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Better, not worse, drought response
The drought in Thar can be traced to exploitative economic policies of the government
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Heritage sites in tatters
Heritage sites lie at the bottom of government’s priority list
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Changes in Punjab police
Punjab Inspector General Police was sacked for not complying with PTI’s recommendations of illegitimate transfers
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Taking the Asian option
Pakistan has turned to the International Monetary Fund for a bailout package
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Fragility foretold
There has been a wander into fantasy-land as the PTI attempted to dodge reality and raise funds
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The greening of Punjab
Awareness — always a trusty standby and very cheap — is to be raised
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Avoiding stigma and agony
Enforced disappearances unfortunately have more to do with acts of abduction carried out clandestinely
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Deep pluralist strands
Lok Virsa is all set to host a 10-day-long folk festival, from November 2 to 10
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FATF follow-up
A team from the Financial Action Task Force began talks with Pakistani officials on October 8
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Patience on a monument
Pakistan has not extracted sufficient information from 11 countries known as tax havens around the world
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Ronaldo allegations
The teammates, including Coach Massimiliano Allegri, who have supported Ronaldo are cautioned
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INGOs under scrutiny
These INGOs as well as local NGOs work towards providing education, poverty alleviation and human rights
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Disturbing the peace operations
Allegations made against UN peace workers or simply ‘workers’ as they deserve to be called must be handled with tact
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Fair shares for all
The impression is given that the PTI has little interest in fair shares for all and equal representation
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Where it hurts most
Politicians are unwilling to show the commitment necessary to release the blocked arrears
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The 100 days mantra
As things stand it could go either way for the PTI government
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Preferring violence to dialogue
On September 30, a primary school for boys was razed to the ground in Arandu Gol area of Chitral by a militant group
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The buck finally stops
The government has done all it can to dodge the bullet of the IMF
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Arming India
President Putin arrived in India on Thursday and is expected to sign off on a billions of dollars arms deal
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Invisible shackles
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa is chosen as the province to launch a radio programme for the advocacy of gender rights
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Reforming madrassas
Madrassas are in need of both reform and being brought into the mainstream
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An uneasy partnership
PPP and PML-N have held meetings for co-operation in by-polls
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The population threat
Pakistan is currently the sixth-most populous country in the world
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Treating Pakistan as an equal
President Donald Trump tweeted harsh criticism of Pakistan on New Year's day, accusing the nation of ‘lies and deceit’
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Uncertainties in FATA
PM Imran met with FATA tribal leaders on Tuesday October 2, making assurances for the future
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Planning for Karachi
Karachi is grappling with rising street crime, land encroachments and infrastructure challenges
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Harder times ahead
IMF is unsatisfied with the recent mini-budget and proposals for the fiscal deficit
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On with the handbrake
CPEC investment in railway projects has been slashed to $6.2 billion
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Stray bullets and children
A seven-year-old was injured by a stray bullet on the premises of her school in Saeedabad, Karachi
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The PAC chairmanship
Parliamentary tradition demands that the chairmanship of the Public Accounts Committee to go to the opposition
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Pakistan and India at loggerheads
PM Imran Khan’s cabinet has been forced to be involved in a series of unpleasant exchanges with the Indian government
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Medical negligence in Karachi
Ours is a system that only functions in a reactionary manner
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Living with tragedies
The rest of the world needs to step forward and provide Indonesia a helping hand
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A system update needed for hospitals
A centralised system may facilitate families and medical experts at multiple hospitals
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Jaw-jaw not war-war
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has had a busy week in and around the United Nations General Assembly
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Dynamics changing?
An India-Bangladesh final highlighted the recently concluded Asia Cup
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Curiouser and curiouser
There has been a curious incident reported at Kot Lakhpat jail in Punjab
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Vandalism at Makli
Vandalism and theft remain the single-biggest threat to Makli necropolis near Thatta
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Votes for sale
The politics of Pakistan have always had a price attached
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The coming crunch
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf it is going to have to plough its furrow across the stony ground of the PML-N legacy
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Pulling off a hiring coup
Qatari foreign minister’s offered to employ 100,0 00 Pakistani workers
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Brought to book
NAB today finds itself busy, with the latest object of its attention being the Eden Housing Society scam
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Challenges in the cyberworld
FIR registered for ‘false and malicious material’ against judges of IHC
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How the mighty are fallen
#MeToo movement has seen its first conviction in Bill Cosby's sentencing
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That’s what allies are for
Plight of Muslim Uighur spouses of Pakistani traders in China is deeply troubling
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The water crisis
Dams that should have been built years ago were not and are years away from completion
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Pakistan at the UN
73rd UNGA finds itself with President Trump chairing a session of the Security Council
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Growing pains
The Sustainable Development Policy Institute has long been a forum for the dissection of government policies
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Avoiding risks in youth loans
Provincial government in Punjab has declared its intention to provide soft loans worth Rs3 million to young people
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A happy lift-off
Pakistan’s space programme seems to be gathering momentum