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Enduring but not immutable
A recent analysis of the relationship between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia by RUSI bears careful reading
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Threat? What threat?
Such information is already in the public domain courtesy of the 2013 election
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Truth sans reconciliation?
The inspiration behind the proposal was of course South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission
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Hypocrisy, impunity and fake degrees
The awarding of a degree to a former PTI MNA Murad Saeed is an example
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The cost of factionalism
Poor discipline has continued to afflict the party, threatening it internally
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Dual nationals and the election
If Pakistan is ever to break the process of elective feudalism ECP is going to have to exercise full force of the law
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China takes the initiative
The old colonial power has little or no part to play in the current scenario and America wanes
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Kashmir — an overdue inquiry
The last year has seen deterioration in the security and human-rights sectors across Kashmir
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Better late than never
HEC should meet twice a year to clear regular business but has met four times in the entire tenure of PML-N government
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Transforming lives
Much needs to be done in mainstreaming disability in all national, regional and global development discourses
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Inclusivity for all
APTEN have put forward their demands to ECP to facilitate trans individuals' participation in the next general polls
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A rolling tragedy
the war in Yemen garners less headlines than the Syrian conflict, yet in terms of scale it is a greater tragedy
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An honourable man
AD Khowaja's tenure came to an end on June 13th and he was replaced with Amjed Javed Saleemi
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Beyond the horizon
Pakistan could face an absolute water shortage by 2025 and reviving the Kalabagh dam project is no solution
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Taj Mahal vandals
Rioting outside the Taj Mahal’s west gate took place on June 10
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Unkept promises
Public healthcare in Pakistan has been neglected by successive governments
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Another rupee slide
Latest depreciation of the rupee shows the increasing vulnerability of the national economy
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Cut-and-paste in Singapore
Meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump fell short of expectations
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Default position? Dishonesty
Election Commission Pakistan increases scrutiny over applications for elections
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Smash-and-grab diplomacy
Trump is not tearing up the rule book because he came to the presidency not having read one
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Clarity in a fog
By facilitating and not blocking the return of Musharraf, we can do ensure justice effectively
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The politics of egotism
The Nisar ego is not the only one to have taken a hit and there are yelps of dismay across the political parties
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A historic judgment
The judgment is notable in several ways
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Plastic pollution in Pakistan
Since 1967, global plastic production has increased from two million tonnes to 380 million tonnes
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Peshawar power cuts
Acute shortfalls in electricity are routine in all provinces, barring the areas where VIPs live
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Compliance is key
So far neither the interim premier nor members of his cabinet have submitted the statements of their assets to the ECP
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Trump rant
Trump’s parting words at the Quebec summit were full of warning
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An edgy convergence
The Afghan Taliban have for the first time declared an Eid ceasefire and so has the Afghan government
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The shape of things to come
Pakistan and India are set to attend the SCO summit being held this year in Qingdao, eastern China, on June 9-10
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A dignified response
Authorities summoned by the Lahore High Court for ignoring petition challenging the Seed (Amendment) Act of 2015
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Crashing the political gears
Incapacity of political parties to agree to interim post-holders is emblematic of the chasms that split the landscape
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SC rescues our natural gift
In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court scrapped a project to build a cricket stadium in Shakarparian
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No hiding place
The Supreme Court noted that it was not difficult to draft the affidavits
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War and peace
Peace is locked to economic wealth
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Stemming the rot
Consumers can get better and safe medicines if we turn to modern technologies
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Taking back the cars
The Supreme Court on Tuesday advised politicians to arrange their own security after retiring from elected positions
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Plastic pollution
June 5th marked World Environment Day but rather than a celebratory occasion ugly statistics were reiterated
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Recipe for change
Several university associations have shared with political parties a plan to reform the higher education sector
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Justice denied
The outrage being expressed at the acquittal of Shah Hussain for his attack on Khadija Siddiqui is different
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Disastrous management
This is a small but important body whose entire raison d’être is to reduce the socio-economic and fiscal vulnerability
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Cogs in the wheel
The whole issue of organ trade must be looked at holistically and with an eye to stopping it permanently
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A national malaise — religious terrorism
Madrassah reforms have been poorly implemented or not implemented at all at provincial level
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Politics, fakery and social media
Twitter is particularly prone to fakery; this newspaper has identified many fake accounts
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Stopping the wildfires
We must concede the fact that there is no single effective way to stop wildfires from growing in Margalla
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Syria not for Syrians
Perhaps Syria will no longer be a home to Syrians
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Girl power: boosting GDP
The participation of women in the economy results in better outcomes socially
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Tagging newborns
Each newborn is tagged with a bracelet within minutes of birth
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Peacekeepers honoured
Our soldiers and policemen while donning the uniform of peacekeepers have left a legacy of endurance and peace
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A decent goal this Eid
There is significant improvement to be made at the macroscopic level insofar as economic equality is concerned
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Cause for concern
The ‘simplified’ nomination forms were a rat quickly smelled by the ECP