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Talk it out
While the PTI and the Establishment are at odds over a number of policy issues
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Drawn NZ series
Pakistan’s mediocre performance rings a timely alarm given that ICC T20 World Cup is starting in a little over a month
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New sugar crisis?
The millers are demanding the import of about 1.5 million tonnes of sugar this year
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India’s medical magnanimity
The details of the transplant in Chennai makes one hold the breath in a nail-biting situation
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Karate win
Karate Combat event provided a platform for athletes from diverse backgrounds to exhibit their skills and athleticism
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Wheat price crisis
The roots of the crisis go back to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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‘Partners, not rivals’
Biden administration’s ban on semiconductor exports is pushing them to the brink
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Asia’s climate-suffering
Amidst these alarming trends, urgent action is imperative to mitigate the escalating climate crisis
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Reviving KCR
Despite intermittent progress and assurances, the project has encountered numerous delays and obstacles
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India’s Kashmir bogey
They all resolve to fix Pakistan if voted into power and swear war-mongering when it comes to Kashmir dispute
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Offline in a digital age
83.5% of women claim their spouse or parents dictate their phone ownership
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Time to reconcile
Mechanics of demand and supply will floor our economy, sending inflation and poverty sky-high
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A leap ahead
Reiteration to go ahead with the ambitious gas pipeline project and cementing trade was a good omen
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Banning plastic
Pakistan Environment Protection Agency in Punjab has announced a sweeping ban on all types of plastic bags
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India rights abuses
India's increasingly violent actions overseas and outright refusal to acknowledge its domestic problems
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Reviving the Queen of Hills
Illegal constructions pose a grave threat to Murree’s natural beauty
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Modi’s ‘infiltrator’ slur
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has been rigged by Modi government to be a virtual rubber stamp for BJP
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The silver lining
This surplus balance-sheet is an outcome of economic engineering, coupled with a slowdown in industrial output
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Escalating violence
It is imperative that those responsible for killings and destruction in Gaza are held accountable
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Environmental emergency
The Air Quality Life Index perceives that air pollution in Pakistan contracts average life expectancy by 3.9 years
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By-elections outcome
The opposition, PTI, has cried foul, and there is no dearth of incidents on the fateful day to point out at rigging
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Dismantling ‘katcha’
Holding perpetrators accountable and dismantling criminal infrastructure can restore public trust in justice system
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Karachi’s water security
With the approval of Rs14.7 billion as the Sindh government’s 20% share, the K-IV project inches closer to realisation
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Sanctions, again?
The FO in a statement, has rightly said it is a tool for arm-twisting, and political use of export controls
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Hockey: lows after lows
Unavailability of facilities and absence of qualified coaches have been among perennial problems for national hockey
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World’s biggest election exercise
Reports also suggest that while BJP’s recent Hindutva politicking has reinvigorated the party’s Hindu nationalist base
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Rues with IMF
Piling up more taxes on an already burdened salaried class while appeasing the big cats is a recipe for disaster
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Play out the rivalry
The Indian government continues to politicise the game and refuses to consider even neutral venues
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Security shudder
Despite efforts to combat extremism such events poses a formidable challenge to country’s stability , progress
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Snub for Palestine
It won’t be a surprise if radicalism is borne out of it, and efforts for a negotiated way out takes a back seat
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Hepatitis C epidemic
Pakistan leads the world in viral Hepatitis C infections
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Hijab bans in India
Brother of one of the victims raised the issue on social media, which elicited an apology
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Ruckus and reconciliation
Zardari underscored the need for moving away from politics of polarisation
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Roti prices
In Punjab tandoor owners and workers are now being arrested for failing to observe the government’s rate list
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Deadly rains
Pakistan alone reported at least 50 fatalities, predominantly in the northwestern province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
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The Saudi touch
Pakistan has always been in a win-win situation owing to the benevolence of the Saudi leadership
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Police brutality
Pakistan Railways has initiated an inquiry under a committee tasked with investigating the incident
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Clandestine volatility
This new phenomenon of trigger-happiness is becoming a point of concern
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Squash triumph
The championship witnessed Pakistani players dominating the courts throughout the tournament
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Opposition’s movement
The opposition is not going to settle for anything less than a transparent inquiry into the “mandate theft”
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Heatwave threat
Heatwaves are leaving a trail of destruction
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Motorbike scheme
PML-N’s chequered record with handouts certainly makes some wariness of the scheme understandable
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True Promise
Operation ‘True Promise’ by Tehran was on the cards
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Sordid state of roads
Several routes to premier tourist attractions still lack basic lighting and road safety signs
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Education emergency
It is essential for policymakers to adopt holistic approach to education reform that addresses multifaceted challenges
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Savagery in Nushki
The shooting down of labourers from Punjab in Balochistan, after profiling their identity, is disgusting
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Galloping PSX index
Optimism over investment from Saudi Arabia has mainly to do with the index hitting a record high
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Israel’s continued savagery
On 10 April, the family of Hamas chief, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed while truce talks were in progress in Cairo
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Pak-Iran security prism
This understanding is in need of being graduated into a formal policy
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Can Pakistan be reimagined?
Concurrently, traditional political stalwarts such as PML-N and PPP confront challenges of credibility and popularity