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Uplifting female workers
Pakistan does worryingly little to bridge the gap and administrative weaknesses in the system are to blame for it
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Scammed out of savings
More rigorous checks and balances are needed so that millions of elderly do not lose their life savings
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Safe crowd control
Surprisingly, Karachi’s proposed anti-riot police unit is a lot leaner than what is expected of an effective force
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Healthcare in tatters
Pakistan spends a mere .06 per cent of its GDP on health
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Panchayat marriage orders
Purana Pakistan creeps in again
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Inflationary cycles
Pakistan has entered a debilitating inflationary cycle amidst rising global oil prices
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Rupee’s tumble
Pakistani currency faces a hefty depreciation of Rs25.096 against the SDR
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Obstacle to peace
Afghanistan can ill afford to lose any more chances to build durable peace
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Starving children
Next time one is accosted by a minor, who begs for roti and claims to be starving, one should not be skeptical
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The assassination of Maulana Samiul Haq
The top priority for now is to make sure that Maulana Sami’s murder is not allowed to be given a political colour
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Brightening city spaces
Self-help is the best help and to expect others to clean up our mess does not help much
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Falling by the wayside
Concerns have been raised about other historic buildings as well
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Wise call on state assets
Successful sell-offs can take place in those countries where there is an active regulatory structure in place
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Impact of low savings
Nations around the globe celebrate the World Savings Day on October 31 every year
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Payback needed
Pakistani artists are valued for their work across the borders
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Turning off the pressure
SSGCL served notice to halt winter gas supply to captive power plants which has industrialists agitated
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The growing menace
70-year-old Justice (retd) Mehmood Akhter was targeted, killed in broad daylight
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Catching up
It may not be change but Pakistan has managed to drag its heath sector out of a bottomless pit slowly, subbornly
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A visitor’s delight
The bus service will serve to strengthen the friendship that boasts of being higher than the Himalayas
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Faint hopes
Over a year has passed since Myanmar’s military mounted a crackdown against the Muslim minority group
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Smart government — harder than it looks
Such is the burden of decades of unanswered complaints and unaddressed grievances
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Impasse over plum post
The issue is the latest battleground in the long-running treasury-opposition conflict that shows no sign of abating
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The long chase
The crisis brought on by the dismissal of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe exacerbates political tensions
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Better performance or more of the same
If performance has indeed improved, nothing should stop the authorities from setting higher goals and achieving them
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Women suffering in conflict
Majority of the women remain sidelined owing to cultural and societal mindsets
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Illicit outflows
PM Imran Khan and the chief justice of Pakistan have separately vowed to bring back the looted money stashed overseas
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Pakistan back in form
Pakistan outclassed Australia in the T20I series with an 11-run win in the second match in Dubai on Friday
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Our new ambassadors
Although pending agreement by host nations, the mass shuffle brings excitement and curiosity
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Challenge and response
Safeguarding the Sindh-Balochistan coastal belt from the devastating and long-lasting effects of an oil spill
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Campus extremism
National Counter-Terrorism Authority and the Higher Education Commission to start campaign
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Reality check on space mission plan
Pakistan and India’s plans of sending their citizen into space to coincide
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Significant order
SC to establish importance of addressing mental health issues in convicts
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Sea of slums
Millions of slum residents nationwide remain under threat
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Unclogging the system
PTI has to figure out how to glide past the tangled web of bureaucracy
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Protecting children
In Pakistan child abuse is becoming starker with more cases being reported on a regular basis
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Registering and monitoring schools
A survey has reveals that 65% of Rawalpindi’s private schools are unregistered
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Sweet rescue from the brink
The Saudi package will give Pakistan an excuse not to turn to the IMF for a bailout
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Precarious state of Muslim nations
Jamal Khashoggi's murder shook the conscience of the world, will continue to be the focus of media for a long time
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Graft hits ICC hard
ICC has been actively involved in efforts to expand its audience through its surge into the Chinese, American markets
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Sifting myth from truth
Misconceptions are notoriously hard to crack even for an emerging power like China
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Catch power thieves… if you can
The government decides to tackle power issue by going after power theives
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Ugly face of corruption
If good and honest intentions would solve all our problems then all would bode well for the country
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Cleaning house or glass house?
Swift denial aside, there is nothing to be ashamed of if a mere accusation is forwarded for preliminary investigation
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Kashmir’s long winter of discontent
The latest shutdown is a manifestation of public anger and disquiet against the controversial Public Safety Act
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Digital payment policy review
Finance Minister implores the State Bank of Pakistan to review its digital payment policies
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What women wear
Obsession over the way women dress occurs at both ends of the spectrum
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Barter with Iran
Tehran finds its economy down in the dumps
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Extremism in Kerala
Hindu hardliners have blocked entry for women at Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala despite landmark ruling
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India’s growing military hardware
India keeps spending billions of dollars on purchases of weapons system
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Trump’s obsession
US President Donald Trump fired his latest salvo at illegal migrants