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Economic progress
Metrics show that Pakistan is making steady progress towards improving its economic conditions
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The Trump Presidency
Where there is less uncertainty is around the issue of immigration and illegal immigrants into the USA
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A blizzard of papers
Has the PM broken any law in Pakistan, and if so how, and when
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Rapid strides in MMA
Ahmed 'Wolverine’ Mujtaba is latest sports sensation who romped home to an eight consecutive Mixed Martial Arts win
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Open for business
Gwadar the port has finally become active
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From ‘cold peace’ to ‘hot peace’
The UN continues to sit on its hands and India pushes ever closer to an explosive tipping-point
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Saying no to drugs
Punjab government has issued instructions for enforcing the ban on drugs in educational institutions
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Pollution crackdown
The City District Government Lahore (CDGL) has moved rather swiftly in attempt to mitigate environmental pollution
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Slaughter of the innocents
At least 52 died immediately and over 100 were injured in Shah Noorani shrine blast
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A ‘Trumped’ world for Muslims
After the deluge of poison that was Trump’s campaign, there will be a reckoning during his presidency
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Gadani — From tragedy to scandal
Hundreds die every year and thousands are injured because life is cheap as is labour
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Doctors dispute ends
Crowd control and policing can occupy significant amounts of time, energy and expense for police forces nationally
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Dark happenings in the country
Human trafficking remains a major topic in Pakistan
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Consumer confidence drops
Gauging the mood of the nation — or indeed any nation — is never easy
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A new Sindh governor
A political era may have been truly said to come to an end
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Pakistan’s education sector
Our nation’s education sector has always been the state’s stepchild
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Stocks: hoping for the best
Pakistan also enjoys the GSP package along with 129 countries
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Through a glass darkly
The business-minded Mr Trump will be eyeing Indian markets which are a huge opportunity for US manufacturers
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All change at the top in Sindh
On the day that America delivered itself of a political shock another shock was happening in Pakistan
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President–elect Trump
It is perhaps the biggest political upset that America has ever seen in electoral terms
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Internet rights activism
Nighat Dad has been granted the 2016 Human Rights Tulip Award by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Security and insecurity
There can be no doubt that the United Nations (UN) is an agency in need of reform at every level
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A proactive judiciary
There are around 400 persons of Pakistan origin named in Panama Papers and PM Nawaz Sharif is not one of them
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Drought and water shortages
The expected increase in population in the country will put tremendous pressure on water supply
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Declining property prices
The real estate market must be given time to reach a new equilibrium
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Election day
Today, 8th November 2016, will be the day when America elects a new President
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Crackdown on sectarianism
Sectarianism in Pakistan reared its ugly head decades before the scourge of modern-day terrorism came into existence
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Trouble-ridden gender gap
Gender gap in this country is not only to be blamed on lawmakers and enforcers
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Breathing toxins
Combine the inter-marriages with rising pollution, and we have an imminent human health disaster
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Reviving the railways
Pakistan railways is one of the largest institutions in the country
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Ongoing effects of Kashmir issue
Withdrawal of educational facilities leaves Kashmiri children not only with difficult present but bleak future as well
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Political geography
The politicians have failed again, been rescued by the judiciary which should not have to bear this additional burden
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A welcome development
The violent acts against women in Pakistan are often nothing short of horrific
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Inwards investment
International organisations and companies are willing to make a stake in Pakistan
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Decaying diplomacy
With tempers running high, chances of a misstep or a misspeak too far are considerably elevated
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The Landhi train tragedy
Pakistan has an incredible history of learning nothing from completely avoidable loss of lives
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Spies and yet more spies
There appears to be no hard evidence that Pakistan is actively seeking to destabilise the Indian state as a whole
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Core issues unresolved
The SC in the past has proved unwilling to be pulled into the Panama Papers affair
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The Gadani incident
There is never a good time or place to have a large-scale industrial accident
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US Muslim vote
Journey of this season’s political campaigns has been more analogous to a soap opera than a US presidential election
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A pause for reflection
The uptake of the Panama Papers issue by the Supreme Court sitting in Islamabad has broken the political logjam
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A deadly profession
Today marks the third commemoration of the UN Day against impunity for the crime of targeting journalists
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Back from the brink
In the end it was the Supreme Court that restored a modicum of sanity
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Unethical health practitioners
A report by the health department found that there are thousands of feigning doctors — or quacks — amongst us
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The Chinese ubiquity
No matter where one looks in Pakistan China is engaged, and that engagement is increasing month-on-month
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A grave situation
An attempt by the judiciary to once again persuade both the government and PTI is unlikely to be heeded
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ADB fund refusal
Asian Development Bank is set to teach the Pakistani government a lesson by refusing funds for the Diamer-Bhasha Dam
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Powering down
The government plans to raise power-generation capacity have taken a hit in the last week
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Nuclear neighbour
As the relationship between Pakistan and India goes from bad to worse, the threat of nuclear war is on the horizon
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A lawless land
Pakistan has been ranked as the 8th most lawless country in the world in this index