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Contradictions in implementing a vision
Internal political weakness will provide adversaries an opportunity to exert greater pressure
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Measures of austerity or hostility
Confusion and lack of respect towards taxpayers affects the oppressed class more
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Search for justice
Judicial reforms are part and parcel of the PTI’s manifesto
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The problem with populism
PTI must abandon the populist agenda if it believes that the democratic system is higher than a moral crusade
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To CPEC or not to CPEC
If the people of Pakistan want to truly make it a game changer, they have a role to play
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Imran must keep working relations with Iran
It is hard to say where this verbal duel is headed
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Of treading on toes!
In the individual sense, treading on toes is the bane of all societies
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Plight of senior citizens
Thousands of older people are neglected and sometimes abused in their own homes
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A law-abiding nation
'The breaking of law became a fashion and a status symbol'
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Not so secret fund
The PTI government has to make its own choices to implement its vision of New Pakistan
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Thirteen years later
Best way to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the 2005 quake is to let CSOs grow
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Draining money out of Pakistan
While Pakistan does not have many resources to sell, it does have a huge population, close to 200 million
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Nabbing of Shehbaz
V for vigour. V for veracity. V for vendetta. Guess which one we cannot afford
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Where angels fear to tread
PTI-led coalition govt has had to grapple with the immediate and urgent problems during its first 45 days in power
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Our first 100 days
Our 100-Day Agenda outlined the themes we would focus on, and the specific deliverables we pledged
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Technology-based tax reforms
Prime Minister Imran Khan and his government are looking for ways to expand the country’s revenue base
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Mr Khan’s new chessboard
Pakistan’s new premier stands on a giant uncanny chessboard
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The Shibli report on circular debt
Message of the Shibli report is that the whole energy system is supply driven
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Need for revamp and reform
An efficient and accountable police can ensure protection of life, liberty and property
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Human rights in naya Pakistan
Our human rights ministry is hardly in any position to lecture other countries
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Is it really a bad time to be a man?
At least US President Donald Trump seems to think so
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What changes with Modi’s Rafale deal
It forces us to see, that behind the shiny growth indicators for India
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Fair trial for women
Importantly women accused of crimes are especially at-risk of violations of their right to fair trial
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A better Pakistan
I’m not saying it’s fixed because it isn’t and it will not be within my lifetime
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Indo-Pak saga of aggression and terrorism
World needs to fathom the nefarious Indian designs
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8th NFC and myth of fiscal devolution
Fiscal policies of the federation have been at the root of economic crisis in Pakistan
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Recovering the national self
Historic decision by PM Imran Khan to use state houses for other purposes.
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This is an emergency
The son of the Chief Justice of Sindh High Court was kidnapped
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Revitalising the Public Accounts Committee
One of the most powerful committees of parliament is the Public Accounts Committee
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Nuts and bolts of Saudi-CPEC partnership
Govt has indicated potential Saudi interest in oil refinery at the Gwadar port, Reko Diq’s gold and copper mines
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Quality of our academic output
Research output in science from a large number of Pakistani academics is sub-par
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Modi-Doval duo’s Pakistan policy
Modi sees Pakistan with an anti-Muslim prism and this fixation is imperative in his policy towards Pakistan
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Delay defeats justice
The tragedy of our legal system is the sheer scale of the inefficiency existing in our courts
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Survival of the Indus delta
The survival of Indus Delta is dependent on the silt-laden freshwater discharges from the Indus River
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The US challenge to China
A breakdown in the relationship between the two countries would affect about 40 per cent of the global economy
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World Teachers Day
The recruitment of teachers itself is a questionable exercise
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Imran Khan needs plan B on India
Imran’s plan seeking dialogue with India has clearly backfired
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Sindh’s education priorities
Newly-appointed Sindh Education Minister Sardar Shah’s announced he was going to put his daughter in a public school
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Saudi-Pak Alliance with Iran not ignored
Saudi visit increases prospects multi-billion-dollar package from Saudi Arabia
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Unsheltered
PM Imran says street children are our children
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A man called Tareen
Supreme Court rejected Tareen’s appeal against his disqualification, ending his political career
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Demands of democracy
The opposition’s main role is to question the government of the day and hold them accountable to the public
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NSG membership: consensus rule in decision-making
India and Pakistan continue to seek the membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group
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Deconstruction of administrative state
Many are now fascinated by what Donald Trump represents, with multiple books coming out
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What stops civil service reform?
One way would be the legal protection proposed by the caretaker PM Moin Qureshi
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Local governments and the PTI
None of the provinces held local govet elections until they were compelled by SC to do so
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Under the FATF sword
Pakistan is not deficient as far as relevant legislation is concerned
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Asad Umar checks Pakistan into a financial rehab clinic
One cannot expect a drug addict to find a job before he reforms his behaviour
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Bitter pill of education sector reforms
The financial and technical help from INGOs would be crucial for maintaining the education infrastructure
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Proposing Saudi Arabia as CPEC partner
Prime Minister Imran Khan made an important proposal to Saudi Arabia to become part of CPEC















































