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An overhaul of the US nuclear enterprise
No amount of money will solve the US ICBM’s main problem of being a thing of the past
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Foreign policy dilemmas
Pakistan must strengthen its diplomatic interaction with states other than India to strengthen its diplomatic clout
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Inspiring the creative efforts of authors
Fortunately, visitors can still be seen at galleries in Karachi and Lahore and people still buy and read books
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BJP’s needless posturing
India is not strong enough to muscle its way over Pakistan because BJP has made the sub-continent nuclear battleground
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Today in Islamabad
Khan will stand on that container and look down at thousands and thousands of people beneath a sea of party flags
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Buying our kids future cheap
Government and opposition do want to rid this country of polio; that is not in any doubt. Do they want it bad enough?
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The BITs bit at the other SAARC
The bit discussed about BITs at the People’s Saarc related to investor state dispute settlement mechanisms
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Did Malala deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?
I stand up for Malala and the women and girls of Pakistan. I stand up for Salam and the minorities in Pakistan
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For the love of the Baggy Green
Aussies can be brutal individuals on field, not giving an inch, but after the Hughes tragedy, they have broken down
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Reforms in the education sector
Fixing education is no quantum physics — an integrated policy will bear fruit earlier than expected
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The politics of the Afghan war
Will this re-found congruence with the Americans be long term? Only time will tell
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Fostering a sound value system
Schooling is not just about teaching various subjects; it should also focus on holistic development of the student
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63 not out forever
Just like his incomplete knock, Hughes has gone leaving behind an incomplete career
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Afghanistan and us
The ICG exhibits a usual lack of reflexivity by confining the onus of responsibility to Pakistan
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Now what, Mr Khan?
For all who have supported PTI’s, it is painful to watch this party unravel, one speech-filled day at a time
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Disappointment at Kathmandu!
Both Pakistan and India have to grow up and act in mature fashion, not merely strike attitude
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Our ideological education
Truth is that ‘ideology’ of Pakistan being stringently preserved in universities, clearly etched in students' minds
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Revolution, episode 318
The revolution set to reach its umpteenth climax is no more real than the soapy mirror it derives legitimacy from
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Tackling violence against women
As a longstanding partner of Pakistan, UK is committed to working for gender equality, women’s empowerment in Pakistan
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Protecting the economic skies
PM’s Czar for Aviation will only get success for Pakistan if he gets his senior management of the CAA and PIA right
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Pakistan-Iran relations
The poor state of the road from Quetta to the Sistan border underscores Iran’s marginal relevance for Pakistan
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Franchising public universities
Where are we heading? Indeed, we are heading towards moral and institutional collapse
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Afghanistan — under gloom and optimism
Pakistan, as usual, remained at the receiving end, particularly by some US and mostly Afghan experts and ex-officials
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When (if ever) is media censorship justifiable?
Censorship can be disadvantageous or beneficial, depending on the context in which its taking place
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The war of nerves
One hopes that on November 30, the two sides would abide by their respective pledges to remain within the legal space
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Managing a difficult relationship
In the longer term, interests of both countries are best served by normalising the relationship, not by rupturing it
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Grappling with sectarian intolerance
Sectarianism in Pakistan escalated due to the proxy conflict between Saudi Arabia and post-revolution Iran
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Our problem, too
Pharmaceutical sector needs to protect its own long-term interests, pressurise those named in the report to shape up
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Partnering to end violence against women
Our collective efforts are needed to achieve profound and lasting change around the world
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In the name of religion
If govt wants to show its seriousness to protect minorities, it must eliminate violence in the name of religion
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Reading the Chairman
Half a century later, Bhutto’s writings continue to foreshadow the future. It may be time PPP stops pointing to past
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Addiction and self-prescription
When we become our own doctors, who’s going to stop us from popping pills?
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Promises made to Kashmir
The powers given to the Indian armed forces to kill on suspicion are too sweeping for a democratic country
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Pakistan’s 4,000 half-a-million-dollars-a-year families
In Pakistan’s nearly 4,000 households have more than half a per cent of the total national income
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Our maligned heroes
For those who like to deny that Pakistan has a poor human rights record Mukhtara Mai will remain a thorn in their side
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Contending with the IS threat in Pakistan
We must ensure that funds from IS does not purchase new adherents for itself or its fraternal extremist organisations
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Noor… and the search for the lake of fairies
There were no cornball cliches. Not a single person appeared flustered or ill at ease in front of the camera
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Understanding the Patels of America
Even illegal Patels in US are an asset because they keep to themselves, their community; is not a nuisance to state
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Analysis of the ongoing military operation
As much as Pakistan has gained in NWA militarily, it has, at the same time, lost goodwill & confidence of the tribals
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Hush…
For there is comfort in silence; solace in delicious lies; a certain lightness in numbing effect of serene delusion
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The times they ain’t a’changing…
Crimes committed in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in the name of democracy tempered with religiosity are multiple
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The literacy imperative
It’s not an injection of billions of dollars that will change Pakistan's fortunes, but an overall increase in...
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The HEC: turning ‘scholars’ into ‘slaves’
The HEC needs to treat scholars as its ambassadors and stop penalising them unnecessarily
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The Iron Brothers
We must not embarrass our Chinese friends by overstretching demands that might one day amount to ransoming the country
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Flight of fancy
Growth of air travel, proliferation of airlines, marked competition have led to a commoditisation of the experience
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Honouring a women’s rights activist
We shouldn't forget that Mumtaz dedicated more than 3 decades of her life to fighting for women’s rights in Pakistan
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A short history of polio
No child should suffer from a virus that is easily preventable, but for this to happen everyone must work together
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Unequal before the law
Replace Palestinians with Pakistan’s minority, Israel with Pakistan & you'll see similar injustice, persecution trends
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Curiouser and curiouser
If anything, Aziz's statement will reignite fears that we have favourites among the brutes, for that is what they are
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Stuck in the middle
By national standards, we have all the accoutrements of the middle class

















































