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From watchdog to lapdog
Freedom is one of the basic needs of every person, just like food, clothing and shelter
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Food safety and public awareness
The substandard ghee or oil used to fry eatables at roadside eateries is detrimental for human consumption
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Your life changes with your thinking
The greatest discovery of man is his thought
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Keeping in step with a changing world
The country that leads in technology will also boost its military power
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Time ripe for revolution
Before that England had experienced revolutions between 1648 and 1688
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Severing the roots
Very few voices in Pakistan highlighted how we are poorer because of our ignorance and disregard of a common heritage
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The Pulwama revelations: Modi’s fake narrative
'Pulwama attack was a result of India’s incompetence, Modi wanted to blame Pakistan and gain electoral advantage'
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Pakistan’s human capital opportunity
Pakistan’s growing working-age population can become healthier, more educated, more skilled, more productive
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Deepening survival crisis
There are growing concerns about the outbreak of a civil war due to deep-rooted political polarisation
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Time to prioritise social justice
Globally, real wages have fallen, poverty is rising, inequality seems more entrenched than ever
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What to expect of Bilawal’s India visit?
Nevertheless, Pakistan feels that it will not lose anything with Bilawal visiting India
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Human rights, Jaishankar and India’s foreign policy
Last year, a 300-year-old mosque in Uttar Pradesh that stood in the way of a highway was razed
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Global economy is hit from several different directions
Two bank defaults in the United States had shaken the world financial system
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O What Ails Thee, the Polity adrift?
As per US scholars, too much cultural, political separation between military and civilians also leads to the trouble
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Russia-China partnership — a headache for US
Currently, US is keeping a close watch on China to ensure that it doesn’t provide any military assistance to Russia
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Population anxiety in Pakistan
Proper approach is the human rights that promote the fact that getting babies is an individual decision
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Debunking the myths around corporal punishment
Truth is that corporal punishment is an ineffective disciplinary tool
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No no-go area?
As these areas do not typically pose direct physical danger, they can be called 'soft' no-go areas
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Sikh Insurgency 2.0
The Gill doctrine is based on four pillars
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Constitutionality of suo motu
The “disqualification” judgments of the PML-N supremo is a case in point
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Victim of religiosity
There are many factors at play here
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Generals of Sudan
For protection of their vital interests, world community will ensure that there is no peace nor any progress for Sudan
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Pakistan’s India policy
There are those who were present but have denied such crass deviance ascribed to Bajwa by the two
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Reducing the burden of defence budget
There is a longstanding debate on the size of defence expenditure
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Eliminate the disease, not the symptoms
It’s been happening for years that a person sighs within the four walls of a bedlam till his last breath
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Political interference and Afghan military’s collapse
Not having a clean political dispensation was a failure by the international community and Afghan leaders
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Our future depends on critical thinking
Our romance with mediocrity must end
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Dangerous and a vulnerable country
Many overseas Pakistanis for decades have been willing to return home after spending years abroad
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Macron’s vision of integration and Balikatan Exercise 2023
Macron’s interviews are sending shockwaves not only across Europe but as far as North America
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The country is adrift
Other major reasons why foreign capital is shying away is the adverse security situation
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Is parliament absolutely sovereign?
Coming back to the concept of parliament sovereignty, the word has essentially been borrowed from English Legal System
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Antiques: an unconventional money laundering tool
Antiques can be bought and sold without proper documentation or scrutiny, as they are often difficult to authenticate
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Sino-Taiwanese conflict — a dangerous flashpoint
If China wants unification with Taiwan it must seek the will of the people of Taiwan in a referendum
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Kucha Dakoo vs Pucka Police
Pakistan needs to understand that only a pro-active, absolute deweaponisation campaign can eliminate terrorism
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The latest abdication
One day we will think that it is perfectly normal for people to be crushed to death while waiting in line for flour
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Climate change, rising temperatures and our health
Creating a balance between people and resources is essential to ensuring the survival
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How autarky can fuel conflict
While self-independence is crucial, it should not be sought at the expense of global alliances and stability
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Winged-horses of doom
Now with the sudden arrival of AI and deep fakes, things will get far more complicated
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Dampening the soil
Keeping intact separate Branches prescribed under the Constitution protects an envisaged democratic state of people
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14 May day: interests and constitution
All are hiding behind the constitution for narrow political ends
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Beware of the emergence of superbugs
World Health Organization now includes antimicrobial resistance amongst the 10 biggest threats to global health
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In an alternate world
This is another un-envisaged challenge which needs attention through legislative redressal
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Twenty one billions
Are we strictly in legal domain or crossing over into contentious political waters?
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Revisiting Pakistan’s counterterrorism approach
Instead of military operations against terrorists, a comprehensive social policy would be more fruitful
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AI and pedagogy
Counterproductively, AI-aided written renderings create a trust deficit between educators and learners
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Contractors, clumsy logistics and collapse of ANDSF
AAF support was critical to warfighting by the ANDSF, as it was realised soon
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Tampering with history: a case of Pakistan and India
Every page of the textbooks was the landmines of guilt and false pride. It was us versus them — the infidels
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We are our own killers
Immorality, corruption and luxuriousness are not the causes, but the results
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Eid amid distressed economy and conflictual politics
Even China had reservations the way Khan was pursuing certain policies
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Shaping humanitarian and ethical governance in Pakistan
There is no denying the fact that institutions are long run determinants of economic growth in a country













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