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18th amendment: anomalies abound
It seems the superior judiciary may continue to take the burden of rectifying the wrongs done by the 18th Amendment
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Breaking the silence
Robust measures need to be taken soon before more people are pushed into darkness
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When messiahs go on strike
The YDA representatives to continue their strike till a notification is issued on acceptance of their demands
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Failing bilateral ties
It is to be seen how the government would normalise its ties with Bangladesh
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Lost in between
The finance minister has taken a risky path of simultaneously achieving economic growth and stabilisation
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Can PTI keep its will from disappearing?
Per latest figures from commission of inquiry of enforced disappearances, 5,507 cases were received till Oct 31, 2018
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Why it is a big news?
For whatever reasons or interests, Pakistan has been portrayed as a society intolerant of its minorities
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Glimmer of hope in Afghanistan
There are still many obstacles in the way of achieving peace in Afghanistan
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Poor use of water resources
Most of the rainwater flows to the sea as no new dam has been built after 1968
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Towards inclusion
One step at a time is needed to become an inclusive society
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PIA troubles
Time and again we have seen how PIA has been saved from closure on the intervention of a well-intentioned government
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Visa policy, a welcome move
Our missions abroad can play an effective role by creating awareness that the country is safe
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To expats for a bailout
The government is launching Pakistan Banao Certificates on January 31 for shoring up its forex reserve
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Time to move forward
Sarfraz is perhaps one of the most uncontroversial player Pakistan has had in the recent past
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Towards South Punjab province?
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has a personal political stake in the matter
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In the aftermath
Our collective conscience should now investigate human rights violations
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Amal Umer Bill
A necessary law that removes a major cause of delay in getting people with serious injuries into emergency rooms
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Digging a deeper hole
The government bails out big defaulters by waiving half of their outstanding dues on account of GIDC
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The non-stop tug of war
Treasury and opposition members appearing to be locked in a duel of who can shout louder
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To recognise or not to recongise
The Venezuelan president is heavily supported by the military and has steered the country towards higher poverty
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A pro-business mini-budget
The government has literally fulfilled its promise of reliving almost all sectors of the economy
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Victory for all women
Khadija's victory was a victory for women across the nation
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‘Modi waves’ and Saffron Science
Tamil Nadu scientist claims Albert Einstein , Isaac Newton wrong. Says gravitational waves to be called Modi waves
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Franco-German alliance
Within Europe, the deal has largely been welcomed with a bit of pause, except by far-right and alt-right leaders
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Restricting free movement
It’s time compact rules were formulated for placing any wrong-doers on the no-fly lists
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Kartarpur Corridor invite
The Modi government has failed to respond to Pakistan's initiative in a proper diplomatic manner
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A blessing and its aftermath
The performance of all the civic agencies and the cantonment boards lay exposed with the rain in Karachi
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Afghanistan: road with options
The recent attacks on Afghan security forces show that the Taliban want peace negotiations from a position of strength
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Expectations from energy-rich Qatar
Pakistani rulers must not risk relations with such Muslim brotherly states for their petty internal politics
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Extrajudicial killings galore
Cheap political point-scoring by opposition members as these cases come to fore are fooling no one
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Housing scheme: ‘EoI’ from Egypt
Naguib Sawiris, has reportedly expressed his will to invest in 100,000 housing units in Pakistan under the NPHP
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Staring into the abyss
PTI government inherited an economic crisis with a ballooning circular debt along with a weakening economy
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Women’s cycling event a non-starter
Pressure from certain groups in K-P resulted in cancellation of bicycling event in Peshawar
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Macabre encounter
The police first identified the victims as kidnappers and then as terrorists
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Decision on army courts
Military courts not the wish of Pakistan Army but a national requirement: ISPR DG
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Australia’s no: not so bad
With the Pakistan Super League season four coming up, eight matches are going to be played in the country
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Curbs on import of used cars
'Local assemblers have failed to offer quality products at competitive rates'
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SC word on G-B status
The top court order clearly means that there will be no change in the current state of Gilgit-Baltistan
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Monitoring overreach?
The Sindh Police is aware of the PTA and FIA’s mandate and claims they are not on a collision course
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The new CJP
Justice Khosa sees the time to restructure the judicial system and make it simple and effective
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Indian spanner in reconciliation works
Pakistan has warned against any Indian role in the Afghanistan reconciliation process
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Brexit: default outcome looms
Britain appears to be skidding towards default outcome i.e. a no-deal Brexit at the end of March
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Crackdown on INGOs
Expulsion of INGOs without explanation will damage country’s reputation
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Footprints on the sands time
The outgoing chief justice’s actions can only be eulogised
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Revival of ‘Great People to Fly With’
Nothing new in what the recently-appointed CEO of PIA ‘revealed’ at a press conference
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United opposition?
For the revival of the Charter of Democracy that was signed by Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto in 2006
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Courts and devolution debate
A decade-long battle between the Sindh government and the Centre
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Drug-resistant typhoid and govt’s apathy
The typhoid fever outbreak has continued to grow with at least 4,500 cases in Pakistan in 2018 alone
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Changing priorities
The PTI government is in for a major cut in development portfolio projects
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Police reforms and intervention
Complaints against the police have received little attention in the past but Chief Justice Nisar seeks to change that