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                                                            Putting a foot downMany should have been disqualified years ago 
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                                                            Bogus charitiesOne hopes that the government will frame a vastly improved policy for the registration of NGOs 
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                                                            Another shot in the footProvincial government has let down 3,000 of the schools by failing to release additional funds 
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                                                            Speedier justiceThe court systems of the sub-continent might almost have been designed to deliver injustice rather than the reverse 
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                                                            Somalia blastThis year the US military has accelerated drone strikes and other efforts this year against al Shabaab 
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                                                            An unpardonable offenceThe school authorities have suspended the two transporters but much more needs to be done 
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                                                            Shelving pay risesSindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah was about to treat himself to a 300 per cent raise in his own salary 
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                                                            A huge undertakingPlans to mandate tracking devices could use deeper thinking 
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                                                            Dirty, dangerous and unsafeIt remains loved by millions though. There are none so blind as will not see. 
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                                                            Lucrative consultanciesWe await developments, though with little hope 
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                                                            In defiance of the lawThere is a growing cohort of politicians and ex-rulers that are proclaimed offenders 
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                                                            Job opportunities overseasThere is growing suspicion among expatriates that Pakistani authorities haven’t promoted their labour force enough 
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                                                            Disgraced by our lawmakers — againGovernment needs to remove the confusions that exist between religious interpretations and federal and provincial laws 
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                                                            Ghee banIt will be intriguing to see how much ghee usage can actually be phased out by 2020 
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                                                            Another mountain to climbIt is the low- and middle-income countries such as Pakistan that are bearing 80 per cent of deaths annually 
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                                                            The charade that is parliamentParliament has been gradually becoming an ossified irrelevance virtually since the last election 
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                                                            Unchecked investmentIn the last four years alone, Pakistani nationals have invested an astounding $8 billion in Dubai’s property market 
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                                                            Deconstructing a reshuffleAgainst the public airing of Uzair Baloch’s statement and elections on the horizon we must exercise skepticism at will 
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                                                            More rocks in the roadKabul government pulled out of the upcoming meeting of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Coordination Authority 
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                                                            Bending the rulesBefore officials begin plans for the future, they should also check whether they are bound by any regulations or not 
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                                                            The Uzair Baloch confessionBaloch's statement makes for hair-raising reading and is a catalogue of murder, extortion and gangster activity 
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                                                            Resolution at NABThe new chairman is going to have a very short honeymoon 
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                                                            Norway’s exampleNorway has named Abid Qayyum Raja as one of five vice-presidents of its parliament 
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                                                            ‘Shockingly badly integrated'Pakistan and the United Kingdom have a particularly close relationship 
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                                                            A premature celebrationThere are now 12 weeks to go until the OLMT is due to go operational 
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                                                            Tax evasion trailThe authorities must overcome these difficulties as soon as possible 
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                                                            PIA imbroglioPIA is mulling the possibility of grounding passenger flights to the United States next year 
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                                                            Heatwave in October?We are told that Karachi is likely to experience a five-day heatwave from this week 
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                                                            Be careful what you wish forIn an ideal world there should be no need for the military to have intervened in the first place 
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                                                            Torrid times aheadA good start would be to fall back from the position of denial in respect of an Islamic State presence 
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                                                            Pakistan’s food insecurityThere needs to be a foolproof system where all people in need can gain access to basic food items on their own 
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                                                            Jhal Magsi attackCaught firmly in the crosshairs of terror, Balochistan has borne the brunt of militant-sponsored violence this year 
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                                                            A timely interventionAs for fatwas the genie is out of the bottle, and genies rarely agree to go back in 
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                                                            As clear as mudFar from acting transparent, the government drove a coach through procedures and bent the rules to suit itself 
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                                                            Serial stabbingsThe police will have to do all their homework to end the knifing spree 
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                                                            A justifiable angerSenate Functional Committee on Devolution has expressed its concern regarding the establishment of ministries 
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                                                            Good news and badThe twists and turns of the relationship between Pakistan, America, Afghanistan and India continue unabated 
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                                                            Stumbling into the yellowThe aim of the project is to connect the six BRT lines but the government could not find the money 
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                                                            RTI: emancipation of informationPakistan needs procedural structures to operationalise the ideals of freedom and transparency 
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                                                            Rebranding the policeIG has now constituted ‘a high-powered committee’ 
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                                                            The HIV problemContracting a disease that has no cure brings with it grave anxiety and depression 
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                                                            Protecting whistleblowers?The bill is flawed, and bad bills make poor law 
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                                                            Mistreating teachersIt is a shameful way to thank those who have worked hard to teach our children and spread quality education 
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                                                            Black MondayMass shootings seem to be getting uglier and deadlier in the United States 
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                                                            Riding the peace train — againTaliban and their extensive franchise are legitimate stakeholders in Afghanistan 
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                                                            New gaming risksGame designers in the pursuit of more commercial success have started to push the limit 
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                                                            Women in the driving seatWomen truckers of Tharparkar may be little more than a quirky headline today but they are also harbingers of change 
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                                                            Nearly but not quiteThere are almost 250,000 polio workers targeting 38 million children 
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                                                            Getting away with murder'Benazir was brutally murdered by people who actively rejected the values that we at the United Nations stand for' 
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                                                            CPEC hurdlesPakistan has seen a small but significant improvement in the global competitiveness scale 
 
    











