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Contradictions in Pakistan-US relations
Even looking beyond the recent tragic episode future prospects of Pakistan-US relations does not look good
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Death ground strategy
He will no more be seen as a leader but a “bean spiller”
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Expired practices
The recent strain of typhoid in Pakistan has the international community really concerned
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Health not a destination but a journey
Under-nutrition is a major cause of stunting
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Strategic stupidity
rejecting the deal without any Alternative arrangement in place, harms the interests of all signatories
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Changing face of India
In India, every now and then news breaks about rape-cum-murder cases, mob-lynching, discrimination against minorities
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Islamic State threat in Afghanistan and South Asia
All the four main South Asian countries are of crucial significance for the Islamic State
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When US earns praise from terrorists
By shielding Khurasani from sanctions, the US may be sending a message to Pakistan
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Isolated nation
We do not know what others are thinking. We assume with the help of Western media and other sources
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What do the Pakistani youth want?
youth’s rise will upend the old alliances and push them towards redundancy
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May 12 investigations
the first person causing violent agitation should be stopped before carnage spreads
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Bus Rapid Transit and good governance
Billions previously spent on the beautification of Peshawar have been wasted now at the altar of BRTP
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Reinventing yourself through manipulation
It is no wonder that politicians engage in acts of creative destruction of their political opponents
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Relevance of Jinnah
It’s time for the Hindus to recognise that partition was deliverance for Muslims
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Sherwani’s 137 wrinkles
What will it take for Imran Khan to become the next prime minister of Pakistan?
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Police: autonomy and accountability
No department can be asked to account for its action which does not have autonomy to perform those actions
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Rights and solidarity
The worst part is not losing the fight for rights, but rather not fighting for rights
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Empty women seats in parliament
Currently, 223 women legislators in Pakistan do not conform to the universal standard of ‘critical mass theory’
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NAB indulges in ‘post-truth’?
It is beyond comprehension how NAB chairman could have allowed himself to be duped by such falsehood
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Electoral upset in Malaysia
Malaysia and Pakistan- the two countries are very different though both Muslim-majority
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Doing more for the IMF?
A caretaker set-up of donors-happy technocrats comes in and reaches understandings with the IMF
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Buddhist rage against Muslims in Sri Lanka
Violence targeting the minorities came to the fore during colonial rule
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From brain drain to brain gain
Environment of a nation sends shivers down the parent’s spine, they think about migrating to safer houses and towns
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Blockchain tech: next wonder?
The term blockchain refers to a distributed, decentralised ledger, a database of transactions
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Everything I was told about Pakistan was wrong
I’m Eva and I love Pakistan
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Our Pandora’s box of extremism
If the country wants to find a common ground against extremism, it will have to start with baby steps
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Thirteen years later
Quite an achievement in a very conservative area
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Trump has opened the door to war
The US president is intentionally keeping the door open to another war
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Our biases are the fault lines
For all politically active agents, messages appealing to these biases form the core of their communication strategies
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Can OGP help defend declining civic space in Pakistan?
Globally, as well as on a national level, we are experiencing a contraction of civic space
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Let elections be an agent of change
Strengthening the political system would require genuine and regular party elections
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From one power policy to another
Myopic policy making has done more damage to Pakistan’s energy sector than any other attributable factor
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The future of science festivals
Science cannot progress forward until our barriers of gender, socio-economics, ethnicity and sect are broken
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Transgender community finds a hero in Marvia Malik
There is one thing the movement didn’t have — a transgender representation
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Let the press be free
Statistics provided by the Freedom Network on the issue paint a picture of journalists living in a war zone
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9% GDP growth and role of women
Brutal murder of the first woman taxi driver in Peshawar by her husband signifies present day challenges
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Pakistan's pivot to Russia
The prompt statement issued by Russia, acknowledging Pakistan’s pivotal role in fighting terrorism was significant
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Welcome to Islamabad International
Civil Aviation Authority had woken up to the fact and managed to give it a good enough facelift
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India-China ties on the mend
China had accepted without demur the maps showing Arunachal Pradesh as India’s territory
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Politics of resentment and the elections of 2018
Between 20 and 22 million young people will have the right to cast their vote for the first time
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Agents of influence
Off-the-cuff statements produce remarkable political results
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State of right to information in Pakistan
At least five district courts did not bother respond to a simple request for information
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Post-Cold War logic!
Expediency rather than ethics continues to be the controlling force that governs interstate relations
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Will the North hold?
This game of thrones will be played in Punjab
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Energy sector audit
Indicators beg to suggest that the energy sector is in a dreadful shape
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Nero fiddles while Rome burns
Each time the rupee depreciates, an additional Rs97 billion are added to the debt
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The economy of corridors
Pakistan needs to invite Russia to the trade corridor and also allow India to trade with Afghanistan via Pakistan
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No room for more ministers
Good citizenship, after all, does not revolve around party loyalty
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Good governance in Pakistan
public participation, national consistency, national integration needed for good governance
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Repositioning Pakistan in US policies
Pakistan is not a country the US can afford to ignore for too long












































