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Dysfunctional tribunals
The electoral watchdog is primarily responsible for this ultra vires modus operandi
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Off to Portugal!
Bureaucrats and elites flee Pakistan for Portugal, exposing systemic corruption and unchecked offshore wealth
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Agriculture and inequity
The enduring concentration of land in a small, powerful class should be recognised as a structural barrier to reform
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Post-Hasina Bangladesh
Analysts have also noted that for elections to be competitive and fair, the Awami League should not be excluded
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Lawless Karachi
Initial reports suggest that the shooting was a targeted attack
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Looming lint crisis
The dire national decline is reflected in almost all of the country's growing regions except Punjab
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Day of Exploitation
Pakistan once again made the world realise that resolution of the longstanding dispute is essential
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First female train driver
Traditional gender norms and cultural barriers have long confined women to household chores
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Unsafe drinking water
Tasked by the government to monitor and publicise bottled water quality on a quarterly basis
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Fortifying ties
Pakistan and Iran have been embedded in regional alliances
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Futile operations
At least 19 policemen were martyred during the course of several attacks by the katcha bandits
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TTP and abettors
Daesh is also reportedly using the Indian government's anti-Muslim dog whistles
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Opposition huddle
The opposition is now unanimous in calling for supremacy of the Constitution and Parliament
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Poppy cultivation
The potential export market to pharmaceuticals is massive
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Unchanged interest rate
Monetary policy cannot operate in isolation
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Mass sentencing
This tendency of intolerance from the government is unacceptable and it is surely not acting as a political entity
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Recognition with resolve?
French President Emmanuel Macron has stated that France will recognise Palestine at UN General Assembly in September
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Modi narrative: no takers
One opposition member said that Modi should prove his claim that no Rafale jets were shot down
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The growth statistics
The worrisome aspect, however, is that the economy is once again in the monsoon-cyclone zone
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Scourge of honour
Cultural and economic drivers fuel this crisis
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K-Electric tariff increase
The justification, ostensibly, lies in ensuring K-Electric's financial viability and long-term service delivery
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PTI's unending woes
The hurried adjournment of Imran Khan's bail pleas in eight May 9 cases until August 12
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New polio cases
Vaccine refusals remain one of the biggest hurdles to eradicating polio from Pakistan
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Donkey meat trade
No such operation can function without local support
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Tirah tragedy
The local administration, nonetheless, cannot absolve itself of responsibility and by virtue of jurisdiction
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Global mobility crisis
A 'weak' passport hinders citizens in many ways beyond increasing travel and visa costs
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Monsoon misery
NDMA continues to report fatalities from preventable causes
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Plugging tax leaks
FBR has claimed that it is the only federal institution to have taken action against its own officers
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Dilapidated school buildings
PDMA has urged citizens to avoid staying in such decayed building structures in light of the high number of casualties
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CII on birth spacing
Birth spacing can also lead to smaller families
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Breakthrough talks
There are plenty of opportunities and avenues where collaboration can take place
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K-IV delays
Sindh government's work on the water supply network has barely started
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Belated but bold
The growing chorus of condemnation, including from Western allies, is a turning tide in international opinion
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The fix and fraud
This was to be charged over and above the standard 18% sales tax
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ICJ's climate ruling
ICJ opens the door for affected states to seek restitution, compensation, restoration of their ecosystems
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Solar progress undone
Pakistan's installed generation capacity may have crossed 46,000 MW
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Peace with India
slamabad also appreciated London's efforts in scaling down tensions between the arch-rivals
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Fatal corporal punishment
Weak laws mean that beating children is barely an offense
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Resisting agri tax
The current protest is a direct challenge to state authority
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May 9 convictions
The belated decisions have already cast a shadow of doubt
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Social media and U-16s
Tech-savvy teens will almost certainly find ways to circumvent age gates whenever they want