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Lessons from the first Afghan war
Afghans, Pakistanis find it difficult to keep border that separates their countries from being obliterated by Taliban.
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The file
US president Clinton had trashed a file which made a case for terrorism-related sanctions against Pakistan.
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The aftermath
How does Asghar Khan’s letter, Bhutto’s ISI notification absolve those who committed crime of stealing 1990 polls?
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Try a smarter strategy
To destroy the jihadi outfits , it would require employing a well thought-out counterinsurgency strategy
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Women in our media
Media in Pakistan, like other professions, continues to be overwhelmingly male dominated.
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Media under gunpoint
Almost the entire country has now become a war zone, from where reporting is becoming increasingly riskier.
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Peer pressure is the answer
Peer pressure brings ethical discipline to deal with personal political likes, dislikes of media owners, fieldworkers.
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The right to information
Those holding on to any information in government, public sector, have turned it into a saleable commodity.
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Media needs regulation not control
Regulatory bodies should never be under the control of government but must be made answerable directly to parliament.
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A gross editorial misjudgment
Decision to first reveal Rimsha's name, later unveil her face without realising consequences is one of those blunders.