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Special Report: State of education in Pakistan
On global education day, The Express Tribune highlights impediments in the way of uplifting status of education
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At opposite ends of the spectrum
Canada and Pakistan fall within the First World and the Third World, respectively
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Recreating classrooms
Pakistan’s education crisis is no breaking news
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An ode to Charlie Brown
Man is the sole creature on earth endowed with the capacity to laugh
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Roadside births
There can be few needs more pressing than those of a woman in the throes of childbirth
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Toning down the confrontation
There must be a genuine, robust effort to take the country out of a state of perpetual anarchy
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Female dean for K-P college
Amendment to turn to law after passage by the assembly that only a woman would be appointed as a dean of KGMC
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Iran’s Guards seen economic winner from tougher Trump stance
Iran nuclear deal uncertainty complicates investment, Revolutionary Guards could step in instead
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Me and You Too
When it comes to harassment, possibly the worst profession in Pakistan is that of the woman reporter
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Disturbing Russian claims
Is the US implementing a two–faced policy in Syria?
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Trump and Iran
Pakistan has begun to feel the pressure of Donald Trump’s arrival in Washington
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Myanmar tragedies
International charities have argued instead for the voluntary repatriation of the refugees to their place of origin
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Science and Sir Syed
Sir Syed's work can help reconcile science and religion
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New leader on foreign aid front
Pakistan set to become biggest recipient of Chinese aid
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The Sharif divide
Coming months filled with promise of political upheaval
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Tillerson to enlist Pakistan help for peaceful solution in Afghanistan
US secretary of state will meet top Pakistani officials during his visit this month, says State Department
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Our pet obsession
When political expediency leads to discriminatory discourse
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The dynamics of Pak-US foreign policy failures
Pakistan's foreign policy at critical juncture
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Is the new NGO tax a good idea?
NGO tax to be challenged in court
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Crisis, what crisis?
Politics leading cause of economic woes
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For 10 years, FBR fails to analyse data of telecom firms
DG says FBR has now overcome constraints, improved its system
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The world’s quest for electric vehicles
The trend of electric-powered cars has grown far beyond initial hybrids like the ubiquitous Toyota Prius
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The curious case of Joshua and Caitlan Boyle
Did the Boyles become a bargaining chip to keep Omar Khadr quiet and eventually put the blame on the Haqqani Network?
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A decaying state
Cast an eye over the foreign press and media and the reporting of Pakistan and it is pretty much one track
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Little purposeful impact
A far more effective policy can be found to cut imports
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Seeing is believing
It doesn't appear as a serious attempt at hindering or even stopping the activities of banned groups
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Impact of women voters
Not many people would know but the women of Lahore played a big part in the PML-N’s victory in NA-120
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Treating Rohingyas right
Granting status to Rohingyas, Biharis, and Bengalis would be synonymous with bestowing them with basic human rights
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Small steps towards better relations
If Taliban were to capture power in Afghanistan it would strengthen the hand of the TTP and other militant groups
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Refoming the process of removal of judges
In neighbouring India, the powers of removal of a judge are now subject to parliamentary oversight
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Political consciousness of youth
The youth population blossomed as a revolt against the system of absolutism and totalitarianism
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Dangerous drug inspectors
Pharmaceuticals — drugs for prescription primarily — are big business
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Elections are the way out
There are a number of fallacies touted as democratic reasoning against early elections that need to be dispelled
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Putting a foot down
Many should have been disqualified years ago
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Tricky compensation
Court wants land allocated to the legal heirs of the deceased lawyers to be transferred to the Balochistan Bar Council
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The summit on health
Health may be a provincial matter, but ultimately it is a national matter concerning all citizens
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Stop policing women’s clothes
Why do women’s clothing elicit so much attention?
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Colonial impact on our mindsets
One legacy of British colonial rule in the Indian subcontinent is the clerical mindset they had left people with
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America’s ‘dangerous game’
The Pakistani nation is notorious for its susceptibility to conspiracy theories
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Another shot in the foot
Provincial government has let down 3,000 of the schools by failing to release additional funds
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Speedier justice
The court systems of the sub-continent might almost have been designed to deliver injustice rather than the reverse
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Bogus charities
One hopes that the government will frame a vastly improved policy for the registration of NGOs
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London named best megacity for women; mayor says more to be done
London named best megacity for women; Tokyo has lowest risk of sexual harrassment
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Merchants of hate
This is not the first time the Ahmadi community has been attacked by a politician or an opinion leader
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Building irrationality into public policymaking
The Bhutto period saw major disruptions and a sharp slowdown in the rate of economic growth
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Youth bulge challenges
This report has only reinforced the dismal picture of Pakistan portrayed by other similar human development indices
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Rural growth for a food secure Pakistan
Sindh is in the process of drafting its new agriculture policy
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Somalia blast
This year the US military has accelerated drone strikes and other efforts this year against al Shabaab
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An unpardonable offence
The school authorities have suspended the two transporters but much more needs to be done
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Shelving pay rises
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah was about to treat himself to a 300 per cent raise in his own salary