writes a hard hitting article
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Khanate takes shape
Pakistan's threshold of pain is about to be tested
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Internet retail and space tourism
Blue Origin is the space tourism and transportation start-up founded and financed by Jeff Bezos
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Media controls in the offing?
PTI-led coalition government has proposed a draft of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority law
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Myth of a safe profession for women
At a Rahim Yar Khan hospital, a sweeper attempted to harass a lady doctor
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Shutting down hope
Iraq invasion was the collapse of faith in the international order and Arab Spring the faith in democracy
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Security for whom?
Glaring forms of atrocities afflict the lives of multitudes of people all around
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To IMF we return
The current situation is the cumulative effect of the uncertainty following the Panama Papers
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Chaos of power struggle among state organs
Despite very succinct and clear regime of separation of powers among them
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End of the world as we know it
This 'end' is climate change
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Pakistan’s foreign policy trouble spots
Pakistan’s foreign relations have been uneven
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The forgotten tree
Sindh was declared the hottest place on earth in April 2018
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‘Raw austerity’ to ‘smart austerity’
Imran Khan to tackle Pakistan’s severe economic crisis with an austere approach
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Dehumanised mentality
49% of the American population says that the United States has failed to achieve its goals in Afghanistan
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Will Pakistan take Kabul-route to Washington?
The more Pakistan and the US talk the more they get to the same point
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Cold War versus Hot Halt
For most part the Pakistan military will continue to fight a defensive war which means it will react rather than act
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Contradictions in implementing a vision
Internal political weakness will provide adversaries an opportunity to exert greater pressure
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Measures of austerity or hostility
Confusion and lack of respect towards taxpayers affects the oppressed class more
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Search for justice
Judicial reforms are part and parcel of the PTI’s manifesto
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The problem with populism
PTI must abandon the populist agenda if it believes that the democratic system is higher than a moral crusade
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To CPEC or not to CPEC
If the people of Pakistan want to truly make it a game changer, they have a role to play
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Imran must keep working relations with Iran
It is hard to say where this verbal duel is headed
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Of treading on toes!
In the individual sense, treading on toes is the bane of all societies
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Plight of senior citizens
Thousands of older people are neglected and sometimes abused in their own homes
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A law-abiding nation
'The breaking of law became a fashion and a status symbol'
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Not so secret fund
The PTI government has to make its own choices to implement its vision of New Pakistan
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Thirteen years later
Best way to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the 2005 quake is to let CSOs grow
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Draining money out of Pakistan
While Pakistan does not have many resources to sell, it does have a huge population, close to 200 million
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Nabbing of Shehbaz
V for vigour. V for veracity. V for vendetta. Guess which one we cannot afford
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Where angels fear to tread
PTI-led coalition govt has had to grapple with the immediate and urgent problems during its first 45 days in power
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Our first 100 days
Our 100-Day Agenda outlined the themes we would focus on, and the specific deliverables we pledged
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Technology-based tax reforms
Prime Minister Imran Khan and his government are looking for ways to expand the country’s revenue base
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Mr Khan’s new chessboard
Pakistan’s new premier stands on a giant uncanny chessboard
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The Shibli report on circular debt
Message of the Shibli report is that the whole energy system is supply driven
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Need for revamp and reform
An efficient and accountable police can ensure protection of life, liberty and property
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Human rights in naya Pakistan
Our human rights ministry is hardly in any position to lecture other countries
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Is it really a bad time to be a man?
At least US President Donald Trump seems to think so
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What changes with Modi’s Rafale deal
It forces us to see, that behind the shiny growth indicators for India
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Fair trial for women
Importantly women accused of crimes are especially at-risk of violations of their right to fair trial
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A better Pakistan
I’m not saying it’s fixed because it isn’t and it will not be within my lifetime
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Indo-Pak saga of aggression and terrorism
World needs to fathom the nefarious Indian designs
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8th NFC and myth of fiscal devolution
Fiscal policies of the federation have been at the root of economic crisis in Pakistan
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Recovering the national self
Historic decision by PM Imran Khan to use state houses for other purposes.
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This is an emergency
The son of the Chief Justice of Sindh High Court was kidnapped
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Revitalising the Public Accounts Committee
One of the most powerful committees of parliament is the Public Accounts Committee