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Margalla tunnel madness
The project violates laws, is a threat to the ecology and has been proceeded without approval and NOC.
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Amending anti-terror laws — then what?
Pakistan has no shortage of good legislation, but it has a chronic problem with its enforcement.
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Karachi’s ‘surgical’ operation
The police were given the back seat in this operation due to the high number of political appointments in their ranks.
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Talks, no talks?
Those whose illusions about the Taliban may have been shaken need to pull themselves together and face facts.
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The Turkish connection
A raft of agreements and MoUs has been signed that bode well for future cooperation.
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Kidneys for sale
Poverty is the engine that drives the illegal transplant business.
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Of jirgas and ‘honour’
The murder of three women on jirga orders will make headlines for less than 24 hrs, but the story has a familiar ring.
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Courage and coercion
General Kayani, whose primary role, of course, is to defend the nation, has done well to speak out forcefully.
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Consistently inconsistent
To err is human but to fall down repeatedly in the same manner is plain stupidity.
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YouTube ban: One year and counting
A year after YouTube vanished, there is still no indication of when it may make a comeback.
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Kill us and we will still talk to you
The political response to the attack in Dir is illustrative of the weakness of the government.
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Divesting in PIA
Former PIA managers have welcomed the move, but warned that it could get violent.
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Hide in plain view
Those engaged in anti-state extremist activities now are Zia’s children grown up, a crop of dragons teeth.
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A check on fiscal policy
Pakistan cannot be helped unless we as a nation first decide to help ourselves.
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The SC’s wise counsel
The Shahzeb case has thrown open the whole range of issues surrounding the Qisas and Diyat law.
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Raping a child
Two children have been robbed of their innocence, which no punishment will ever restore.
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Oil firms and social development
Currently, around 80,000 barrels of crude oil are produced in the country each year.
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Drones and terror sanctuaries
What is bound to further complicate and already complex issue is the government’s plan to talk peace with the Taliban.
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Measuring education
Pakistan is going to miss its Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s) in education.
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Karachi nightmare
The cooperation of major political parties in Karachi is essential.
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All in the family
The K-P Chief Minister has made parliamentary history by appointing 32 parliamentary secretaries.
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Local elections in cantonments
The polling in cantonments indicates that ECP is eager to conduct the election as swiftly and efficiently as possible.
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One year after the Baldia inferno
It is shocking that charges have still to be framed against the owner of the factory.
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The Baradar release
The release of Mullah Baradar may be a damp squib rather than a catalyst, appeasement rather than rapprochement.
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A murder and a pardon
This case reflects how laws can be so easily misused by those with sufficient wealth.
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An opaque dialogue
There is as much cause for concern as there is for the most cautious of optimism after the APC.
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Spectrum of opportunity
With the 3G auction, the industry has had a fairly simple demand.
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Birds have flown
The cancer eating Karachi requires more than an anodyne sticking-plaster.
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A new president
President Hussain can probably be relied upon never to rock the boat.
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Educational ambitions
Education deserves priority and we are pleased to see attention directed towards it.
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The wrong storm
The prime minister has been candid about how long it is likely to take to repair the economy.
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Strike at will
Sovereignty has increasingly become an irrelevance in drone wars.
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An elusive peace
Balochistan has been used, abused by successive governments, but equally, it has been architect of its own misfortune.
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A democratic change of president
Whatever the future holds, Asif Ali Zardari has left in place important blocks and key reforms.
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A principal in Lahore
Blasphemy laws have been misused blatantly over the years, often in a bid to settle personal scores.
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The Damocles option
The State Bank of Pakistan is no longer going to be able to lend to the government.
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A definite maybe
The yet-unanswered question is whether political courage exists beyond the merely rhetorical.
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A win for the doves?
New Delhi and Islamabad need to find a way to ensure that they do not destroy the wider peace process.
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A depressing tradition
Finance ministry complains about FBR’s failure to meet targets, but it is complicit by not forcing FBR to improve.
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Recovering history
It is unfortunate that the August 11 speech has not been found, we have lost something immensely valuable.
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US-Pakistan: divorce not an option
With continued drone strikes, Pakistan has just as much reason to keep a close eye on what the Americans are up to.
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Tasks before the new HEC chief
Higher education suffers from the dual blights of underinvestment and political interference.
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Line of fire
Sabre-rattling aside, in a conventional war, the uncomfortable reality is that Pakistan would eventually and lose.
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Musharraf and Lal Masjid
General (retd) Musharraf becomes the first former army chief to be formally charged with murder.
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Success in Zimbabwe ODIs
Pakistan’s weaknesses were still quite apparent.
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NUML in limbo
The issue appears to be whether the university is under civilian or military control.
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The Taliban equation
The lack of government clarity on how to tackle militancy and the Taliban is becoming rather disturbing.
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Knock, knock
The militants strike and kill at free will every day; there is no guarantee that they will not come after this woman.
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Stealing energy
he stoppage of theft can alone help overcome an energy crisis that has virtually paralysed us.
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Trauma and violence against women
Violence against women should never be considered a private home matter; it is and always will be a criminal matter.