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Mortgaging Karachi airport
It is unwise to use vital installations, like the biggest airport in the country, as the security for bonds.
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Defending drones
Beyond legal implications for US, the memo unwittingly provides rationale to countries for targeting citizens.
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Becoming a fiscal pariah
As external funding drys up, forex reserves are under threat and last quarter of current fiscal year will be critical.
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Nuclear reactions
More rationality needed when addressing matter of Iran’s nuclear weapons and more equality shown towards other nations
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Languishing bills
Among the stains on NA’s record is the fact that it allowed 176 private member bills to simply languish.
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The end of the Swiss letter saga
Institutions of state need to operate within parameters of constitutional boundaries, or else, anarchy may rise again.
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Stricter punishments
Gender-based sensitivity must begin at home and at the primary level in schools.
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Yet another strike
Karachi now basically operates on a four-day workweek.
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Days of alliance
The PPP’s two allies in government, the MQM and the ANP, have both stated they will contest the election...
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Monetary policy review
SBP has admitted failure in attempt to kick-start expansion of private sector credit and to trigger investment, growth
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The execution of Afzal Guru
By hanging Guru, India is, in fact, inflaming the very sentiment it wishes to suppress, the of tag “unjust and...
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Games of rule
Unless genuine civilian rule can be established, the problems of Balochistan will not go away.
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Why Pakistan should not talk to the TTP
Terrorists who killed thousands of Pakistan civilians, soldiers, police need to be dealt with an iron hand & defeated.
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Dirty games
The entire role of our agencies in the ‘dirty war’ waged after 9/11 must be made public.
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PTI-Minhaj alliance?
PTI is on this path because realises its popularity levels have fallen and Qadri wants to continue hogging limelight.
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Fair play
Bar on jobs by ECP is not a solution to the problem that political appointments bring.
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Accused of blasphemy
Just the accusation of blasphemy triggers a reaction so frenzied that even authorities fall into the trap.
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Spiralling violence
The pace at which violence continues to increase, in so many different forms, is deeply disturbing.
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Educational issues
Schools are the right place to begin such sex education campaigns, naturally in an appropriate fashion.
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All that gas
It is unfair now to the people who paid for the conversion, to suddenly find that there is no more CNG.
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Malala’s quest for peace
Nobel for Malala would be a slap in the face for those who concocted conspiracy theories regarding the Taliban attack.
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Talking to the Taliban
Government should negotiate only if it has the upper hand & feels that talks are only way to maintain that advantage.
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Distance learning
Distance learning programmes should be encouraged so long as they provide quality education to students.
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War crimes
The idea of trained soldiers indulging in mutilations that amount to war crimes is hard to digest.
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Another day of bloodshed
The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi is possibly the first one that comes to mind when Shias are killed.
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Preventing epidemics
Lahore government, and indeed federal and every other city government, has to ensure that vaccinations reach children.
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Attack on check post
State institutions owe public an accounting of accepting drones and need to take ownership of war against militancy.
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Karachi killings
Need of the hour is for political players in Karachi to suspend their differences and focus on the common threat.
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The debt trap
The real answer lies in austerity, in cost-cutting. Not by the average Pakistani but by the government.
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Unsafe working conditions
Coal mine owners are responsible for providing a safe working environment for their workers in accordance with the law
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Intra-party polls
ECP report says 114 parties (of the 200 registered parties) had not held intra-party elections in years.
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Why so late, General?
Lt Gen (retd) Shahid Aziz needs to explain why he did not resign despite his reservations about how Kargil transpired.
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In the pipeline
In theory pipeline makes excellent sense, in reality it raises questions as far as matter of Pakistan-US ties goes.
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The Qadri facade
The real and more relevant issue is why the government is talking to Dr Qadri anyway?
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Nowhere to go
The Rohingya Muslims are as genuine an example as it is possible to find of a people without a state.
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Discrimination against cricketers
ICC needs to consider if India should be allowed to hold tournaments when it can’t guarantee safety of all players.
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Towards free and fair elections
Everyone has a role to play in ensuring free and fair elections and no one should be allowed to overstep their bounds.
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Irregularities in ERRA accounts
Investigation into the matter of unrecorded receipts be launched, appropriate action be taken against those involved.
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Modi for PM?
BJP is a party which pays lip service to secularism but has usually treated Muslims like second-class citizens.
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Back to the past
As polls approach, the rise of new political entities — notably the PTI — seems to have taken something of a nosedive.
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Preventing acid attacks
Statistics on violence against women make for a depressing read in Pakistan and this year is no exception.
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Unscheduled holidays
The holidays that crop up suddenly make it even harder for school administrators to keep things on course.
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Mysterious death
It has become impossible to know where the truth lies and how Faisal Kamran’s life ended so tragically.
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Minority matters
Restricting access of Hindus to a temple in Tando Adam goes to highlight the state of minority groups in the country.
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A tribute to Malala
That Malala is still alive today is mainly due to luck, not the efforts of the state.
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Indian president’s comments
India has to realise that breaking cultural, sporting ties serves absolutely no useful purpose beyond mere posturing.
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Animal welfare
Zoo officials get away with excuse-mongering, deflect blame away from themselves since there is no accountability.
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Voting rights for transgenders
What are the chances that transgenders with old CNICs who could not get new CNICs will be able to vote?
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Preventing epidemics
The reason mass vaccinations are so important is that even one weak link in the chain can bring everyone down.
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Home-grown terrorism in India
India’s boasts of being largest democracy will ring hollow if one of its main parties is found to have terrorist ties.