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The Big Nothing
Military solutions to the problem of terrorism are never complete by themselves
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Karachi: PSL’s let-down team
On paper, Karachi have perhaps the best squad of any PSL side
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Terrorism is here to stay?
It is time to take the gloves off, take the wool from our eyes and face up to the most uncomfortable of truths
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Our reactive policies
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has directed law-enforcement agencies to begin security audit of 86 shrines
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Friend in need
China has reiterated its resolve to help Pakistan in curbing the once again rising threat of terrorism
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Crackdown? What crackdown?
Are we to assume that this intelligence bloomed all of a sudden after the bombings of the last week?
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Afghan border shutdown
Minutes after news of the attack in Sehwan settled in, Torkham border was ordered to be closed for indefinite period
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The Sleep of Reason
Most of the dead will have been buried by the time these words are written
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Another day, another bomb
There are 72 confirmed dead and over 100 injured in the suicide bombing of the Sufi shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalander
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New wave of terror and AfPak ties
It seems a new batch of bombers are ready to wreak havoc on our cities and towns again
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The future of our orphans
Pakistan has always been unkind to its most vulnerable citizens
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Another day, another bomb
The illusion of Pakistan as a safer and more peaceable state has been blown into a bloody tapestry on walls
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New wave of terror and AfPak ties
Pakistan and Afghanistan need to remove mistrust from their relationship and work together with sincerity
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Reclaiming Schools in North Waziristan
Army has announced it will be retrieving 900 girls' school buildings in NWA agency
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PSL dilemma
In chasing the riches, sportsmen throw away their potential down the drain
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More terror
The most recent suicide attack took place in Peshawar on February 15
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New foreign secretary
Tehmina Janjua has been assigned the role of Pakistan’s new foreign secretary
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Lahore, Quetta — the bombers are back
Bombings in Quetta whilst not regular are less of a grim surprise than bombings in Lahore
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Visas, refusals and America
There is more to the refusal of the American visa to Senate Deputy Chairman Haidri than immediately meets the eye
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Mainstreaming FATA
Revision of the status of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) is several decades overdue
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‘Blind’ hope
What did Pakistan do to motivate our visually-impaired cricketers?
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Basant ban
This year too, the Punjab government has banned basant celebrations
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Protecting minorities
Sectarianism has ‘gripped the country’ since at least the early 90s
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Civic issues unsolved
Two fatal accidents within a week at University Road, Karachi should cause significant alarm
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A hunger for reading
The KLF as do the other similar events also says, loud and clear, that reading is not dead
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Pakistan, America and a reset
The focus of SASC meeting was Afghanistan but Pakistan got mentioned 73 times along with dozens of indirect references
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Pakistan’s current lethal bowler
There is a new name among Pakistan’s cricketing greats, and that is of women’s team ODI captain Sana Mir
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Forever indebted
Pakistan appears to have fallen into a debt trap
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Applying the brakes
President Trump is not a man who is used to being told he cannot do exactly as he pleases
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A brighter future
The PwC projection provides a goal worth striving for
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Time for Sarf-razzmatazz
Let’s hope Sarfraz delivers the razzmatazz brand of cricket he has promised so far
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Persistent violations
There is going to be no military resolution of what is now one of the longest international disputes on the planet
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Unity not an option
The PML-N is now facing no serious challenge in or out of parliament
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PSL2.0: living up to its moniker
The final may not even take place in Lahore and your favourite team may be the first one to get knocked out
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Changing horses
The goal of impending talks on a peaceful future for Afghanistan has to be bringing the Taliban to the table
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The threat of isolation
The Trump administration has yet to spell out its policy towards Pakistan
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Ill-planned high-rise projects
Karachi is probably most infamous of the cities for haphazard city projects
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A bumpy start
Incident involving a pushback tug and a brand-new Serene Air Boeing 737-800 has become fodder for conspiracy theorists
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Taking the sting out of Quetta report
SC may accept a toning down of the language of the judicial commission report into the August 2016 bombing in Quetta
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Pakistan real estate boom
Confidence in the real estate market is rising
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Trump and diplomacy?
Relations with America have played a part in the fortune or misfortune of Pakistan
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A party in retreat
Having left for Dubai, it is now announced that Zardari has once again set up a camp office there
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Dangerous working conditions at Gadani
Working conditions are so hazardous that it is not surprising when accidents happen, but unsurprising if they don’t
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A Chinese Marshall Plan?
Reports of Chinese companies negotiating buying more businesses and land in Pakistan have been welcomed by many
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Booming economy
While things are moving forward for Pakistan, India and China are light years ahead
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Monitoring alcohol in Pakistan
The problem that Pakistan has is not the quality of legally produced alcohol which is generally satisfactory
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Donald Trump vs the Liberals
People in US who believe in worth of system will put up tough battle against those they believe are out to destroy it
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International tennis returns
Does the word tennis ring any bells
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The travel dilemma
The possibility of being added to the list is a Damoclean threat
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Capsized boat
The search continues at the time of writing, but it will soon end