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Looking for closure
Absence of labour or industrial laws in public and private sector enterprises in Pakistan
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When the spirit is willing…
Patriotic fervour alone will not get us massive funds required for Diamer-Bhasha dam
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Control, alt, delete, reboot
No regulatory body present for mass communication
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Ignorance is not bliss
The price tag on the unwinnable war in Afghanistan has already cost the United States a staggering $840 billion
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Repatriation process
Peaceful conditions in Afghanistan are significant for an effective and meticulous repatriation process
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Dysfunctional homicide unit
Kinks such as assigning roles to duty officers need to be straightened out
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Restructuring development
The development budget is proposed to be reduced from Rs1,030 billion to Rs775 billion in the 2018-19 budget
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Dysfunctional homicide unit
The country’s capital is averred to have a maladaptive homicide unit in which 100 murder cases have been pending
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Rolling up the sleeves
EAC is calling for what it calls ‘tough decision making’ within the first two months
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Handle with care
A surge in the incidence of student suicides is deeply disturbing it is reflective of a malaise affecting society
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Staying afloat
Water is one of those crises that never go away
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The accountability culture
NAB on Wednesday approved probes against a number of prominent figures
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Foes again
The US and Iran are fast moving back to the warring ways
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Touching a raw nerve
The Chief Secretary of Punjab, Akbar Durrani, has had his feathers ruffled
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Making the weather
Talks between a United States delegation and the Pakistan government are ongoing
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A timely reminder
WHO is reporting that there has been a ‘huge’ surge in measles across Europe
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Gas price hike
Gas tariff is all set to rise, in what comes as one of the first decisions of the new PTI government
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New chairman, new challenges
Ehsan Mani on Tuesday became the 30th individual to head the Pakistan Cricket Board
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The legacy curse
ECC failed to devise a mechanism to curb circular debt, which now stands at almost Rs600 billion
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Alvi the President
Five of the six constituents of the electoral college voted in favour of Alvi
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The essence of democracy
Local governments are meant to ensure democratic and accountable governance
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More aid cuts to Pakistan
The US has been fierce in cutting aid to other countries, contrary to its past policies
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Call for suicide prevention
Anam Tanoli was found dead in her home in Lahore’s Defence area
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Child sex abuse
Pakistan continues to be one of the worst countries to raise a family
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Govt vs NADRA
The PTI government will have to ensure that it is genuinely independent
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Expanding the electoral footprint
In electoral terms this is uncharted territory
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Despite our hospitality
Contrary to the Afghan hostility for Pakistanis, Pakistan’s hospitality to the Afghans has been a matter of record
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Concern for human safety
It has been a hapless cause to advocate for human health and safety in the country
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Resetting ties with Tehran
Iran faces international sanctions in the wake of the US pullout from the 2015 nuclear deal
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A moral victory
A Dutch politician and Islamophobe cancelled a blasphemous cartoon contest due to be held on 18th November
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Walking on water
Round of talks about water in Lahore over two days in the last week has concluded
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Tackling terrorism
The fact that most of the arrestThe country’s largest province is performing better than all other provinces
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Ministers on the record
Not all ministers are competent performers either in the media mainstream or on social media
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The bureaucratic hydra
The incoming government has challenges on all sides but there can be few as obdurate as an entrenched bureaucracy
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Task forces proliferate
The new government created six new task forces on Tuesday, August 28
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Crisis in Iran
The Iranian parliament decided to summon President Hasan Rouhani to account for the parlous state of the country
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Unmet demand for contraceptives
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) revealing that 2.2 million abortions are carried out in Pakistan every year
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Retrieving the loot
New government desires to bring back to Pakistan monies that are currently elsewhere
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Depoliticisation of police
A police officer tried to discipline included Khawar Maneka, the former husband of First Lady Bushra Imran Khan
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Talking out the water dispute
Lahore is hosting a nine-member delegation from New Delhi for two-day talks on the contentious water issues
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Revising NFC’s mechanism
The recommendations propose shrinking the share of the provinces by 8.2% to 49.3%
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Divided they oppose
Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan is the PPP’s nominee while Maulana Fazlur Rahman is backed by all other opposition parties
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Eid accidents
Holiday time has a negative reputation universally when many accidents occur
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No more aid
Trump’s latest decision to cut funding to the forlorn nation challenges the latter
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Moody’s warning
The assessment comes at a time when Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves have dropped to $10.23 billion
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The probe into RTS ‘failure’
How the ECP now counters the NADRA claim before the investigation panel remains to be seen
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The new new — austerity lite
The PM is no longer going to use his dedicated plane for foreign trips but for domestic flights
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Marriage suicide
In Lyari, an 18-year-old wife committed suicide allegedly after frequent brawls with her husband
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A scent of rapprochement
About 3,000 military personnel from China, Russia, India and Pakistan are to be brought together for joint exercises
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Wake-up call from Kerala
Major flooding in the Indian state of Kerala has killed more than 230 people and displaced more than a million others