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Boosting morale
It is not every day that Forbes lists Pakistanis under the age of 30 among those excelling in their respective fields
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Not worth a damn!
Tellis has been India’s flag-bearer in America for decades
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The seismic Saudi shake-up
Saudi Arabia has seen an unprecedented shake-up of the old system by Mohammed bin Salman
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Child labour: Asia’s unacceptable record
Out of the 40 million victims of modern slavery worldwide, almost two-thirds are exploited in Asia and the Pacific
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How unsafe is our valley
Villagers are angry that they can no longer drink or swim in the polluted river
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OzyModi
Ozymandias is a joyless sonnet written about the broken and battered remains of a statue of a king in a barren desert
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The Quaid and Dina Wadia
Dina Wadia, the only child of our beloved Quaid, passed away recently in New York at the age of 98
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Save the vulture!
The drop in numbers in a short period of time is both startling and alarming.
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Election 2018 — a definite maybe
ECP is required under new election law to announce its detailed plans for election four months before the polls
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Smog is acid rain
The industrialised states have controlled pollution and people breathe in cleaner air because of true democracy
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A balancing act
he key now is to implement the National Action Plan while protecting the vulnerable among Afghan refugees
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A long haul ahead
As to what the establishment may think about all this we have no insight
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America stirs
Trade across the Line of Control (LoC) has been resumed after a suspension of four months
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Reshaping of warfare
Being cyber-poor is something we cannot afford to be
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Foreign policy ownership
The FM said that foreign policy was being shaped by different institutions
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Iran in the crosshairs
The world cannot afford another crisis
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Automatic weapons ordinance
Gun violence has become a global issue and Pakistan needs to start playing its part in restricting access to weapons
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Dual nationality status
Expatriates may seem far removed from politics at home but they show an interest in the affairs of the country
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Sri Lanka fuel protest
The Sri Lankan government is culpable for allowing the sudden shortage to occur
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MSF — an urgent need for clarity
French INGO has reputation for being at forefront of medical service delivery in most difficult circumstances
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Arms-length politics
Musharraf has announced ‘grand alliance’ of 23 political parties what is now titled Pakistan Awami Itehad (PAI)
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For Kim and country
North Korea has been defying West with its ballistic missile prowess, threatening to mount attacks on US
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One heck of a time travel
Looking at the darkening outlook of the global breathing space, long gone are the days of nature poetry
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Justice Baqir Najfi report: fatally conclusive?
Model Town incident remains a tragic and painful memory
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More than just a territorial row
China resents India’s rule over Arunachal Pradesh; New Delhi, on the other hand, ignores the protests
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Gloomy outlook
It is hardly a flattering picture: our country’s macroeconomic conditions have worsened over the years
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Creating accountability
The separation of powers between The Establishment and the political mainstream is what is at stake
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Election hopes waver
The population of Karachi has been shown to be less than that of Lahore — a palpable nonsense
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A cosy arrangement
Paradise Papers have again proved that the rich of this world don't like to pay legally obligatory financial dues
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Dancing on the edge
I am glad Pakistan has finally got a foreign Minister
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The people who were fed donkey meat!
He observed that the Pakistani populace seems to pick their leaders rather blindly
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Devolution and its implications for democracy
The fact that a third consecutive government will soon complete its term in office is itself an accomplishment
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Driveway to death
In other countries, drivers of passenger vehicles go through rigorous scrutiny by motor carrier safety departments
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Trump, trade and futures
Now the focus is going to shift on Friday to the Vietnamese city of Danang where Trump will arrive today
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Another alliance gets cooked
Alliance is rumoured to be product of political heads by what is euphemistically known as ‘The Establishment’
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The ‘best’ technocrat money could buy
The Paradise Papers have appeared at a time when rumour mills in Pakistan are operating at full capacity
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Fix the energy mix
Pakistan’s electricity consumption of roughly 540 KWh per capita is five times less than the world average
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Quota system in Pakistan
The federal cabinet at its last meeting directed the establishment division to review the quota system in Pakistan
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No, things are not falling apart
Some poems are destined to be pillaged and WB Yeats’s, The Second Coming (1919), is one such
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Cashless dream
Demonetisation has gradually come unstuck in India after just a year
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Airport scandal in full view
Regard for human safety is nonexistent when it is juxtaposed with profits to be made
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Mightily undone
Accountability court on Wednesday formally indicted former premier Nawaz Sharif in all three of the NAB cases
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Will justice prevail or The Hague be invaded?
Howard Zinn once said that small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world
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Building bridges between institutions
In recent weeks, several articles have appeared recalling declaration of the state of emergency by Gen Musharraf
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Remembering Dina — Part II
In conversation, Dina recalled her father with warm affection
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Washington’s reservations over CPEC
Washington’s objections on CPEC is that project runs through the internationally disputed territory of Kashmir
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Security cooperation
Pakistan has sent its strongest signal yet to Iran that it wishes to enhance at all levels the neighbourly bond
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Keep taking the tablets
Pharmaceuticals are big business globally and no less in Pakistan where pharmacies are found everywhere
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A chill in the kingdom
It is no exaggeration to say that this is a watershed moment, all is not well in KSA
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A rudderless ship
For about a year or so, the country seems to have lost stability, order and a sense of direction