Banditry in northern Sindh is largely sustained by two complementary factors

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The people are so content with the government and so smug about it that they avoid bothering it

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To produce their potential social impact, sanctions require dispensation based on established tenets of merit, ability

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Pakistan has endured all this, often in name of national security, strategic culture, patriotism, democracy, religion

Most South Asian countries struggle to fully and equitably capitalise on their hard-earned freedom

Few police commanders and SHOs who initiate decisive action often find themselves transferred