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Alarming CSS pass rate
Various government departments are infamous for their nonchalant attitudes towards matters of public welfare
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PSX goes public
To become a more mature market attractive to international players entry of a strategic partner was necessary move
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Decking the halls
It would be naive, of course, to say that the plight of minorities is approaching eradication
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The unfulfilled vision
At the end of 2016, Jinnah’s Pakistan this country is not, neither is it the Pakistan of most Pakistanis
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Strengthening ties with Bosnia
PM’s current visit is expected to build on two decades worth of goodwill that both countries have towards each other
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The shape-changer of terrorism
Military operations against terrorism have been very successful, but the military is not an agent of societal change
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Force majeure
Whatever hope PTI may have had of mounting challenge at grass roots fell on deaf ears and votes went to the PML-N
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Misbah gets ICC recognition
Greatest achievement for Misbah was mace which consolidated his position in folklore of Pakistan’s most followed sport
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Intensive care
The PPP has never recovered from the comprehensive rejection it received in the last General Election
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Disgraceful governance
Depoliticising the police nationally is a major challenge
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Aid from the Aussies
The government of Australia has pledged AUD47 million in assistance in FY 2016-17
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Ghosts of the past
There is more than a whiff of hypocrisy in Mr Musharraf’s revelations
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Thinking big
CPEC will be a game changer for Pakistan if — and it is a big if — it is able to maximize the potential it presents
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An assassination in Turkey
The murder of Mr Karlov may be seen as part of the backlash in Turkey against Russian actions in Syria
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Planes, goats and pains
The goat is meeting its premature end in an effort to bring ‘good luck’ to the airline
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A pragmatic move
Pakistani cinemas have decided to lift the self imposed suspension on screening Indian films
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All our yesterdays
It has been announced that the PPP Co-Chairman Asif Zardari is to come back to Pakistan on December 23
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Karachi mass transit concerns
Karachi has had several failed attempts at an effective and extensive mass transit system
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World Bank’s intriguing advice
Islamabad should take some decisions on the urgent basis on the home front
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A census in 2017
The population over the last 17 years has not only grown, it has become much more mobile as the cities expanded
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Quetta report — the fallout
It will be recalled that the report called out the interior ministry for its ‘monumental failure’ to combat terrorism
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A bitter remembrance
The dead are mourned and buried and the living have to carry on regardless
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A scathing indictment
It is clear from the report that the law enforcement agencies are deeply deficient in a variety of ways
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Mustafa Ali represents Pakistan
He has already hit the headlines as a wrestler with his performances in various US circuits
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Fresh determination
The new army commander General Qamar Javed Bajwa is wasting no time putting his own stamp on the forces at his command
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A disorderly house
Parliament resumed on Wednesday December 14 and promptly descended into a cacophony
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Between IWT and NSG
There is an urgent need to lower the rhetoric
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PIA Chairman resignation
The reason for Azam Saigol's resignation was cited as ‘personal grounds’
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Changing of the guard
The last week has seen a number of changes in the senior ranks of the army as the new Chief eases into his post
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Chakwal siege
The situation amounts to hate crime and inciting social unrest amongst an already vulnerable minority
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Punjab GDP
Punjab government’s Minister for Finance asserts Punjab’s GDP is higher than that of many regional countries
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Strengthening ties with China
We have little choice but to look to our friend in the north to act as a balancing force
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The annual Fog Follies
All concerned point fingers at one another rather than seeking — and finding — a solution to a recurrent problem
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Thirsty Gwadar
As soon as the large reality of CPEC hove into view, water should have moved to the top of the agenda in Gwadar
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Iran as mediator
With no end in sight to the Kashmir issue, Pakistan and India should further explore this offer
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Perpetual Panama
The Supreme Court has adjourned the Panama Papers hearing until January 2017
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India in the dock
The current Intifada in the IoK has now turned into a strident cry for independence
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Nuclear and at par
Ministry of Foreign Affairs boasts that its nuclear programme is world-class
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PK-661 the aftermath
The PK-661 flight was internal and it is now for the Safety Investigation Board to conduct the investigation
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A brighter future
It is possible that once again Karachi will be the City of Lights
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A commission — perhaps
The latest hearing into the Panama Papers matter has adjourned until Friday 9th December
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The PK661 tragedy
The aircraft was an ATR-42 and widely used for internal passenger services
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The easy way out
A staggering Rs250 billion has been added to the outstanding dues of the Pakistan State Oil since June 2013
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Honouring Abdus Salam
It may be long overdue but the honouring of Pakistan’s first Nobel laureate is no less welcome for all that
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Three key questions
+Supreme Court hearing into the Panama Papers affair has been adjourned until 7th December
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The Regent Plaza tragedy
A massive fire broke out in the ground floor kitchen of the Regent Plaza Hotel on December 5 in Karachi
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A close-up of HoA Conference
On the face of it, the experience was not all that pleasant for Pakistan as the host
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A brighter energy future
Pakistan’s contribution to global greenhouse gases is one per cent
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A bleak future?
Education Minister Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar warned that Pakistan will face a destiny like Greece in a decade’s time
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Punjab watercourse maintenance
Punjab covers a vast area of over 205,300 square kilometres with millions of acres of agricultural land