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Where are we heading?
The political gridlock may not produce any winners — all may lose.
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Betrayal of Quaid’s vision of Pakistan
What we see today is reverse of “unity, faith & discipline”, where corruption is rewarded & considered privilege.
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Challenge and response
This power handing over and taking over process does not happen overnight. You simply cannot switch off and switch on.
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More power to Sayeeda Warsi
She’s the Tory symbol of diversity and the female gender, and still had the gall to resign for her political beliefs
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Why are so many of us harsh on the PTI?
Imran Khan has built up his image as someone who operates outside the established system, who thrives in doing this
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Drivers of change
We need more champions of education, of literacy, of rational discourse and respectful debate.
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The importance of small-time governance
Governments, these days, are swayed by a potpourri approach with little patience for sorting out the nitty-gritties.
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At the time of independence
We are fighting one another with zero tolerance. Can we call our self, Pakistani?
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Bangladesh — metaphor or allegory?
Almost 45 years after its bloody secession, governing party seems to be heading towards one-party authoritarian system
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Meltdown
“One last question, Mr President, and excuse the brutality of it. Do you think you can last?”
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Why Pakistan wants American forces to stay in Afghanistan
A continued American presence could help mitigate the current strains and help secure the Afghan cooperation we seek.
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Troubles mount for Sharif
It is still early to say whether the government is likely to fail or whether it will pull itself together.
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Afghanistan — the aftermath
When West would understand that a solution to militancy requires dedication to correcting socioeconomic deficits?
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Business unlimited
Despite having world-class products in our markets, Pakistani businessmen are shy of taking risks and re-inventing.
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The elite war
If the situation becomes very violent and unmanageable, the political initiative will shift to the military.
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It’s up to the UN to find a solution to the Gaza crisis
Sons of Zion are well protected by cabal of Western imperialists. It’s the poor Palestinians who need UN protection.
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Can Priyanka save the Congress party?
Priyanka is certainly more charismatic and better-spoken than Rahul is and will be better for the party at this point.
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Treating IDPs as the nation’s heroes
Taking care of displaced families is not responsibility of state alone. It is binding upon each and every Pakistani
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Masters of Mayhem
Either the democratic project is about to go for a towering 6; or, we are going to see display of political evolution
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Why Pakistan needs to consider solar energy
Using solar energy to power homes will abet demand reduction for grid power, which has been growing exponentially
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Look up in the sky
For now however we are fixated with our huge egos, our petty interests and even pettier fights.
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Reforming Pakistani politics
Imran can seek concessions, formalised agreement from all political players of a new blueprint for a political system
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The truth shall set you free
Order the vote audit, demonstrate there is more than one leader fighting for establishment of truly democratic nation.
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Millennium Development Goals 2030
The selection of goals and targets for 2030 needs to be more focused than they were for 2015.
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Geopolitics, Libya and Palestine
The kidney tourism apart, the Libya of yesterday was certainly a thousand times better than the one bleeding today.
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Lagging prospects of human development
The need to give priority to human development concerns still remains on the back burner of national priorities.
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A Pakistani QB VII?
Even if former CJ wins the case, in process he would damage his own reputation & that of institution he presided over.
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Bad optics
It is good to see that opposition parties in parliament today are on democracy’s side.
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Extraordinary Pakistanis — V
This is a story about a 17-year-old boy flying around the world in 30 days to raise money for schools in Pakistan.
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Unbearable
The reality of all this horror is censored and unseen by a world that would rather not look.
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Policing public rallies — a professional approach
The government will do well to ensure that policing decisions during the rally are professional, not political.
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Asia-Pacific must unlock fiscal space to drive growth
Creating fiscal space for countercyclical spending can help developing countries implement G-20 global growth compact.
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The geopolitics of Gaza
3rd phase of Arab Spring is currently playing out with Saudi Arabia & Egypt squeezing out forces of upheaval in region
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Pitfalls on the way to D-Chowk
The D-Chowk is in no shape — physically, that is — to serve as the PTI’s Tahrir Square. It is all dug up.
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An uncertain political future
In the evolving confrontational and uncompromising political positions we shouldn’t rule out political violence.
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Leadership on the wrong course
If Pakistan is to be put on path to stability, then leaderships of govt & opposition need to revisit their policies.
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Travails of Afghanistan’s politics and security
Reportedly Pakistan has been pleading with Americans to re-evaluate their withdrawal plans.
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Time for Pakistan to wake up to climate change
Our natural resources are dying due to negligence by policy-makers, poor capacity of the state to deal with the issue.
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White flags for them, green for us
Minorities are central to the idea of Pakistan, white fused with green. But the white is bleeding out.
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Control your emotions
Please understand though that not being at the mercy of your emotions is very different from not feeling anything.
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One more development bank
The establishment of the Fortaleza twins reflects the sharply different interests of the BRICS group of countries.
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The story of the markhor
Now is the time for people of Pakistan to take inspiration from the magnificent markhor.
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Not enough anger
If we can shout on what is happening in Gaza,why can we not do the same for atrocities being committed in our country?
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When numbers predict the course of events…
I added 7 to one making 8 and added the 8 to 71 … making 79 … the year ZA Bhutto was hanged.
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Natwar Singh, the rebel
Natwar's book makes the apparently outrageous allegation that Sonia Gandhi was too afraid to become premier.
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The Centre cannot hold
For the centre to hold, morality has to return to this land.
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Killing the Children
Bureaucratic, distant language when describing persecution is hypocritical & cowardly when used for Gaza or Gujranwala
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‘And they got horrifically bloodthirsty’
Our exploitation of religion is so blatant that killing children without provocation is justified in name of religion.
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Can the government survive?
If government fails, the solution will fall in the purview of army and it’s for the army to act in the best interest.
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A leaderless nation
Bringing in the army to deal with political opponents is bound to boomerang with dangerous consequences.