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Ending child marriage in Pakistan
Senator Kamran has tirelessly campaigned for the approval of her proposed legislative tool against underage marriages
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Trouble in Paradise
Paradise Leaks exposes monarchs, crocodile-tear jerking “end global poverty” celebrity campaigners
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The science of inconvenient realities
Smog unfortunately is a yearly phenomenon that has gotten worse in our own lifetimes
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Waiting in the wings
By early next month, Rahul Gandhi could finally be named Congress party chief
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Arm of slave trade
People trafficking, smuggling is arm of the slave trade, illegal everywhere in the world, prohibitions are worldwide
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Drowning in debt
The current debt crisis has its origins in the era of General Ziaul Haq
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No state for human rights
In Pakistan, the human rights issue encompasses children, women, youth, transgender people and religious minorities
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Is REDD+ mechanism enough to fight climate change?
Economic forces often overpower need to conserve forests and address other environmental concerns.
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Spending goes unchecked as country becomes addicted to debt
Loans must only be spent on development to defeat corruption culture
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FBR’s valuation system was a step in the right direction
There is emerging talk in print media about stagnant performance of real estate sector in Pakistan
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Is Bitcoin the future for Pakistan?
Digital currencies have gathered a lot of attention across the world
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Cyberjaya: Malaysia’s promised Silicon Valley
Industrial clusters cannot be erected by earmarking a piece of land and building factories on it
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Policy environment biggest hurdle in growth of start-ups: World Bank
Report highlights taxation, online payments, intellectual property rights, investor regulations as barriers to growth
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Over 40% of companies did not pay any tax in 2016
They filed returns but managed to get away without contributing
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Transforming the downtown of the capital
The downtown area is generally the most happening place in any city, that is not the case in Islamabad
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CPEC: ABCs of commercial investment dispute resolution
CPEC framework is a component of massive initiative that involves 60 countries, affects half of the world’s...
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Smog of despair
The mood in Pakistan is generally sombre
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Hate speech
Former UK cabinet minister Sayeeda Warsi, who is of Pakistani origin, has accused British newspapers of Islamophobia
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Essential viewing
Verna shines a light rather than gets busy with the dustpan and brush
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Testing patience
IHC directed its umbrage against government authorities for failing to clear the Faizabad Interchange
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Tackling the misinformation ecosystem
Social media and the digital sphere offer a great new opportunity for journalism
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MMA comes in from the cold
Defunct alliance of religio-political parties, Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), will be making a comeback soon
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Love at first sight
Have you ever had the experience of falling in love at first sight?
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Use school buses to help fight smog
While we only come to Pakistan twice a year, every time we do so the degradation of air quality is palpable
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Unravelling a mystery
Italian archaeologists and relevant departments have spent a significant time in Sindh and Balochistan
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The dam case
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has been activated once again
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Time to open up and soon
There is still no official word on whether the government has accepted the changes proposed by China in the LTP or not
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Development update or downgrade?
In the latest Pakistan Development Update, Pakistan is advised to accelerated economic reforms to speed up growth
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The great American retreat
There is a memorable opening to The Newsroom an American TV series that was aired in 2012
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Freedoms constrained
Freedom in Pakistan, considering the internet and its multiplying roles in daily life, is something of an illusion
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New avatar, same goals
Under the less menacing avatar of a peace committee, the Taliban seem to have made a sudden reappearance in Wana
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Boosting morale
It is not every day that Forbes lists Pakistanis under the age of 30 among those excelling in their respective fields
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Not worth a damn!
Tellis has been India’s flag-bearer in America for decades
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The seismic Saudi shake-up
Saudi Arabia has seen an unprecedented shake-up of the old system by Mohammed bin Salman
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Child labour: Asia’s unacceptable record
Out of the 40 million victims of modern slavery worldwide, almost two-thirds are exploited in Asia and the Pacific
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'Dreaded' Dawood Ibrahim's three properties finally sold in Mumbai
India's CBI had seized 10 of Ibrahim's properties following a series of bomb blasts in Mumbai in 1993
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How unsafe is our valley
Villagers are angry that they can no longer drink or swim in the polluted river
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OzyModi
Ozymandias is a joyless sonnet written about the broken and battered remains of a statue of a king in a barren desert
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The Quaid and Dina Wadia
Dina Wadia, the only child of our beloved Quaid, passed away recently in New York at the age of 98
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Save the vulture!
The drop in numbers in a short period of time is both startling and alarming.
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Election 2018 — a definite maybe
ECP is required under new election law to announce its detailed plans for election four months before the polls
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Clearing the air
It’s that time of the year again, a thick layer of smog has obscured the Margalla Hills in Islamabad
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Smog is acid rain
The industrialised states have controlled pollution and people breathe in cleaner air because of true democracy
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Analysis: PSL3 sides as balanced as ever
All six teams go into tournament knowing they are capable of winning title
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Time is running out but no one is paying attention
Pakistan’s reforms process never got completed, focus is on winning elections
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One heck of a time travel
Looking at the darkening outlook of the global breathing space, long gone are the days of nature poetry
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Justice Baqir Najfi report: fatally conclusive?
Model Town incident remains a tragic and painful memory
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More than just a territorial row
China resents India’s rule over Arunachal Pradesh; New Delhi, on the other hand, ignores the protests
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Gloomy outlook
It is hardly a flattering picture: our country’s macroeconomic conditions have worsened over the years
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Creating accountability
The separation of powers between The Establishment and the political mainstream is what is at stake