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Steve Jobs (1955-2011)
While addressing Stanford University’s graduating class of 2005, Jobs said: “Stay hungry, stay foolish.”
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The Supreme Court on Karachi
The solution to Karachi’s woes lies in political compromise, not court hearings.
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Ties between Kabul and New Delhi
The accord means some of the worst fears of at least some elements in Pakistan have now changed into reality.
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Where is the state’s writ
Our intelligence agencies are failing in tracking militants' activities and plans.
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Talking to the Taliban
Pakistan needs to wake up and tackle the problem of the Taliban
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Powerless people
The government needs to urgently come up with solutions that bridge the gap between power demand and supply.
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Investigating the killing of Burhanuddin Rabbani
Kabul has to meditate whether it suited Pakistan to get rid of Rabbani and how his death has benefited Islamabad.
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A nation of illiterates
The Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement survey for 2011 shows that families spending less on education.
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The political economy of the dengue epidemic
Mr Sharif’s response to the calamity is praiseworthy, given his disadvantages.
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A step forward
Regular high-level meetings and strengthening of economic ties will lay the foundation for peace.
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A welcome step
The royal decree only goes into effect in 2015. Activists will have to be vigilant to ensure the implementation.
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Eradicating polio
Challenge lies in areas where extremists have managed to convince parents that children are at risk from the vaccine.
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Where is the humour?
Pemra to send notices to television channels asking to stop airing programmes that make fun of the country’s...
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Wreck on the highway
Laws barring overcrowding to be enforced, schools penalised for violating safety rules while taking children on trips
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Insane practices
Class eight girl blasphemy case: We are turning into a nation of rabid persons, succumbed to the fever of fanaticism.
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Between a rock and a hard place
From their climb down a steep ladder, Pakistan-America relations have gone into a chaotic slide down a rocky cliff.
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Whale of a problem
The whale could have offered students an opportunity to learn more about the biggest mammal on our planet.
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Sound of silence
The days of the Taliban are far from being over; their capacity to scar lives remains intact.
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Statements that don’t help
It doesn’t matter whether it was suicide bombing or not, what matters is that eight lives were lost.
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Death by dengue
Biggest problem in the dengue outbreak is public panic. Calming the public could help manage the problem rationally.
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Man of violence
It does not seem that keeping Malik Ishaq under house arrest for a temporary period will serve any purpose.
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A welcome verdict
Had the lynch mob and the policemen not been caught on video, is unlikely the case would have been brought to court.
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Suicide attack in Karachi
SSP Aslam said that he would continue the fight against militants and teach them a lesson.
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Mosquitoes in hospitals
Lankan doctors found eggs in flower pots, outside the office of the medical superintendant at the Ganga Ram Hospital.
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Pakistan and the ‘do more’ routine
Pakistan cannot claim sovereignty of decision-making in foreign policy if it harbours terrorists on its soil.
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Attack in Kabul and beyond
Taking on the Haqqani Network may be a good idea, but the question of ability still lingers.
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Public health and the flood
Over the weeks ahead, the biggest challenge is posed by sickness, which so often follows calamity of this nature.
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Deadly attack in Dir
Accepting defeat in Dir is as good as accepting defeat in the entire war against militancy.
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You have done us proud, Aleem
His act seems quite ironic, with him coming from a land where rules are, literally, made to be broken.
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Floods — a repeat of last year?
For a multitude of reasons, the floods that have devastated Sindh have not received the attention they deserve.
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The Taliban’s shameless enterprise
The Taliban have taken to killing children because they are getting desperate.
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Hockey heartbreak
How Pakistan actually played will be anyone’s guess as the tournament was not broadcast in Pakistan.
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Dengue deaths
Dengue has now been with us as a yearly event for more than five years.
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Rain rain, come never again
Karachi's creaky antiquated drainage system is just not up to the task.
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Is being fat a crime?
Medical experts say obesity among children is a growing issue.
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The helplessness of the police
Promotions and transfers are decided not on merit but are entirely due to political connections.
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Life 10 years after 9/11
Al Qaeda is very much around while many institutions of the Pakistani state are struggling to fight it.
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A press conference in London
During his address, Mr Hussain said many things but most were not relevant or earth-shattering.
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Startling remarks
Killing enemies has just become politics by other means in Karachi.
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Ongoing kidnap saga of boys from Bajaur
Although the Taliban are Pakistani, they no longer care that innocent Pakistanis are suffering.
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In the name of revenge?
Pointless to have hordes of policemen or forces on guard if they can do nothing to stop the killers.
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Solving Karachi troubles
Contrary to the advice of politicians, the Supreme Court should cast as wide a net as possible in its hearings.
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Back on track
After months of tension between US and Pakistani agencies, it seems things may finally be coming together again.
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In retrospect
This is not the first time the American government has funded journalism activities in Pakistan.
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The AIDS myth
It is time that we learnt to face reality and address the issue before it worsens.
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Attack in Lakki Marwat
The police can only play a reactive role and try to limit the damage from each militant attack.
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‘Bad cop’ or double-edged sword?
Mr Zulfiqar Mirza has always spoken as if he were a loose cannon.
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Check on freedom
Freedom to information is a basic right of every citizen. It is protected under the law of the land.
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Death and joy
Ethnic violence rising in Quetta, we must ask why no outcry from society, media, political parties and clerics.
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Supreme Court on Karachi violence
Questioning the police, is not enough, Until political parties inflaming the violence are also held accountable.