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Assessing our nation’s progress — 76 years on
Our progress in many fields, despite insurmountable odds, has been impressive
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The cost of ‘jugaar’
Innovative hacks may well be a sign of resilience allowing survival, but they carry serious longterm risks
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Caretakers or caregivers
Pakistan playing with fire by giving more teeth to what should be a neutral set-up
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The lack of strategic planning and foresight
Interrim govt must focus its energies on preventing the impending economic disaster
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Key action areas for the interim government
Caretaker setup's top priority must be implementation of SBA with IMF
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Real reasons of power tariff hike
Electricity prices predicated on fuel costs and acquisition of foreign exchange for its purchase
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A zero-marginal-cost society
The philosophers of the Renaissance started a campaign to set new rules and regulations for ownership
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BRICS: a step towards a new world order?
The BRICS countries represent about 40% of the world’s population
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Intelligence: a non-Boolean value
One-size-fits-all pedagogy fails to cater to different types of intelligence
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Global warming and citizens’ involvement
France sees several initiatives by non-government organisations
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Climate change: by the rich, of the rich, for the poor
'The last men standing aren’t really due to their sheer power or fighting or intellectual skills'
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Limitations of language
Does language completely fulfil human needs for expression?
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Sino-Russian relationship
Many observers claim that the most important bilateral relationship in the world today is the US-China relationship
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TTP, Kabul and strategic patience
Casualties from the TTP-led attacks continue to mount
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Pakistan reels from shockwaves of Ukrainian theatre
Pakistan's fortunes have been drastically impacted by Ukraine quagmire
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Lost in theatrics
Why does our dominant media narrative obsess about symptoms while totally ignoring the disease?
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Preventing 17,435 daily arrivals
Existing 25m children have no schools to go to, 12m of them are engaged in child labour
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What next for Insafians?
'One of the critical errors of Khan’s support base was outsourcing all thought to him'
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Fault-lines in the Minorities Commission Bill
It was a long-term demand of minority communities
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Sindh falling through the cracks
Wealth distribution is best reflected in land ownership
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Taiwan conflict threatens to add to global hunger
The global economy is facing shockwaves from the Russia-Ukraine conflict
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Rethink agri-reforms
It is still possible for Pakistan to achieve food sovereignty
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The backslide of democracy in West Africa
Africa, the world’s poorest and least developed continent, stands on the brink of another conflict
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A day to celebrate Ukraine’s resilience
Country arks its 32nd Independence Day amidst war and uncertainty
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Why not the bitter pill of realpolitik!
PTI chief's decision to face jail allows him to maintain the fight between the most powerful and the most popular
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Environmental constitutionalism and legal framework
Environmental constitutionalism can help address environmental challenges beyond the purview of other legal constructs
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Ethnicity and its role in failing the ANDSF
Understanding Afghanistan’s socio-ethnic landscape pivotal to understanding the unravelling of national security force
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Managing the country toward a stable future
The whole concept of a caretaker government needs to be reviewed and analysed
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Beyond economic struggles
Recent amendment to the Elections Act empowers ECP to exercise greater flexibility in constituency delimitation
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Governing universities
The estimated budget of 34 public sector universities and colleges in K-P for July-Oct 2023 is Rs9,519,941,000.
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Man has not changed his instincts
This story began when the first society was founded
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Dictionary for our times
Words like sorrow, or ashamed no longer represent a sense of loss or regret
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Protect investors and spur growth
Pakistan’s economy is in tatters and contracted 0.3% last year
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16 months, perspectivism and liberal predicament
Despite all efforts, pre-2018, only a shaky coalition government was possible
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How real is India’s vision to be a great power?
Manipur carnage against ethnic Christian minority questions New Delhi’s claim of being a great power
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From celebration to repentance
Afghan Taliban's takeover of Kabul has spelled difficulties for Pakistan and its efforts to curb the TTP
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Afghanistan’s counter-militancy edict
Terrorist attacks likely to continue across the border without any change in their patterns, methods and intensity
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Seven game-changing tips for digital marketing
. Businesses can continually improve digital marketing tactics to gain a competitive edge in a rapidly changing world
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The Indian state is taking the country back
Biden administration's principal focus is on constraining China granting India a pivotal position in the dynamic
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Imagination and knowledge
Imagination fosters innovation, develops abstract thinking and envisions uncharted realms of possibilities
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The leaders whom greatness is thrust upon
The true measure of a leader is not their potential to do something but their ability to deliver
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Reforming curriculum to counter extremism
Purging curriculums of hate material, biases, stereotyping and discrimination crucial to advancing new skills
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Betting on myself
The key to happiness is believing in yourself
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Violence — a run-up to Lok Sabha polls
The BJP has deployed the Hindutva ideology as a populist political tool
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Karachi — controversial census
Karachi’s population, recorded as 16.051 million in the 2017 census, is widely regarded as inaccurate and misleading
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The need to bridge gender gap in literacy
In Pakistan, literacy rate in 2022 has consistently shown males to have higher literacy rates compared to females
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The grievance ouroboros
In these tumultuous times, no society can claim to be at peace with itself
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Africa, LGBT rights and global agencies
World Bank continues to put pressure on African nations against anti-homosexuality laws
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The glass half empty
After 76 years of independence, Pakistan still has major challenges up ahead
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Corporate farming cannot alleviate rural poverty
Probability of military-operated corporate farms being able to help address rural poverty remains limited at best