Stories from Shahid Javed Burki
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To understand the present, get to know the past
The first generation of Pakistani rulers opted to locate the capital in Karachi
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Observing changes in the structures of Pakistani economy and society
There is enormous amount of information available in the records that have been kept by patwaris for decades.
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The rich and corrupt hiding their wealth and incomes
First there were the Panama Papers made public in 2016 and now, five years later, we have the Pandora Papers
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Technology as new playing field: Could the tribal belt join the game?
What would it take for the United States and China to use technology as a player in this global game?
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Tackling the world’s many problems
Rains in several cities of Pakistan brought destructive floods that took lives and did billions of rupees of damage
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How Islamic should predominantly Muslim Pakistan be?
In the system they would give their country, all authority lies with God and not with his people
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The wandering Pashtuns
A massive evacuation was carried out for two weeks, when the government headed by President Ashraf Ghani collapsed
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America no longer wins wars
The most recent example of the likely failure of this approach is the way the Afghan situation developed
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Talibanisation of Afghanistan and rise of a new global order
Pakistan’s past involvement with the group, Taliban-led administration in Kabul would be friendlier towards Islamabad
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Afghanistan: what lies ahead?
There are reports that Washington has asked Islamabad to keep its border with Afghanistan open