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What's missing? Experts analyse the National Water Policy
Centre for Social Change, AMRDO hold civil society dialogue to review the policy
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Another $1 billion loan makes its way from China
Pakistan receives amount amid depleting foreign exchange reserves
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Review: Economy isn’t really better off than it was in 2013
The government may have improved indicators but very few targets were met during five-year tenure
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Pakistan in a rapidly changing world
Changes in Pakistan’s external environment have pushed it towards seeking a closer alliance with China
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June will be here before we know it
FATF evaluation follows similar series of processes requiring roughly a year
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Not all dead are equal?
Loud and clear we say, not all dead children are equal
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#balatkarbachao
South Asia is the rape centre of the world. Are we doing anything to change it? Possibly not.
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Pakistan heading towards sustainable democracy
Likely success in building democratic order could set example for world at large
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Is Afghanistan the next caliphate?
US, Afghan governments may like to support Islamic State, in response to Pakistan’s alleged support for Afghan...
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Is it really the end of Nawaz?
History tells us elected leaders removed through shenanigans cannot be written off completely
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Disability — dividing lines
Our education system does not have adequate provision for accommodating disability
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Land of confusion
Who is running Pakistan today?
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With double-digit growth, govt’s debt rises to Rs22.9tr
Net addition of Rs2.14 trillion made in eight months of current fiscal year, 10.3% higher than that in June 2017
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Broken by siege, Syria militants face worst loss yet in Ghouta
Siege by the rebels could not withstand bombing by the Syrian regime
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The brighter side
In a talk with students at IBA, Dr Ishrat talked about decline of institutions like civil service
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Is Trump getting his way on global trade?
Countries such as Pakistan have not benefited as much from globalisation
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Mentoring and anti-radicalisation
One of the key psychosocial intercessions is the utilisation of tutors
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Of the Indo-Pak love story
But it is by no means an easy proposition given current state of relationship between Pakistan, India
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EU’s largesse and our exports
But Islamabad has not yet fully exploited the benefits of the special EU trade regime
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Ending envoy harassment
Harassment of envoys and their family members is embarrassing for Indians and Pakistanis
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A shared vision
Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar is not required to explain himself or his actions
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July-March FY18: Govt’s tax collection falls Rs129b short of target
FBR’s tax receipts stand at Rs2.621tr in first nine months
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Karachi needs cricket for non-cricketing reasons
Development in city, a sense of safety, fearless environment were the biggest winners courtesy PSL3 final
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The Shehbaz option
Prudence in the PML-N has a name
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Immersion in art
Education system focuses on ideologies and not intellect and sacrifices culture in the name of copycat robots
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What does Imran Khan believe in?
Imran has been seen to do business with what he has previously maintained to be the 'bad guys'
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Dowry: a unique form of gender-based violence
What are we going to do to stop this malpractice today to save our daughters
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Worrying economic indicators keep investors jittery
KSE-100 increases 352 points or 0.82% in outgoing week
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$54m FATA projects fall prey to red tapism
Three foreign-funded schemes meant to tackle root causes of militancy in tribal areas
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Islamabad and the perfect T20 template
Misbahul Haq’s men have become a lot of people’s favourite to go all the way once again
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Lack of foresight has reduced Pakistan’s capacity to mitigate challenges
Reform can start once country’s expenditure is reduced to manageable levels
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Women and financial inclusion – the case of Pakistan
Report suggests 21m adults do not have a bank account due to inadequate documentation
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Opposing political parties file most cases related to economic policy
Courts should exercise caution in determining whether the cases are in public interest or due to political interests
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State of siege
We need to recognise that the divergence with Washington is out of Islamabad’s control
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As if I am not human
Eight-year-old Beenish did not know how to make roti for her employers in Gujranwala which put them in a rage
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Politics, economics and nuclear deals
Following the Fukushima disaster in 2011, there was a huge public effort to block Indian nuclear projects
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The polio season
In K-P, there was just a single case last year, against eight in 2016 and 68 in 2014
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CPEC — the big picture
There is no part of daily life that the OBOR project will not touch in Pakistan
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PPP took full advantage of rifts, issues in PTI for Senate elections
PTI incurred major loss in the general seats
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MQM-Pakistan’s iron grip on Karachi gathering rust
The city of lights is up for grabs - but is PML-N interested?
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Pakistan’s start-up ecosystem looks promising
But there remain several challenges for businesses to flourish
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Five defining moments from PSL3's day two
Karachi beat Quetta, while Multan made it two wins in two against Lahore
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Rivalries between PSL teams must be allowed to flourish
Cricket may be a gentleman’s game but the best of cricketers have always had the spirit of warriors within them
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Three talking points from PSL3's Multan-Peshawar opener
Malik-led side beat Sammy and co by seven wickets to announce their arrival in the tournament
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Returning the Afghans
It is required that Afghans are treated with dignity and returned to Afghanistan
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Effective controls
Pakistan, it must be pointed out, is one of the few countries that allow ordinary citizens to own such weapons
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Partners in Europe
International Committee on International Trade may consider possibility of upgrading EU relationship with Pakistan
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Charities and sexual abuse
So should ccountability bar be set higher for organisations delivering succour to neediest and most exposed
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Imperial hubris
In South Asia, the US needs to work with China and Russia as well as Pakistan and Iran
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For PML-N, Shehbaz is the obvious choice
Top leaders agree Shehbaz has party presidency in the bag