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The Taliban and the miscalculation of reality
FO official says the Taliban’s rapid Afghan gains surprise Pakistan
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Global model to tackle violence against women
A parallel and equally horrific pandemic threatens half the world’s population
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Pakistan’s flawed Indian policy
Downgrading the success of Indian ulterior motives and sanitising the looming Indian threat
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Afghans to decide their own fate
Afghanistan is still bleeding and blood is cheaper than water
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The changing global dynamic
Development will impact region significantly, creating a new set of challenges that could affect Pakistan adversely
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A moral undertaking
While many were shocked and blindsided by the mass murder, the recipe for this tragedy has long been in the making
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Who is to blame for out-of-school children?
Vast differences are due to disparities in gender, socio-economic status, geography and quality of education
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B3W vs China: why is India so jumpy?
USICA has gained bipartisan support and has been labelled as a “must-pass” legislation
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Rising wage inequality in Pakistan
Real wages are true indicators of purchasing power and living standards for a vast majority of people
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One-rupee car registration
K-P officials have long believed that Islamabad has been cannibalising on their vehicle registrations
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Trust is earned
The Rohingya community of Myanmar has suffered deeply and has been on the receiving end of ethnic cleansing
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After Covid ends: A tantalising glimpse of the future
The future will tell whether and how the current pandemic will change our social order and well, us
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Architecture education in Pakistan
Architecture education globally is inclining towards digital technologies to enhance residents’ livelihood
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Kashmir issue revisited
Jammu and Kashmir continues to remain a flashpoint between India and Pakistan
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The coming Afghan breakdown
Wall-to-wall coverage in American newspapers of the developing situation in Afghanistan as US withdraws
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A duty to inform
Time for the media to sit down and decide on how to report incidents of terror and Islamophobia.
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Making a clear choice of ‘absolutely not’
It is one thing taking a hardline posture against a country like the US and another dealing with the consequences
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A third Cold War?
Biden gives new confidence to US allies in dealing with what he calls the growing Chinese and Russian threats
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Bold budget showcases Naya K-P emerging
K-P is now spending more on education and health per capita than Punjab or Sindh
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The Day of Judgement
The judiciary is far more important than the legislature and the executive as it shapes the societal face of a nation
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Climate stress reinforcing inequalities
In the midst of the global Covid-19 crisis, which has exacerbated the livelihood crisis
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Zen and the art of rising from ashes
An enduring cultural and economic influence on the world
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Revitalising a neglected health cadre
Pakistan is faced with a critical health worker shortage, especially mid-level providers
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Covid highlights potential of a digital Pakistan
During the pandemic, people were restricted to their homes and forced to use online channels for work
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Are we a nation of killers and murders?
Leaders of the Pakistani community and diplomats in Italy speak out against the murder of Saman Abbas
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Not-the-old new world order
Nothing excites the Pakistani brain more than the prospect of a new world order
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Emerging precarity in Afghanistan
With the ongoing expedited US withdrawal, the future of Afghanistan remains uncertain
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Rural Support Programmes, AKHUWAT and the budget
The finance minister goes out of the budgetary box to assert that he would not wait for growth to trickle down
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Rape is a state of mind, not a women-driven activity
PM says in an unequivocal term that a woman invites rape when she wears immodest clothes
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The critical role of science in national development
Achieved through promoting a sound education system and ensuring its broad spread
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The Taliban, Turkey and Afghanistan’s military situation
The latest ground military situation makes the Taliban reconciliation more meaningful
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The tech innovation called EdTech
Educational ecosystems struggle to ensure timely and appropriate provision of education to cope with the lockdowns
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Denying bases on the basis of tabdeeli
While the CIA chief’s trip done quietly, the Pakistani refusal comes very publicly
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Connecting the disconnect in Jammu & Kashmir
Modi has invited eight Kashmir-based parties to a high-level meeting in New Delhi on June 24
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Are we promoting child abuse?
Knee-jerk responses have little impact on reducing incidents of sexual abuse
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US and China: co-existence predicament
Continuing surge in competition between the United States and China over a host of issues
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Politics, literature and life
Politics and literature are indivisible parts of a society and reflect historical progress, human development
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Violence against the weak
In the aftermath of the partition, tens of thousands (perhaps over 50,000) women were abducted
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Ranking the provincial budgets
One thing that stands out this year is that all four provinces have seemed to hop on the growth bandwagon
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Likely scenario in Afghanistan post-Sept 2021
Alarm bells are ringing in Pakistan
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Budget: growth-debt trade-off
The annual budget is a reflection of the government’s priorities
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Fatherhood: a strong ability over any disability
Population of differently abled persons is perhaps one of the most neglected demographics in Pakistan
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Whither strategic depth!
Afghanistan for long has been a geopolitical quagmire for Pakistan
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A death most foul
Naveed, the rider of an international food delivery company, died on the 13th day of Ramazan this year
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Pakistan’s US diaspora: a picture from Houston
Houston has a large population of people of Pakistani origin, numbering some 60,000 to 80,000 people
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Pakistan’s Afghanistan challenge
With the issue of managing the security of Kabul Intl Airport taking centre-stage
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US-China cold war
During G7 summit, Biden unfold the US-backed B3W plan as a strategic competitor against China’s BRI.
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G7 Summit — uniting for a fairer, greener and prosperous future
Last week’s meeting of G7 leaders was their first in-person gathering in almost two years
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Climate change and terrorism
The fighting strategy by the fossil fuel industry in the matter transitioned to casting doubt about whodunit
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Youth: the destiny driver
The engine behind the pinnacles of progress and prosperity a society attains