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Debt dilemma
Budget deficit of 7.7% of the GDP is quite worrisome
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Cutting losses
Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) seized with gigantic task of pulling economy back to hooks
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RAW’s reign of terror
RAW was quite passive in West until Modi regime gave it “confidence” to be “proactive”
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Sporting setbacks
Pakistan faces series of challenges; demands thoughtful work to lay groundwork for future successes
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10 Teams, one Cup
10 Teams, one Cup
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Afghans in shadows
Remnants of the Afghan influx are in need of being dealt with in a careful manner
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Gloomy GDP estimate
Pakistan’s economy is still not in a position to absorb significant domestic or external shocks
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Curb smuggling
Recent efforts of government clamping down on hoarders and black-marketers show results
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‘Reimagining Pakistan’ party?
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar and Miftah Ismail are flirting with idea of a new political party
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Ankara’s response
Turkiye has responded to bomb blasts with some stringent retribution
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A very violent year
Upsurge in terrorist attacks has made this the deadliest year for security forces since Operation Zarb-e-Azb
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Successful crackdown
Recent crackdown on electricity theft in Pakistan is a commendable effort to address a pervasive issue
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Less than enough
Pakistani authorities’ response to the devastating floods of 2022 was scarce and arbitrary from the start
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Spectacle of the scaffold
Specter of flawed verdicts and misuse of capital punishment raise ethical questions over publicly hanging rapists
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The Kazan moot
It is essential to dismantle, eliminate and prevent placement of all sorts of terrorist groups based in Afghanistan
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A tragic day
Series of bomb blasts, ambush attacks on the day of Milad-un-Nabi left behind more than 75 dead
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New violence in Manipur
More than 180 people have been killed in the five months
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E-banking surge
Swift transition towards e-banking promises steady technological progress
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The pipeline mirage
The gas pipeline has been in doldrums since 2013
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Exporting beggars
Most of the Pakistani beggars in Saudi Arabia, Iran and Iraq traveled abroad on pilgrim visas
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Burgeoning lawlessness
Karachi is teeming with criminal gangs that are active in different localities of the city carrying out heinous crimes
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Stray arsenal
Surprising that an abandoned rocket warhead was found in a dilapidated village that children took as a toy
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Evicting illegal refugees
Mass repatriation of hapless Afghan refugees raises complex ethical questions that should be thoroughly examined
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Hate-fuelled electioneering
Report confirms use of hate speech in India to motivate voters; BJP and other far-right parties main offenders
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Rethinking plastic
It is high time we reacquaint ourselves with the wisdom of simplicity and sustainability
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Last minute visas
India’s unnecessary delay in issuing visas for the Pakistan cricket team reeks of politicisation of sports
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The ‘X’ gender
The resumption of registration of transgender persons in the national database is a positive step
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Recovering rupee
After being stampeded by the US dollar for the last many months, it is picking strength
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Injecting blindness
Punjab government finally recalled Avastin injection, allegedly responsible for causing loss of vision
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Afghan refugee crisis
Socioeconomic burden of hosting world’s largest population of Afghan refugees continues to take its toll on Pakistan
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Growing street crimes
Karachi faces an escalating crisis of a surge in street crimes and the consequent loss of lives
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Hollow pledges
For Pakistan, pledges boasted by some of the top global organisations remain unfulfilled
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Israel’s stunt?
To what extent PM Netanyahu is willing to sign on the dotted lines of a ‘Two-State Solution’ is hard to guess
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Narrative at UNGA
Pakistan has spelt out a clear and concise verbatim at the United Nations General Assembly
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Quest for relief
Crackdown on electricity theft is in full swing and has even given dividends to the tune of some Rs7.8b
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Curbing profiteering
Pakistan has been experiencing economic turbulence, which has resulted in price increases, import bans
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Our World Cup squad
Wise of selectors to keep faith in Babar Azam as skipper and Shadab Khan as his deputy
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Breakthrough in Kabul
Kabul's nod to act vehemently against non-state actors, and mend fences with Pakistan no less than epoch-making moment
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ADB’s gloomy projection
Pakistan’s best-case scenario for 2024 is 1.9% growth, which is actually worse than the 2% projection from April
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Polls in Jan?
Notwithstanding uncertainty, there is at least a fair idea when the general elections will be held
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New electoral data
The country has added 21m voters in just five years, according to the latest Election Commission of Pakistan data
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Sindh’s education challenge
Sindh has consistently lagged in education standards compared to other provinces and regions of the country
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Mysterious Ibex deaths
Team of dedicated wildlife officials promptly responded to the situation
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PIA privatisation
The airline has also grounded some aeroplanes in the hope of making the loan money last longer
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Climatic exigency
Guterres has led from the front, and his intentions are not to snub the rich states
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Diplomatic spat
Canada and India's diplomatic spat could lead to a formal rupture in their otherwise cordial ties
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IMF, arms and Ukraine
FO is rejecting claims by American media that Pakistan sold arms to Ukraine for US support in securing IMF bailout
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MDCAT integrity on the line
Scandal involving use of covert Bluetooth devices to cheat during MDCAT in Pakistan has unveiled a complex issue
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Televised full court
SC under CJP Qazi Faez Isa turned a new leaf in proactivity as it made its proceedings live on the national hook-up
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New false-flag operation
Indian PM Narendra Modi, BJP are reportedly laying the groundwork for another false-flag operation against Pakistan