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Stop blaming social media
To be fair, I am a bit clueless about the rants against social media as a purveyor of blasphemous material
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Pakistan Resolution and the national narrative
It is time we reverted to the original narrative of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah
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Three-score years and ten
I have reached the venerable age of 70. Yes, Pakistan Day and my own birthday coincide
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Why we need to reset Pakistan-US relations
In international politics there are no permanent friends or enemies — only permanent national interests
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Back to square one
Court has advised the different parties to sit together and sort out the Babri Masjid dispute through negotiations
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Communal politics trumps development in India’s UP state
Uttar Pradesh in north India is the world’s fourth largest democracy
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Messy officialdom in interior ministry
Here are five examples that explain the minister’s limitations
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Pakistan’s power sector — how to eliminate the circular debt
Circular debt was officially defined by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet in 2014
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Pakistan’s multiple woes
Placing blame on Hussain Haqqani and Afridi may be touching only the surface
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Counting the invisible ones
They are all around us. When the car stops, if it stops, at the red light
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The controversial five marks for hijab policy
The absurdity of the situation increased when the minister went on to say that it is a proposal
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Fighting on three fronts
Pakistan has very able diplomats but an underperforming diplomacy
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The problem of political discourse
Democracy does not simply mean the holding of elections and establishment of democratic infrastructure
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Holi smoke
PML-N has to make more inroads in other provinces
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Of rogue men and hijabs
The problem with men is that they explain things to women without observing what women want
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The US contagion – from Trump to Modi
Both Trump and Modi are disturbing the established political and economic orders
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The latest CIA leaks
In some ways the latest revelations are an alarming reminder of the price we pay for convenience
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Controlling travel under a dictatorship
‘If you go to Russia you will always be watched when you came back...'
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Winners and losers
The recent BJP win in UP is thought to have made a return to power of Narendra Modi in 2019 inevitable
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The death of Pakistani politics
Pakistani politics is dead. Long live the politics of convenience
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Long awaited judicial reforms in FATA
Amnesty International has described the Frontier Crimes Regulation, 1901 (FCR), as being deeply flawed
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Who wins the Panama Case?
Multiple theories are taking rounds predicting as to what is going to be the likely decision on Panama Leaks case
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A non-issue
We Pakistanis seem to have perfected the art and science of wasting time and energy on non-issues
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The English Sarkar
Linguistic discrimination is a widely-used tool to reinforce authority, dominance and biases
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It’s complicated
The days of our lives remain peppered with uncertainty, even if they are filled with all kinds of activity
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Our problematic gender gap situation and ranking
Pakistan is most probably the worst performing state in South Asia in terms of gender gaps
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Ulema must support fight against terrorism
The Ulema are respected by all in Pakistani society and as such they hold a position of power
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Nuclear war over water?
Every year a significant amount of water is lost to the sea
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Supreme authority in a democratic state
What if those 200 million people withheld their support to parliament?
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When time stands still
Go easy on yourselves and others
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A campaign for the first thousand days
Perhaps we don’t have enough material resources for all
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The worst of times
There was another set of equally aggrieved passengers in a similar plight
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Globalising issues
One way of legitimising our narrative internationally is to get an opinion on Indian interference in Balochistan
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Countering extremist propaganda
'Some of the best weapons (in counterinsurgency) do not shoot'
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Dangers of populism
Prime Minister Narendra Modia and team are basking in glory and confidence following the stunning success in UP
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Women and population census
Congratulations! Finally due to the persistence of the Supreme Court, population census has kick started today at 8am
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Time to resume dialogue
BJP’s convincing victory in UP and Uttarakhand has firmly placed Modi as the current unchallenged leader of India
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SDG, STEM and PSL
A persistent demand for better health and an insatiable appetite for stronger system of education is all we need
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Fighting Daesh: a test for US-Iraq relations?
Iranian generals are on the frontlines in the war against Daesh and Al-Qaeda in Iraq and Syria
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Gwadar, Chabahar and Dubai
Less than 100 kilometers apart, Gwadar and Chabahar are emerging ambitious rivals
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Indian deployment of drones on LOC
Should Pakistan and its military establishment be concerned on recent deployment of US-manufactured drones on the LOC?
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The big count
Th census will be conducted after a gap of nearly 20 years
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Interplay of politics with economics
Armed with more and better data, policymakers would be able to plan a healthier future
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Pakistan cannot be isolated
Pakistan has proved that it is able to deliver on its regional and international hosting responsibilities
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Smart agriculture and beyond
ICT itself is not going to provide answers to some of the fundamental challenges faced by the agriculture sector
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A thank you note
Thank you Najam Sethi, for your persistence, planning and audacity to bring cricket back home
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The extinction of the Pakistani woman
Pakistani women have a pro-active and pre-disposed responsibility to ask questions, the right questions
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Securing food sustainably
Growing food in a sustainable way means adopting practices that produce more
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Fear and loathing in Pakistan
If we do not put a halt to this fear and loathing we should be prepared to lose more than just our sense of direction
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A functional approach to education
The intellectual growth of a child is a complex process; a graph that increases and plateaus at times
















































