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Rise of hospitality industry
The online shopping trend has been picking up with many major retailers and restaurants enabling online purchasing
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Cricket: times they are a-changin’
It is clear that Pakistan must now learn to walk again before they can fly
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Major hopes for Gen Raheel at WEF
Former army chief General (retd) Raheel Sharif has been invited to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum
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Still missing but not forgotten
Investigations into the disappearance of Salman Haider has borne the most fruit thus far
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Rain, Karachi, and a wet future
Whilst rain may not be a common event in Karachi it is a recurring natural phenomenon and has to be prepared for
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Kabul protest
The need of the hour is to curtail the growing wave of anti-Pakistan sentiment in Afghanistan
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No hiding place
It is becoming ever clearer that there were attempts both by the accused and by the police to have this case buried
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PK-661 — an inconclusive report
The cause of the crash of flight PK-661 close to Havelian on December 7th 2016 is still unknown
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Spare a thought for Azhar Ali
Named captain of the ODI team when he wasn’t even in the side, Azhar Ali is a force to reckon with
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Justice Siddiqui’s passing
The death of Sindh Governor Justice (retd) Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui on January 11 was an unexpected event
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Clarify the confusion
Reports say Raheel Sharif would not be taking up the post unless Iran were included in military alliance
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Boosting exports
PM Nawaz Sharif is looking to provide a Rs180 million incentive package aimed to augment exports in the country
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A disturbing trend
As many as 11 human rights activists, bloggers and journalists have ‘disappeared’ in the last three to four weeks
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Protection of minorities
When it comes to protecting citizens in practising religious freedom, the state is negligent of its responsibility
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Abduction of activists
At least four activists have gone missing in one week: Waqas Goraya, Asim Saeed, Ahmed Raza Naseer and Salman Haider
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Submarine advances
Pakistan has successfully fired an indigenously-developed submarine launched cruise missile, the Babur III
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A good start: decline in US bombings
The US security and intelligence landscape could be vastly different under Donald Trump's leadership
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Tayyaba — now the fight for justice
The recovery of 10-year-old Tayyaba from a location close to Islamabad on Sunday 8th January is a welcome development
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Food security in Pakistan
Quality and quantity of food available to most poor Pakistanis is not enough to meet their basic nutritional needs
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Spending on development
The government has the reputation of being stingy when it comes to the welfare of people
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The right man for the right job?
Invitation extended to Raheel Sharif to take charge of the 39-nation military coalition is an interesting development
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Developmental projects
In Rawalpindi, no major development projects have been initiated since the metro bus service was launched in 2015
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An end to military tribunals
The militarisation of any justice system anywhere in the world is never good news
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Tax amnesty on the cards
Finance minister has dropped a hint that such a policy may be in the works
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Firmly in control
General Bajwa has added his weight to the matter by refusing to accept that India conducted any ‘surgical strike’
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Justice for Tayyaba
Pakistan is a classic example of a society that openly, knowingly, and willingly oppresses its members
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Younus Khan ticks another box
Younus’s previous best in Australia was the 87 he scored at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) 12 years ago
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The black hole of PIA
If there was a competition for Worst Job in the World then management of PIA would stand a good chance of winning it
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In Opposition — or not
The role of the parliamentary Opposition has come under the scrutiny of Imran Khan
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Panama Papers — Season Two
Panama Papers presented Imran with yet another opportunity to overturn the incumbency of the Prime Ministe
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Kashmir’s fragile peace
India-held Kashmir saw a whole population rising against the state, demanding the right to self-determination
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Farewell, Ban Ki-moon
It will be intriguing to follow Mr Ki-moon’s journey as he returns to South Korea, his home country
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Death on the margins
It transpires that no public hospital in Lahore has emergency resources sufficient unto need
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Casting a critical eye
If Mr Hashmi is able to credibly shine a light then it is welcome
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A bloody New Year
The year 2016 has been perhaps the most unhappy and violent in Turkish recent history
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A dialogue of sterility
Pakistan has kept its proverbial cool throughout and must continue to do so
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Karachi cricket academy
PCB Shaharyar Khan dubbed the facility ‘four-star’ with facilities that can be matched with the best in the region
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Improving education in 2017
Pakistan continues to produce universities and PhDs by the dozen with little or no standards
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A discriminatory dossier
Pakistan continues to stress the imperative for a non-discriminatory criteria-based approach for NSG membership
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The right project at the right time
The 4,000MW transmission line costing $1.5 billion will be first of its kind and will link Matiari town to Lahore
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A year of mixed fortunes
CPEC will continue to dominate through 2017 possibly with some of the expected benefits beginning to show green shoots
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Meltdown in Melbourne
Can Pakistan save their skin in Sydney’s final Test?
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Nato Scientific Achievement Award
Pakistan must continue fostering enterprising minds and impart sound scientific training to its students
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Rinse, spin and repeat
The composition of the bench to hear the Panama Papers case is of interest to both the government and to the PTI
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The Wizard of If
Bilawal’s sister Bakhtawar Bhutto is also to contest the next General Election
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Tax discount for all?
It seems that our govt has decided that the only way to collect taxes is by offering additional tax breaks to crooks
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Changing trains
The PPP is after all in the process of cobbling together something of a parliamentary coup
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Alliance in the air?
Any willingness to shake hands literally or metaphorically is a signal that Imran may have abandoned moral high ground
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Reduction in electricity tariff
It is imperative that govt invests in projects aimed at providing long term cures for Pakistan’s electricity issues
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An elusive goal
There has been a reduction overall in the time when the darkness is on, but there is yet another long hot summer ahead