OPINION
Challenging ignorance
What is ironic is that in 2017 Pakistan was on its final lap to victory against polio
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China is rising again
Shahid Javed Burki |Updated 17 hours agoThe new Chinese economic strategy is likely to shift focus of development from export-led growth to producing
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Why Afghan peace must be spared from partisan politics
Azhar Azam |Updated 17 hours agoEngagement is the ultimate solution to the sweltering Afghan dispute
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The society of robots
Jahangir Kakar |Updated 18 hours agoSince society existed long before state was born, the state succumbs to the elderly solemn of the society
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Get children back to school, but business as usual is no option
Updated Oct 24, 2020More than a billion students affected in some way by the Covid pandemic globally
Establishing strong and modern state
Dr Muhammad Ali Ehsan |Updated Oct 24, 2020Democracy in this country is not allowing state building
A week is a long time
Shahzad Chaudhry |Updated Oct 24, 2020These are the times of handing the torch over to the next generation in political households
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Updated 18 hours agoResurging virus
The truth is that the government and concerned authorities have failed to learn a single thing from the first wave
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Updated 18 hours ago
Ever persistent gender gap
Employment or education, the gender gap persists in Pakistan for a variety of deeply entrenched reasons
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Updated 18 hours ago
Seasonal affliction
The authorities are required to come up with a comprehensive programme to manage vehicular emissions
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Updated Oct 24, 2020
Gadap hospital
Gadap Town is situated in Malir district where schools and hospitals are poorly funded and poorly managed
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Challenging ignorance
Kamal Siddiqi | Updated 17 hours agoWhat is ironic is that in 2017 Pakistan was on its final lap to victory against polio
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China is rising again
Shahid Javed Burki | Updated 17 hours agoThe new Chinese economic strategy is likely to shift focus of development from export-led growth to producing
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Unprecedented
M Ziauddin | Updated Oct 24, 2020From the violation of sanctity of Quaid’s mausoleum to the PDM rally, an unprecedented chain of events
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American aid and its political compulsions
Syed Mohammad Ali | Updated Oct 22, 2020Many American policymakers are distraught by their diminishing role in the international community
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Professor Manzur Ahmad
Dr Pervez Tahir |Updated Oct 22, 2020His easy manner, a face that wore a smile even in times of adversity, disarmed the naysayers
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Covid-19 vs terrorism
Imran Jan |Updated Oct 21, 2020Today the rejection of Covid-19 and masks is an expression of that anger
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Breaking the impasse
Talat Masood |Updated Oct 20, 2020Considering BJP govt is under pressure it is not surprising that they would be desirous of talks with Islamabad
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The mystery of rising wheat prices
Hasaan Khawar |Updated Oct 19, 2020Imagine if wheat was not regulated domestic prices would have settled somewhere near the average international prices
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Benefits of fasting
Fasting entails huge spiritual significance from an Islamic perspective. It cleanses the soul through spiritual detox and allows us to adopt self-control over our worldly desires
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Mankind at the crossroads
Our current social life reflects that of our ancestors in the cave — we interact with smallest possible number of people, leave our homes only to gather food or to attend most urgent tasks
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Climatic doom
It does not come as a surprise that Pakistan has been enlisted as the fifth most climate vulnerable country in the world
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Lahore Orange Train
Regrettably, it is the people of Lahore who are suffering from constant traffic jams and increased pollution because of construction, now spread over several years
