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A wake-up call
The PNS Zulfiqar attack is yet another reminder that things are getting serious.
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Politics and the Military
It is even in the interest of Imran & Nawaz to cooperate to ensure their future against plans implemented secretly
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To Coup or not to Coup
Instead of aiming at resignation it would help if Imran and Qadri could extract commitment for institutional changes.
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End of Politics
The current march would not do anything but push the country towards the ‘end of politics’.
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Unbearable heaviness of being
Principally, nationalism anywhere can get suffocating, but more so in a country morphing into newer shapes.
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Sorry Gaza, can’t help
In the tragedy of the dying children of Gaza, lies the inner tragedy of our divided and disempowered societies.
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Defending the State
Religious states like Israel use religion as equivalent of ethnicity. Protecting such states becomes a religious ideal
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Gauging real public opinion
Poor get driven to violence because of material needs, but militants draw support from those with better social status
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Spilling the beans
If decisions are as personal as interview makes it sound, then it is important to increase the level of accountability
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Relations with India — the next five years
A major fire breaking out between Pakistan, India is a scenario which is on people’s minds and a worrying...