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Nuts and bolts of Saudi-CPEC partnership
Govt has indicated potential Saudi interest in oil refinery at the Gwadar port, Reko Diq’s gold and copper mines
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Quality of our academic output
Research output in science from a large number of Pakistani academics is sub-par
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Modi-Doval duo’s Pakistan policy
Modi sees Pakistan with an anti-Muslim prism and this fixation is imperative in his policy towards Pakistan
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Delay defeats justice
The tragedy of our legal system is the sheer scale of the inefficiency existing in our courts
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Survival of the Indus delta
The survival of Indus Delta is dependent on the silt-laden freshwater discharges from the Indus River
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The US challenge to China
A breakdown in the relationship between the two countries would affect about 40 per cent of the global economy
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World Teachers Day
The recruitment of teachers itself is a questionable exercise
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Imran Khan needs plan B on India
Imran’s plan seeking dialogue with India has clearly backfired
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Sindh’s education priorities
Newly-appointed Sindh Education Minister Sardar Shah’s announced he was going to put his daughter in a public school
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Saudi-Pak Alliance with Iran not ignored
Saudi visit increases prospects multi-billion-dollar package from Saudi Arabia
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Unsheltered
PM Imran says street children are our children
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A man called Tareen
Supreme Court rejected Tareen’s appeal against his disqualification, ending his political career
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Demands of democracy
The opposition’s main role is to question the government of the day and hold them accountable to the public
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NSG membership: consensus rule in decision-making
India and Pakistan continue to seek the membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group
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Deconstruction of administrative state
Many are now fascinated by what Donald Trump represents, with multiple books coming out
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What stops civil service reform?
One way would be the legal protection proposed by the caretaker PM Moin Qureshi
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Local governments and the PTI
None of the provinces held local govet elections until they were compelled by SC to do so
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Under the FATF sword
Pakistan is not deficient as far as relevant legislation is concerned
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Asad Umar checks Pakistan into a financial rehab clinic
One cannot expect a drug addict to find a job before he reforms his behaviour
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Bitter pill of education sector reforms
The financial and technical help from INGOs would be crucial for maintaining the education infrastructure
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Proposing Saudi Arabia as CPEC partner
Prime Minister Imran Khan made an important proposal to Saudi Arabia to become part of CPEC
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Translating Rudy Giuliani’s statement
President Trump’s lawyer believes that when enough people issue threats against sovereign nations, they are legal
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The Indian Somersault has Political Undertones
A meeting of the foreign ministers on the sidelines of the UNGA session was cancelled
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The reset
US Secretary of State Pompeo called for a 'reset' in Pakistan-US relations
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Citizenship for the Afghans
There are millions of Afghans living in different parts of Pakistan for decades
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Doubling the tax revenue with current policies?
Taxes are an important source of revenue generation for any government
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India’s unending hostility
India’s cancelled meeting of foreign ministers on the sidelines of the UNGA
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The politics of Saudi-CPEC partnership
Last week Imran Khan made his debut visit to Saudi Arabia
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The necessity to belong
There are two prominent types of Pakistan professional societies dedicated to science
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Here’s how we can meet peacekeeping challenges
For hundreds of millions, it’s the last best hope. It needs all our support
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In the Era of #MeToo: Part 2
No one is saying you take their word as gospel, but at least treat it with the seriousness it deserves
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Migration and political development
To fully appreciate Imran Khan’s rise we must understand demographic change in the country
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Delayed salaries
It is embarrassing that only salaries for a limited number of doctors have been released to the JPMC
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AI Apocalypse
The least talked about area, however, where technology and humans interact, is modern warfare
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Imran Khan’s Saudi Arabia challenge
The major takeaway of the Saudi visit was the announcement by the Saudi King to back Imran’s reforms agenda
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Our intolerant, mediocre campuses
This fascination with discipline needs to end
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Read the obituary of Pakistan-India relations
The “hate Pakistan environment’ created by Indian govt can only result in a stalemated
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Focus on improving processes
Finally what cannot be measured cannot be improved
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The exciting art of boredom
Can somebody wake these guys up? There’s a country to run. There’s a democracy to nourish
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A path to Pakistani citizenship
Careful execution of the citizenship policy will make all the difference
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Out with the old
The villain of the piece emerges as the Planning Ministry which failed to play its role
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Courting allies like never before
It was heartening to see the rousing reception our country’s premier received in Riyadh
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Yemen, children, starvation
Yemen has been something of a football for a hundred years
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PTI’s budget — the old normal
If you were thinking the balance of Rs805 billion would be realised by tax reform, think again
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Social transfusion for Punjab LG system
The LG system of Sindh and Balochistan are not different
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Let the refugees stay
Around one in every five Pakistanis then was a refugee
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Muslims in China
Situation in Xinjiang is also becoming an inextricable problem for its immediate neighbours
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Being a Pakistani American
The actions of Washington are devastating for everyone, including Americans
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A reminder: Pakistan’s efforts in the war on terror
Pakistan has not been good at telling its story
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Overcoming our water woes!
What is lacking is not water, but forward planning!