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Kartarpur, a corridor of peace?
History is witness to Pakistan always stepping out first, in search of peace with India
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Criminal practices in health dept
It is about time all relevant authorities sat together to evolve a proper mechanism
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The growth of IDEAS
The International Defence Exhibition and Seminar will run till the 30th of this month
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NAB’s naïve enthusiasm
Prof Kamran claimed there were CCTV cameras in washrooms of the NAB lock-up
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Nutrition emergency
Assuaging malnutrition in the province will require strategic liaising with the employment and development sectors
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‘Historic but tragic’
Theresa May is void of regrets and is ‘full of optimism about UK’s future’
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Regrettable and uncalled for
The 18th Constitutional Amendment was believed by its authors to be a panacea for everything that was wrong
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The PSL debate
The league is all set to begin from February 14
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Spare the rod
The panel views corporal punishment as invariably degradin
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Shelter for homeless
As winter is upon us, the measure was taken at an opportune time
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Failure of Punjab AIDS programme
Tackling public health dilemmas is a difficult feat in Pakistan due to poor infrastructure
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Anti-encroachment drive: the nuances
In calling for a resettlement plan for the displaced, the illegality of their encroachment is not being ignored
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Growing fiscal deficit
The budget deficit in the first three months of the current fiscal year stands at Rs541.7 billion
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Kartarpur – a corridor to lasting peace?
This corridor will see Indian Sikh Yatrees granted visa-free entry into Pakistan for the pilgrimage
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NAP a shelved instrument
A bigger loss was avoided though the attack must rouse the authorities from a deep slumber
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Educating Afghan refugee girls
Only 18% of Afghan refugee girls are enrolled in schools as compared to 39% boys
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Kashmir’s unending struggle
When it comes to the conflict in Kashmir the silence of the international community is strange and regrettable
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For the sake of IMF dollars
The finance minister of a cash-strapped country appears to lessen sufferings of a common man
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Unchecked population
It is also pertinent to note that family planning in Pakistan’s conservative society is still considered taboo
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Nowhere to go
A report published in this paper stated that 25 million people in Pakistan defecate in the open
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Trump at his undiplomatic best
It will be far more helpful for the Trump administration to sit down with Pakistan
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Towards an orderly Karachi?
As encroachment efforts continue
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Legislative limbo
Speaker Asad Qaiser fails to form house committees, so very essential to the functioning of the assembly
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A floating exchange rate
The rupee’s continuous slide against the greenback has all the stakeholders worried
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Resolving conflict through poetry
Javed Akhtar and wife attend the 4th Faiz International Festival
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Engine of economy
Karachi deserves an even better security environment so that a positive business trajectory is maintained says COAS
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Reviving state entities
'195 government entities are facing several problems and running into loss and cannot be privatised'
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The Brexit chaos
More than two years after deciding to quit the EU, clarity still eludes Britain
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Mapping road safety
Awareness will go a long way but the pace needs to be accelerated and more accountability placed on citizens
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Unparallel parallels
For decades parallel education systems in Pakistan have been anything but parallel and equal
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Words and deeds
It would be wise to advise the ministers to talk less about superficial measures
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Murder and Confusion
SP Dawar was head of the Peshawar rural police circle when he was kidnapped
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MeToo’s local impact?
Decisions like these not only help elevate a much needed movement like MeToo to an official level
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Chasing shadows
Handling social evils like beggary merely by twisting arms of law is not likely to produce any positive results
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Awareness or lack thereof
Expanding access to the internet and spreading awareness has a multitude of benefits
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Good money thrown after bad
PIA board should be revamped, professional people with strong background in the aviation industry should be appointed
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No easy road to bailout
The government will do its homework to negotiate favourable terms
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Food poisoning case
Second chances can hardly be offered when people are willing to risk the lives of customers
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Complying with the orders
The exercise will definitely help regain spaces originally meant for parks and playgrounds or other amenity purposes
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The evil must stop
We are witnessing a wind of change blowing in the country
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Payout package
Thousands of families availed themselves of this state largesse as they took the bus back home
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Islamabad land mafia
The matter has to be pursued consistently now, so that the capital can move on to solve other problems
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Wealth fund with the IMF
On the face of it, the plan looks neat and plausible but questions remain about how such a fund would receive funding
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Death after death
Avoidable simply if a little more attention and priority is accorded to safety measures by the relevant authorities
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Counterfeit currency
Police discoveres Rs60 million in counterfeit currency and arrests three members of a gang
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Hockey hiccups again
Is hockey itself to blame for not being interesting enough and hence not attracting private investments unlike cricket
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Getting the best out of FBR reforms
The ruling party appears confident that the Tax Policy Board will succeed in bringing a greater sense of transparency
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Deep scars from terror war
Today the number of fatalities caused in the War on Terror is ten times higher than those lost in the 9/11 attacks
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Damning demeanour in NA
Both the ruling party and the outgoing government sought to mudsling over the other
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Technology transfer… yes, please
The first of these would apply to the extension of a 2010 accord for deepening cooperation in the field of geosciences