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Financial implications of the current stand-off
Pakistan govt needs to pay more attention to the long neglected imperative of self-reliance and limit expenditures.
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Helping the most vulnerable
How incoming aid is spent, deserves much closer attention to avoid mistakes made in the past.
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Pakistan’s labouring children
Children are found working in sectors with hazardous working conditions, especially harmful for children.
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Not being able to buy food
Why prices of food have become unaffordable in Pakistan despite it being an agriculture country is hard to understand.
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Another unbelievable labour force survey
Independent analysts are dismissing this assessment as being grossly inaccurate.
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Will the carrot of US aid be withdrawn?
Although US allied with a military government, it struggled to make Pakistan help it win ‘fight against...
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Is education no longer in a state of emergency?
Countries beginning to show improved human development indicators have invested far more in education than us.
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Questioning another disreputable ranking
It is surprising that meagre entities with modest resources and capacity can make such tall claims about states.
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Another international ignominy
Pakistan is ranked as the third most dangerous place in the world for women, lagging behind Afghanistan and Congo.
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Can Punjab break the US aid begging bowl?
It remains to be seen how the resource gap resulting from the rejection of American assistance will be filled.