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Cries over HR violations
The state and society have a different and conflicting approach on the issue
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New JIT on Model Town case
To unearth the facts that led to the killing of 14 supporters of Dr Tahirul Qadri’s PAT in a police action
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Legislation business at a standstill
A host of legislative bills wait for the tug of war between the government and the opposition to stop
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SC word on K-P health sector
The claims of improvement in the health sector appear to be more a mirage rather than the reality
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A cruel act
what we have seen there is no noticeable decrease in the number of 'honour killings'
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Minding mining conditions
Our energy infrastructure still heavily relies on the coal industry
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Positive signals
When Imran Khan took over the reins of the government, Pakistan’s economy was reportedly in tatters
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Donald Trump’s reluctant realism
Back-to-back efforts show the urgency in the Trump administration to get out of the Afghan quagmire
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Summitry of G20 leaders
World leaders in the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires
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Clean chit for ECP, but…
FAFEN finds that Incidence of non-provision of Form 45 dropped to 2.5% in the 2018 from 7.5% in the 2013
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Action against TLP
No state can countenance challenge to its writ
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Bipin’s blinders
Bipin's second point exposes the poor standards of history books available to the general
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Protecting cultural heritage
The Kalash indigenous community is one of the several mystical peoples that inhabit this land
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Much-needed relief
With fresh downward revision of Rs2 per litre, the price of petrol has come down to Rs95.83 from Rs97.83 in November
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Marking World AIDS Day
Punjab and Balochistan face challenges with the autoimmune disease
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Walking the money tightrope
The rupee weakens to a record intra-day trading low of Rs144 to the dollar
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Cadaver organ donation
Organs of one person can be donated to 27 persons
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A welcome exemption
Minister of State for Revenue Hammad Azhar announced the decision of exempting salaried persons
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Caught NAPping
Part of the critique may be attributed to the hurried manner in which NAP 1.0 was rushed through
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Kartarpur, a corridor of peace?
History is witness to Pakistan always stepping out first, in search of peace with India
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Criminal practices in health dept
It is about time all relevant authorities sat together to evolve a proper mechanism
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The growth of IDEAS
The International Defence Exhibition and Seminar will run till the 30th of this month
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NAB’s naïve enthusiasm
Prof Kamran claimed there were CCTV cameras in washrooms of the NAB lock-up
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Nutrition emergency
Assuaging malnutrition in the province will require strategic liaising with the employment and development sectors
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‘Historic but tragic’
Theresa May is void of regrets and is ‘full of optimism about UK’s future’
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Regrettable and uncalled for
The 18th Constitutional Amendment was believed by its authors to be a panacea for everything that was wrong
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The PSL debate
The league is all set to begin from February 14
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Spare the rod
The panel views corporal punishment as invariably degradin
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Shelter for homeless
As winter is upon us, the measure was taken at an opportune time
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Failure of Punjab AIDS programme
Tackling public health dilemmas is a difficult feat in Pakistan due to poor infrastructure
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Anti-encroachment drive: the nuances
In calling for a resettlement plan for the displaced, the illegality of their encroachment is not being ignored
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Growing fiscal deficit
The budget deficit in the first three months of the current fiscal year stands at Rs541.7 billion
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Kartarpur – a corridor to lasting peace?
This corridor will see Indian Sikh Yatrees granted visa-free entry into Pakistan for the pilgrimage
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NAP a shelved instrument
A bigger loss was avoided though the attack must rouse the authorities from a deep slumber
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Educating Afghan refugee girls
Only 18% of Afghan refugee girls are enrolled in schools as compared to 39% boys
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Kashmir’s unending struggle
When it comes to the conflict in Kashmir the silence of the international community is strange and regrettable
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For the sake of IMF dollars
The finance minister of a cash-strapped country appears to lessen sufferings of a common man
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Unchecked population
It is also pertinent to note that family planning in Pakistan’s conservative society is still considered taboo
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Nowhere to go
A report published in this paper stated that 25 million people in Pakistan defecate in the open
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Trump at his undiplomatic best
It will be far more helpful for the Trump administration to sit down with Pakistan
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Towards an orderly Karachi?
As encroachment efforts continue
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Legislative limbo
Speaker Asad Qaiser fails to form house committees, so very essential to the functioning of the assembly
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A floating exchange rate
The rupee’s continuous slide against the greenback has all the stakeholders worried
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Resolving conflict through poetry
Javed Akhtar and wife attend the 4th Faiz International Festival
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Engine of economy
Karachi deserves an even better security environment so that a positive business trajectory is maintained says COAS
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Reviving state entities
'195 government entities are facing several problems and running into loss and cannot be privatised'
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The Brexit chaos
More than two years after deciding to quit the EU, clarity still eludes Britain
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Mapping road safety
Awareness will go a long way but the pace needs to be accelerated and more accountability placed on citizens
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Unparallel parallels
For decades parallel education systems in Pakistan have been anything but parallel and equal
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Words and deeds
It would be wise to advise the ministers to talk less about superficial measures