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Unabating violence in Balochistan
The ethnic-based conflict in Balochistan has kept the province volatile
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Imran Khan, the Patriot
This image would certainly help Imran to pursue his foreign policy towards India
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Crying for Karachi
Karachi pays the lion’s share of the country’s tax revenues and yet a trickle of what is collected is given back
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Imran Khan’s political rise: The context
The Turkish, Bangladeshi and Egyptian examples have many lessons for Imran Khan as he begins to run Pakistan
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She said, he said
As long as Khan delivers whatever he delivers, would that justify how he climbed up the ladder of power?
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Do optimists live longer?
Experts at the Mayo Clinic in the US State of Minnesota suggested that optimists somehow live longer
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A not so pluralistic India
86% of those dead in cow-related violence since 2010 are Muslims and 97% of the attacks took place after 2014
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Khan Sahib where are the women?
Pakistanis will not see their First Lady stand beside her husband when he takes the oath of prime minister
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Signs of Hope
Over 11,600 candidates vied for 849 national and provincial assembly seats
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CPEC: a reality, not a romance
CPEC is one of the six economic corridors envisioned under the One Belt One Road initiative for closer economic ties
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The Illusion of change
17 million people voted for PTI did so believing that their vote would shake the corrupt status quo
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Imran’s vision of Pakistan
Imran Khan envisions Pakistan as a humanitarian state in first speech
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A sad Umar!
The principal shareholder in the International Monetary Fund, the US, is out to dictate its terms vis-à-vis CPEC
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A revolutionary foreign policy
US would discourage any IMF bailout for Pakistan that benefits its Chinese creditors, says Pompeo
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Elections 2018: consequences of a single narrative
Successive negative storylines related to the elections have continued to appear all along during election campaigning
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Fixing our public institutions
Pakistan has now undergone a third round of consecutive democratically held elections
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Being Pakistani is not singular
Raza Rumi has published yet another book called, Being Pakistani
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What happened on the Election Day?
PPP has claimed that there was no point because the ballot boxes were rigged and not the forms
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The Where-the-hell-are-we tribe
There are a bunch of characters so used to being on seats of influence that they now find themselves unseated
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Western media’s bellyache with Imran Khan’s rise
Pakistan is described in a grim manner as an 'Islamic Republic with nuclear weapons'
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Foreign policy challenges and opportunities for the new govt
With the most seats in the NA, PTI is likely to form the government at the Centre as well as in K-P and Punjab
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Are Imran Khan’s policy goals realisable?
Imran Khan’s acceptance speech was laudable from many angles
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The cynicism of change
The subtle yet evident cynicism hidden in Imran Khan’s historic win remains a matter of much debate
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Vote for change
It has been an epic struggle in the political history of Pakistan, leading to the victory of PTI in the 2018 elections
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The winds of change
After 22 years of struggle Imran Khan has decisively reached the summit of Pakistan’s political mountain
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Start of Imran’s Innings
Imran Khan’s extempore victory speech marked an impressive start to his innings
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Hepatitis and blood transfusion safety
Hepatitis is a major public health challenge that requires urgent attention and response
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Building trust
The concept of trust, in the institutions, is what we need in post-elections Pakistan
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An open letter to Imran Khan
The following measures may bring Imran's dream of ‘new Pakistan’ closer to reality
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It’s the moolah, stupid!
Power begets money and money, in turn, gives rise to the urge to grab power
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A special FIA ‘welcome’
Immigration officers need to be trained for serving the public
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Islamabad’s worldview under Imran Khan
Imran Khan expresses the wish to see better relations with India
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Dangers to secularism in India
Assauddin Owaisi has demanded that there should be reservation for Muslims in the armed forces
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A new beginning
This is the third peaceful transfer of power in Pakistan and the third party in three elections to rule at the Centre
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Politicos and philanthropy
mran Khan founded the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, in 1994
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Elections 2018: A great leap forward
It is the third time on the trot that a government has been elected in a relatively free and fair countrywide election
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Credit goes to the ‘voters’
Pakistani ‘voters’ never bring back the incumbents
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Pakistan’s water economy: getting the balance right
Pakistan has had water crises as more than one-third of the water resources have origins outside of the country
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After the victory speech...
The victory speech of Imran Khan has generated immense positive response from all the quarters
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How to heal a nation
Imran Khan is slated to be the next prime minister of Pakistan
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A resounding victory for Khan
It’s a hung parliament with a new Prime Minister
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Decimation of the left
We see leftist political parties become so marginalised, while those on the right have risen
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Performance counts
It is clear from the trends that the incumbent provincial governments have returned to power
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Will democracy follow?
We must also hold Imran Khan accountable if PM-select becomes PM-elect
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ICC in Palestine
Scale of the Israeli crimes in Palestine can be judged merely by the number of Palestinians killed and displaced
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How to best deal with water shortage
Experts say that population growth and urbanisation are the main reasons behind the impending water crisis
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The price of democracy
Democracy has remained a target of military dictatorships, monarchies and worst of all totalitarian regimes
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Measures to transform Pakistan
A country needs to be anchored on principles, on a framework that is based on the rule of law and constitutionalism
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Making ADR work for women
Pakistan’s judicial system is overstretched beyond capacity and the burgeoning population is compounding this
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Elections like never before
One thing that gives a distinctive character to voting this time is its unpredictability














































