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Can K-P be a role model in good governance?
CM must make sure that he is not bogged down in political squabbles with the federal government and other institutions
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Stoking the ashes
Bhutto was enmeshed as the main character who had used the Federal Security Force to eliminate his political rival
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Writer, punctuation and style
The prime function of punctuation is to crystallise structural uncertainties in a text
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Pakistan, Afghanistan impasse
The Afghan Taliban confirmed the strikes even before Pakistan released a statement
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Will AI benefit humanity or destroy it?
Sam Altman, the founder of OpenAI, is convinced that AI is the only recent development worth paying attention to
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Fall of religio-political parties in Feb 8 vote
PTI gave a significant blow to the electoral prospects of Islamist parties
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Energy crisis in Pakistan
The crisis results from a gap between energy supplies and demand in the country
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Can we stay out of space?
This has been the debate between these two sides ever since Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on surface of moon
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Putin reelected president; will Biden survive?
People of Russia consider Putin as the great defender of Russia’s national interests
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Shamed, slaughtered and silenced
International relations should not be solely influenced by emotions
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US-dominated and priority-less Pakistan
Speaking of priority, Lu told us exactly how Pakistan prioritises things
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Expediting justice through online dispute resolution
Currently, there are no legislations pertaining to ODR in Pakistan but ADR has gained policy traction
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Unbearable lightness of being
The constitution of 56 is no longer with us but even so, it changed the country’s status from a dominion to a republic
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Back to square one with strained neighbourhood?
It is not about a small group like TTP but of a destabilisation campaign designed to keep the country on tenterhooks
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Individuals and conflict resolution
Second such episode would occur during the Kargil Crisis
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The triumph of Moditva
Modi has distorted the Indian polity into a very illiberal form of democracy
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Inherent flaws in political systems of Pakistan and Bangladesh
Similar provision exists in Article 51(6e) mandating the allocation of the 10 reserved seats for non-Muslims
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Concerted efforts needed in Asia-Pacific to protect resources
Water and forests are two of Mother Nature’s children
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Pakistan’s airstrikes in Afghanistan — the aftermath
Urgency and seriousness of the matter demands situational appreciation, policy formulation and implementation
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Beware of con-artists on social media
This is the finer aspect of cyber criminality, and there are tales to register in every nook and corner of the world
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Star and crescent
Government does not reflect the people, which is what should happen in a democracy with whatever extent of genuineness
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How Pakistan can beat the heat and save the planet
Study projects that by 2050, Pakistan could experience more than 30 days of extreme heat per year
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Dystopian secularism
India is experiencing a widening religious schism at the hands of state-sponsored extremism as the minorities
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The last freedom of humans
The limits and parameters of your life are set and you can’t do much about it
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The fate of democracy in Pakistan
When political parties become fiefdoms the entire concept of democracy is undermined
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The Flying Man, Gaza and Salladin
At least 12,300 children and 8,570 women have been killed by Israel in Gaza since October 7, 2023
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Is impotence always sexual?
Human life is problematised and held in what is called a state of suspension
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Imagining a different world
Situation has been made worse by foreign intervention and the disregard of human dignity by international agencies
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Why not Pakistan’s citizenship for persecuted Indian Muslims?
The option of offering nationality to persecuted segment of Indian population needs to be analysed from two angles
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The growing circular debt burden
Nepra has, since its inception, failed to conduct technical audits of independent power producers (IPPs)
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Eyes of judgment
Harassment can be direct, aimed at individuals, or ambient, creating a ubiquitous atmosphere
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Psychology behind lengthy sentences
The volume of a paragraph is directly proportional to the length, quality and number of its sentences
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Renewable energy sources: Pakistan should turn to China
Pakistan’s demand for electric power far exceeds the amount it produces from various sources
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Marital rape and Islamic principles: a delicate balance
The most respectful and dignified approach is to address these issues through open and honest communication
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Trumpomania is riding the European nerves
The European countries are adapting to this looming reality and have increased engagement with Beijing
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Pakistan’s politics and history: ignorance and denial
History hardly remembers the hangman, but the person hanged, beheaded for a righteous cause is remembered forever
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Why can’t I slow down in Ramazan?
The good thing about Ramazan is that being anxious feels really wrong and weird
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Thiefdom or democracy?
This vicious cycle is what characterises the seven-and-a-half-decade journeys of our society
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Asserting economic sovereignty
Pakistan’s economic problems are actually political in their fundamental essence
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Touch the right cord for healing to begin
Pakistan went several levels down in human development, which is reflected in how we choose to resolve our conflicts
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Fear of the unknown
Millennia later humans have mostly overpowered their surroundings, ripped apart the atom and honed its energy
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Disregarding the quest for a democratic order
The message is loud and clear: we need a cool-down period for healing and for putting the country back on the path
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UN crimes against Palestine
The Palestinians should have at least been allowed to take their part of the territory
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What don’t our politicos get?
Packages would cost tens of billions of rupees to the exchequer proudly announced by each chief minister
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Arab world and the Palestinian statehood challenge
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia did not reciprocate the crisis the way Muslim countries anticipated it would
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Right to veto: a stumbling block to averting atrocities
Veto restraint is vital when atrocities are occurring
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The rationality of Afghan bitterness towards Pakistan
Forced deportation was resorted to for a miniscule number, unwilling to go back
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Ichra incident and docile bodies phenomenon
The latter observation implies that the imagery violating their held narrative was not theirs
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Our software is updated
Suddenly or maybe not very suddenly, Pakistan is no longer that villain state that was accused of doing vicious things
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The enigma of black holes
The only way to determine decisively whether black holes exist or not was to observe one in nature