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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.
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Hockey: down the abyss
The changes required of players need to take place at a much junior level.
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Living in the time of terror
The ruling set-up should play the role of a leader and decide once and for all how to tackle the monster of militancy.
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Breach of contract
HEC scholars should be held accountable and the HEC should be pushed to collect the money that it is owed.
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Shakil Afridi for Aafia Siddiqui?
It is hard to see why a rethink on Dr Afridi’s sentence would come so many months after his conviction.
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PTA: guardian of moral values?
Director General PTA bars all calls and SMS packages and seeks a compliance report to be submitted by September 2nd.
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Feed the children
While it is not the job of wealthy citizens to feed those less able, some might say it is their social responsibility.
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Mobile justice
The delays that occur in our judicial decision-making are well known; the initiative of mobile courts is laudable.
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After Afghanistan and Iraq, now Syria
President Obama and his team are under growing pressure to make up their minds.
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Losing to Zimbabwe
Pakistan’s bowlers proved to be off-target and struggled to gain momentum against a determined batting line-up.
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Imran Khan stands his ground
Rather wisely, the Court opted to dismiss the closely watched case.
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Calling for the army?
The notice taken by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of events in Karachi is welcome.
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White elephants
The PPP government had five years to fix the PSM and failed miserably.
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Lack of cooperation
The stories told by relatives of missing persons before the Court once more highlights their plight.
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Righting the region
The accusations by Kabul of Pakistan intervening in its affairs by backing certain militant groups must be dealt with.
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Bundle of nerves
Those who have studied cultural anthropology of Pakistan, know impulsivity is a common trait in society.
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A matter of protest
It is a fact that the PTI must now look at itself as a party which wields power, not one sitting in the opposition.
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Killing spree
In the violent melting pot that is Karachi, law enforcers need to be more proactive.
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Engulfed by the angry Indus
If villagers claim that there are not enough rescue boats, let the authorities correct this concern.
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Red tape nightmares
The government places too many bureaucrats in charge of what companies can and cannot do.
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Another silenced voice
Pakistan has already been termed one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists.
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Bhakkar violence
Outlawed outfits, sometimes using altered names, carry on their ‘missions’, creating still more havoc.
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Recognising the shift in Pakistan’s India policy
At the heart of the matter is the asymmetry between the domestic approaches to the peace process in both countries.
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By-poll highs and lows
The PPP’s strong showing in Sindh and the PML-N’s in Punjab also displays before us a divided country.
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A word of caution
Funding short-term consumption with long-term financing is the very height of fiscal folly.
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Welcome step
In a somewhat expected decision, the DCC decided that there would be no attempt to talk with home-grown militants.
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Talking trade
The foreign policy of Pakistan is littered with lofty promises of future cooperation that never materialise.
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At the polls, again
Voter turnout and enthusiasm was significantly less than on May 11.
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Polio setback
Rains across all four provinces have delayed a polio vaccination campaign that was to begin on the 13th of this month.