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Science and tech neglect
Pakistani engineers mostly get jobs in foreign countries
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Premeditated?
It was Maryam’s first public appearance after about five months
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Russian vaccine
Country has eleased no safety data about the vaccine
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Local govt corruption
Corruption in local councils and municipal bodies has long been rife. It needs to be curbed.
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Chaman blast
Frequency with which terrorists incidents have been happening in Balochistan can be viewed in the context of CPEC
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Rains and floods
Sindh and the country’s commercial capital of Karachi go underwater every time it rains
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The cost of sin
If there is one certainty about life, it is that it too will pass
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Verdant Pakistan
Pakistan is now counted among 10 countries in the world most vulnerable to effects of climate change
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Prisoners’ release
A deal would be critical in easing several security and socioeconomic problems created by the Afghan war
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Violence against women
Violence against women continues to grow in Pakistan
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A declining nation
Unfortunately, US suffers from a bigger crisis than the pandemic — the crisis of leadership.
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Deforestation alert!
150 major weather events have been reported across Pakistan from 1998 to 2018
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All of God’s creatures
Case of lions death has highlighted the abject regard we have for animals, especially the exotic kind
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Police ‘misuse’ of power
The police kill people who want to break the law and also when they themselves want to break the law
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Historic ties
Nothing should annoy a friend like Saudi Arabia with which our bilateral ties spans our entire existence as a nation
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Prison reforms
We hope that all these measures would go a long way in making prisons places of reform
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Green signal for ML-1
Higher speed trains will be a boon to trade and public transport
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Worsening civic conditions
The existing situation has exposed the hollowness of the promises made by Sind govt before Eidul Azha
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Return to normalcy?
The need for the people to follow SOPs and for authorities to ensure their implementation has grown
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Kashmir at UNSC
While UN is calling out India for its human rights record, India is conducting fresh abuses of its minorities
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Heritage sites
There are many colonial-era heritage buildings in Karachi and most of them are in a neglected state
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Beirut explosion
There may not have been a more sensitive time for Lebanon to see an explosion that may cost it $5b
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Our new map
But we must also look beyond words and maps
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Austerity drive
At the end of the day, the austerity measures should show concrete results and not exist on paper only
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Kashmir: a year of lockdown
One year on, Kashmiris have seen violence on the rise and their livelihoods destroyed
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Trump’s vote delay call
President Donald Trump is beginning a last-ditch effort to fully transition into a tinpot dictator
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Dengue threat amid pandemic
Our entire manpower and machinery has been focused on coronavirus prevention
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Dual-national SAPMs
Tania Aidrus and Dr Zafar Mirza's exit is not going to send a good signal in the efforts for reversing brain drain
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Lead poisoning
800 million children in the world carry five micrograms of toxic lead metal per decilitre in their blood streams
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Electric cars
EVs can be beneficial for citizens as, apart from being energy efficient, they are cheaper to run and maintain
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The Festival of Sacrifice
Sense of security must not be allowed to take over the caution that is still very much needed for Covid-19
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Protecting wildlife
Animals cannot speak, so we must speak for them and protect them from cruelties
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Reformative restraints
The fallibility of the criminal justice system is well documented but so is the reformative aspect of our jails
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Hajj amid pandemic
It has been one of the most pronounced images of the impact of Covid-19 on religion
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IT and education
Inequalities exist by regions, socioeconomic status, disability, religion and gender
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Dangling live wires
We also cannot forget that decades of malfeasance on part of city managers have led us to this point
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Prudent approach
Traders should strengthen the provincial government’s hands and abide by the lockdown
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BRT: not this year, at least
Deadlines after deadlines have passed, but the rapid bus transport system has yet to come into existence
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Preventing hepatitis
The prevailing conditions in Pakistan, especially in its urban areas, are nothing short of a ‘wonder’
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US-China row
The fallout from Trump’s foreign policy disasters will last well beyond his presidency
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Humanitarian gesture
This will create job opportunities for Pakistanis at home
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Rain drain
Long gone are the days when Karachiites would relish rains.
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Terrorists in Afghanistan
Several Pakistani soldiers, security officials have been martyred in militant attacks
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Child protection
It is encouraging to know that the K-P government is working to revive child protection units
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Looming extinction
Current pandemic crisis has highlighted environmental benefits of halting industrial, economic activities
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So far so good
Authorities should be mindful of limiting the imagination of the people
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Syrian tragedy
This particular poll is another mishap on the long list of tragedies in Syria
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Road to recovery
We salute our heroes.
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Locusts: drone remedy
After eating humble pie on moon-sighting issue, Fawad found something to celebrate
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Supporting trans persons
Provincial meetings have been conducted in all four provinces to reduce the trans-phobic stigma