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Imran in Iran and Saudi Arabia
Too many times, peacemaking efforts in the Middle East have been more talk and less action
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Pompous rhetoric
Threatening war against any country with nuclear weapons is sheer stupidity
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Election manifestos
To Pakistani politicians, the election manifesto is a mere piece of paper of forgotten promises
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Fixing schoolbag weight
Procrastination by the government on this score has already caused much trouble to students
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Rising dog-bite cases
There is an acute shortage of anti-rabies vaccines in Sindh
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Royals visit
This is the first visit by British royals since William’s father Charles and his wife Camilla came in 2006
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Skyrocketing food prices
Fortunate is one who can manage two meals a day from his own pocket
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Falling auto sales
Allegations of collusion and uncompetitive practices to keep prices high are rampant
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Macroeconomic progress?
With inflation forecasted to rise to 13% in the ongoing fiscal year, poverty reduction remains a distant dream
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Ensuring food safety
The PFA sealed 640 food points and had production stopped at 344 food outlets in September alone
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Economy on the mend
The twin monsters of trade and fiscal deficit appear to have been largely reined in
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Iran vs Saudi Arabia
The suspect is always predictable in this perennial conflict between the two rivals
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A never-ending sentence
More than two months since they last made contact with friends and family not in their immediate vicinity
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Singapore sugar ads ban
Aiming to curb diabetes rates in the city-state
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Nobel Peace Prize
As Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed gets selected for his peacemaking efforts with Eritrea
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A charge sheet — finally
As curtains begin fall on a major political party of the country
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Whitewash
As Pakistan goes down 3-0 in T20Is even having won the ODIs 2-0
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Competitiveness index ranking
Ranks Pakistan at 110th this year
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Trump’s Syria retreat
As Turkey launches a ground offensive against the Kurds
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Human, all too human
The ingrained racism and discrimination in American society
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Murders and muggings
Economic and physical security risks in Karachi
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Imran in China
As PM completes a generally successful tour of the People's Republic
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14 years after the quake
Many people in affected areas are still living in tents
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Solid waste disposal
Performance of foreign companies comes into question as garbage problems plaguing Karachi for years still exist
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Surrender for justice
Kashmore is where the number of proclaimed offenders in the highest in the whole of Sindh
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Hope for transgenders?
Time and again, we see the government machinery turn a blind eye to the plights and needs of transgender people
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Striking medics and JUI-F
All political parties, except the PTI, have extended their support to the striking doctors
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Water scarcity
Dependence on a single source – the Indus system – makes the country more at risk of disruptions from extreme weather
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Iraq needs reforms
While the improved security is a positive change, the government never lived up to its promises beyond that
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The karo-kari scourge
50 women and 28 men have fallen victim to the practice in just the first half of this year
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The hazard of gutka
Around a fifth of the tobacco-related disease/death can be attributed to the use of gutka
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Model FATA
There is room for both provincial and federal governments to sculpt a vision of future Pakistan here
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Ordinances to rule
Legislators hardly seem to have any business other than slinging mud at their rivals on one issue or the other
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Hospital waste: careless disposal
There are reports of unscrupulous elements carrying out recycling of hazardous waste
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Rising street crimes
Underestimated figures as most victims avoid reporting to the police because of hassles
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Domestic demerits
The only place Pakistanis will find meritocracy is outside Pakistan
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The container politics
Protest season is here, with the main focus on the religiopolitical JUI-F
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Keeping addicts out of schools
According to estimates, there are 7.6 million drug addicts in Pakistan
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Focus on e-commerce
The new policy encourages a shift from cash-based transactions to digital payments
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Success story
Of the markhor and the blind dolphin no longer being on the verge of extinction
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60 days of tyrannical welfare
The case of Kashmir, where welfare of the people has always been the alibi of Indian tyranny
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Tax shortfall
The Rs116 billion shortfall is a cause for concern for the common man on how the government is going to bridge the gap
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The arrest of maniac killer
Remains of the boys were found earlier in September; the accused is being tried by an anti-terrorism court
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Preventable outbreak
This year so far around 10,000 cases of dengue fever have been reported across the country
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Divided and confused
There is unanimity of thought between the PML-N and the PPP as both believe the iron is not hot enough to strike
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Middle East meltdown
If Iran was behind the Saudi attack it could represent a last-ditch effort to get the world to put pressure on US
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Fighting fake news
Pakistan, with its burgeoning forwarded-Whatsapp-message-equals-journalism culture, is unsurprisingly absent
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More tourists visit Pakistan
On average, 50 per cent more foreigners visit museums than those who visit cultural sites
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Closure for Qandeel
The life and death of Qandeel raise questions on gender and class - that we, as a nation, need to introspect on
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The vaccination dream
Pakistan’s healthcare crisis continues to be a cause for serious concern