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Look up in the sky
For now however we are fixated with our huge egos, our petty interests and even pettier fights.
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Reforming Pakistani politics
Imran can seek concessions, formalised agreement from all political players of a new blueprint for a political system
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The truth shall set you free
Order the vote audit, demonstrate there is more than one leader fighting for establishment of truly democratic nation.
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Millennium Development Goals 2030
The selection of goals and targets for 2030 needs to be more focused than they were for 2015.
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Geopolitics, Libya and Palestine
The kidney tourism apart, the Libya of yesterday was certainly a thousand times better than the one bleeding today.
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Lagging prospects of human development
The need to give priority to human development concerns still remains on the back burner of national priorities.
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A Pakistani QB VII?
Even if former CJ wins the case, in process he would damage his own reputation & that of institution he presided over.
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Bad optics
It is good to see that opposition parties in parliament today are on democracy’s side.
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Extraordinary Pakistanis — V
This is a story about a 17-year-old boy flying around the world in 30 days to raise money for schools in Pakistan.
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Unbearable
The reality of all this horror is censored and unseen by a world that would rather not look.
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Policing public rallies — a professional approach
The government will do well to ensure that policing decisions during the rally are professional, not political.
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Asia-Pacific must unlock fiscal space to drive growth
Creating fiscal space for countercyclical spending can help developing countries implement G-20 global growth compact.
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The geopolitics of Gaza
3rd phase of Arab Spring is currently playing out with Saudi Arabia & Egypt squeezing out forces of upheaval in region
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Pitfalls on the way to D-Chowk
The D-Chowk is in no shape — physically, that is — to serve as the PTI’s Tahrir Square. It is all dug up.
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An uncertain political future
In the evolving confrontational and uncompromising political positions we shouldn’t rule out political violence.
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Leadership on the wrong course
If Pakistan is to be put on path to stability, then leaderships of govt & opposition need to revisit their policies.
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Travails of Afghanistan’s politics and security
Reportedly Pakistan has been pleading with Americans to re-evaluate their withdrawal plans.
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Time for Pakistan to wake up to climate change
Our natural resources are dying due to negligence by policy-makers, poor capacity of the state to deal with the issue.
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White flags for them, green for us
Minorities are central to the idea of Pakistan, white fused with green. But the white is bleeding out.
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Control your emotions
Please understand though that not being at the mercy of your emotions is very different from not feeling anything.
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One more development bank
The establishment of the Fortaleza twins reflects the sharply different interests of the BRICS group of countries.
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The story of the markhor
Now is the time for people of Pakistan to take inspiration from the magnificent markhor.
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Not enough anger
If we can shout on what is happening in Gaza,why can we not do the same for atrocities being committed in our country?
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When numbers predict the course of events…
I added 7 to one making 8 and added the 8 to 71 … making 79 … the year ZA Bhutto was hanged.
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Natwar Singh, the rebel
Natwar's book makes the apparently outrageous allegation that Sonia Gandhi was too afraid to become premier.
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The Centre cannot hold
For the centre to hold, morality has to return to this land.
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Killing the Children
Bureaucratic, distant language when describing persecution is hypocritical & cowardly when used for Gaza or Gujranwala
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‘And they got horrifically bloodthirsty’
Our exploitation of religion is so blatant that killing children without provocation is justified in name of religion.
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Can the government survive?
If government fails, the solution will fall in the purview of army and it’s for the army to act in the best interest.
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A leaderless nation
Bringing in the army to deal with political opponents is bound to boomerang with dangerous consequences.
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Why worry about Gaza when you have Pakistan?
Enraged status updates on Gaza will trend but our country needs an equal amount of attention and devotion.
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Why Pakistan is low on human development
Because those responsible for HD planning & execution at provincial, district levels, can get away with their failure.
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Healthcare and greed
Once known as noble profession, medical & pharmaceutical industry are hardly different from other corrupt institutions
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Word games
Propaganda has been a tool for govts during times of war, but internet & social media dramatically expanded its reach.
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The future trajectory of Sino-Pakistan relations
China-Pakistan railway is will enhance Pakistan’s economic stature in coming wave of Asia-Pacific future.
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Zarb-e-Azb: Handling the aftermath
Situation on-ground demands early clearing of whole area, making it possible for IDPs to return as early as possible.
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Impact and its social determinants
The social determinants of innovation and its impact are often even more important than the innovations themselves.
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How to sell Goliath as David
Israel still screams wolf; seeing Goliaths in dead women and children.
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Making Pakistan a centre of excellence for Islamic finance
Given the growth of Islamic banking, Pakistan should develop an international centre of excellence for Islamic finance
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No more a silent killer
In a large and populous country like Pakistan, only collective efforts will work.
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Will a ceasefire take hold in Gaza?
One is forced to conclude that international efforts notwithstanding, the prospect for a durable ceasefire are bleak.
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Time to de-radicalise the tribal regions
A counter-narrative is needed to neutralise the radical ideology of violent extremists.
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Politics of Islamabad’s security
Calling out army to undertake civilian tasks exposes the inability of the government to handle their primary tasks.
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A helpless feeling
Are we giving up? As Pakistanis have we decided its not worth it to move on.
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Can Rahul Gandhi revive Congress?
Rahul Gandhi shows no enthusiasm and no willingness to work.
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No end to the Gaza conflict
The tragedy is that the Palestinian struggle is likely to continue.
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No Motorway wide enough
Mian Sahib, legitimacy of your government and mandate is not the issue. Your willingness to defend it is.
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Homegrown vs IMF recipe
Government has increasingly shown the tendency to adopt ‘homegrown’ reforms, following stabilisation of the economy.
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Pakistan: In need of a vision
Let’s not play politics with our future, and for once allow the country to unite under a national Vision.
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What’s wrong with the human race?
Intolerance has become the hallmark of this new civilisation that has emerged after 9/11 and is still taking shape.

















































