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The rediscovery of India-Pakistan
Indians and Pakistanis view each other unfavourably, but the Pakistani sentiment is “more intense”.
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Mindless cooperation
There will always be people like Terry Jones, but Muslims must stop painting themselves as victims of rest of humanity
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Blinded by guilt
Laliani's gang of 4 conspired against the Sikh during partition, wracked by guilt of their crime, they died in misery.
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Free speech or provocation?
Free speech is great but if it results in environment demonising community, renders it unsafe, it must be revisited.
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And now the bad news
Strengthening people's institutions is more important than institutions of state, no matter how consultative they are.
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Freedom of expression: where can we draw the line?
In view of financial losses, it would at least make business sense for YouTube/Google to revise their rules, policy.
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Of free speech and mobs
There will always be people like the LA filmmaker, but protesters need to be told they can't loot, arson and riot.
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Cloud Cuckooland
Pakistan has become a Cloud Cuckooland where reason and rational are termed conspiracy, responded through rage.
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A time for introspection
Before crying hoarse about how world treats them, Muslims need to introspect about how they treat women, non-Muslims.
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Age of reason?
While the West lands rovers on Mars, Muslim contributions to science have reduced, losing ground to anti-rationalists.
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India’s judiciary and parliament
It's been found that the mistrusted executive lets judiciary be a arbiter as at times its not sure which path to take.
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On Pakistan and Iran relations
Not only are Pakistan and Iran on opposite sides, their proxies are also pitted directly against the other’s.
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Innovation is the answer for Pakistan
If we harness our potential & utilise opportunity of our times, specific problems can be overcome through innovation.
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Keeping the people away from LG legislation
Reducing women quota in local government from 33% to 10% would impact women rights, health, education in K-P.
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A gross editorial misjudgment
Decision to first reveal Rimsha's name, later unveil her face without realising consequences is one of those blunders.
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Some chutzpah!
Playing Israeli card to perfection, Netanyahu makes no effort to disguise his deep misgivings about Obama’s politics.
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How banks make money — off you and me
Customers deposit their money which the bank lends out many times over, in many times its value.
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‘Vishvas’: A word that threatens Pakistan
Iran also has its soft power over Pakistan, but with India, the linguistic co-extension bothers Pakistani ideologue.
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We need (some) quangos
Pakistan will never progress if everything is left to the government; people must take responsibility, get involved.
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A woman’s clothing is her own business
First lady positioning hijab with better motherhood, family life put women not wearing it in uncomfortable situation.
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The IMF’s impact in developing countries
IMF loans are usually short term, given when countries are in distress thus ill-equipped to afford belt-tightening.
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How would you like your lamb?
Wouldn’t you wonder that if sheep were indeed healthy, then why would Bahrain not take delivery of the animals?
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Law and Order
Modern systems allow police, prosecution to decide who to arrest, release, put to trial. Here, judiciary decides that.
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Saving the most vulnerable lives
We need a national initiative to prevent the deaths of mothers and newborns.
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Filling the gaps created by the state
There is an urgent need to of address the problems of crime, corruption and an ineffective justice system.
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Tunnels
There were no tunnels of any considerable length built by the Mughals. They lacked the capacity of tunnel engineering.
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Changing policy thinking
Markets must be embedded in sound regulatory institutional structures; public spending must be underpinned.
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Know thy neighbour
India and Pakistan need to understand how policymaking process works across the border.
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Art of killing without a trace
Our history is replete with instances where leaders have died in mysterious circumstances but no trace of killers.
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See you in court
Aggressive legal action, noise from media in India have led to softening laws on freedom of speech, expression.
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Why are the people silent?
There is the odd protest, but it is never against issues that strike at the very core of our constitution.
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Saving Shahida
Shahida was locked in a room & repeatedly raped by men that Anila procured with the help of her brother, a known pimp.
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Fires and shrinking exit doors
Like Bangladesh, the military believes it can control situation in Balochistan by varying the intensities of violence.
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Change is needed
Why continue the masquerade of parliamentary system, move instead to the presidential system.
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Balochistan — ballot or the bullet?
Without addressing fundamental, structural flaws of election, subsequent democratic process would fail to bring peace.
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Everyone can have money: enough and legitimately
Germany’s public banks are a model worth adopting or adapting by the World Bank/IMF, impoverished countries like ours.
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Our poor factory workers
I have no reason to be optimistic till workers are made stakeholders in industry, labour policies, factory affairs.
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The Karachi fire and after
Though responsibility lies with factory management, it was victim of goods pilferage by workers, extortion threats.
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Let’s get lowbrow
The new national manufacturing policy aims to create employment for 100 million, back to basics — the factory floor.
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Lures of the parliamentary system
Our political parties, leaders commit to parliamentary system, but willingly submit to authority of individual.
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Elmo didn’t do it, it was the Cookie Monster!
The “Sim Sim Hamara” alleged corruption case, USAID denies being “in a position to determine if fraud was committed.”
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Punjab’s economic performance
Dismal record of PML-N in government in Punjab creates doubts about future promises being made by PML-N in opposition.
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A horrific fire; a fake (?) interview
I don’t believe a word of Afridi's interview. Fox is lying until it provides proof that it did.
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Can elections be transformational?
People expect that a sincere, serious attempt will be made by incoming leadership to tackle challenges facing country.
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Visa to India
The question of processing time, scrutiny and general hassles will determine the efficacy of the new visa regime.
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Neither hawk nor dove
Responsible political leaders must be prepared for conflict, but aim for victory without war.
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Is hiring children as domestic workers okay?
We need a zero tolerance approach towards children under the age of 14 being subjected to work.
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Shakil Afridi: still guilty
Essentially, Afridi did it for the money. For that, some punishment is in order.
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Caricatures and fake dissent
Trivedi’s toons have to be judged by political standards, he does not caricature national symbols, but subverts...
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Born to kill
Pacha Khan Zadran insists that there would only be peace once every single Haqqani and Taliban is killed.