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Fall in lending, investment
The crash in investment will inevitably go beyond housing and hamper growth across the board
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Ineligible BISP beneficiaries
Misuse of public assistance programmes and welfare schemes is pretty widespread in our country
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Celebration time
While it’s a moment to congratulate Pakistan, it is also time to thank Sri Lanka for aiding our effots
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Growing Indian protests
As protests continue, Modi is now trying his hand at damage control
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K-P pharma industries
Since the aim is to discourage poppy cultivation, international investors should invest in the local pharma industry
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Back on the boil
The new happenings are enough to set the political stage on fire and give rise to political acrimony
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Threat to food basket
Results about Punjab’s soil fertility have come to light in a survey, stirring concerns about future of crop yields
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Fissure in the making
KL Summit surely has exposed how divided the Muslim world is
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No place like home
It may seem counterintuitive given our experience, but no one really wants to leave their home
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Pollution deaths
Even though many critics remain skeptical, it is becoming clearer by the day that we are staring death in the face
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Leasing out tracks
Sheikh Rasheed argues there is sufficient space and time to allow some private railway services to operate
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Water distribution
The distribution of water in the city was in control of Rangers till a few years ago
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Manufacturing output
SBP had estimated the economy to grow by 3.5% in the current fiscal year. Even this modest goal looks ambitious now
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Winter perils
Freezing winters and need for warmth is not a problem exclusive to Pakistan or one that has emerged in recent years
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Women farm workers
We have many laws but their implementation is weak
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Climate change & cotton production
Pakistan is among countries most vulnerable to devastating effects of climate change
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Pakistan tourism destination
Southern parts of the country did not earn much praise
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Trump’s impeachment
US political divide is so deep that even evidence of criminal conduct doesn’t matter to Trump voters
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Has microfinance changed the world?
Micro-credit is also blamed for eroding social capital within poor communities due to the group lending mechanism
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Exports: falling market share
Something needs to be done about imports, a good starting point would be to review subsidies given to power producers
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Refugee crisis
Pakistanis has only been acknowledged in words, and no country has ever stepped ahead to shoulder this huge burden
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Gas dearer and scarcer
The persisting gas shortage shows lack of planning on the part of the authorities
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Ousted LG representatives protest outside Parliament
More than 50,000 representatives ousted in a day
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Unprecedented
The court has established the principle that no individual, group or institution is more powerful than the law
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Gender parity and Pakistan
Pakistan’s declining position on the gender parity index is an indictment of both its government and society
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Profound lessons of history
December 16 marks two big tragedies for our nation
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Protests in India
Indian govt is continuing its efforts to calculate number of times it can shoot itself in the foot before collapsing
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‘Neil Armstrong of Cricket’
Our cricket czars must now focus on devising and ensuring a proper selection criterion.
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The Boris plan for Brexit
But over the next few weeks and months, Johnson will be haunted by his self-imposed time pressure
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Crimes against history
When it comes to historical richness, Pakistan occupies an enviable position
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Unending violence
Blood keeps spilling in the conflict-battered Afghanistan with troubling regularity
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Relief for EOBI pensioners
Old-age pension is a well-designed scheme to provide succour to the elderly
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Growing poverty
For centuries, we have been instilled with the idea that the people collectively represent a nation
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Imprisoning information
There is an old maxim that the first casualty of war is the truth
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Facilitating expats
Expatriates should be given all necessary facilities for they benefit the home country in one form or the other
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Punjab LB elections
The fact that govt has not made efforts to hold LG polls speaks volumes about its interest in grassroots democracy
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Let a thousand flowers bloom
All Pakistani languages, including the national language Urdu, should be promoted
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Bureaucratic reforms
To a fledgling government, in its maiden term, the Pakistani bureaucracy is seen beholden to preceding regimes
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Gulf thaw
The warm welcome King Salman gave to Qatari PM at the start of the Gulf summit reflected a change in attitudes
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South Asian Games
Even though Pakistan failed to end up among the top three, performance of its 263 athletes is commendable
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The 18-year farce
'A major mistake we made was treating the Taliban the same as al-Qaeda'
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Orange Line Metro Train
Cities in developed countries and most developing countries have local trains to facilitate commuters
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Hooliganism at hospital
It’s literally unimaginable
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KE and safety issues
Will those who suffered temporary or permanent disability as a result of electric shock be also paid any compensation?
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Thank you, Sri Lanka!
Today is indeed a big day for sports in Pakistan
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Secular India?
Unfortunately, it is now abundantly clear that India’s government cares little for what the world thinks
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Growing economic ties with Qatar
Pakistan should further capitalise on the growing economic ties with Qatar
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US resolution on Kashmir
The resolution does make explicit mention of threat of cross-border terrorism but rejects India’s arbitrary detention
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Well-known woes
Around 87% of Tharis lives under the poverty line; nearly 500 children die annually due to malnutrition
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Whisked away from WhatsApp
If no one calls Modi, WhatsApp may not be the only thing the people of Kashmir could end up disappearing from