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Thousands of Pakistanis missing: Is anyone listening?
Who is holding thousands of missing persons, and who is responsible for their return? Does civil society still care?
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'When you cheat, you steal someone's right to fairness'
Perhaps 63 years were not enough to eradicate poverty and illiteracy but they should be enough to give people basic facilities, no?
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Dollars for death: Should the US compensate civilian deaths?
US dollars can't compensate for lives lost in drone strikes. When the military "regrets the loss of innocent life" I ask, whose life is not innocent?
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The futility of Karachi mayhem
As news of an MQM leaders death broke all shops were closed. A day without business in the financial hub of the country will not help solve our national economic problems.
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The time for ethnic politics is over
Every ethnic group claims to hold a hapless history pertinent to the recent past. Hence, demagoguery politics has come into existence in the political culture of Pakistan.
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The missing and forsaken
I hear the words missing persons and think of Amina Janjua. She has fought to recover her husband alone while authorities and political groups have failed to support the cause.