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Beyond economic struggles
Recent amendment to the Elections Act empowers ECP to exercise greater flexibility in constituency delimitation
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Governing universities
The estimated budget of 34 public sector universities and colleges in K-P for July-Oct 2023 is Rs9,519,941,000.
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Man has not changed his instincts
This story began when the first society was founded
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Dictionary for our times
Words like sorrow, or ashamed no longer represent a sense of loss or regret
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Protect investors and spur growth
Pakistan’s economy is in tatters and contracted 0.3% last year
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16 months, perspectivism and liberal predicament
Despite all efforts, pre-2018, only a shaky coalition government was possible
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How real is India’s vision to be a great power?
Manipur carnage against ethnic Christian minority questions New Delhi’s claim of being a great power
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From celebration to repentance
Afghan Taliban's takeover of Kabul has spelled difficulties for Pakistan and its efforts to curb the TTP
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Afghanistan’s counter-militancy edict
Terrorist attacks likely to continue across the border without any change in their patterns, methods and intensity
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Seven game-changing tips for digital marketing
. Businesses can continually improve digital marketing tactics to gain a competitive edge in a rapidly changing world
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The Indian state is taking the country back
Biden administration's principal focus is on constraining China granting India a pivotal position in the dynamic
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Imagination and knowledge
Imagination fosters innovation, develops abstract thinking and envisions uncharted realms of possibilities
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The leaders whom greatness is thrust upon
The true measure of a leader is not their potential to do something but their ability to deliver
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Reforming curriculum to counter extremism
Purging curriculums of hate material, biases, stereotyping and discrimination crucial to advancing new skills
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Betting on myself
The key to happiness is believing in yourself
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Violence — a run-up to Lok Sabha polls
The BJP has deployed the Hindutva ideology as a populist political tool
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Karachi — controversial census
Karachi’s population, recorded as 16.051 million in the 2017 census, is widely regarded as inaccurate and misleading
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The need to bridge gender gap in literacy
In Pakistan, literacy rate in 2022 has consistently shown males to have higher literacy rates compared to females
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The grievance ouroboros
In these tumultuous times, no society can claim to be at peace with itself
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Africa, LGBT rights and global agencies
World Bank continues to put pressure on African nations against anti-homosexuality laws
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The glass half empty
After 76 years of independence, Pakistan still has major challenges up ahead
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Corporate farming cannot alleviate rural poverty
Probability of military-operated corporate farms being able to help address rural poverty remains limited at best
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A cabinet fit for purpose
Ten Ministries and 14 Divisions is all that takes to run the federal government smoothly
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AI: the primacy of machine?
“AI now exceeds our performance in many activities once held to be too complex for any machine to master.”
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Afghanistan — the limits of intelligence and the way forward
Pakistan’s uneasiness is natural after the recent spike in TTP/Da’esh-sponsored attacks
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Climate governance: frameworks, institutions and actors
19th century marks beginning of a struggle to understand composition, mechanics and behaviour of Earth’s atmosphere
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The ‘feels like’ is usually right
Americans today feeling the pressure of empty bank accounts and maxed-out credit cards
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No country for the disabled
Forget about privilege, one shouldn’t even expect to be treated like an ordinary Pakistani if one has a disability
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Climate brides
Financial, emotional stresses of displacement and disaster have affected Pakistani women due to patriarchal structures
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The idiots and their gaming in Pakistan
It is a gruesome fact that human history has been hurt more by the desires of strong people
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Aiming for a better future
Democracies rely on integrity of election commission and governance system
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Upcoming elections and the need to focus on economy
Parties in opposition will most likely blame PDM for its incompetence and its decision to accept the IMF’s conditions
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In the womb of change
As Earth’s climate undergoes transformation, its effects on pregnancy have garnered increasing attention
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Need to promote tourism culture in Pakistan
Tourism is source of huge earnings in many countries, but Pakistan fetched less than $700 million in 2021 from tourism
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Aborted inquiries
We need to ask questions, and empower people to inquire and reflect before it is too late
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Free speech, hate and hypocrisy
Muslim minorities around the world have been subjected to discrimination, intolerance and violence
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All is well in Pakistan
Future is certainly bright. We are doing much better than our competitors, North Korea and Afghanistan
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Brainwashed rulers
On closer inspection, however, this is largely only illusion
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India’s fraying democracy
How that is likely to happen is the subject of this article and the one that will follow next week
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Learning disabilities
Dyslexic students find it hard to recognise, recall or spell the word correctly
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Decoding the cipher
What was significant, though, was that The Intercept had the copy of that cipher
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Surrender of sovereignty and burial of conscience
Only few stood tall, including Senators Mushtaq Khan, Tahir Bezinjo and Raza Rabbani
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Pakistani diaspora and domestic politics
Treason should never be allowed to trump politics either at home or abroad
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America’s 911 call and global response to Ukraine war
Twenty-four months later one can say employment of non-military means has not been as effective as the US desired
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Urban flooding and Lahore
For an analytic approach to counter the threat of natural disasters, information and data is of paramount significance
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Injustice and Pakistan
Notwithstanding the positive societal outcomes, the laws are subjected to frequent violations
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Riding the dark tiger
Mazari is self-confessedly biased against Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
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Philosopher kings, ersatz demagogues
Niccolo Machiavelli is viewed as the advocate of the black art of power as a goal in itself
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Ruptures within India’s majoritarian democracy
The BJP under Modi has whipped up Hindu zeal to make life insufferable for India’s minorities
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Reforming campus research culture
Supervisor needs to guide the scholar to publish research output to fulfil the requirement for the award of PhD degree