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Policy coordination and consistency
Public sector borrowing be reduced by 23 per cent and should be shifted to foreign lenders to free up domestic credit.
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Attack dogs with titanium fangs?
Along with stealth aircraft, and biometric devices, a bomb sniffing dog with titanium teeth was also used in the raid.
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The president’s Russia visit
With the Afghan endgame nearing its death, Zardari's visit to Russia highlights the importance of a regional solution.
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Beware of Americans — bearing gifts
The US has its own litany of complaints but we have ours. Isn’t it time to file for divorce?
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The boy and the Bully
Befriending and gaining the patronage of a bully(US) came back to haunt the little boy (Pakistan).
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If not now then when?
The government has subverted to the very army and ISI which it had valiantly tried to bring under parliament in 2008.
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Cut the losses
India hasn’t the political will nor the societal resilience to enliven dreams of aping the US raid.
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The state of social science
HEC was slow to realise the importance of social sciences, apparent by scant thought to social research at the moot.
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Cleaning up the mess
A civilian government, which doesn’t, and has never had, any say in such matters, has been thrown in the line of fire.
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An open letter to Bilawal
Bilawal should cultivate the best leadership based on merit and not abuse the power of populism.
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Out of depth, Sir!
I know he is from your village and is a good malishi, but some serious sacrifices must be made.
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A fiscal stimulus in 2011-12?
Pakistan no longer has the luxury of ducking its daunting economic agenda.
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Raiding the challenge
How does Pakistan formulate a national response to the current situation?
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Prisoners on the other side of the border
Pakistan’s Supreme Court should make an appeal for the release of Dr Chisty similar to the one made for Gopal Das.
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Bin Laden’s death: Fact or fiction?
Flashing the ‘Osama trump card’ for leverage wouldn’t have benefited either country.
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The army’s cerebrum
The Indian army ran up the Saltoro heights in the Siachen glacier just to prove Pakistan wrong.
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Osama and after
The Americans have every reason to celebrate the elimination of Osama bin Laden!
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The wicked witch is dead
Wake up, the Wicked Witch is dead … gone where the goblins go,Below - below - below. Yo-ho!
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The $60 million kiss
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge has been the most widely watched kiss in the kissing history of the world.
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The great American epic
Americans expend blood and treasure and also impose terrible sufferings on other nations.
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The enemy debate
Never has Pakistan been so down and under as we feel today.
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Inana
How did Inana or Ishtar reach Balochistan from distant Mesopotamia?
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A different scenario
Pakistan itself is compromised: Deeply indebted to America, how can it speak out against it?
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What are we teaching our children?
Perhaps ‘operation brainwashing’ has succeeded at many levels.
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Taking stock of May 1
We cannot pretend to sleep peacefully at night since those whose job it is to guard us seem to be failing.
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The elusive economic consensus
The issue in Pakistan is to show to political parties that economic reform is in their own long-term self-interest.
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Wake up and smell the coffee
The incompetence of the civilian government is something that Pakistanis live with every day.
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Grow up, young voters
Let’s be clear about one thing: The youth of Pakistan are not going to save this country.
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Who will gain from a new political alliance?
Zardari has outwitted all; Chaudhrys, Sharifs and his ‘unpredictable’ allies — all in the name of ‘reconciliation’.
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The man who sold the world
Osama bin Laden has succeeded in polarising the world in death almost as much as he did in life.
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The state of Pakistan Railways — II
The key to reforming PR and liberating the railways sector lies in deciphering PR’s political base.
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Imagined sovereignty — II
How about reclaiming our imagined sovereignty by allowing our rulers the luxury and greatness of poverty?
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Uncomfortable silence
Whether the government comes clean to the world or not, it is vital that it respond to Pakistanis.
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Osama’s death: Impact on Pakistan
In no other country does the United States have a lower approval rating than in Pakistan.
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Time to make the correct choices
Remaining silent for fear of extremist backlash is a no-win policy.
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The state of Pakistan Railways — I
PR is now totally dependent on the Pakistan government to undertake its routine operations.
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Imagined sovereignty — I
Nobody shouts about sovereignty from the rooftops when the IMF dictates our budget.
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Buried at sea
One cannot help but be amused at the predicament of the apologists, but this cowardice is no laughing matter.
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Patriot games
While public opinion is crucial, primary responsibility for holding the military accountable rests with parliament.
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Alternate government press release
A lot of people have said that either we hid him, or we were incompetent, that’s just mean and hurts our feelings.
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Of puppets and pawns
Western world breaching responsibility by picking and choosing which Arab unrest to quell and which to ignore?
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Obama gets Osama and perhaps a re-election?
I am convinced this operation could never have begun if our intelligence agencies had not provided them a start.
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Has OBL left the building?
Unless we plead incompetence, the suggestion that ISI is a terrorist organisation will only be cemented further.
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Life after Osama — will be tough
Pakistan's game of fighting terrorism one hand whilst wielding the begging bowl in the other, may well soon be over.
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The curious case of Osama bin Laden
Bin Laden was the ‘Golden Goose’ the army had kept, but to its chagrin, has been stolen from under its nose.
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Osama’s death a blow to al Qaeda
Osama was a symbol/icon for jihadis all over the world and his followers are likely to be demoralised by his death.
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Good riddance
A man who uses religion to proudly kill thousands certainly deserves a shot to the back of the head.
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A job well done — but what now?
Osama bin Laden has been ‘eliminated’ through a well-executed, covert operation.
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Moral equivalence in drones
The question is, if no drones then what?
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OBL: Pakistani military stumped
Is this the beginning of the end of al Qaeda, the organisation of which he was the primary leader?














































