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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
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Scourge of degree fraud
It won’t be wrong to say that the scourge of falsifying education degrees has infected every sphere of public life
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NAB’s success
The accountability body says it had so far distributed Rs1.2 billion among 6,490 victims
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Another era of divided govt beckons
Democrats gain a foothold in Washington from where they can prove an irritant to the Republicans
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Implications of random additions
NADRA registers orphans and children with unknown parentage in its national database
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Drought dilemma
What is most necessary is an overhaul of water management and conservation policies
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Ratification with a reservation
Pakistan ought to become a signatory to the International Convention against Enforced Disappearances
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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