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Another journalist killed
In 2021, as many as 63 journalists were killed in the line of duty in Pakistan.
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Exit Shahzad Akbar
Another addition to the list of advisers in the PTI dispensation who were either shown the door or opted to jump ship.
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Infant deaths
Poverty and lack of education are leading to serious consequences like malnutrition and premature deaths
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Flights to EU
While PIA says it is ready for an EASA review, the CAA and Islamabad have not clearly indicated this
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Ask the PM
He hardly admitted his own weaknesses and failures
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UN’s unattained agenda
The essence and utility of the UNGA was ‘Uniting for Peace’, and this is what remains the unattained agenda
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A rebased economy
The tax-to-GDP ratio and exports-to-GDP ratio have rather gone down
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Corona test challenges
Three varieties of testing kits are available in the market: automatic, semi-automatic and manual
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First transgender doctor
Dr Gul has shown transgender persons a different path
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Saving mangroves
It is time to take experts, laymen and the authorities on board in the battle to protect mangroves
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Justice delayed
Prolonged delays in the dispensation of justice also reflect on the efficiency of hundreds of officials
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Lahore blast and beyond
This act of terrorism has shattered the uneasy peace that was prevailing for quite some time
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Vaccine hesitancy
Slow rate of inoculation in some places is largely attributable to vaccine hesitancy among people
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Widening deficit
Notably, most additional revenue is from import-related sources, and non-tax revenue is actually down by about 17%
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Curbing child pornography
Cybercrime agencies must work with law enforcement personnel to investigate the matter
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Evolving an SME economy
Presently, SMEs in Pakistan account for a fourth of total exports
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Murree tragedy inquiry
If the people responsible had done their jobs, 22 people would still be alive
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Increasing telecom tax
The calculations are so complicated that most probably even the taxation authorities don’t know them
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Extradition treaty with UK
There is reason to believe that talks are not as advanced as Pakistani authorities would suggest
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Saraiki province
The people of South Punjab have longed for a definite administrative identification
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Houthi’s attack on UAE
This daredevil attack on the UAE’s territory has come at a crisscrossed moment
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WB growth forecast
The top research institute recently said the country needs to maintain an average growth rate of over 7%
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Scourge of child labour
It’s a very catch-22 situation. Thus the poor are caught in a vicious cycle of misery
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Another Covid wave
Things have become alarming in Karachi where the infestation rate has been documented as high as 40%
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Afghan girls’ education
Zabihullah Mujahid, Taliban’s deputy minister of culture and information, has brought to the fore a pertinent point
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Synagogue attack
It is disappointing that there was no condemnation of the incident by the Pakistani government
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Lifeline inflows
The fact is that Pakistan’s economy is in dire stress. It is crisscrossed in an inertia at home and abroad
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Rehabilitating prisoners
Jail authorities had not only encouraged him but also provided him with whatever resources he needs in order to study
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That’s no fun
TikTokers tend to be on the lookout for novel ways to muster ‘likes’ and become social media stars overnight
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State as prosecutor
Pursuing the case on behalf of the state will set a great precedent. It will act as deterrence in future
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Street crime in Karachi
A businessman from a minority community lost his life and money in a daylight robbery in the upscale Clifton
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Mini-budget approval
Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin also took an interesting approach to counter criticism of the massive tax bomb
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NDMA ‘is to blame’
A plethora of oops went altogether that led to the unimaginable Murree death toll
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Containing HIV
2019 incident saw more than 1,500 people being infected with HIV out of which at least 50 children died
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100m vaccine milestone
Overall risk now remains high since we are knee deep in the fifth wave
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Threatening debt crisis
Short-term risks include societal divides, livelihood crises and mental health deterioration
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Help save Afghans
Afghanistan is in need of a global Marshall Plan
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Curious case of harassment
The U-turn by the alleged victim has given the case a Kafkaesque surrealist turn
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Upbeat Baqir
Baqir painted a picture so rosy he might have been mistaken for a florist rather than an economist
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An organic state policy
Real security is human security, and this new policy lays out a roadmap for it
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Life in prison?
As for prisoners’ hospitalisation, the law says they can be shifted only to government hospitals
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Exit of TTP terrorist
Notorious TTP activist grew in the rank and file of terror hierarchy, and was cajoling for reorienting splinter groups
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Suu Kyi’s conviction
Suu Kyi was found guilty of importing walkie-talkies and letting her security staff use them
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Politics of hope, despair
Politics of hope, despair
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Rising number of diabetics
Time to give serious thought to the issue and take preventive measures
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Urea procurement
Being an agrarian country, Pakistan should focus on a broad policy parameter to stock food grains
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Pakistan, GCC horizon
Pakistan enjoys a broadened wavelength of commonalities with the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
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Taxing the IT sector
The total taxes amount to 35% with the addition of 19.5% GST on mobile calls
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Shortage of burial spaces
There are a few graveyards in all cities to accommodate those whose families cannot afford to pay the price
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Deaths in snow
Reaction from officials, including the Prime Minister himself, was appalling, to say the least