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Less poor but no richer
Happiness is in short supply these days
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Imitating Melania Trump
Gigi Hadid got roasted for her imitation of Melania Trump at the recent American Music Awards
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Amendments to Christian marriage laws
The Christian Marriage Act 1872 and the Divorce Act 1869 are now likely to be amended
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Hillary’s Achilles heel
She was persistently hounded by recurring allegations of misconduct with a private email server
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The Sharif exit
With General Sharif’s honourable exit, Pakistan achieves another milestone
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Not all those who wander are lost
I find travelling to far off places with strange sounding names devastatingly romantic
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A Pakistani in an American Church in Trump’s era
America has faced a rash of hate crimes and acts of intimidation since the election of Donald Trump on November 8
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Dialogue not brinkmanship
Both US and India feel very uneasy by the broad based and deep relationship of Pakistan with China
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Campus: isolate or integrate?
Fear of the outsider and construction of high walls is the fad these days
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Gwadar augurs new history
Gwadar is a warm-water, deep-sea port situated on the Arabian Sea
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Children in street situations
Children of the streets are children who do not have a place to go in the evening
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Fundamental improvements required in our police force
If there is no incentive for good work, any set-up is likely to implode like a house of cards
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Climate change: an early Trump casualty
How will the world react if the US pulled out of the Paris accord?
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Language, leaders and virtue
The foul language used by politicians signals that we are sending wrong people to parliaments
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Self versus national interest
Despite the poor work done by the PTI’s legal team, we are seeing a number of new facts coming to light
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Rise and fall of civilisations
Ever since Ibn-e-Khaldun laid the foundations, rise & fall of civilisations has been favourite theme among historians
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Turn fear into strength
Trump’s first speech after becoming the president was different from what he had been saying in his election campaigns
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Celebrating Universal Children’s Day
Pakistan should take on way towards creation of environment for children that is in line with international standards
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Taking a ‘grip’ of things
Opposition is terrified of Modi, with some parties excepted, meaning demonetisation has not itself been opposed so far
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Net Positive
The extension or appointment of the army chief in the next few days spells a win-win for the system
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In pursuit of peace
Foreign office mandarins are trained to safeguard as well as promote the national interests of their countries
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Why she lost the poor America
Strangely, it isn’t Donald Trump’s radical victory that surprised me
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Institutionalised degradation of the blind
Let us examine how we are protecting and promoting rights of this highly vulnerable segment of society
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The making of Trump’s America
America will not be a white-majority country for much longer
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A wild margin of error
Much to the chagrin of the three Ps: pollsters, pundits and politicians — Donald Trump is President-elect of the US
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Democrats in disarray
The world is still reeling from Trump having become the president-elect of the most powerful country in the world
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Who is responsible?
The recent brawl between a lady reporter of a TV channel and an FC constable was further amplified by mass media
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Deep challenges for Trump in the region
Pakistan is important for US to counter terrorism, stabilising Afghanistan, consolidating its position in Central Asia
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The tales of politics and science
Accountability is a talk of the town in Pakistan, shouldn’t we also pose fresh questions to the Prime Minister?
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Finding spaces
Anew pizza joint opened in the city last week, one of a global chain and nothing remarkable in that you may think
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Demonetisation: Yes and No
The emphasis of Modi’s speech was on the need to tackle black money and fumigate the economy
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My struggle with clinical depression
'I worry more about appearing perfect in front of others rather than my actual happiness,' shares Ali Awan
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What’s happening in the West?
Increasingly, elections in western democracies are being decided on demographics
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Sharbat case: from across border
For most Afghans, Sharbat Gula symbolises the sufferings and hardships their nation has gone through since 1979
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Four years of Trump
Pakistanis and much of the world have reacted with a mixture of fear and confusion to Trump’s victory
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Popular democracy, unpopular leader
The most serious weakness in democracy is that its “democratic” ways can be used to destroy the spirit of democracy
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Turkey, the dependable ally
Relations between Pakistan and Turkey could be the envy of many countries
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Four years of Trump: What Pakistan and the global community should fear
Most Pakistanis, and much of the world, have reacted with a mixture of fear and confusion to Trump’s victory
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The power of the people
The challenges faced by so many people are real, and the road ahead is uncertain and full of anxiety
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An issue no one’s discussing
India is confronted with question of constitutionality of triple talaq as a mode of dissolution of Muslim marriages
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Mind your language
Hardly a day goes by when we do not hear politicians hurling invectives at each other
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Shall we tell the governor?
Ishratul Ebad reigned 14 years; a distinction better suited to warlords than doctors from Dow Medical
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Dealing with Trump’s America
There isn’t any part of the world that will not feel the impact of Trump’s occupancy of the White House
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How America got Trumped
American voters shocked the world when they elected Donald Trump to be their 45th President on November 8
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The danger within
Trump’s victory has clearly shown how academia has become increasingly out of touch with the people
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A bill for journalists
The government is considering to pass a bill for the safety and protection of journalists
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It’s not about the glass ceiling
Sanders attempted to bridge the divide, Trump sought to capitalise on it and Clinton blithely ignored it
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Trump’s presidency and women
Strangely when demagoguery sets in, women everywhere are the first to pay for it
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A victory that led to riots
The first task of a man who wants to make America great is to smash the IS
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Conveyance ambitions: a perspective
The Indian government seems to be keen on spending money for the transport of the rich