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Constitutional courts
Constitutional courts are imperative to reform constitutional dispensation in Pakistan
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Why is Modi getting global recognition and support?
As compared to 2016, in 2023 he has much to say and project the successes of his country
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G7 neoclimatism to aggravate Global South’s climate challenges
Japan’s and US support to counter climate challenge have invariably been ambiguous
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Pakistan: informed makers of public policy needed
I presented the conclusions we had reached in the report at a well-attended briefing session held in Islamabad
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Are we becoming redundant?
One of my colleagues at SZABIST thinks I have got it completely wrong
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Pakistan’s wheat problem
A good place to start a policy reset would be the wheat sector
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Biparjoy is just the tip of the iceberg
Remember the oceans would be the first to die in this relentless planetary warming
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The cost of inaction
Answer to the former is evidently negative, as inaction often characterises our lives, marked by unfulfilled dreams
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Misdiagnosing the problem
Easy definition of any contradiction is a serious problem which cannot be solved within the given system
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Untruly and unfaithfully yours
These same individuals were assuring Pakistanis of staying strong during hard times
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Thucydides trap and Pakistan
When not selling itself short in haste Pakistan accomplished some unimaginable miracles on the way
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G20 Summit: catalyst for global diplomacy or an unsettling move?
Pakistan has long been advocating for international attention towards the longstanding Kashmir dispute
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It’s our own failing
Fact of the matter is that for a year, Pakistan’s economy has been on the downslide
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Where is the budget 2023-24?
Out of the total current budget of Rs13.3 trillion, 8% will go to subsidies and 11% to grants and transfers
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Is Chinese model of development better than western ones?
American policymakers criticise China’s use of ‘debt diplomacy’ to influence poorer countries
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The crisis of leadership
Necessary incentives for croppers and farmers help keep the crop strategy focused
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G 20 Summit in disputed territorial area
G20 is a group of the world’s largest economies and function as a global forum on numerous economic issues
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Trump indictment
If in power in America one can get away with murder but one can’t get away with keeping some secret documents
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Let’s start living a life that serves others
All of us should first think about what last words we will say to our children
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Systemic failure and the collapse of ANDSF
SIGAR Report identifies eight intertwined ‘Systemic Factors’ responsible for ANDSF’s collapse
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Public participation in climate governance
In this background, we need an all-hands-on-deck approach
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Making post-secondary education work for Afghan refugees
Higher education seems to be a luxury for many impoverished Afghan families, a burden that must be put off until later
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Buffaloes must graduate
Many public schools in the country are used as cattle farms where cows and buffaloes are nurtured
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India sailing in two boats
China is surely trying its best to counter Western influence in Indo-Pacific
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Drawing lessons for the future from past and present
For a few months, TTP has become increasingly bold in its attacks on civilian and military targets across the country
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Misery and the outsider
Society must engage in soul-searching to reflect on anti-racism and xenophobia
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Who will be the mayor of Karachi?
A JI or PTI mayor may face non-cooperation by the Sindh government
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Populism: the illusion of change
Pakistan’s various power centres must acknowledge that business as usual is simply no longer an option
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Let’s hope!
Everyone is at a stake of hope, even Pakistan as a state itself
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A boring script
One should walk the talk or the talk would push people to walk out of their loyalty to the state
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What India would like to be and what it really is
It is not improper to focus on some of the problems the country faces
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Reductio ad absurdum
The social society must evolve a collective consensus to evolve ground rules to guard and promote the summum bonum
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Is being unhappy the outcome of not loving oneself?
The journey to self-actualisation must begin from the present rather than the imagined end-goal
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Transition: about change and rethinking
History dictates that well-deliberated plans and policies foster gradual but sustainable transition
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Threats from within
Tragic events of May 9 have rendered Pakistan a global menace
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Freeman in chains
Undoing oppressive, discriminatory and divisive state laws would add to individual freedom
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Political economy of informal markets
The phrase ‘times have changed’ seems insufficient to capture the transformations that the market has undergone
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Spiritual economics
Despite its magical name, it explains a set of real policy choices no matter how poor or ill-advised they might be
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The myths of 1971
The busted myths and the hidden realities need to be highlighted to honour the memory of all those who lost lives
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Agriculture processing, knowledge streams
Leapfrogging through value addition, productivity, knowledge and innovation is the future
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Can PTI survive the stress test?
For the larger good the opposition cooperates with a sitting government, even refine a legislation
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Srinagar — India frenzy in regional isolationism
Srinagar proved to be India’s self-inflicted hara-kiri upon the future of its global stature
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Is Pakistan a victim of debt diplomacy?
IMF and World Bank have used conditionalities tied to their loans to enable lopsided neoliberal policies in Pakistan
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From waste to wealth
The circular economy presents a viable and impactful solution to combat climate change
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The invisible slaves of Pakistan
Poor, needy and unskilled individuals are the primary raw material for our slave-manufacturing industry
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The debt of vote amid shattering dreams
Ensuing accountability should be ruthless, across the board, unforgiving and example-setting
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Live a life true to yourself
Happiness is all related to the inner of you
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Erdogan triumphs again
There are lessons for us to be learnt from the success and failures of other countries
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Still waiting
Nearly a year after the devastating floods, the misery of countless continues
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Are immigrants in America fighting against climate change?
Immigrants treat America as a battlefield balancing the fight surrounding climate change