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Disability — dividing lines
Our education system does not have adequate provision for accommodating disability
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Land of confusion
Who is running Pakistan today?
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Apprehension amidst Zuckerberg testimony
Zuckerberg had little defence to exhibit with most of the questions being evaded
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The silencing of Samina Sindhu
It is harrowing to see her in a viral social media video, singing one minute,dropping to the floor the next
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Is the government bankrupt?
We are stuck with massive bills which our government must pay in order to survive
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Choosing between ‘bad’ and ‘worse’
It has become increasingly difficult to choose the ‘right’ side to root
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365 days to the brutal lynching of Mashal Khan
Victim's father still looking for justice
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Undiscussed issues in Malala debate
Malala needs to look deeper, to get to the bottom of why she has become a figure of such consternation
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Why amnesty for wealth abroad?
The foreign edition of the latest scheme seems to have been launched as a regrettable necessity
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Why Umar Saif is an extraordinary Pakistani
I’ve been surprised by how many unsung heroes are quietly holding this country together
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External sector: PML-N’s Achilles’ heel?
Economic policymakers will need to make some hard choices in the coming months
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The Facebook affair
FB does not have borders as a state it has an exosphere, and surrounds other entities. Think amoeba.
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Whither ill-starred SAARC?
The very future of this regional organisation now hangs in the balance
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Are you ready to become a welfare state?
To realise the vision of a ‘welfare state’ for Pakistan’s poor, the government needs to go further
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The South Asian identity crisis
In South Asia’s case it seems that the multiple identities got weaponised
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Nuclear security and international pressure
Powerful states like the US have ignored the recent unearthing of a nuclear smuggling racket in India
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When defence deals are diplomatic deals
Less diplomacy and more muscle and militarism is the norm in global affairs today
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Iron Brothers
China-Pakistan relationship is described as ‘higher than the mountain, deeper than the sea and sweeter than honey’
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Rationalising the affairs of state
The question is in which direction Pakistan’s current internal and external policies are driving the country
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Quality health for all
In Pakistan, the road to universal healthcare will be long and complex
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Addressing the pension liability
It is critical to accurately ascertain the government’s accrued pension liabilities
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One person, one vote
With the current state of the delimitation of our constituencies this concept remains an elusive dream
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Women in the superior judiciary
Pakistan is the only country in South Asia to have never appointed a woman as Supreme Court judge
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De-livering PIA
The national carrier needs professionals to run it, not politicians and the dreaded technocrats
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Pakistan and the transforming international trade order
This transformation could be particularly significant in the country’s northern areas that border China
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The unwinnable trade wars
The trade war between the two giants would trigger a slowing down of economic activity worldwide
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Gaza, Kashmir, Kunduz
It is a fact that no one is born a terrorist
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Administrative mayhem in Pakistan
Administrative restructuring along with fundamental changes in the political system is the only solution for Pakistan
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Can Trump dump Pakistan?
As 2018 begins, it’s America who needs Pakistan and not the other way around
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The mystery of political will
Using ‘lack of political will’ as an explanation is analytically not useful
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Closing doors on litigants
The two amendments enacted are devastating and confusion-inducing
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Keep ZAB and BB out of electioneering
Voters now seem to have gone over to the PML-N and the PTI because of the quality of governance of the PPP
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A non-discriminatory approach
In 2013, Indian companies’ footprints were found in illicit nuclear trade for Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor
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Pakistan’s malnutrition crisis
The overall prevalence of undernourishment is estimated to be about 18% of the entire population
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Increasing collateral damage
If Pakistan and India won’t be at peace, will Afghanistan and Pakistan ever be?
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Kashmir’s killing fields
Kashmir’s scenery often draws comparisons to paradise; irony is often matchless in its cruelty
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Should the judiciary conduct the elections?
The conduct of elections, in essence, is by and large an administrative exercise
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Skewed prediction about S Asia’s future
Assessment also highlights the lingering terrorist threat within the region
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Outsourcing to the enemy
Washington is basically pursuing Indian wishes, while personalising Pakistan’s strategy
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Dear Diary…
It can be deeply tedious being Malala Yousafzai
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US national defence strategy 2018
The mechanisms for the prevalence of peace remain a question mark but the reasons are valid
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Pakistan — an ideological crisis?
What was Jinnah’s ideology? Was he liberal or an Islamist?
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Changing algorithm of democracy
For a nascent democracy like Pakistan the challenges are only piling
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Healthcare and robotics
By being involved in specific scenarios with the robot, autistic children can learn social interaction skills
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Electoral politics in Balochistan
Youth of the province should be provided a platform for constructive integration
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Labour: still the federal mandate?
Parliament and the federal government cannot hide their inaction on the miserable state of labour rights
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International dimensions of Afghan war
Regional and global cooperation is the only way to strengthen the hands of Afghan government
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Forgotten children of Thar
The federal government doesn’t seem to be interested in the poor of Thar
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The pension emergency
What’s happening with the bank’s pensioners is just the tip of the iceberg
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Homecoming
Malala has done more for Pakistan’s image then any one of us could ever hope to achieve













































