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Is there a ray of hope for Pakistan?
Despite all the things that are going wrong in Pakistan, there are still some things that we can be proud of.
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Every 10th person in Pakistan has hepatitis
Every 10th Pakistani is a victim of hepatitis, of which the majority has hepatitis C — the most dangerous kind.
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Kashmir: Rahul Gandhi's proposals are meaningless
He enjoyed a jam-packed audience but Kashmiris are sick of listening to the same speeches for last six decades.
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Malala's shooting: Why are you being so cowardly, Pakistan?
People say that she begged them to spare her, she said ‘For God’s sake let me go, I teach your children the...
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The trouble with academia: Write to impress or write to express?
We teach university students that they must use ‘impressive’ vocabulary. The result is a pretentious manner of prose.
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Dearth of international action in Pakistan is killing our sports writers
Have you ever attended a match at the stadium? Live action, complemented by conversation, is food for the pen.
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Infrastructural speed breakers in Punjab
The failure of infrastructural projects is due to political rivalry and the ones to bear the brunt are the commuters.
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Increasing call rates to Pakistan is plain cruelty
Overseas Pakistanis will have to pay between $120 to $150 million extra to the PTA to call their families in Pakistan!
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Malala Yousufzai: My 'small video star' fights for her life
Malala's father said he was willing to die for the cause. But I never asked Malala if she was willing to die as well.
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Are warlords, pirates, famine and poverty a Somalia of the past?
Mohamud’s election as Somalia’s president is a watershed for Somali people. But his task is a daunting one.









