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The net effect is going to be to drive the brightest and the best out of Pakistan in search of work

There was not the slightest indication that this event and the leaders present presented any threat to the government

Only a wise strategy to positively channel the 5G debris can boost the economy

If the US is committed to resolve the Afghan imbroglio, it needs to recognise Pakistan’s regional security concerns

The collective memory is already fading as the story slips down the news agenda

We reinforce male privilege through minor, everyday actions from swear words to advocating for policies

States against the TTP seem hackneyed and have been heard years before

Beijing has emerged first as the largest trading partner of Islamabad

Pakistan should expect real hardships to follow, but then again it is a global phenomenon

The aim is to keep the pressure on Pakistan through multiple means

The real estate sector has a tendency to experience a boom with the rupee depreciation if foreign investments increase

A change is possible and seems to be happening in the urban areas of the country

The quantum of duty and taxes on imported cars is virtually 100% on the declared import price

The Defence Minister was addressing the National Assembly regarding the foreign policy of the government

Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has now directed that the private sector be approached for funding

The resentment towards the government was fuelled by the country’s economic malaise

What we see in Pakistan is that the state works effectively against the rape victim and not in their favour

A Balochistan MPA, who ran his car over a poor constable, also got away without any punishment

Thar coal project was established keeping local Tharis in mind as a means to provide job opportunities for them

SC judges do not make that kind of statement unless they have serious concerns about the institution they represent

We encourage the ECP to review other parties and their platforms to determine if they deserve to be enlisted

These migrations were seen as threatening precisely by the people who had been hurt by globalisation

Thousands die in doomed efforts to cross seas and deserts which represents the most acute policy failure

Liberals within Pakistan, whoever they might be, need to utilise local idioms and norms to speak against intolerance

There have been exaggerated reports of the numbers of people suffering from flu and scaremongering about ‘swine flu’

Pakistan needs to reinstate itself among FIFA countries,as they were removed on the basis of ‘political interference’

Obama tells the Guardian that the US assistance is a curse destroying Pakistan

Zainab’s murder is telling of something more sinister than a few bad eggs

Many socioeconomic reasons are forcing the Kalash people to abandon their culture and religion altogether

The issue of veiling by Muslim women is a major source of contestation within the West

It looks strange that civil society and scholars have accepted blatant violations of the law

Syed Shahid Husain was imported directly from the World Bank and was made adviser on finance

She deliberately put Dr Manmohan Singh in the chair of prime ministership because he had no politics and no ambition

The old guard is back in power protecting the US and Israeli interests

The Paris Agreement is historic yet conflicting, it accomplished beyond what was considered politically conceivable

Not a single woman out of the total registered 20,681 could cast her vote

All his priority areas are in the FBR where another political appointee,Haroon Akhtar is looking after the tax affairs

The Fata merger cannot be endlessly kicked around and prevaricated over

President Trump pops his intention to bring them right back and with a vengeance

Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif wants Pakistan to adopt a tracking system similar to that used in the US

All governments must attempt to maintain law and order and at all costs

Lack of interest further exposes poor state management

The fact of the matter is that Rehman does not want referendum in Fata

It is unwise to rush to judgment in respect of the failure to utilise funds in K-P

Once again it has been proven that if you are rich and influential in Pakistan, you can buy the law.

Over 9,500 workers of the minority group celebrated their religious festival in agony

The list on the HEC website has nearly 150 institutions that are listed as illegal.