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                                                            Taxing the rich — maybeEven if there was an exchange of information it is going to be exceedingly difficult for the revenue collectors 
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                                                            The spirit of accommodationLocal producers had long felt that they were at a clear disadvantage against their Chinese competitors 
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                                                            Haunting refrain of graftDhaka needs to safely navigate its way out of the crisis, defuse the unrest and conduct polls as soon as it can 
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                                                            The flight of reasonHealth services in Sindh are threadbare at best and virtually nonexistent in large parts of the province 
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                                                            Taxation and the common manThe latest cunning stunt to squeeze taxation out of the people of Pakistan is to use the national identity database 
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                                                            Corruption — a battle lostCorruption, it’s in for the long haul, part of the national genetic code, hard-wired for longevity 
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                                                            Helpline 1099Over the last two years, the human rights ministry has filed 70,000 complaints on its 1099 helpline 
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                                                            Mashal Khan case rulingIt is unfortunately true that the much-vaunted K-P police have failed outright to nab the primary accused 
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                                                            The great declineThe golden age of Islam ended as a result of the opposite behaviour that led to its initiation 
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                                                            Deadly tumult in MaldivesIt does not take long for a standoff to become a crisis and graduate into something resembling an upheaval 
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                                                            Getting the numbers rightThe Free and Fair Election Network is something of a martinet when it comes to the numbers 
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                                                            …and exhale slowlyWashington has said that it has no desire to sever ties or to conduct military strikes inside our territory 
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                                                            Secure children, strong PakistanOther provinces, too, should add sex education to the curriculum 
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                                                            Competition among Chinese companiesThe desire to win over contracts by using legal and illegal means could pose another challenge to CPEC execution 
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                                                            All fall downThere are reportedly 25,000 government employees without a residence 
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                                                            Sindh’s creaking prisonsThe crisis in Sindh prisons has the capacity to infect the country well beyond provincial borders 
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                                                            Dealing with energy challengesWe should also be harnessing at least quarter of the country’s vast hydropower potential to ease power load 
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                                                            Misplaced and dated notionsUpdated US policy is largely misplaced 
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                                                            Interfaith harmonyAs we welcome more people into the country, we need to first ensure the ones already here feel safe and respected 
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                                                            Bridging the South-South gapOBOR patching up Africa and Central Asia 
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                                                            Desperate — and drownedPakistanis illegal migrants to Europe pushed across shores off coast of Libya 
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                                                            Mardan transgender communityClaims by the provincial police force against the transgender community show the marginalization the group faces 
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                                                            Off with their heads!The executive heads of four power distribution companies were sacked 
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                                                            Making Karachi unsafeIrregularities in contracts for Karachi safe city project 
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                                                            Not much hope for victimsAfghan refugees seek justice from ICC 
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                                                            The dilemma of non-formal schoolsThere is a real danger of this being a lose-lose for education and specifically the children under the flyover 
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                                                            Far graver issues to worry aboutThere is little point in igniting a national storm over dual nationality when there are far more important issues 
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                                                            Maintaining a dialogueThe fabric of the bilateral relationship is in urgent need of repair 
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                                                            Debt-bearing capacityThe finance ministry’s debt policy statement for 2017-18 reads like a fact sheet on chronic government failure 
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                                                            Feeding the mobExpediency has long been the name of the game in Pakistan 
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                                                            Drugged meatNews that there is harmful drug residue in poultry and livestock is disconcerting 
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                                                            Apprehending the lawsuccessive governments in Pakistan have traditionally used the police as an effective appendage 
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                                                            Gender bias in IndiaAs opposed to girls, boys receive better nutrition and medical care 
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                                                            Designer beardsThis is not the first time there has been such an attempt to impose strictures on the style of beards 
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                                                            The American dilemmaThis rag-tag army has fought America and its allies to a military stalemate 
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                                                            A dark developmentThose that are searching the Dark Web are not going to stop at the front door of a dark space 
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                                                            Unforgotten idea of merging groupsIn the days to come we could see a rearrangement of the political chessboard in Karachi. 
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                                                            Gwadar comes to lifeThere are still not enough people to provide the manpower with the necessary skills to breathe life into the city 
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                                                            Graft purge nearing its endSaudi Arabia comes closer to wrapping up its three-month-old campaign against corruption 
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                                                            ATM and banking securityPakistan is far away from being able to support and secure crypto currency transactions 
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                                                            Regulating Punjab’s charitiesBut only its proper enforcement will make a difference 
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                                                            A free Chinese takeaway"The scandal is that there are no answers". 
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                                                            Parliament talk — Widodo styleAlthough Pakistan could always use more friends in support of its struggles-more realism is in order 
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                                                            Mountain rescueHost nation's responsibility to provide safeguards for practitioners of the extreme sport remain undecided 
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                                                            Karachi — a filthy disgraceThe city continues to have contaminated water supplies, solid waste piles up everywhere 
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                                                            NSG — need for proper safeguardsPakistan is justified to feel a little concerned about the possible acceptance of India into the NSG 
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                                                            An expensive place to liveIt might be assumed that inflation is experienced uniformly across the country — not so 
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                                                            Lalu Yadav as King Lear?Massive poverty at the awam level is directly the result of corruption 
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                                                            Is Ahed not a hero?Ahed has become a symbol of resistance against Israel 
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                                                            Empty hockey stadiumsThe condition of the national sport is in tatters at the moment 
 
    









