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A letter from Bano
Taj Mahal and other artistic endeavours of pre-modern India are examples of aesthetic investigations
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Elite capture is wrecking Pakistan
Pakistan is turning into an irredeemably sinking ship
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The age of calibrated wars
Israel in Gaza though has been ruthless and disproportionate to the point of committing heinous war-crimes
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War within wars — out of shadows
The situation in Gaza is badly damaging the moral standing of West Plus, alongside a morally battered Israel
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Privatisation is no panacea
A common catchphrase in policy circles is, “It is not the government’s job to do business”
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Loopholes into democracies
The aim always had been to change how the other nation defines its national interests
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The vagaries of Pakistan ideology
For an ideology to succeed, it should be focused and based on real history
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Subsidising diseases
The world has witnessed a rapid rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs)
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Do not live a half life
People become neurotic when they content themselves with inadequate or wrong answers to the questions of life
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The way ahead
Weak democratic character of political parties indirectly facilitates hold & dominance of army leadership in politics
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Revisiting NFC Award: beating about the same bush
Under the same Award, the Federal Government cut down its collection charges from 5% to 1%
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Need for a population management council
Both centralised and decentralised models are available depending on the form of government
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Fatigue and frustration
Female colleagues are exhausted because misogyny and harassment is deeply rooted in the system
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Will recognition of Palestine make a difference?
Legal status will be questionable as a state must have elements of population, government, sovereignty and territory
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Gender dynamics of higher education leadership
Career barriers for female faculty in education sector reflect a painful reality about gender discrimination
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Learning speech therapy in school
The therapy involves lots of different tricks to get better at speaking, understanding language and communicating well
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Need to spotlight sport
There is no denying the role of sports in sublimating extremist visceral and cerebral impurities of society
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The world has changed, so should the countries of Global South
Development economists of the past envisioned a different role for governments
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Judicial success of the Hague Convention in Pakistan
Pakistan’s adherence to the Convention could have far-reaching implications
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Significance of poverty
It’s the poor whose allocated funds in the budget are ultimately embezzled
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Social anxiety and Generation Z
Social media is designed to give wrong interpretations of every aspect of life
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The mystery of our national unhappiness
This story of Pakistan is still developing but there is little optimism about its happy ending
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World at the mercy of geopolitics and fake news
Anti-Semitism is broad brush most in the West would apply to any attempt that humanises victims of Israeli aggression
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Modi’s election gambit: stirring controversy over Katchatheevu
Due to Modi’s unscrupulous election-winning methods, Sri Lankan diplomacy is at odds with India
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Of the poor, middle-class and the aristocrats
It is no surprise that every born child is bestowed with a debt of Rs250,000
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In praise of elections
Democracies usually welcome candid foreign input with open arms
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Magnificent Xinjiang: unique prosperity on the ancient and modern Silk Road
In recent years, Xinjiang has embarked on a path of rapid development
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The need to reset national agenda
The trust of the public in all state institutions is at its lowest
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The state of the Muslim world
Pakistan is the sixth largest country in terms of its population, is strategically located and is a nuclear power
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Waiting is like killing life
These interactions force Vladimir and Estragon to question the nature, purpose and futility of their existence
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Genocides — unseen epidemics
The continuous conflict between Israel and Palestine has been a key concern in the Middle East
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Posthumous inequity
Some colleagues have explained this double standard using the lens of racism
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Bird flu is back: how worried should we be?
Pakistan follows the policy of carpet vaccination among its commercial poultry
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Why is deterrence not working against Israel?
With American backing Israel is able to shatter the myth of Hamas and reinforce its deterrence capability
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Slaying the TTP hydra
The recrudescence of Taliban violence owes itself to reversal in Taliban’s fortunes in Afghanistan
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BRI and economic prosperity
BRI’s led economic integration globally foresees a world connected through trading chains and corridors
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Timely crackdown on academic cheating
The single biggest reason given for cheating, endorsed by 72 per cent of the respondents, was “pressure to do well”
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Is the war in Gaza approaching Pakistan?
It is Iran, Pakistan’s immediate neighbour, which has been caught in the conflict
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SMEs: navigating pitfalls of flip-flopping policies
Policymakers must prioritise consistency, transparency and stakeholder engagement in the policymaking process
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Success of wrongdoings
Success achieved by unfair means turns into a pyric victory by costing beholders more than benefiting them in long run
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Too many doctors, not enough scientists
Einstein and Newton continue to serve humanity much more than any doctor ever has
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Gathering war clouds: are we ready to meet the challenges?
Pakistan clearly needs to decide how it wants to manage its relationship with both the US and China
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Uncovering India’s fraudulent schemes
With its huge economy, India has a lot of issues regarding human trafficking
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Painful pre-partition memoir
The British government acceded to the demand to create two countries, Pakistan and Bharat
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Four horsemen of war and UNRWA blockade in Gaza
The organisation was already providing shelter to almost one million of newly displaced people in Gaza
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Electoral Mahabharata
The upset comes not in the shape of arrests which are treated as new normal but the way they have played out so far
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IHC judges’ letter and implications
The CJP also promised to safeguard judiciary’s independence
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A letter from Bano
Quality that befits a ‘hero’ in Pakistan is his capability to convince society of his skill and usefulness
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Reading between the lines of Biden’s letter to Pakistan
The US wants to revitalise security cooperation with Pakistan
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In search of stability
Ten years back we still held hope in the promise and potential as a nation