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Protecting old people
The Protection of Parents Ordinance 2021 has declared turning out parents from homes illegal
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Three days of peace
Time for all Afghan stakeholders to act in the interest of the poor Afghan civilians who have been longing for peace
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Corruption in USC
Corruption in USC
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Bye-elections and PTI
Bye-elections and PTI
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Crushing dissent
Crushing dissent
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IMF response
Meeting the commitments made to the IMF would add to the common man’s burden that is already unbearable
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Police brutalities
All these invaluable lives were not lost in encounters, behind which the police usually hide their brutality
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Half of faith
It is surprising that all major cities lack waste management infrastructure
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Pervading crimes
Pervading crimes
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Cementing exports
Cementing exports
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Tension in East Jerusalem
Tension in East Jerusalem
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Lockdown and food ration
Lockdown and food ration
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Cross-border attack
Cross-border attack
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Mistreating missions
Mistreating missions
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PCB shows the way
PCB shows the way
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Prolonged holidays
Prolonged holidays
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Truce violation
Truce violation
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Wheat import
Government has increased the wheat support price by 23%, and has also given subsidies on fertiliser and electricity
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The big picture
Raising minimum wage has been an aspect of PTI’s overarching populist promise
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Sialkot incident
Awan then made a crass remark that has about the AC believing her life to be more precious than others
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Gender gap in electoral rolls
The major reason for this is obviously the low female literacy rate in the country
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A new kind of imperialism?
The longer the vaccine rollout takes the chances of a mutated vaccine-resistant version spreading globally increases
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Inflation excuses
It is also worrying that high inflation is being coupled with rising unemployment
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Of politicians and promises
Politicians are the same everywhere: they promise to build bridges even where there are no rivers
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The need to lead by example
As the threat of the third wave looms over us
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PIA privatisation
The federal cabinet is now mulling over the umpteenth effort to beat some life back into the dead horse that is PIA
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Harassment of female journalists
Harassment of female journalists
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The need for election reforms
The need for election reforms
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Climbing up to recover
The country seems to be reaching its threshold for bearing more economic shocks
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Civilians’ safety in conflicts
UNSC gives hope to civilians caught up in conflicts in occupied Kashmir and other parts of the world
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Tainted victory
Nearly all the losing parties have alleged rigging and refused to accept the victory of PPP’s Qadir Khan Mandokhel
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First ICU ventilator
First ICU ventilator
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Saudi olive branch for Iran
Saudi olive branch for Iran
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Commercial courts
Punjab plans to set up special commercial courts across province to help expedite hearings and decisions in such cases
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Apartheid in Israel
Apartheid is prevalent in all spheres of life
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200-plus deaths
But the belated decision has also drawn criticism from many a student and their parents
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Encroachments
Parks, playgrounds, and other open amenity plots function as lungs in big cities
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Police brutality?
Some recent unfortunate incidents indicate that the legislation is not being implemented in letter and spirit
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Kissan Card scheme
The Kissan Card scheme aims to streamline the administration of various government programmes that support farmers
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Rethinking assessments
Our authorities and teaching professionals perhaps need to use this opportunity to rethink how students are assessed
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PTI at 25
The real test of a political party starts when it takes over the reins of the government
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Tourism under threat
Tourism in Pakistan’s ecologically-fragile areas has significantly increased the stress on the environment
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Long wait for elderly
A large number of laws have been enacted, but bad when seen in the context of their enforcement
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Digitising parliament
Govts worldwide have opted to incorporate e-governance slowly to minimise the threat this poses to cyber-security
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Child abuse report
Despite the enactment of new laws prescribing deterrent punishments, reports of abuse have increased in the country.
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Shrinking FDI
Ruling PTI failed to lure foreign investors to the country despite claims
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Qureshi’s visits
Aimed at evolving a consensus on the longstanding Afghan issue
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Corrosive hate
Attackers want their victim to suffer, not just in the moment, but for the rest of their lives
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New Covid curbs
It’s sad to note that the vaccination rate per hundred people in Pakistan is 0.36
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Internet disparity
Let us not mistake the internet as a mere platform for entertainment