Stories from Farrukh Khan Pitafi
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Look, another year
If you get enough individuals under one roof and they all make predictions, some are bound to be correct
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Between a rock and a hard place, again
When the war on terror began, no one asked me if the country should join
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Algorithmic cauldron
The fact that some can manipulate these algorithms seems to give policymakers worldwide a cause for concern
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Reading is forbidden
A big problem with Pakistani history is that huge chunks of it are missing from the public record
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Management style of supreme commanders
An army chief, by virtue of his office, has no power to remove or install a prime minister
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Playing defence
We all like to believe that the forces of chaos and degeneracy have finally been vanquished
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Future cancelled
Every time a big crisis is averted, we heave a sigh of relief. But every tradeoff ends up being as bad
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Nation building in a fugue state
Every crisis presents an opportunity. It is a test of your wisdom to spot it in time
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Imran Khan — signal and noise
Imran has been pushed out of power, launched an agitational march and narrowly escaped a serious attempt on his life
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The Hindutva consolidation
To placate and consolidate the Hindu base, the othering of the minorities becomes almost a foregone conclusion