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Imran Khan the unstoppable?
Tabdeeli is a powerful phenomenon that often overshadows the change maker
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One heck of a time travel
Looking at the darkening outlook of the global breathing space, long gone are the days of nature poetry
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Justice Baqir Najfi report: fatally conclusive?
Model Town incident remains a tragic and painful memory
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More than just a territorial row
China resents India’s rule over Arunachal Pradesh; New Delhi, on the other hand, ignores the protests
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Gloomy outlook
It is hardly a flattering picture: our country’s macroeconomic conditions have worsened over the years
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Creating accountability
The separation of powers between The Establishment and the political mainstream is what is at stake
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Election hopes waver
The population of Karachi has been shown to be less than that of Lahore — a palpable nonsense
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A cosy arrangement
Paradise Papers have again proved that the rich of this world don't like to pay legally obligatory financial dues
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Dancing on the edge
I am glad Pakistan has finally got a foreign Minister
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The people who were fed donkey meat!
He observed that the Pakistani populace seems to pick their leaders rather blindly
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Devolution and its implications for democracy
The fact that a third consecutive government will soon complete its term in office is itself an accomplishment
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Driveway to death
In other countries, drivers of passenger vehicles go through rigorous scrutiny by motor carrier safety departments
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Trump, trade and futures
Now the focus is going to shift on Friday to the Vietnamese city of Danang where Trump will arrive today
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Another alliance gets cooked
Alliance is rumoured to be product of political heads by what is euphemistically known as ‘The Establishment’
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The ‘best’ technocrat money could buy
The Paradise Papers have appeared at a time when rumour mills in Pakistan are operating at full capacity
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Fix the energy mix
Pakistan’s electricity consumption of roughly 540 KWh per capita is five times less than the world average
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Quota system in Pakistan
The federal cabinet at its last meeting directed the establishment division to review the quota system in Pakistan
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No, things are not falling apart
Some poems are destined to be pillaged and WB Yeats’s, The Second Coming (1919), is one such
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Cashless dream
Demonetisation has gradually come unstuck in India after just a year
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Airport scandal in full view
Regard for human safety is nonexistent when it is juxtaposed with profits to be made
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Mightily undone
Accountability court on Wednesday formally indicted former premier Nawaz Sharif in all three of the NAB cases
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Will justice prevail or The Hague be invaded?
Howard Zinn once said that small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world
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Building bridges between institutions
In recent weeks, several articles have appeared recalling declaration of the state of emergency by Gen Musharraf
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Remembering Dina — Part II
In conversation, Dina recalled her father with warm affection
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Washington’s reservations over CPEC
Washington’s objections on CPEC is that project runs through the internationally disputed territory of Kashmir
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Security cooperation
Pakistan has sent its strongest signal yet to Iran that it wishes to enhance at all levels the neighbourly bond
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Keep taking the tablets
Pharmaceuticals are big business globally and no less in Pakistan where pharmacies are found everywhere
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A chill in the kingdom
It is no exaggeration to say that this is a watershed moment, all is not well in KSA
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A rudderless ship
For about a year or so, the country seems to have lost stability, order and a sense of direction
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Paradise is not for the poor
Although not named in the Panama Papers, they were directly responsible for the downfall of Nawaz Sharif
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PSX is ugly and broken
It’s difficult to say when the PSX was hit by a truck and ended up in its current foul state of decay
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Remembering Dina
Neither Indians nor Pakistanis quite forgave Dina Wadia for being Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s daughter
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Of victims and perpetrators
Harassment is common, most women have learned to take it in their stride within the workplace
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Young asylum seekers’ pain
Rights groups are lobbying hard for the swift release of 35 asylum seekers from Pakistan and Somalia
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Tackling smog
As days have passed and weather systems remain static with no sign of rain or a westerly wind
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Science in an ailing ecosystem
A trifecta of chronic ailments affects scientific research culture in Pakistan
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The plight of exporters in K-P
The last five years have been drastic in terms of trade activities within Pakistan and K-P
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Smog alert
A recent visit to Lahore brought me face-to-face with the city’s smog situation
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Pakistan must clean its air
The reference in the title to this article is not to the country’s political air
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Gurdwara demolition
The dignity of minority community members has been stripped by state actors and civilians for decades in Pakistan
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Insanity plea
Pledging mental illness in legal cases has long been a contentious issue
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Shifting sands
Hitherto the pace of change, social and political, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been exceedingly slow
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Training future political leaders
Youth development is unanimously identified as pertinent municipal issue by all democracies in the world
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Replacing sexism with responsibility
Removing the sexist mask of this controversy unveils an individual case of misconduct
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The right and wrong of public-sector companies
It is far easier to employ market-based talent or high-calibre civil servants and reward them adequately
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Cost of ignoring Afghanistan’s ground realities
Peace is being obstructed by Kabul regime’s concerns for its inclusion, survival
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Pakistan’s Afghan problem
New Delhi’s belligerent approach towards Islamabad complicates Pakistan’s security problems
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Urban safety declines
Karachi has a rock-bottom reputation as a city that is unsafe to live and work in
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Redistributing NA seats
The ECP must carry out full delimitation before the next elections
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Inclusive growth through social entrepreneurship
Pakistan and especially women can immensely benefit from the development of the social enterprise sector