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The MQM is dying because Muhajirs don’t need it anymore
The MQM cannot escape reality: Muhajirs are not a threatened ethnic group in Pakistan.
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The government cannot do everything for you
Ordinary voters appear to think that the only way a person can get a job is if the government provides him with one.
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When the victims are buried in mass graves, it's genocide
As genocides go, this is not even Pakistan’s first, and we certainly seem to have not learnt our lessons.
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Maya Khan and the barbaric arrogance of fundamentalism
Religion, at the end of the day, is not your identity. It is a set of ideas about morality that you hold.
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How golden was Ayub Khan's era?
There is much more to the man’s legacy than a few factories. And not all of it is particularly pleasant.
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Trade with India, for a better Pakistan
We do not need to be paranoid about India. On the Kashmir front, we should let things slide.
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Why Memogate doesn't matter
Instead of obsessing over the Memogate scandal, the press needs to focus on things that matter.
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Liberty must trump security
Security measures are just another excuse to let those with authority ask you questions they have no business asking.
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Capitalism need not apologise
Bad news: capitalism is very much here to stay. Pakistanis need to start accepting it.
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Why 9/11 was inevitable
We played with the world’s most dangerous fires in the 1990s, thinking that we could deploy militants against India.