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The race for exit?
As leaders of PPP and PML-N face corruption charges
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Post-truth politics and the anti-fragile state
Constantly adding words to our lexicon: the resistance, fake news and post-truth politics
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If Nawaz is jailed, again…
Here’s what this could mean
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Wage growth and gender pay gap in Pakistan
Over the last 15 years, there has been no major policy initiative regarding the labour market and its well-being
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Your ‘PhD in politics’
History has curious way of using ordinary mortals to get extraordinary, sometimes exceptional, sometimes great results
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Bamboozling Bitcoin
Will Blockchain technology continue to build upon the existing infrastructure?
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India’s Kulbhushan embarrassment
New Delhi seems to have turned what in essence was a bilateral dispute with Pakistan into a bloody domestic problem
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16 December 1971: before and after
Bangladesh ahead of Pakistan in economic and social development
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The legacy of United Pakistan
Still haunts the minds of those who had experienced the tragedy of their country’s dismemberment
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The populist revolt
When prosperity is discernable, not necessarily attainable, can it be promised
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Why educating our girls remains a challenge?
Pakistan has the second highest number of children out of school
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Reviving emergency healthcare
As the emergency medical facilities mostly unavailable or insufficient to meet the demands of the patient load
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You are either with us or with the enemy
Pakistan refuses to allow its land to be used for supplying guns to the moderate Taliban fighters
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10 years after 26/11
There is an increasing US-India joint antagonism against Pakistan
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No magic
SEZs can turn around a country’s economic fortunes
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Need for structural, systemic changes
Pakistan needs to rationalise and overhaul its political and administrative structure
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Challenges of the cyber age
well-intentioned social media companies may be, they generate an explosion of information which may not be factual
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Fall of Dhaka: can we learn from history?
The war goes on after more than forty years, with new players but within the same geography
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To go to IMF or not?
Funding from the IMF will do no more than provide a band aid, so ideally such a treatment should be avoided
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The politics of INGOs
Politicisation of development is another product of this non-traditional security-development nexus approach by the US
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Never forget
We have heard much of accountability from the Prime Minister, but only of the white-collar kind
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Fixing corruption in five years
Pakistan’s score improved by merely five points in the last five years
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The best investment
The investment: girls’ education
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Ratings downgrade
The risks ahead cannot be glossed over
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Women — Pakistan’s ‘real’ strength
Only 25% women are active in the labour force in Pakistan whereas the world average is 48.7%
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Nuclear disarmament — the elusive goal!
It is no longer fashionable to discuss the subject of nuclear disarmament in knowledgeable circles
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Let chips fall where they may
China’s political system allows quick switches in economic strategies
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Tarnishing our image
For an airport where billions have been spent, this has become a national shame
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How healthy are glaciers in Pakistan?
Debris cover has increased from 1972 to 2014
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16 December 1971 — a day to remember
Wars were fought between many nations
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Once Upon a Khan
They say time heals all wounds. Perhaps it heals dreamy idealism also.
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Seeking professional help still a stigma as people wake up to mental health
For every suicide, there are more attempted suicides
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The Shahtoot Dam
Afghanistan and Pakistan must, therefore, urgently start paying attention to regional hydro-diplomacy
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A vibrant FBR
The FBR’s structure and processes must be revamped including that of human resource management
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Deeper question
The country spends huge amounts on importing entertainment software from abroad
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Case for farm income tax
Agriculture sector pays less taxes as compared to other sectors due to big landlords with political influence
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Laws sans implementation
Proposed law binds all employers to refer to children hired as ‘domestic workers’ instead of servant
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The end of politics
Today, to be politic is to sin, it seems
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Lingering disparities in education
Barriers to education in Pakistan include a chronic lack of investment in education
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The myth and reality of Indian secularism
It is the silent majority of India which needs to assert its position on the steady erosion of secularism
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Rambling at the economists’ moot
December is the month of our national shame
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Electoral disaster in waiting
There are numerous smart ways in which the ECP can create simple mechanisms to verify statements made by an individual
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Is Pakistan digitally literate?
Digital illiteracy is evident in our daily lives
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New ways to economic growth
The technology space has to succeed if we are to grow as a nation
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Are peace overtures worth the effort?
Imran Khan’s belief that India is rejecting his peace offer because of the upcoming elections is wishful thinking
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The dying cities of Sindh
Things are rapidly changing due to an increase in population and the demand for more housing
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Our glorious educational heritage
The only university of Pakistan at the Independence, University of Punjab
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Expanding CPEC
The current five-year plan includes objectives that demand pressing needs and actions by both countries
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Focusing on positives and avoiding confrontation
Pakistan's future lies in being a mature democracy and a balanced society
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The good stories
The issues of Pravda have a sharp and dark warning for us















































