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A change in name, while all else remains the same
Renaming cities is an easy way for political parties in India to dominate the news
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The loser of Panama
As long as outrage over Panama Leaks keeps revolving around 'Get Nawaz' campaign, it will remain a politicised...
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Dirty policing
There is a widespread acceptance that the police forces across the country are corrupt and inept
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A polarised world
How would you respond if told that the world is still unipolar and yet there is immense polarisation in the world?
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More than half empty
A major reason behind the fall in exports is said to be the absence of an enabling environment for businesses
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Girl from The Second Floor: a year later
Sabeen apparently very famously said, “I think therefore I am dangerous”
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No more a game of glorious uncertainties
Waqar Younis: “It's funny how everybody considers honesty a virtue, yet no one wants to hear the truth”
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As negotiations begin to fade
The history of reconciliation initiatives over the past few years, have been a monumental exercise in self-deception
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Need we fear Sanders’ trade vision?
The primary race for the Democratic contender for the US presidential elections is becoming increasingly intense
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Digital solutions and women participation
Pakistani women have an important role at the household and subsistence economic level
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Legalising deceit
The Pakistani Constitution allows citizens to concurrently contest elections on multiple seats
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Ethics in law enforcement
How can a police officer who carries little respect for ethical and moral values, be a true custodian of human rights?
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Gender predilection in a patriarchal society
Men head the family, get shares in property and provide old age security for parents
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The legend of Taher Shah
The self-proclaimed singer-writer-director-composer Taher Shah is a phenomenon that is beyond human grasp
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Getting greased in K-Town
"This is a level up from the usual burger crowd – some of them look almost hipster!"
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The scent of death
There are whispers about the possibility of an internal political arrangement within the PML-N
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A false depiction of Pakistan
What happens when an ex-American model visits Pakistan to attend a fashion week, but ends up at the Red Mosque?
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CPEC: paradoxical approaches
Has the government allocated enough funds for the public schools to disincentivise private madrassa education?
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Till the field with dignity
The number of universities keeps increasing in Pakistan; yet the number of our unemployed youth continues to grow
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India after Modi’s Saudi offensive
Modi, a mass-murderer, was conferred with the highest honour in KSA, a country that claims leadership of Muslim world
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Developing soft power
Soft power is more than mere persuasion. Different countries use soft power in different ways
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No time for the poor
How the govt calculated, without a census, a third of the country is below the poverty line, will remain a mystery
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Another commission
Why does the State turn time and again to its judicial arm for what are essentially soul-searching exercises?
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K-P improves on key educational indicators
The K-P govt has improved the quality of teaching in govt schools and created a better environment for learning
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Chandrawati’s Lahore
What really draws us to a city like Lahore?
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Lose your soul to Panama
What a beautiful thing the law is: evading taxes is illegal, avoiding taxes is not
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More inclusive poverty line: a bold and historic decision
There can be little argument that Pakistan is a different country today than it was in 2001, with a decline in poverty
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Using technology for understanding the economy
A census would reveal that more than 50 per cent of the population now lives in the country’s cities and towns
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Being your own best friend
More you analyse yourself, the more you are able to put things in perspective. Then you can address your inner turmoil
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The Road to Raiwind
The demand to bring in experts who investigate white collar crime is a good one
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Why did no one see it coming?
Many leading economists have called for radical changes to bring economic theory into closer contact with reality
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The outcome is no longer certain
Israelis are desperately looking for a US leader who can once again call the shots
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Prohibition and morality
Today, it is possible for the Indian tourist to drink legally in Pakistan but not in Gujarat, which I find remarkable
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No country for rich people
We have now entered an age when whistle-blowers, at great risk to themselves, make confidential information public
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Sound and fury
If FIA, NAB and police were performing their duties, there would be no need for commissions and media trials
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Down the democratic path?
Our democratic prime minister ranks amongst the 12 world leaders who have made it to the Panama list
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The bigger picture
Pakistan came into existence in a state of trauma. The talk of the day after tomorrow seemed meaningless
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Should the PM resign?
The question isn’t whether PM should resign or not, but whether the country is in a position to afford such a shake-up
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Open and shut case
Tax evasion is a crime. Tax avoidance is not. It is legitimate.
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All roads lead to Punjab
Unlike Sindh, it’s not the parties there that kept militant wings, but militant wings that kept a hold on politics
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The state’s withdrawal from public welfare
The withdrawal of the Pakistani state from public welfare has also encouraged non-state welfare, linked with terrorism
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Can Punjab’s farmers be made progressive?
Trying to boost agricultural development in Punjab is particularly significant given that it is most populous province
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Amidst the darkness, a defiant resolve
A defiant and indissoluble resolve is growing amongst us to counter the monster we let silently breed
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A question of mindsets
Future of the world will depend on which worldview prevails: Hellenic-cum-Confucian or the religious fundamentalist?
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Pakistan’s digital ascent
Think of the power of e-learning in places where madrassas or substandard government schools fill the vacuum
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Why the hullaballoo now?
Kleptocrats — that’s what we call those why use political power to steal Pakistan’s resources
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Bungee jumping
Bungee jumping has never really taken off in Pakistan — maybe in a metaphorical sense it has been around for a while
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Bollywood or not?
Pakistan needs to make up its mind about whether it wants Bollywood
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Impulse or immaturity?
Is stability overrated or is it impulse which is overrated?
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Stop neglecting everyday disasters
Everyday disasters have a higher fatality rate than mega-disasters