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Human rights must not finish last
Years ago on a visit to India, I came face to face with this ugly side
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Integration of FATA
Fata is administered through the ministry of SAFRON, Governor K-P, Fata Secretariat and office of chief secretary K-P
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Indian interest in Gilgit
Modi’s words weren’t the first thing to make a reference to Gilgit nor were the last
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Northern lights
Geopolitical resolution is yet far away for the people of G-B
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No Comments!
I wouldn’t like to be in Fawad Khan’s shoes at the moment
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Power politics in Pakistan
Military has a very unique association with the political system of Pakistan
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An important milestone on the journey
Pakistan has just completed its three-year IMF-supported economic reform programme
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Daesh, Haqqanis and Sanctuaries
Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and Syria are screaming examples of unintended consequences of a military onslaught
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Sushma’s anti-Pakistan rant at the UN
Let’s do some fact checking and analyse whether the Indian foreign minister’s speech has any substance in it
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Right to Information and freedom of speech
The Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA), under section 34 of the PECA, has authority to remove or block any information
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Navigating a dangerous relationship
Modi is going allout to exploit Pakistan’s soiled international image as a breeding ground of terrorism
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Listen to the good ones
Despite all the odds, there are public officials who are making it possible for the citizens to get education
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Environmental pollution and malnutrition
In Pakistan, malnutrition is responsible for 54 per cent of over 10 million deaths per year in children under five
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Far from the madding crowd
Travelling is noble and enlightening, almost like living an enchanting book of mysteries
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Peace after Uri
Doval Doctrine has failed to control Kashmir, failed to control terrorist attacks & failed to contain Isb’s agenda
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Thank you Mr Modi
No one could have fought Pakistan’s Kashmir case better than Modi’s India
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World refugee problem
An unprecedented 65.3 million people have been forced from home
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Social rights — and wrongs
Media houses and others are waking up to the potential and power of social media in Pakistan
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Flawed distribution of ECP display centres
Election Commission of Pakistan has set up 25,000 Display Centres for 21 days (Sept 20 – Oct 10) across the country
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Stop stigmatising divorce
Best way to empower our daughters is to have them get into marriage with a clear exit policy
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A global response to refugees
Stoking fear, blaming the ‘other’ or scapegoating minorities will only increase the dangers for all
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Indian media’s woes
None of those commenting on the matter do not have the information that Modi has
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Dumb & Dumber-er
Pakistan is now behaving like a big brother telling the tantrum-throwing brat to calm down
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A local basket of deplorables
So India, our nemesis, cannot handle Kashmir
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Kashmir’s killing fields
What is happening in the Indian Held Kashmir today is a classic case of the failure of India’s so-called democracy
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Sharif’s diplomatic triumph
PM not only won diplomatically on global front against India, but for his own good won domestically on political front
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Education emergency in Sindh
Despite shoddy infrastructure of schools, the annual development programme budget is not being utilised in full
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CPEC and the region
The India-Pakistan tensions keep the intra-SAARC trade in the low range of four to six per cent of GDP
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Consolidation or domination?
It will be interesting to see how Europe will respond to the world’s biggest GMO seller becoming a European company
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Hullabaloo of police reforms
In order to meet public expectations, investment in law enforcement and police reforms is inevitable
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Khizr Khan: the rhino tamer of America
For Khizr Khan, the Prophet has left behind a blueprint for individuals to face every kind of challenge in life
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Dharna 2.0 and engaging the youth
The PTI has an asset, urban youth and the newly politicised, whose energy is depleting
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Changed not just ‘different'
Child labour is as big an issue now as it was a quarter century ago
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Canine Love
Imagine a man’s best four-legged friend being hugged, kissed, cuddled and pampered by passengers
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Aboard the democracy train: make sure it runs
People at the helm need to capitalise on the wide consensus on democracy
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Regular law in ordinary courts
A just society is one where the rule of law is the cornerstone of its very foundation
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Surgical strikes post-Uri?
If India's belligerence continues, normalisation of relations will remain elusive
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Maintaining momentum of SDGs
Public support and public pressure will be essential for transforming the SDGs from aspiration into reality
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Pakistan’s National Socio-Economic Registry: a national asset
The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is the largest social safety net system in the South Asian region
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Rebuilding relations with Afghanistan
Pakistan has taken the right step of strengthening border management
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University Beauty Pageant
The university, or any educational institution, cannot be reduced to a single number on a list
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Potential for systematising basic services
Voluntary local partnerships could enable the provision of basic services and provide the basis for reform
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Whither electronic media?
We are now missing good humorous content as well when it comes to finesse and finer sensibilities
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Perma-War
It wasn’t revenge: Iraq did not attack America. Afghanistan did not attack America
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Pakistan’s large stunted population
Pakistan has not managed well its well-endowed sector of agriculture
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Parks to tackle water shortage
Freshwater is diminishing the world over and Pakistan is amongst the top water-stressed countries
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The Afghan refugee crisis
Afghan refugees in Pakistan constitute the largest and most prolonged refugee population under UNHCR’s directive
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More VIP headaches
The manner in which public money is spent by the Sharif government is shameful
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In search of genuine democracy
Seven-point criteria can be used to judge the quality of democracy anywhere
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Something rotten in the state
What will be the use of all these underpasses & motorways if there are massive water riots?

















































