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How to counter troubling perceptions
India has done a better job of articulating its concerns about Pakistan in key spheres of influence in DC and beyond
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Good news and bad
The twists and turns of the relationship between Pakistan, America, Afghanistan and India continue unabated
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Discovering Islam in Trump’s America
Evident in America today is a very negative and close-minded perception of Muslims
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Punjab — the ‘e’ in e-governance
I want to share three stories
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The white 'lone wolf' in a world of coloured 'terrorists'
White criminals are often more humanised than other individuals who commit acts of ‘terrorism’
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Leaving militancy behind
The electoral results of NA-120 signalled an ominous development
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Honouring contracts
Concrete manifestations of broken promises, breached agreements, dishonoured contracts litter the national landscape
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Protecting whistleblowers?
The bill is flawed, and bad bills make poor law
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Mesut Kacmaz
The missionary spirit of the Gülen movement has motivated Turkish teachers to leave their home and live in Pakistan
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Switching to e-cigs would delay millions of deaths: study
An estimated seven million people in Europe alone have taken up 'vaping'
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Telling different tales
In my opinion, journalists are gradually becoming the victims of their own work
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Trump at the UN
The world is watching, wondering where Donald Trump is headed
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Mistreating teachers
It is a shameful way to thank those who have worked hard to teach our children and spread quality education
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The (un)healthy animals
Here is a needed sense of urgency at the global level to tackle anti-microbial resistance
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Riding the peace train — again
Taliban and their extensive franchise are legitimate stakeholders in Afghanistan
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Black Monday
Mass shootings seem to be getting uglier and deadlier in the United States
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Invoking Bibi Zainab (RA)
Her life and narratives offer searing commentary on political oppression and the gendered nature of violence
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If Imran Khan is disqualified…
The case against PTI chairman regarding the purchase of his Bani Gala estate is slowly advancing towards a conclusion
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‘New script’ of Indo-Pak ties
Under the new scheme of thinking, Pakistan and India may be in for never ending showdown
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Nearly but not quite
There are almost 250,000 polio workers targeting 38 million children
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Education: a solution for Pakistan
The quality of education is as big a problem as lack of access to education starting from the primary level
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Tourism in Pakistan thrives as terrorism loosens grip on country
Along with security, main improvement in Pakistan has been infrastructure
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Trump policy set to hinder war on polio in Pakistan: report
Last week in river in Rawalpindi area coordinator for WHO said her team detected wild polio in the capital Islamabad
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Pakistan's contradictory crackdown on 'Red Mosque' extremism
Aziz is no longer welcome at the Red Mosque
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2017 Nobels to turn page on Dylan, anti-nuke buzz for peace prize
The peace prize, the only Nobel awarded in Oslo, usually elicits the most interest
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Navigating the gathering economic storm
Foreign remittances need to increase by $3-3.5 billion
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The Bipin Doctrine
Pakistan military must have placed required military means and equipment to deter any Indian military aggression
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Elections and democracy
Voting may not resolve political conflicts but quality of democracy will improve with each successive electoral run
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Four wheels good
The coming decade as noted before in these columns presents unparalleled opportunities for Pakistan
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Returning refugees
The departure of Afghan refugees from Peshawar and areas of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province has its drawbacks as well
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Polanyi a strong advocate of labour creation and consumer choice
His critique of free market capitalism regained attention after the 2008 financial crisis
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Clinton threatened to 'end' North Korea long before Trump did
Bill Clinton's 'it would mean the end of their country as they know it' casts the same shadow as Trump's
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Navigating a way out of a traffic imbroglio
The pace at which vehicles are multiplying today and the impact on traffic volume are fast leading us towards anarchy
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The medium is still the massage
Global advertising industry is worth trillions of dollars and advertising penetrates every corner of our lives
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Trump's UN speech shows nationalist instincts firmly intact
Trump threatened to "totally destroy" North Korea
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Whither doomsday scenarios?
Technological advancement placed man in an unenviable situation in which he has the capability to destroy the earth
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Badly managed money
When both sides of a transaction fail to fulfill their commitments there is something seriously wrong systemically
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An alternative model of development
Foreign loans generally labelled as ‘aid’ are procured to help the process of ‘development’
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Nearly one in 10 children globally is a victim of forced labour: UN study
Faltering progress imperils efforts to end child labour by 2025
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Economy will improve if corrective measures are taken
Policy revisions in official mechanisms are ordered by top bosses merely to justify shortcomings
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When food goes in the bin, the poor go on an empty stomach
Current collective world food production can twice feed world’s total population
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With inward-looking policies, Pakistan the worst performer in world trade
Time to turn to outward-looking policies, emulate successful emerging economies
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Pakistan 'not prepared to detect and respond to health threats’: WHO report
World body highlights the shortcomings of the country’s health sector
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Billions of futures
Some of the less optimistic analysts tend towards the view that a war about water is ahead on the subcontinent
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Alliance in the making?
Politics makes strange bedfellows and nowhere is it truer than in Pakistan
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Income inequality in India is at it's highest level in 92 years
'Forbes' Indian Rich lists suggest an important increase in wealth of richest Indians after 2000'
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Why Irma wasn't as catastrophic in Florida as feared
Just two deaths in Florida were reported by state officials
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3.5 million refugee children don't attend school: UN
We should not ask a child forced to flee her home to also give up her education and her dreams for the future: Malala
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Trump’s enigmatic Afghanistan stratagem
US President stood true to his reputation, as his new policy is vague, devoid of deadlines and other details
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Nawaz could have faced imprisonment
SC’s verdict silent on how long will Sharif remain disqualified