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Towards a counter-cultural education
Humans are distinguishable from other animals by their self-consciousness or awareness of conscious
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Structural imbalances
Amid political chatter, delve into systemic misconfigurations impacting national well-being
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Speculative thinking and the future
Stability in thought, cognitive dissonance and unsustainable future are agenda of today’s writing
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Global youth solidarity
World Youth Festival: global platform for youth leaders to discuss democracy, imperialism, and emerging trends
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In the heart of solidarity
People of Kashmir have fought through years of oppression, barbarity and negation of their identity
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Pathways to development — where Pakistan stands
Post elections important issue facing new government will be reviving Pakistan’s economy, raising living standards
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Embracing bicycling in the capital city
Earnest call to reimagine Islamabad’s urban landscape in face of rising environmental , daily commutation challenges
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A green energy transition is not intrinsically a win-win for all
More equitable mechanisms must be created to move the world toward a net-zero future
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The ball is in the court of the politicians
Gallup survey shows 99% of people think present caretaker government is corrupt
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Will elections change anything?
Money and politics make a deadly combination
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A citizen’s economic manifesto
Pakistan’s economy is in dire straits, with overburdened, bleeding population, it needs urgent surgical repair
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Jewish terrorism
Law of Return basically says that any Jew has right to relocate to Israel and acquire Israeli citizenship
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How elections can shape the future
Credibility gap lends greater weight to ensuring neutrality, fidelity of election process
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Academic writing
In essay writing, impersonal style should be employed to maintain formal decorum
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Life is meaningless sans purpose
Meanings are at core of our experience and also at core of whatever we do
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Navigating the challenges of girls’ education in Pakistan
Significant obstacle to women’s education is early marriage, as 21 per cent of girls get married before turning 18
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How to detect conspiracy theories
Some fallacies tend to gain circulation especially if their formation is influenced by events that are real
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Pakistan’s inter-provincial water conflicts
Pakistan is facing worst form of water crisis because of environmental factors like global warming, melting glaciers
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Tackling segregation
Equipped with more knowledge and global awareness, we can, and should, do better
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Concerted efforts needed to fix persistent national issues
Our political history testifies fact that no efforts aimed at sidelining political leadership have ever worked
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Tennis: our lost glory
The present tennis landscape in Pakistan presents a dismal picture
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Pakistan’s Afghan conundrum and China’s move
China seems to have taken a more pragmatic stance and is willing to work with the Taliban government
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Commitment to progressive policies
Bilawal, inheriting the political legacy of his mother and grandfather, emerges as a key figure in politics
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The coming climate catastrophe
Each of the previous eight years was already among the eight warmest ever observed
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Uzbekistan policies show the way to developing world
Uzbek leader’s campaign worked given Chinese enterprises with investment participation were second largest in country
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Has the bell for democracy already tolled in Pakistan?
Civilian governments in Pakistan have not been rising on shoulders of public power but borrowed power from military
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Civilian supremacy’s last chance for a generation
Khan and his supporters have shown extraordinary courage in the face of brutal state repression
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Boredom and the quest for novelty
When one feels disconnected from one’s routine activities, boredom signals need for change
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Megathreats — a call for action
Failure of governance one common cause: an institutional fragility arising from internal distortions, elite capture
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TTP’s new strategy
TTP is trying to forge bond between Baloch, Pashtun population, thus pitching them against military, LEAs
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Burden of choice
Ruler you choose will decide how country handles its myriad economic crises, pace of reforms
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Political parties lack democracy within
People of Pakistan wait to see functioning parliament, judiciary untangled from political cases
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The concept of hedging: lessons for Pakistan
Pakistan has thus far managed to avert the danger of putting all the eggs in one basket
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Pakistan will lose again
Pakistan has two classes of citizens: the oppressors and the oppressed
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Elections: consolidative, restorative or transformative?
It is satisfying enough that elections will be held resolving muddle that Pakistan has been in for last two years
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Geopolitics and the lens of history
2008 global economic crisis has been historical, it's an indicator of erosion of West’s dominance in global affairs
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Free and fair polls will help save the republic
It is mandatory in any constitutional decorum to uphold the rule of law, ensure transparent, credible ballot
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Hamas — created, indoctrinated and armed by Israel
Before flattening of the Gaza project, Israel had turned Gaza into an open air prison
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Revisionist Iran’s military capability and implications
Iran’s use, export of its drones, missiles, its desire to acquire nuclear capability is worrisome for West Plus
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The man behind today’s dirty politics
Instead of focusing on policies and solutions, there are those who engage in tarnishing the reputation of opponents
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A rights-based approach to resilience in Pakistan
Pakistan is 11th highest disaster risk-prone country out of 193
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Elections can be a vehicle for change
Country created 76 years ago through historic democratic movement has been unable to fully assimilate democratic norms
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Let there be light!
As general elections get closer current economic, political standing of our motherland remains dismal to say least
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Need to change the system
System based on transparency, merit and equality prevents people from becoming autocratic, cruel ,corrupt
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India exporting terrorism to NATO member states
Indian government has been unleashing brutal state power to crush political dissent
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Counter-errorism
Following APS tragedy, all stakeholders put their heads together, chalked out comprehensive anti-terrorism strategy
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Books for the rich
Reading in Pakistan is viewed as luxury or hobby, not something that is necessary part of intellectual development
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Reclaiming the lost heritage of Ram Temple
Four months ahead of general elections, inauguration of Ram Temple will be used by Modi to seek third term as PM
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Bacha Khan: restitution and expiation
Unlearning from history condemns one to repeated commission of its mistakes
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On voting
Democracy is not working for Pakistan; it never did and it will not for next 50 years