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Recruiting the recruiter
Pakistani political leaders right now are bringing in the guy that would approve of their job
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When leaders got it right
Most of the world’s largest economies comprise the G20 countries which held their latest summit in Bali
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Need to bridge the gap
The gap between institutions of the government and the public, in particular the burgeoning youth, has to be bridged
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Winds of change in the Muslim world
Pakistan, Middle Eastern and African states with large Muslim populations are lagging in prioritising education
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The case for unity between Pakistan and Afghanistan
The economic future of Pakistan is dependent on Afghanistan as it is the key country which connects us to Central Asia
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Holding healers accountable
A systematic study of gaps in ethics in medical practice in the country is lacking
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Creative minority and progress
In the history of mankind the creative minority played a role of an apex in the enlightenment of the state and society
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Flood compensation package to further inequalities, vulnerabilities
There appears to be no intention to involve community participation in designing, planning and implementation
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Challenges for incoming army chief
Pakistan’s next army chief faces daunting challenges which his forerunners did not have to confront
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Pakistan, Afghan Taliban on collision course?
The Afghan Taliban have been in power for the last 16 months
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A new dawn is possible
A prerequisite for progress is willingness to acknowledge one’s failures
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Global resentment and public disorientation
Pakistan is in a grip of political crisis. If anything, it needs a visionary leadership
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Climate change is the ultimate threat
Climate change around the world is getting neglected because of the same worthless, time and energy wasting ambitions
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Fixed social status
There are two determinants of one's social standing: ascribed and achieved
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Restoring business trust
In developing countries like Pakistan, culture could play a vital role in kick-starting new business ventures
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Why early elections?
Need to hold general elections as early as March 2023 under an empowered election commission to ensure fairness
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Climate catastrophe: Pakistan to bite the bullet
Pakistan is positioned to lead these efforts with countries ready to rally behind
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Future cancelled
Every time a big crisis is averted, we heave a sigh of relief. But every tradeoff ends up being as bad
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Imran Khan, the military and the silver lining
Let’s not turn Pakistan into an autocratic state. We don’t need a powerful leader; we need a powerful system
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FIFA 2022: let the games begin
Infantino has said that FIFA 2022 will help dispel some of the misconceptions that still exist about the Middle East
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Need for ethical garment manufacturing
The abuse of labour rights in the garment sector in Pakistan remains rampant
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COP27 or cop-out in a cop state
The official deliberations of COP27 conclude today
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Politics of its own kind
People will vote for what and how they believe in the issues that face them
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Mughal army and royalty
The Mughal Army's overall proficiency in the art of warfare, compared to contemporary European armies, was rated low
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Samosa Caucus in US Congress and Pakistan
In the mid-term election, over 40 Indian-Americans made it to various offices across the US
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Self-censorship to designer facts
With the ouster of Khan, something dramatic has happened to the practice of journalism in Pakistan
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Seeing eye to eye
Pakistan has seldom been as polarised and divided on political lines as we find it today
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Politics of FIR and rule of law
Wazirabad incident has triggered an emotive debate on the issue wherein legal aspects are being ignored completely
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Shepherding Pakistan in post-truth era
Post-truth politics in Pakistan has become poisonous, divisive, toxicant and internecine
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We need to pause and reflect
Pakistan has been confronted with innumerable and some extraordinary circumstances ever since its birth
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The neo networks
Any narrative therefore can easily be developed through the support of these human cum digital connections
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Pakistan amidst an eight billion planet
Pakistan shoulders half of the global projected population increase by 2050
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COP(-out) 27
A cursory glance across the set of primary organisations sponsoring the event tells a revealing tale
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Democracy — imperfect yet inevitable
Democracy envisions dispersal of power among various state arms
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Jinnah’s political testament
Schools and colleges in Pakistan should discuss Jinnah's message to understand how to resource and implement it
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A polio-free Pakistan
Intense resistance to polio immunisation due to myths, low-literacy as well as social, cultural and political hurdles
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Global warming — the Indian example of inaction
Developing countries did not cause the crisis of global warming but are being seriously affected by it
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Eight billion people; one humanity
The world’s population will reach 8 billion in the middle of November
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Political stability and Pakistan
Political stability and harmony are imperative for inclusive and sustainable national development
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Pakistan’s electoral system
An electoral process is the lynchpin of democracy, allowing people to exercise their fundamental right to vote
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If the prevailing political crisis is mismanaged…
Civil war a potential ramification
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New military chief and the challenges
General Qamar Javed Bajwa nears the completion of his extended tenure as chief of Pakistan Army
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Growing threats of Hindutva politics
Since the Modi-led BJP came to power in 2014, Hindu nationalism has come to dominate the Indian political landscape
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Anomalies in Pak-Africa bilateral trade regime
Pakistan’s trade volume with Africa has reached the historic level of $6 billion in 2021
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Nation building in a fugue state
Every crisis presents an opportunity. It is a test of your wisdom to spot it in time
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Iqbal on the defence of India
Iqbal’s Allahabad address is landmarked in Pakistan history for the demarcation of the territory for the Muslim nation
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Ukraine war — geopolitical spillover
Every day when you open the news, the Ukrainian front seems to be more provocative than before
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Getting the country together
We are a nation de-tracked — socially, politically and economically
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A claustrophobic nation
Pakistan today feels no different than an open air confined space
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Mughal India through Western eyes
Teaching of ‘History’ in India and Pakistan suffers from deep religious, ethnic and racial malaise