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Victim of historical legacy and inbuilt prejudices
India cannot ignore that it has forcibly occupied Kashmir, but the balance of power and global politics favour it
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Impairment trail and my enchanting odyssey
I am optimistic that I will have even better accounts to share by the close of my epic odyssey
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Dying cities: decline, tragedy and new horizons
Our land lays plundered by the slow dance of elite power and our neo-colonial economic system
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Lessons for reforms from Daska bye-election
The only difference between the Daska election and other elections is the scale of rigging
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But what about implementation?
Introducing EVMs to masses that are uneducated will have the opposite effect of what was originally intended
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Thank you, South Africa
We should be grateful to South African scientists, doctors who were able to quickly identify the new strain
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Let your daughters live, or don’t teach them how to
But who is to be blamed in creating this havoc in the life of women who are often not eyed as humans?
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Concern on AIDS
At the end of the day we also have to look at our health system and how to improve awareness amongst people
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The world is going authoritarian
Pakistan shares its international borders with four countries. All of them are governed by authoritarian rulers
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When India, Pakistan join hands for Afghanistan
Pakistan does not allow two-way trade between Afghanistan and India
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Politics in the hands of children: cost we pay?
People are deeply uncertain of what is going right and what is going wrong
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The growing killing fields of IIOJK
Is there a way out for the beleaguered population of IIOJK from the prevailing circumstances?
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Imran Khan and Maryam: marriage of inconvenience
You take direct shots at the Prime Minister and become the leader of the opposition in the hearts of the public
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Truth — a taboo?
Salvation does not lie in shying away from the realities
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Global government
We have got global challenges that can only be dealt with through a global structure
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Muslims under pressure
Muslims can preempt this by doubling down on assimilation and building robust bonds with other minorities
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.... can spring be far behind!
Would be unjust to attribute the cataclysm to Imran Khan except that he misread the pitch after winning the toss
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Our failure to translate love to policy
Healthy and well-adjusted adults are not born out of thin air
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Watering sharing and adversarial neighbours
River systems are under increased pressure due to climate change and other unrelenting human interventions
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The curious case of the cousins
The state must be engaged, present and involved in how the unease among the people can be alleviated
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Land, water and laws
Even today, the villagers do not have safe water to drink
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Ordinance raj
A procedural and brief summary rubberstamped by cabinet cannot suffice as advice
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The dark sides of US foreign policies
So far, there has been a minimal actual change in US behaviour
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The wastepool of retirees
Leaving everything to the Government and then complaining does nothing for bringing material difference
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Economic integration — a foreign policy tool
Economic diplomacy backed by economic prowess is a must
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Maryam’s shenanigans
All this is done to manipulate the public opinion just so that she and her father get to keep their stolen wealth
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Security through policing and operational autonomy
Combating crime and terrorism are the chief duties of the professional bodies under the law
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The confusion surrounding bills passed in joint sitting
The provision of Constitution that the law minister quoted to counter the opposition’s contention was misplaced
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IMF trap and flawed tax policies: who’s responsible?
Why should Pakistan pay up to $4 billion annually to maintain some 134 largely inefficient public-sector enterprises?
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Aberrant socialisation
Society is the epitome of deviations and delinquency
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Taming violent outfits
It is necessary to limit the space of such organisations in the country
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The inevitable Thucydides trap and implications for Pakistan
Pakistan can play the role of a ‘neutral actor’ as it did in the Nixon era when it facilitated US-China rapprochement
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India is changing from within
Modi’s rescinding of three contentious farm laws has rekindled hope
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Toxicity: in the air and beyond
The toxicity in rhetoric and action has a most prominent impact on the weak and the vulnerable
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The lost forests
Constant logging, multiple fires and sheer ignorance were all responsible for our disappearance
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Decades of decadence
The history of climate affair with us has been a sob tale of low priority, miscalculated assertions
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COP26: achievements are there but expectations not met
As was expected, four countries or country groups dominated the Glasgow summit discussions
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Overbearing Overseas Pakistanis
PM Imran enjoys considerable support in the Overseas Pakistanis community, similar to what General Musharraf once did
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Our century of humiliation?
Pakistan’s economic efficiency cannot be attained through political power but rather at the cost of it
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Revisiting November 1971 of United Pakistan
Revisiting is essential for new generation of the country to understand how Jinnah’s Pakistan was dismembered
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The New Carbon Colonialism
Climate change is causing many natural disasters today just so a few could get rich
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Bulldozing legislation
Getting so many bills passed without any debate was unprecedented even in Pakistan’s broken system of governance
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BRI and China’s aid data: misinterpreted deliberately?
Institute’s excessively exaggerated data and misinterpreted methods are very disappointing.
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How TLP came into being?
The story of the TLP did not start or end with the Faizabad sit-in
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A mysterious disease in Karachi?
The “mysterious disease” is behaving exactly like dengue minus the lab result
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Cultural cosmopolitanism and Pakistan
Gradually but surely Pakistan is drifting towards world culture, especially in the metropolises
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Why water is at the heart of the climate crisis
Addressing water stress needs as much attention as efforts to curb global emissions
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Kashmir — cordon and kill
Hardly any day goes by without news of a search, cordon encounter; Kashmiris are massively being detained every day
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Manufacturing honesty
To ensure stability we need to strengthen the process and let it be played out in its truest spirit, EVM or no EVM
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Wages of Sindh and Nobel Prize
Increasing minimum wage, or even having a minimum wage, actually increases unemployment