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New ways to economic growth
The technology space has to succeed if we are to grow as a nation
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Are peace overtures worth the effort?
Imran Khan’s belief that India is rejecting his peace offer because of the upcoming elections is wishful thinking
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The dying cities of Sindh
Things are rapidly changing due to an increase in population and the demand for more housing
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Our glorious educational heritage
The only university of Pakistan at the Independence, University of Punjab
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Expanding CPEC
The current five-year plan includes objectives that demand pressing needs and actions by both countries
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Focusing on positives and avoiding confrontation
Pakistan's future lies in being a mature democracy and a balanced society
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The good stories
The issues of Pravda have a sharp and dark warning for us
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The corruption meter
As per Corruption Barometre 2017, rich people were found paying bribes more frequently in Pakistan
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The executive as legislator
Democracy’s most frustrating features are often also its most important
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Have things changed?
But what is important to know is that this change did not happen over a 100 days of the PTI alone
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Trump’s U-turn on Afghanistan
It is unprecedented that Trump is seeking help from the same Pakistan which he accused of ‘lies and deceit’
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Understanding social conflict
Calling the TLP regressive and shunning its workers in prisons won’t solve our predicament
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G-20 in Buenos Aires
In most of their meetings, the heads of state have discussed economic issues
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Chicken and egg
Not only should we heed the advice of the PM but also think about what we eat
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Another province
No explanation of why G-B legal and political status has been in the limbo for the past 70 years
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The inhumanity of humankind
Each war that has been fought has had its own peculiar justification and its own particular set of advocates
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Breaking the stalemate
Can Pakistan utilise its expertise to manage a US-Taliban deal?
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Performance anxiety
100-days headline was a needless stunt that ended up doing nothing but making govt buckle under self-imposed pressure
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India’s next weapon
Uses water as a weapon to further exacerbate relations with Pakistan
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Pushing mediocrity or promoting innovation?
Time to give the new breed a chance and let them take the country forward
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Pakistan and India
Whether they like it or not in many spaces they share they already are allies
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PM’s India policy
Currently anti-Pakistan jingoism is at its peak in India
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Securing land rights for Pakistani women
Land ownership remains highly skewed within the country
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The exchange rate fiasco
The SBP autonomy is part of the PTI manifesto
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The new normal
The age of social-media-triggered personality-leadership to change public perception
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An ‘agricultural’ Pakistan — a necessity
The sector contributes 18% to the GDP, employs 42% of the labour force, and constitutes 75% of exports revenue
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The need to bring more girls to school
Pakistan currently has the second-largest population of out-of-school children in the world
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Is the Franco-German model relevant for Indo-Pak peace?
One needs to consider ground realities which militate against seeking relevance of the model for regional peace
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Pakistan and the New Cold War
A vortex of the emerging New Cold War between the US, China and Russia
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100 days of insomnia
The deabte remains whether Imran Khan fulfilled his promises to the nation
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Legislation business at a standstill
A host of legislative bills wait for the tug of war between the government and the opposition to stop
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Building Pakistan’s climate change resilience
The time is now ripe to assess the domestic gaps that exist between policy and practice
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Does Pakistan’s credit score matter?
The lacunas in Pakistan’s banking laws still beg attention and correction
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Imran Khan’s peace gestures and India’s response
What emboldens New Delhi is that its Afghan and China policy is in total accord with Washington’s
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Of White Papers and Blue Smoke
They may have spoken, but they did not say much
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Why Pakistan is a theatre of hybrid war
The growing feeling of insecurity in Pakistan is quite fearsome
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Pakistan stack — a step towards e-governance
Data is often described as the ‘new oil’ due to its significance and impact in the process of development
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Pakistan’s puzzling politiconomics
I sympathise with Finance Minister Asad Umar, who has been put in an impossible situation
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Let’s talk about chicken
The problem in Pakistan is that we do not know the extent of the problem
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PTI scores a B+ for first 100 days
The government performs reasonably well on the economy, security and the tabdeeli space
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How are foreigners changing our image
One YouTube celebrity to bring the kind of change Pakistan has otherwise failed to bring despite many efforts
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America’s travails in Afghanistan
The developing situation in the war-torn country and Pakistan's involvement
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Taking mental health seriously
There is an alarming increase of mental health problems among the young-population
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Our dying children
An end to the war in conflict zones is what we badly need to stop the suffering of children
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World AIDS Day: Know Your Status
Stigma and discrimination need to be challenged from within the communities
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A bridge too far?
Any Pakistan-India deal built or a ‘civil-military split’ cannot be politically endurable.
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Meanwhile, in Noon Land
It appears to have no strategy, no direction, no plan, and no strength for a fight.
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Reforming HEC after 18th amendment
People spout opinions and pointing accusations towards the 18th amendment of weakening the federation
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It’s raining men
Analysts, opposition members and the public at large, are all gearing up to assess PTI's performance
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A study in saffron
Realpolitik can do terrible things to people and in South Asia everything is politics
















































