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The media frenzy
The media frenzy surrounding Imran’s marriage & divorce seems to have entirely ignored Pemra’s rules of conduct
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The much-needed anti-rape bills
According to reports, in the last five years, the courts have not handed down a single conviction in rape cases
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Targeting fashion
Should the fashion industry be brought within the tax net?
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The conundrum of private education
While the fee hike may be warranting of the censure it received, demonisation of private sector is not so justified
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The unregulated cyber-space
Currently, there exists no law in Pakistan that specifically regulates cyber-harassment or stalking
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Where is the law?
It is absence of legal regulation, which among other factors permitted the horror perpetrated in Kasur to go unnoticed
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Indirect elections
Opted into power indirectly by male colleagues, women councillors are unlikely to yield real political authority
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Salvaging Urdu
Any policy directed at revival, preservation of Urdu must also account that English is essential for global access
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The climate change disaster
Govt response, or lack thereof, is part of a larger problem: general failure of the state to adapt to, climate change
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Excluded and silenced
Despite commitments to the contrary made under the CRPD, in Pakistan PWDs are largely excluded from the voting process