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Sloppy police work
Many forces nationally have become corrupt and politicised
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The Chilcot microscope
Chilcot lays out in forensic detail the nature of the relationship between Blair and Bush
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Anti-govt campaign on the cards?
PTI, PPP and the PAT have separately filed disqualification references with the election commission against the PM
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Energy sector woes
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar recently told the Ministry of Water and Power to expedite work on ongoing energy projects
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The McCain shuffle
McCain visit has been little more than cosmetic — nothing achieved or perhaps expected beyond a holding operation
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Attacks in Saudi Arabia
The numbers killed and injured were low but the attacks were highly symbolic
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An annual disaster
The people of Chitral are much to be pitied as what they suffer is not their fault
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The Islamic State evolves
Unlike al Qaeda, IS sought to take, hold and administer large swathes of territory
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The menace of human trafficking
Millions continue to suffer as a blind eye is turned to human trafficking in Pakistan
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Shutting down schools
Authorities in Fata have decided to close down nearly 500 schools in the tribal areas
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Economic reforms — half-heartedly enacted
IMF’s three-year Extended Fund Facility programme seems to have added to an already mounting debt burden for Pakistan
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The Dhaka attack
The lesson for all is that the IS can conduct sophisticated operations in locations supposedly secure
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Drones, deaths and incredulity
Between 64 and 116 civilians were killed in 473 strikes by drones made between January 2009 and December 31, 2015
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Glossing over details
Tax net has not widened and those who have historically paid their tax dues have repeatedly been ordered to pay more
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Monsoon mismanaged
Rain in Karachi was followed by inundation of roads, choking of drains and parts of the city were left without power
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More emotions than reason
K-P belongs to Afghans: Mahmood Khan Achakzai
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Ensuring basic freedoms
If there is a single entity that scares the living daylights out of governments everywhere, it is the internet
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Dismal state of govt hospitals
Ranking Web of World Hospitals elucidates that Pakistan’s best public-sector hospital ranks 5,911 in the entire world
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Women’s place in politics
AJK is set to make history when for the first time five women will be contesting elections on general seats
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A humanitarian crisis
The government has now granted, somewhat belatedly, Afghan refugees an additional six months to stay in Pakistan
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Rectifying gas inefficiency
An autonomous power sector may well result in a reduction of distribution losses and increase bill recovery
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A ray of light
It is rare for our lawmakers to tackle head on a topic of cultural sensitivity such as violence against women
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The Turkish bombing
There are at least 41 dead and reportedly 140 injured in a gun-and-bomb attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk airport
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Smoke and mirrors as ever
There are times when the ruling PML-N really does do itself no favours
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Adrift in a choppy sea
Mystery surrounds the date of return of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
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How serious is India?
Narendra Modi has said it is difficult to decide who to talk to about the peace process in Islamabad
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Xenophobia towards refugees
Pakistanis are now displaying the same xenophobic tendencies towards Afghan refugees
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Pakistan’s borrowing pattern
Our future generations, unfortunately, will be left paying off debts that never reached the public in the first place
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Bruised yes, broken — no
Questions have been raised as to the effectiveness of the ongoing Karachi operation
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An invalid excuse
Government has refused to disburse amount due to K-P under different financial heads, citing “acute shortage” of funds
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Towards SCO membership
Joining the SCO is a positive step for Pakistan
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Brexit and Pakistani economy
The way forward for Pakistani exporters has just became slightly murkier
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A line is drawn
Decision against India's entry into NSG is a setback for those promoting a doctrine of exceptionalism for India
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A question of ‘yes’ and ‘no’
Failure of civilian governance at both provincial & federal levels to make elements of NAP operative is unacceptable
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Governance on pause
For all the sound and fury generated by the Panama Papers, there is little by way of light
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A fraught return
Fata Disaster Management Authority is reporting over 70 per cent of those displaced have now returned to their homes
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Britain leaves the EU
The referendum held in the UK on June 23 has produced what is reasonably described as a seismic result
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Democracy from within
PTI has turned out to be something of a chocolate bicycle — or cricket bat — melting when the heat is on
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Hollow promises
Governments exaggerate their achievements and promises – it’s their job, and the PML-N government, is no different
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Timely reforms in FATA
There can be few relics of the colonial era more detested than the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR)
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Accountability for Alesha’s death
The report confirmed that had she received treatment sooner, Alesha could have survived
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Death of an icon
Addressing the law and order situation requires more than an operation by the Rangers
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Another high-profile kidnapping
Karachi is again in crisis mode as one more such instance has emerged
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The many faces of poverty
On June 20, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal launched Pakistan’s first-ever report on multidimensional poverty
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Embedded hatreds
Minority faith groups are increasingly at risk, not only of marginlisation but of murder
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Raising standards
That Pakistan has an education emergency is beyond question
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Budgeting for Balochistan
Balochistan announced its Rs289.3 billion budget on June 19
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Parliament fades away
The government consistently struggles to maintain a quorum in parliament
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Beating plagiarism
Plagiarism is a curse that afflicts academia in Pakistan from top to bottom
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Left to starve
For the people of Thar, the vagaries of uncertain weather patterns have had deadly consequences