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Elections and democracy
History suggests that our elections have failed to produce strong governments and sovereign parliaments
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Pride of Pakistan
Fakhar, whose name literally means pride, has really done Pakistan proud
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Poll security caution
Several major explosions have occurred this month, particularly in Balochistan and KP, claiming 180 lives
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Our escalating deficit
Pakistan’s economy is at a very critical stage; it has a current account deficit of $18 billion in fiscal year 2018
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The lifeline projects
The CJP took the initiative by setting up a fund for the construction of Diamer-Bhasha and Munda dams
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Foul play of language
Foul play via use of inappropriate language is as old as Pakistani politics itself
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Medicine recall
Provincial Pharmacovigilance Center Punjab alerted manufacturers to review their sources of materials of Valsartan
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Bloody build-up to vote
At least 166 deaths have occurred in three horrific attacks on canvassing campaigns before the General Elections 2018
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Open trial with a caveat
The caretaker federal cabinet’s allows open trial of Nawaz Sharif and others in the Al Azizia and Flagship references
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The tech-savvy ECP
The pervasive nature of technology has made inroads into every aspect of the lives of people
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Looming travel restrictions
Years and years of failed policies have started the onset of looming travel restrictions on Pakistani nationals
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Internet freedom and gender disparity
Blocking access to various media platforms on the internet has been a favourite pastime of the PTA
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A seemingly pipe dream
An overwhelmed caretaker government and the ECP are trying to ensure that the elections are conducted on time
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Revisiting Charter of Democracy
Pakistan and political instability run side by side--under a democratic rule
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Inhuman treatment
Pakistani politicians have commonly referred to and compared their fellow politicians with animals
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A welcome first
The expected rise of Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar as Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court will be a first
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The fall and fall of rupee
At 128 to a US dollar, the rupee has cumulatively shed more that 21% of its value since December 2017
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Caretakers’ crackdown
The crackdown on PML-N workers on the day the Sharifs returned from London to surrender is questionable
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Water pricing for new dams
The Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources had alerted Pakistanis that the country will run dry by 2025
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Neglecting public health and safety
The Discovery ride accident at Karachi’s Askari Amusement Park reiterates several issues with regard to public safety
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Challenging the neoliberal paradigm
It has led to an ‘economic Darwinism’ which has resulted in privatisation and commodification of social...
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‘Missing’ level-playing field
Complaints of a ‘missing’ level-playing election field by two leading parties of the country cannot be dismissed
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The rising interest rate
The SBP move is targeted at cutting imports and reducing demand for dollars to stabilise foreign currency reserves
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Sell vote buy water
Commendably, however, voters appear slightly wiser this time
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France, Croatia: on threshold of glory
On July 15, Sunday 22 men will take to the field in Russia to compete for the football World Cup
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Radicalised cops and war on terror
District police officer of DI Khan made the SC privy to the fact that 60% of his police force had militant mindsets
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Back home, but in jail
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz returned to the country and surrendered themselves to authorities
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Quadrilateral meeting of spymasters
Pakistan earlier this week hosted what was dubbed an unprecedented huddle of spy chiefs of Russia, China and Iran
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Soaring public debt
Pakistan’s public debt has shot to a 15-year high of 72% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
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No moment of respite
Friday witnessed two back-to-back attacks on election candidates
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Hope for the disappeared
A marker is now down for those who commit the abductions
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Curbing the excesses
Rao Anwar is a man with friends in high places, one of the reasons why he led something of a charmed existence
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Youth bulge challenge
Cheema wants politicians to prioritise the skills development sector
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For ‘level-playing’ field
All local government functionaries stand suspended till the July 25 vote
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The culture of beating
The pesh imam at the Shalimar mosque where the victim studied resorted to beating his pupil with an iron rod
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The politics of terror
20 people, including Haroon Bilour, were killed and 63 injured when a suicide bomber targeted an ANP corner meeting
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All change in Turkey
Erdogan has been sworn in for another five-year term and has appointed his son-in-law as the new finance minister
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‘Road to New Pakistan’
Imran Khan makes promises while unveiling his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s election manifesto
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Getting the dams on stream
The government has now ordered the immediate construction of the Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand dams
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The Brexit mess
The generations to come may have reason to curse their forebears
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Crowded skies
Courtesy of Open Skies international carriers are creaming off local international business to the detriment of PIA
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Icon of Kashmir freedom fight
A martyred Wani exerts even greater influence on the Kashmiri youth
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The PML-N manifesto
And do we have the room to over-emphasise the importance of mass transit mechanism for a big city!
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Female candidates in elections
5% representation indicates a great imbalance as far as politics is concerned
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Hasty borrowings
Last government has massively borrowed from the central bank to finance its unfinished development projects
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Justice in the dock
Findings of guilt came from an accountability court in the matter of the Avenfield apartments case
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Superbug saga
Since 2016, the antimicrobial-resistant typhoid bacteria has crept its way into headlines
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The verdict – ten, seven and one
There will be jubilation in other parties and fragmentation of PML-N is a possibility, which others will exploit
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Genie of inflation
At 5.2 per cent for the month of June, the rate of inflation is at a 44-month high
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Electoral diversity
The transgender community is one of the smaller minorities in Pakistan but in recent years their profile has risen