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Stepping softly — but forward
Indian PM Modi, speaking on August 15, has distanced himself from his militaristic line on India-occupied Kashmir
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Clearing the first hurdle
PTI has cleared the first hurdle, clinching the posts of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly
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The crisis in Turkey
Turkey is passing through a period of turbulence and is in a financial crisis
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The vulnerable e-vote
Around six million Pakistani citizens are residents of other countries and many of them are eligible to vote
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Politics and cricket?
A change may well be at the upper echelons of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
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Fiscal safety net
Foreign exchange reserves (Forex) have depleted to around $9 billion
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Preserving the Kalash
The Kalash and other minorities now have a champion in parliament, the first Kalash to be elected
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Polio challenge
Gratitude is owed to stringent military operations in the area and pursuing suspects in polio worker murder cases
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The FATF evaluation
There is unanimity of views among all pillars of the state that we need to get out of this mess
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Of mixed hopes
The hope to carve a future that is different from the past 71 years is a beacon of a more inclusive, embracing nation
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Congo on Eid
Health departments urge to pay more heed to the issue in order to prevent a potential epidemic
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Pak-India ties: 'new optimism'
The relations between the two countries have touched the lowest of the levels in recent times
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Dangerously short-sighted
The IMET programme was one of the more effective and durable bilateral linkages, fostering relations
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Transgender rights
Supreme Court is backing the push for equal rights to members of transgender communities across provinces
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Accepting reality
National victory of the PTI has pulled the rug from beneath the PML-N, which is now accepting reality
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Gilgit-Baltistan on target
Yesterday’s attacks targeted Gilgit-Baltistan and Balochistan — both vital in the context of the CPEC
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A national disgrace
Since January 2018 there have been 141 cases of rape recorded against minor boys and girls, with no convictions so far
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For the sake of children
An air strike on a Yemeni market in Saada by the Saudi-led coalition killed 29 children under the age of 15
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A new shape emerges
Days before the new prime minister is sworn in, pit is already evident that the winds of change are picking up
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Politicised police
Mushtaq Ahmed Mahar is no more at the helm of Karachi Police
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Things to come
Pakistan is passing through the Never-land of the interregnum, transition from one government to another
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Getting to know you
The Pakistan-US relationship fluctuates these days between poor and extremely poor
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Education burden
Three students from different parts of Chitral fell prey to the education burden and committed suicide
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More housekeeping ahead
The incoming government is going to be running the biggest cohort of cleaners
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The race to PM House
Imran Khan’s PTI suffers a fall in numbers after ECP notified final results of the Election 2018
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Healthcare dilemma
Hospitals not just in Islamabad, but across Pakistan ought to do better
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Trump thumps Iran
Destabilising a regime with the intention of effecting changes in policy of that regime is risky
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Business and governance
The PTI has never led the country at the federal level and it faces opportunities and threats
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Justice served
Anti-terrorism court judge ruled that Imran Ali deserves the death penalty on 12 counts of rape, murder
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A regrettable decision
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Monday decided to expel the Canadian Ambassador within 24 hours
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Every little bit helps
Kokhrapar-Munabao border gates opened 12 years ago to return body of an Indian Muslim woman who had died in Pakistan
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Well-nourished generations
Naya Pakistan should encompass an improvement in the quality of maternal and neonatal health
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Dhaka road rage
Times are changing, and politicians in our part of the world need to part ways from traditional style of politics
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The growing roar of rigging
The game is the same, but the players have swapped roles
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Burning schools
On August 3, in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district, 12 schools were burnt down
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Unfinished business
The high treason case against the former military dictator General (retd) Pervez Musharraf is to resume on August 20
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The tight end of the funnel
Imran Khan is going to be the 21st elected prime minister if all goes to plan
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Of short-term benefits
Pakistan is likely to turn towards IMF for a bailout as it stands on the verge of a balance-of-payments crisis
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A shift in culture
With NAB finally finding its feet, Shehbaz Sharif is now in its sights
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The capacity deficit
National Counter Terrorism Authority has declined responsibility for the compilation of the National Risk Assessment
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Where are the rules of business?
The Rawalpindi district has taken the lead in the case of Punjab province
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The turn of the screw
Another unsavoury money-trail has turned up, this time leading to the MQM and its chief, Altaf Hussain
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An act awaiting clean-up
The ECP blew their chance to shine on the night of the election
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The religious vote bank
The vote bank of all religio-political parties has suffered a decline in this election
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United against the PTI
Opposition parties are gearing up to give the next government a tough time
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Trump, Iran and talks
Iran has for at least a year been riven by internal divisions that have erupted into violence
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Ballot recounting
The recounting in 70 constituencies ordered by the ECP puts us further at the edge of our seats
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America and the money trap
Both Pakistan and America are in a time of change, of redefining their bilateral and multilateral relationships
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Unwanted in Assam
India stripped millions of its citizens of their citizenship by deleting them from the National Register of Citizens
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Expensive water
The water shortage problem in Karachi has been worsening with every passing year