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A touch of humanity
In a fairytale-like twist to her tale, Geeta, now an adult, is finally returning to her home country
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The promises problem
President Barack Obama has just broken one of the larger promises of his political life
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Abolishing child marriages
Government should initiate programme that sets goals regarding the abolition of child marriages in the country
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Climate change — adapt or die
Adapt or die is no cliche, it is the grimmest of realities
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The dangers of public service
Security of our elected representatives needs to increase because terrorists are aware of their vulnerabilities
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Suicidal protest
Attitude of LEAs and those given the responsibility to uphold the criminal justice system is major hindrance for women
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Increase in forex reserves
SBP’s foreign exchange reserves have gone from as low as $4 billion to over $15 billion in two years
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Support for Turkey
Although threat by IS to both Turkey and Pakistan is real, the way it manifests itself is different in both countries
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Cabinet rifts
Rifts have become public in recent days between Shahid Khaqan Abbasi,Ahsan Iqbal, and Khawaja Asif
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Karachi rockslide tragedy
The incident highlights the dangers and difficulties associated with living in informal housing
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A state of denial
The Safoora bus attack that killed more than 40 Ismailis was probably the handiwork of IS proxies or affiliates
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Interesting contest ahead
England have a mountain to climb as they prepare to take on Pakistan in the UAE
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Ankara bombings
Turkey is now caught in a perfect storm, a storm that is not going to pass in the foreseeable future
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A win by a whisker
The big winners in NA-122 were the 148,247 voters. We live in interesting times
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A mindset without boundaries
The arrest of Owais Raheel point towards the many different levels and avenues where the plague of extremism exists
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Getting away with murder
That Pakistan is one of the world’s most dangerous countries for journalists sounds more like a cliche now
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WHT saga — twist in the tale
The government has conceded that the tax levy, implemented through the budget, will now be cut down to 0.2 per cent
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Resolved — for now
The MQM, despite challenges to its Karachi hegemony, remains by some way the most powerful political group in the city
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NA-122 by-poll — all to play for
All to be revealed by the morning of October 12
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Intolerance in India
India should remember extremism will only succeed in preventing it from becoming a global economic power
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Criminality and women
Whilst a majority of criminals are men, a significant number of women also engage in criminality
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Incompetence in the power sector
The elite of Pakistan have for too long sought to create a government that served only their needs and nobody else’s
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Development budget woes
The country is forced to adopt a stingy approach in the wake of its budget deficit
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The law upheld
Salman Taseer had not been charged or indicted but Mumtaz Qadri decided he was to be judge, jury and executioner
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Mina tragedy — gross mismanagement
Officials responsible have dodged the questions of media at every juncture or simply rendered themselves invisible
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Zimbabwe tour — some concerns
The team management needs to realise that too much experimentation and rotating players meaninglessly can backfire
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Ghosts of corruption
Around 900 ‘ghost’ schools, 234,000 ‘ghost’ students have been uncovered in Balochistan
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A decade later
Ten years ago on October 8, 2005 at 08:50:39, an earthquake occurred of magnitude 7.6
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Big Brother is alive and well
Pakistan is becoming increasingly Orwellian as the years pass
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The Kunduz hospital attack
Kunduz hospital is now closed, but the case of the murder of almost 30 people remains very much open
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PIA-Palpa impasse
The most worrying aspect of this ruckus is that this ‘protest culture’ has affected thousands of passengers
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Breast cancer awareness
The entire month of October, from the 1st to the 31st, is being observed globally as Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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Paying polio workers
The delay in paying wages reflects the lack of seriousness on the part of the provincial government
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An overdue move
Reports say government has decided to start a clean-up operation in southern Punjab
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Gun laws in the US
It is long overdue that the legislative & executive branches of US implement better policies on who can possess a gun
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WEF report — a timely warning
World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2016 has ranked Pakistan 126th — 14th from the bottom
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The passing of Javed Iqbal
Men of Dr Iqbal’s stature and calibre are a rarity everywhere, and especially so in our country
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Russia calls the shots
The Russians have long had a close relationship with President Assad, who they view as a strategic asset
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Vacancies for minorities
What is needed is a change in the mindsets of many who refuse to see non-Muslims as equal citizens of this country
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The ECP — pleasing nobody
The body has a lot to prove in the near future if it is not to become completely — rather than partially — discredited
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The NGO question
By all means regulate, but take care not to throw the baby out with the bathwater
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Intolerance rampant
There is a perceptible rise in a range of intolerances in both India and Pakistan
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Mirage of economic prosperity
Falling oil prices have shaved off import bill, helping reduce current account deficit, but also eroding tax revenue
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The four-point bundle
Never a public speaker of renown, this was one of the prime minister’s more assured public performances
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Neglecting artists
There seems to be some evidence of misuse with respect to the funds meant for assisting artists
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Cavities in the PMDC
As long as medical education had remained in the public sector, the PMDC had served fairly effectively
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NA-154 — Supreme Court order
One of the reasons for granting stay order seems lack of preparation of PTI lawyer when it came to arguing the case
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The Eurobond issue
There is an urgent need for policymakers to focus on reforms, and not just numbers that look good only on paper
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The fall of Kunduz
Peace remains eternally elusive, and for Taliban, currently on a roll, there is little incentive to come to the table
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The big clean-up
Cleaning up urban Pakistan after sacrifice of animals is a task carried out with a lack of uniformity across country