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A pointless ban
All the government can achieve is making itself look ridiculous by censoring the internet.
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Unrest in Karachi
It seems violence never goes away entirely, it just ebbs and flows with no discernible pattern.
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Facebook’s public listing
Share price barely budged from its opening price of $38, ending up just a few pennies above that price.
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Children in extreme distress
We appear to be raising a generation of depressed children, turning to drastic measures in order to find respite
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Battling the monster of sectarianism
The CII seeks to organise a movement against the sweeping threat of sectarian violence in the country.
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Accidents in the air
With such a patchy safety record at present, servicemen will be filled with doubts when using aircraft in PAF’s fleet.
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Rupert Murdoch’s fate
Bringing Abbottabad raid, Memogate inquiry under television spotlight, as it was in Leveson Inquiry, may speed them.
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Leaping forward
Given strained relations between PPP & PML-N, latter will certainly cry victimisation, its why past efforts failed.
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Rabid dogs
People need to be made aware of how to prevent animal bites. Approaching or teasing stray dogs is asking for trouble.
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Our declining sense of humour
A caricature of Maulana Fazlur Rehman was removed from display at the Nishtar Hall in Peshawar.
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Emotion and logic
One slight to our honour should not be enough for us to take emotional decisions that we eventually come to regret.
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Long road home
Dr Chisty's case is a symbol of hope for those prisoners who await trial in either country.
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Going to Chicago
Parliament, military should step back and see what they did and how they could have done things differently.
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‘Grooming’ verdict
Conviction of 9 men for committing sex crimes in Britain has once again thrown Muslim community abroad into spotlight.
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Suffering in silence
Prevalent situation in N Waziristan is indication of impact ongoing conflict is having on lives of ordinary people.
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Reopening the supply routes
No matter how convoluted or unnecessary the process, at least in the end the right decision was made.
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Yearning for water
The problem can be addressed only if we make it a priority as far as relations with India are concerned.
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Bangladesh and its religious parties
Bangladesh is divided down the middle over what kind of state it wants to be.
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Wildlife wisdom
The notion that the hunting of endangered species is acceptable must be eradicated.
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Who will protect the weak?
The pleas of the Christian community have gone unheeded in the Narang Mandi graveyard land dispute.
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Still searching
What is most frightening is that even as the hearings continue, the pattern of disappearances has also continued.
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Civil liberties
Civil rights activists claim that excessive security searches violate the constitutional rights of American citizens.
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Pakistan and the Chicago Summit
Pakistan must attend the Chicago Summit and be persuasive with its position, which is still unclear to everyone.
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Killing humanity
Pakistan is effectively being turned into a no-go area by militants.
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Welcome home, Dr Chishty
Releasing each others’ prisoners will engender massive amounts of goodwill.
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Powerless people
The government needs to prevent the situation from turning into an even uglier one.
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Corruption by bureaucrats
A reforms of the system is needed where taxpayers’ money is casually divided up by greedy government workers.
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A message that hasn’t died after 100 years
The truth is that more than any other writer of Urdu, he has a message that hasn’t died after a 100 years.
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Hope for consumers
The trend of taking commercial organisations of every kind to consumer courts is on the rise.
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Deadly clash
It is sometimes easy to forget that a full-fledged civil war is currently raging on in North Waziristan.
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Answerable to parliament
For the PCNS to simply state that it will deal with the intelligence agencies will not be enough.
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Clinton’s accusations
The responsibility is on us to root out militants that have found it all too easy to hide in our country.
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Increased trade with India
Once mistrust is minimised, governments can get around to discussing thorny, seemingly unsolvable issues like Kashmir.
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Elections in Europe
The voters are in an anti-incumbent mood and are almost certain to vote out unpopular governments.
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Nato supply route and sanctions
Pakistan’s folly is that it has tied foreign policy to public passions.
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Mohammad Asif’s release
What is upsetting is that the bowler seems unabashed by his experience.
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Still missing
Even as hearings continue, the pattern of disappearances in Balochistan continues unchanged.
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Police brutality
The Punjab police, in particular, have over the years become synonymous with viciousness.
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Lyari operation — what now?
It is now time for arrests, negotiations & a vow to practise politics without enlisting the aid of hardened criminals.
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Al Qaeda’s revenge in Bajaur
Suicide attack in Bajaur is foretaste of what will transpire in region after US, Nato forces leave Afghanistan.
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Osama bin Laden’s letters
Bin Laden letters reveal a man who over time lost control, not only of his organisation, but possibly of his senses.
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The Seraiki province as a political manoeuvre
Creation of Seraiki province is high priority for south Punjab people, PPP exploited it to water down PML-N dominance.
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Gunfire in Cairo
Egypt’s transition to democracy is not going to be easy — it does not seem that it will become any smoother.
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Another CNG tragedy
Transport vehicles that use low-quality cylinders or not installed them properly, their routes should be cancelled.
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Threats to the media
As deadly as official power to operate freely can be for journalists, media faces pressures from advertisers as well.
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Loss of a leopard
What we need beyond raising awareness is more effective policies to protect forest areas, protect natural habitats.
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Rupert Murdoch under trial
The phone-hacking scandal should also come as a wake-up call to the sensationalist tabloid media.
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Preparing for the floods
Government — particularly NDMC — still has time to prepare for torrential rains, but it remains to be seen if it does.
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Not without a hint of irony
Only in Pakistan would a speech by the army chief, reiterating his commitment to democracy, be seen as major news.
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A death that will haunt Pakistan
Behind the erosion of internal sovereignty stands the figure of dead Bin Laden threatening state's very foundations.