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Hostage no more
The kidnapping strategy adopted by the Taliban has been an enormous success, giving them money and publicity.
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Too many parties
Pakistan has 82 political parties registered. Handful of parties have any kind of representation in any assembly.
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Politics of dirty tricks
Mehrangate: In Pakistan, financial accountability is undermined by delay of audit, not by secret funds.
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Making use of radio
The plan of using radio to win over the populace, could have succeeded but it has not because of sheer incompetence.
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White elephants
CJ observes that institutions including Pakistan Steel Mills, Pakistan Railways and PIA have all been ruined.
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Iran gas pipeline
The Iran-Pakistan pipeline is so vital to the country’s energy needs that the extra cost can be overlooked.
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War on education
Short of being able to evict the Taliban, there is little the government can do to protect educational institutions.
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Pakistan’s so-called banned organisations
These organisations have reinvented themselves as welfare organisations, relying on their rural outreach.
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Killing of Afghan civilians
Soldiers who are fighting a war they know cannot be won and for a cause that now eludes them, are bound to snap.
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Up in smoke
Abida has simply chosen to tell her reasons for favouring smoking. Is this truly a crime?









