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Another deal
A renewed agreement between the government and the TLP has come as a whiff of fresh air
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NBP cyberattack
The entire national economy could collapse if something goes wrong at NBP
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Mohatta Palace
Mohatta Palace has acquired an added significance as a public cultural space in Karachi
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Bizenjo’s uphill task
Opposition’s internal divide stemmed them from posing a formidable challenge to the ruling dispensation
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A new future
One reason for the current situation is the combination of people adopting safety and preventive mechanisms
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Encroached parks, playgrounds
Parks, playgrounds and other open spaces act as lungs of cities
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Falling markhor population
Markhors are killed for their meat and for their use in preparing traditional medicines
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Digital payments
Regulators just need to ensure that this growth is equitable
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Rewriting a narrative
The crux lies in taking a stand and, as Moeed Yusuf pointed out, it has to be pragmatic and unapologetic
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Ramping up the heat
Environmentalists around have said it time and time again: global carbon emissions must decrease significantly
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Compliment or sedation
Six people have been arrested in Jammu, while raids were conducted at colleges and universities in IOK
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Landmark judgment
The Shariat Court decision has set the seal on the prohibition of under-age marriage in the country
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Intezar murder case
An anti-terrorism court has punished seven ACLC cops for the killing
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Continuing with sawra
Jurist consultant at Shariat Court argued that sawra violated several fundamental rights of females granted by Islam
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Need to defuse tension
Government should adopt a multipronged approach while dealing with the TLP and the likes
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Encroached Karachi
Karachi’s biggest enigma is that it is ghettoised into cantonments, corporate societies and an unmanned municipal sway
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Saudi support
The cash will reportedly be parked with the State Bank for three years
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Amicable settlement
Pakistan is at a crossroads of great upheavals in the region
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Mideast climate moot
Unfortunately while several countries talk a big game on climate change, practical action is less than forthcoming
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Liberate Kashmir, now
It is a clarion call to the conscience of the world to acknowledge that a nation is reeling under a brutal regime
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Chaman border closure
Closure of the border is hurting all those involved in trade between the two countries
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Change of guard
It showcased how vulnerable is politics in the desolate province, where instability has for long been a cornerstone
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More than just a sports win
It was a reminder of how unifying the game is, all had something they could get together and get behind
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Fourth most expensive
The current situation indicates that the sitting government, led by PM Imran Khan, has made all the wrong moves
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Regulating telemedicine
There was indeed the need for regulating online provision of healthcare services to eliminate the misuse of the system
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Bizarre prosecution
Shah had been booked in 2012, and an accountability court had directed NAB to file a reference against him
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Before a fifth wave
Minister for Planning Asad Umar has stressed need for meeting vaccination targets to avoid the situation altogether
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Petrol subsidy plan
While programme is ambitious, noble; it remains to be seen what modality will be used to implement it
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Undesired street politics
Unfortunate death of two policemen in Lahore as TLP supporters went over the brink is disgusting, highly condemnable
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Strange logic
Baqir did not mention whose pockets money went into; increasing poverty rate suggests it was not poor, middle class
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Kashmir colonisation
Since 1948, India has retained IIOJK by heavy military presence and a flagrant abuse of Kashmiris’ human rights
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Grey list, but why?
The good point is that Pakistan is complying, and has every intention to come out of the woods
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Smog challenge
Smog has killed more than 70,000 people in the recent past in Pakistan
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New US envoy
The new ambassador — Donald Blome — has extensive experience in the Middle East and Central Asia
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Motorbike and carjacking
Karachi, with a populace of around 25 million has for long been a victim of ad hocism, coupled with lawlessness
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Breast cancer
High incidence of cancer in Pakistan, deaths from it are due to lack of awareness about prevention and treatment
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Botched intrusion
Under international law, military vessels cannot intrude in another country’s waters without prior permission
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Rejected loan applications
In the given situation, it is understandable that all applications might not be entertained
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Woman’s choice
The new NADRA rule provides the space for women to continue using their maiden name even after marriage
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Price bomb
For the first time in history, the minimum price of all four petroleum products has crossed the denominator of Rs100.
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Tax evasion
There are 7.5 million registered income taxpayers in Pakistan which has a population of 220 million
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Climate threat and response
Authorities must understand that climate change is a global phenomenon and that its impact will not be instant
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World of science
Dr Noam Chomsky had critically noted how Pakistan had moved away from science ever since Dr Abdus Salam
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Rape after rape
According to statistics, more than 22,000 women have been raped or gang-raped over the past six years in the country
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Kisan Portal
PM’s desire to ameliorate the lot of the common man is undoubted; what ails is its implementation across the board
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Trading with EU
GSP-Plus is a mutually rewarding initiative, and EU should buoy Pakistan up with an open heart
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Low on DQL Index
The incumbent government must ramp up efforts and bring about a tech revolution
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Amit Shah’s bluster
It is unfortunate that world powers continue to turn a blind eye to such threatening statements from India’s leaders
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Ignoring child abuse
Children, like adult citizens, have their rights guaranteed in the Constitution
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Conversing conversions
There is nothing wrong in willful conversions, but it shouldn’t be under coercion