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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
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Unemployed youth and population time bomb
Pakistan is a country with one of the largest young populations
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Dollar-bullying the world
Erdogan has been seen to be cosying up to Russian strongman Vladimir Putin
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Access to potable water in Sindh
Sukkur residents do not have access to a smooth supply of clean drinking water
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Implications of Pompeo’s visit
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Pakistan a day ago along with US Joint Chief of Staff General Joseph Dunford
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So far, so good. Maybe.
So is it Naya Pakistan? The straight answer is that it is far too soon to say
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What is good for the goose is good for the gander
There are calls for prosecuting Myanmar’s generals and civilian leaders over the atrocities against Rohingya Muslims
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The trials and tribulations of Pak-US relations
US has to reimburse Pakistan with the $300 million Coalition Support Fund money
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The burden of change
The outcome of all changes everywhere is progress
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Child sexual abuse
A shocking number of 2,322 child abuse cases were reported in the first six months of 2018
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Unified energy ministry
The prevalent decade-long energy crisis is a consequence of many factors
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Putin’s Russia, Khan’s Pakistan
Vladimir Putin’s career in Russian politics began in August 1999
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Feudal Lords of science
Last week, we found yet another Pakistani scholar involved in blatant plagiarism
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What is wrong with public procurement?
Public procurement in Pakistan is governed by federal and provincial public procurement regulatory authority acts
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Elections in Iraq—a nation in limbo
Iraq had its first parliamentary elections following the end of three-year long war against Islamic State
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Fixing a peculiar banking system
Pakistani banks’ assets (as a share of GDP) are around 30% smaller than those of its South Asian peers
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Pakistan’s space odyssey
Pakistan-China cooperation in space exploration seems ideal in the rapidly changing environment
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Dissent in Dhaka
The venom whipped up against Pakistan was particularly vicious
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The Belt and Road Initiative revisited
There are several areas in the country that have fallen behind because of poor connectivity
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When Pakistani and Indian soldiers dance
Despite hostility at the government level, the people of both countries by and large go along nicely with each other
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Pakistan’s own Khan Academy
Currently, the project is being scaled up to over 800 high schools in Punjab
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A case for reciprocity!
The fruits thus far of the myriad CBMs on and off the bilateral high table have all been reaped by Indian interests
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Agony of growing pains
Imran Khan is one change agent who will never allow himself to be coopted by the system
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Call for education reforms
The old school model of higher education needs to go
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Party manifestos and SDGs
PTI and its allies carry the heaviest burden of responsibility because of their majority at the Centre
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Could China replace the IMF?
Imran Khan singled out growing debt as one of Pakistan’s fundamental economic challenges
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Re-inventing the wheel, again
Pakistan has not yet decided on how to finance the immediate financing gap
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Lingering health perils
The country stands in a dismal state in terms of human development
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Caught unawares?
Nearly all federal secretaries have been shuffled around, except for the finance secretary
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PTI and vested interests of electables?
Dr Ishrat Hussain did not pay enough attention to how donor-endorsed policies like structural adjustment
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Humanising America’s hawks
Bush appeared on Kimmel’s show as part of a promotional tour for his book titled Portraits of Courage
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Madina and Islamic economics
The economy of Madina was essentially a trading economy. Capitalism, on the other hand, is a financial economy
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Social sector policy and Naya Pakistan
One sector that has been badly hit by poor policies in the past is the social sector
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Overseas voters and failed I-voting system
The 22nd Prime Minister of the country took oath in the official swearing-in ceremony this month
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The quicksands of Punjab
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s first challenge has arrived and it is in Punjab
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Mired between law and ‘religion’
Robert Mueller is the Special Counsel investigating whether anyone on the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians
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Pakistan in need of diaspora engagement
The study of global migration governance has brought about a paradigm shift
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Entangled priorities
There is much talk, everywhere, in Pakistan about the priorities of reforming Pakistan
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Taking charge of foreign policy
Imran Khan would like to focus primarily on domestic challenges with economy and political stability as his priority
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Reforms that refuse to arrive
ECP has always conducted elections with deficiencies, delays and discrepancies
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Deflating the research enterprise
The national balance sheet looks grim, and is in need of sustainable sources of revenue
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CPEC and the new government
Mike Pompeo has said that IMF funds should not be used to pay off Chinese lender














































