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Manufacturing strides
For reasons more than many, countries around the world see China as a model for progress
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After the Senate vote
Meanwhile, one positive that normally comes from election losses is introspection
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Prison reforms
Poor prisoners face harsh conditions in jails while rich and influential inmates get all comforts
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Covid blow to PSL
Covid penetration into the bio-secure bubble raises questions whether its conditions were not followed
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Corruption and punishment
In most developing countries, funds allocated for development, find their way into offshore bank accounts
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GLOF alert
Melting glaciers not only pose a threat to the environment but even all nearby localities are at grave risk
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Sindh Assembly drama
Watching brawls in parliament has always been a guilty pleasure, PTI MPAs in Sindh gave us a naya twist this week
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No open ballot!
The court’s opinion is likely to have implications for the government
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The education conundrum
A complete closure would result in a significant learning loss, while reopening would entail a high risk
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The wrong lessons learned
One hopes that wisdom will prevail at some point given the stakes attached to any tensions between India and Pakistan
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Circular debt monster
Circular debt remains the biggest of the seven challenges facing the power sector in the country
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PM’s visit to Sri Lanka
Last Thursday, Imran concluded his maiden visit to Sri Lanka as the Prime Minister of Pakistan
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FATF grey list: no exit yet
Pakistan has been in the FATF clutches since 2008 and has paid a significant economic price
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Another minor girl
At least 11 rape cases are reported to the police in Pakistan every day
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LoC truce deal
The agreement shows the importance of keeping lines of communication open even when relations are tense
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Implementing Police Order 2002
The fact is that both the criminal and civil justice systems need reforms without any further loss of time
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NCOC decision
Ease in restrictions in the country is happening at a time when Covid vaccination process has just begun
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Hamza Shehbaz’s release
Hamza’s threatens to reignite the battle of political narratives within the PML-N
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Child labour and pandemic
It is easy to make laws, but their implementation is probably difficult
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France’s new law
French President let the cat out of the bag quite early when he mentioned Muslims in the context of the law
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Ban on corporal punishment
The bitter truth is that cases of child abuse are increasingly surfacing especially during the pandemic
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Work from home
Issues of fair wages and fringe benefits affect the digital economy similarly as they exist under non-digital economy
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The January 9 blackout
It is of vital importance to identify the underlying causes that led to the human error
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Killing of aid workers
Pakistan’s strategy in the war against terrorism has been to “clear, hold, build and transfer”
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Scholarship scheme
Bureaucratic red tape and official lethargy might be one of the causes of the unsatisfactory state of affairs
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IIOJK guided tour
Instead of addressing these concerns, Modi’s mob is drawing further ridicule by filing cases against foreign activists
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Hesitancy and AIDS
The tendency of people to dangerously delay proper treatment for various diseases is causing many avoidable deaths
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Bye-elections
PTI needs to focus on controlling price hike and providing at least some relief to the people before it gets too late
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Transgender rights
Transgender community is one such group that is constantly harassed and at even killed, simply for being different
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Digitising a dinosaur
Pakistan Post’s position in the market, its access to resources and overall reach is unparalleled
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A familiar feeling
It has been 11 years since the last award was finalised and six since the term of that award expired
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Vaccine inequity
It has become a challenge for poorer countries to protect populations from the pandemic
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Ignorance of the law
Experience shows that even governments and lawmakers seem to be ignorant of laws
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Covid vaccination
We must remember that vaccine doses earmarked through Covax are not enough to even cover the over-65 population
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The climbing legacy
Even though the mountains have now embraced him forever, he has given Pakistan a legacy that we all can be proud of
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The PSL-6
That PSL has been a great multi-dimensional success story goes without saying
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RDA and rising remittances
The government also needs to advertise the scheme in a proper manner so as to extract its full benefits
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Another mining accident
Media has to play an important part in highlighting mining accidents but so far it has only been disappointing
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IMF is back
These measures are likely to make life difficult for the common man as well as the business community
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Amnesty and climate activist
What the Modi regime is doing is: “Terrorise one to silence one thousand.”
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Sharif’s passport
The government may well fear that the rejection of an Interpol warrant would serve as vindication for Nawaz
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Withdrawal warning
While US, Nato cite uptick in violence as reason to extend their stay, we can't ignore that it takes two to tango
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Shortage of public buses
Motorcycle rickshaws are filling the gap created due to the unsatisfactory state of public transport
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Brexit baggage
UK can only hope that talks under way to establish understanding on financial services end well for London
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Trump ‘not guilty’
Republicans hid behind false technicality to protect the man who remains the face of their party from being convicted
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Arsenic content in water
A lethal combination of corruption, complacency and negligence has produced the present sorry state of affairs
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Reset Earth
We cannot, at any cost, undermine the damage that the environment has incurred over the past decade
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Scramble for vaccines
Tackling the raging coronavirus pandemic must be global collaborative undertaking
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Per capita debt burden
Per capita debt stood at Rs175,000 at the end of last fiscal year, an increase of 46%, or Rs54,901, on every citizen
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Vulnerable in Yemen
Nearly half the population of Yemen is now acutely food insecure, with 2 million facing crisis levels of hunger