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                                                            Massive rise in foreign debtPakistan has already borrowed over $12 billion in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year 
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                                                            Ease in Covid curbsRelaxations will mostly benefit the working classes and small businesses 
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                                                            T20 World CupThe Indian cricket board has made an official announcement about the shifting of the world event to the UAE 
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                                                            Phone call taxGovernment is continuing its experiment to see just how far the backs of poor can bend before they break 
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                                                            Pakistan’s holy grailOur government could also start by re-evaluating how it communicates both within and outside our country 
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                                                            FATF webThe fact that Pakistan has continued to avoid being relegated to its black list is quite an achievement 
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                                                            Horrors of colonialismThe discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves have put the spotlight on Canada’s ugly colonial past 
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                                                            Land and powerA staggering 12m people living in vulnerable informal settlements contribute to about 35% of the total economy 
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                                                            Nuclear for peacePakistan's concerted nuclear efforts, made over the past two decades, starting to get some recognition 
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                                                            No room for complacencyAsad Umar expresses fears of a fourth wave if the general public fails to follow the SOPs aimed at preventing Covid. 
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                                                            Dismissal of appealsIHC dismisses Nawaz Sharif’s appeals against his convictions in two corruption references filed by NAB 
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                                                            Worsening water shortageDuring summer, water and power shortages in most parts of Sindh, especially in Karachi, become unbearable 
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                                                            Kashmir huddleRemarkable pushback on Modi’s policies 
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                                                            Fears of flour shortageFears of flour shortage 
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                                                            Intellectual povertyIntellectual poverty 
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                                                            Lahore blastLahore blast 
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                                                            Online sales taxTech industry is calling on the government to withdraw its proposed sales tax on e-commerce marketplaces 
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                                                            Vaccination hold-upGovernment needs to take swift actions to make up for the gap in supply of anti-Covid19 vaccines 
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                                                            More SBP focus on PWDsThe banks will be more focused on female PWDs 
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                                                            No sympathy for victimsTiming would be ironic if the subject matter were not so abhorrent and despicable 
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                                                            Forest firesForest fires keep on erupting, especially in the hot weather 
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                                                            AUMF repealUS House of Representatives vote to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution 
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                                                            Growing global displacementWith displacement increasing to more than 82m, twice the figure 10 years before, the UN says in its latest report 
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                                                            ‘Absolutely not’Pakistan will not allow its territory to be used by the US for any sort of action inside Afghanistan says PM Imran 
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                                                            Gaza continues to bleedDisproportionate and deadly force is once again being used to respond to the struggle of Palestinians 
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                                                            Likely rise in CNG pricePakistan has been facing a gas shortage for the past several years due to declining local production of the commodity 
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                                                            China and G7US president calls for a global contest between democracies and autocratic governments 
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                                                            Seminary abuseA case has finally been registered against the alleged rapist cleric and JUI-F leader Mufti Azizur Rehman 
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                                                            Good news or bad?For the masses, does not make much difference whether or not the government goes ahead with the IMF loan programme 
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                                                            Cyber harassmentInstances of cyber harassment accelerated after Covid pandemic forced millions of people to shift to online systems 
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                                                            Punjab, Sindh budgetsDecried as “anti-people” by their opponents and “inclusive” by their supporters 
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                                                            Persisting power cutsPersisting power cuts 
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                                                            Rise in oil pricesRise in oil prices 
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                                                            August House?August House? 
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                                                            A sacred oathA sacred oath 
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                                                            Saudi women’s rightsSaudi women’s rights 
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                                                            Increasing nuke arsenalsIncreasing nuke arsenals 
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                                                            Bulldozing billsOpposition’s complaint that parliamentary bills are being bulldozed is pretty justified 
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                                                            Nowhere to goIt is sheer cruelty to render people homeless without providing them with alternative accommodation 
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                                                            Neglecting womenNeglecting women 
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                                                            Angora wool projectAngora wool project 
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                                                            Addressing vaccine hesitancyAddressing vaccine hesitancy 
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                                                            Jailed mothers’ childrenJailed mothers’ children 
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                                                            Water conservationWater conservation 
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                                                            A slap on dignityA slap on dignity 
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                                                            No-trust motion against SuriNo-trust motion against Suri 
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                                                            Growth budgetGrowth budget 
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                                                            Unbalanced recoveryUnbalanced recovery 
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                                                            State of higher educationState of higher education 
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                                                            SBP’s historic firstSBP’s historic first 
 
    


