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Kofi Annan was the United Nations
Let us continue to heed that voice of grace and reason — that voice of morality and solidarity
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Achieving progress
Progress is moving forward, making the collective life of a society better
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Purposeful Pak-Afghan policies for each other
September 15th visit of Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmud Qureshi to Afghanistan may improve diplomatic relatiosn
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Prioritising science and technology
Pakistani government must accord the highest priority to science and technology
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A list of things other than cookies
21% of underage girls in Pakistan are married off without consent
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The norms that guide us
September 15th is celebrated around globally as International Democracy Day
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Vietnam to Afghanistan—has anything changed?
There have been comparisons between Vietnam and Afghanistan wars
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The business of task forces
Prime Minister Imran Khan has established a number of task forces
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Of buildings and universities
There is an urgent need for increased access and increased quality in our institutions
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Dams, social enterprises and climate change
Building dams must be complimented by other ‘self-help’ sustainable social enterprise initiatives
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Following the agenda
The PM House and other buildings can be converted into centres for excellence instead of universities
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Ethnicity, regionalism and nation-building
Nation-building requires much more than recognised state boundaries and a functioning government
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Naya Pakistan: ‘It’s business as usual’
The assessment suggests the enormity of the challenges confronting the new government
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I am part of the resistance inside the PTI cabinet
PTI has courageously made it clear to the Americans that they can’t ask Pakistanis to do more
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Business in the Unusual Naya Pakistan
Investment, which lags in the region, must be doubled
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Economic crisis: solution lies in the Constitution
Economy of the country is facing crisis and needs immediate injection of $12.5 billion
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Civil services in Naya Pakistan
Power struggle is manifested within Federal Civil Services
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Some gleanings from Plato’s Gorgias
In Pakistan we suffer from intense negativity which is not conducive to building a healthy and prosperous society
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Hybrid warfare
Young, bright and clustering minds being contaminated by the conspiracy theory networks on the internet
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China is no East India Company
In the World Bank’s 2018 ranking on Doing Business index, Pakistan’s overall position is 147
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Beyond the vote, how do we progress?
Pakistan’s ruling elite have left little for people to pin their hopes on
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Rethinking the role of parliamentarians
PTI government has made tall claims about setting the country on the path of progress and prosperity
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UK-Pakistan trade ties
UK is Pakistan’s largest export market in Europe
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In and out of context
Razzak Dawood criticised CPEC and OBOR in an interview
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Remembering and forgetting Syria
The 2010 self-immolation of a street vendor started a series of revolutions across the Middle East
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Opening border for trade
Fear of India’s economic dominance has been preventing the trade opportunities among the regional players
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Rogue state and the ICC
US National Security Adviser, John Bolton, has issued a damning threat against the International Criminal Court
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Kaptaan and the population challenge
Research evidence shows that people in Pakistan now want to better plan their families according to their resources
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The all-male Economic Advisory Council
New government just announced its Economic Advisory Council, a list of 18 male economists and academics
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Balancing the institutions
Institutional imbalance has been one of the major causes of setbacks to democracy
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Civility and forbearance — thrown out of window
Role of print media in influencing society has gradually narrowed due to television and social media
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Pinning hopes on Naya Pakistan
PTI government has displayed a rare confidence in regard to its relations with the military and the judiciary
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Greening Pakistan, one tree at a time
PTI government has announced an ambitious 10 Billion Tree Tsunami programme that will see trees planted nationwide
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Perspective of an expat academic
Resignations of EAC members have dominated conversations recently
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The real cost of mobility in Pakistani cities
Controversy over the cost of helicopter use vs car use and audit of public transport projects in Punjab
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On fighting war and civil-military myth
Defence Day celebrations were held in GHQ Rawalpindi
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Fishing for fishy contracts
Transparent public procurement remains central to PTI’s promise of eliminating corruption
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Pakistan’s education grand challenge
Currently, this privilege is being enjoyed by the top 2.5% only
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Hiding a big lie
Going to school is no guarantee of education, be it in the urban or the rural areas
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Demography and politics
The demographic path the country would take depends partly on the new government’s ability to do what it has promised
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The population growth dilemma
Successful family planning programmes require serious involvement of the government
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Failure of ethno-linguistic political groups in last elections
'Nationalist’ parties were trounced and could not win a significant number of parliamentary seats in Balochistan
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Of peace and its symbols!
What the Islamic World today lacks and is desperately in need of is 'peace'
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When governance is forwarded as received
A flood of unverified information began to spread like wildfire on Whatsapp after Imran Khan’s inauguration
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Bleed green, bleed white
Pakistan, we have a problem
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Assault on CPEC
American hostility towards the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has now come into the open
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Welcome to dystopia!
At every momentous turn in history we have seen emergence of testimonials that shape the future of the political order
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The ‘stop-over ally’
Pakistani officials met US visitors led by Pompeo on September 5, 2018
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Tackling drought
A comprehensive drought mitigation policy for the entire arid zone of Sindh is imperative
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Going after USC — again!
Razzak Dawood was the minister for commerce and industries in the cabinet formed by General Pervez Musharraf