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De-radicalising fanatics
An effective de-radicalisation strategy adopts distinctive methodologies
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Adding Afghanistan to China’s OBOR is a tricky gambit
Despite geopolitical uncertainty, Beijing is set to add the landlocked country to its billion-dollar route
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Pakistan’s development by-product of China’s global integration
CPEC is reshaping geo-economic landscape, will prove to be a game-changer
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Colossal waste of country’s budget goes unchecked
Documents show 50% of money is wasted during public procurement
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Amid threat of US sanctions, an economic crisis looms
Current, future govts need to take into account dangers of fiscal, current account deficits
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Pakistan sells second-most expensive diesel, second cheapest petrol in region
Petroleum ministry’s claim in National Assembly nothing but an exaggeration
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Actions speak louder than words
Gone are the days when people believed all that the politicians promised them
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The Pak-India imbroglio
The political landscape of the region has vastly changed since the war on terror began in 2001
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Staying off FATF’s terror watch list is in everybody’s interest
There is still time for Pakistan to make the types of needed changes that will avoid an overall negative situation
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Bipin’s bluster
No responsible person, even in India, can be taken in by Rawat’s bluster
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Pakistan: US ally or foe?
General Abbas, currently ambassador to Ukraine, admitted to BBC that Kayani’s ‘indecisiveness’ wasted a lot of...
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Withholding taxes dominate revenue collection
Growth in taxes taking attention away from inefficiency and wrongdoing
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Making Karachi unsafe
Irregularities in contracts for Karachi safe city project
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Not much hope for victims
Afghan refugees seek justice from ICC
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A three-front war
Both Pakistan and Afghanistan are fighting a three-front war - one against terrorism and the other, against corruption
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Election laws 2017 brewing up another crisis?
Is there a fundamental problem with the way election laws are construed?
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The perfect marriage of Pakistan and T20Is
Pakistan are more capable of producing all-consuming bursts of pure inspiration than any other team in the world
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A GDP number isn’t enough to measure true development
Many alternative measurements have not enjoyed the same acclaim
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Pakistan reinforce their unpredictability
Pakistan volatile nature of play is what makes them one of the most interesting sights in cricket
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A free Chinese takeaway
"The scandal is that there are no answers".
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Parliament talk — Widodo style
Although Pakistan could always use more friends in support of its struggles-more realism is in order
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Democracy, authoritarianism and development
Development has a complex relationship with democratic and authoritarian regimes
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Judging the journalist
Dr. Shahid Masood's latest spectacle unravels the greater menace of fake news lining the media industry
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Ignoring girls’ education in Sindh
Opportunities for females to get access to good quality education remain few and far between
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Trump sees the light on free trade
His first year in office has been marked by huge increase in trade complaints
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Rupee has weakened against all major currencies
SBP chief says it is because of US dollar’s continued fall
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Lalu Yadav as King Lear?
Massive poverty at the awam level is directly the result of corruption
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Is Ahed not a hero?
Ahed has become a symbol of resistance against Israel
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Empty hockey stadiums
The condition of the national sport is in tatters at the moment
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Boosting exports to China
That Pakistan can appreciably raise the level of exports to China is hardly much of a surprise
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A distant freedom
Freedom is something of an illusion in Pakistan
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Earthing the wretched
Globally and within most countries, inequality is on the rise
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Let’s not forget to raise decent humans
When a case of child abuse surfaces, we conveniently alienate the abuser from ourselves
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AEDB to tap Balochistan’s wind energy potential
Will conduct resource assessment study in association with the province
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IT minister says SMEs’ development crucial for cross-border e-commerce
Addresses roundtable session on sidelines of WEF, highlights Pakistan’s achievements
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Inflation in Lahore highest among Pakistan’s major cities
Karachi and Islamabad display slower pace; experts say difficult to pinpoint precise reason
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Fitch revises outlook on Pakistan’s ratings to negative
Cites partial reversal of gains since the end of IMF’s three-year loan programme
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SBP expected to keep interest rate at 5.75%: The Express Tribune survey
Results show majority stakeholders expect hike in March; policy to be announced today
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Zainab murder case: Legal experts say DNA is admissible evidence
SC judge observes that it never ruled that DNA report is not admissible evidence
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Pakistan finally show up
In Auckland, you could almost hear a satisfying click as everything fell into place
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POL’s profit falls 14% due to hit on revenue
Company to challenge govt decision that affected earnings
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Russia invites Pakistan to participate in World Expo 2025
Delegation visited ICCI to discuss prospective business ventures
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Pakistan has friends in Kabul
The Afghans who come to Pakistan find Pakistan economically affordable as compared to other countries in the region
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‘PIA has added 18 aircraft to its fleet in four years’
Lawmaker says all planes acquired on lease due to airline’s financial constraints
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Honda Atlas rakes in Rs1.42b profit, but below expectations
EPS stands at Rs9.92 for Oct-Dec period of 2017
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ISL to invest Rs965 million in expansion projects
Also announces Rs1.17b profit in Oct-Dec period
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Iranian delegation shows interest in Pakistan’s agriculture sector
32 Iranian trucks loaded with agriculture products were stuck at the Pakistani border in Balochistan
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Pakistan’s agriculture productivity among the lowest in the world
Country no longer an agriculture economy, says farmers’ representative
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Textile firm says exports to Europe likely to pick up over 200%
Projection comes following purchase of 70% stake in Netherlands’ company
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Dawood Hercules to inject Rs17.45b in Edotco Pakistan
Will invest amount through equity and/or short-term loan