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                                                            Stop sanctioning murderMore than 500 people are killed in the country over mistaken notions of honour every year 
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                                                            The democracy experimentCore concepts of constitutionalism, federalism and parliamentary institutions are absent from school textbooks 
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                                                            Man-made water crisisQuetta has experienced an alarming drop in the water table that some say could be as much as 3.5 feet every year 
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                                                            Media under threatSuccessive governments have had an uneasy relationship with the media in all its formats 
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                                                            More a coma than a NAPThere is much unfinished business that is going to act as a storage battery for trouble in the future 
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                                                            A legend passesAfghanistan lost one of its earnest chroniclers who spent five decades preserving the country’s history this week 
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                                                            Between promises and hopesOnce again the government has promised to end power load-shedding in the country 
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                                                            Drowning tragediesIt all began with an innocent request from two youths who wanted to take one last dip 
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                                                            Doing the laundryFor a country to improve its record, it must build its capacity to reduce the anti-money laundering 
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                                                            Gas theft recoveryThe initiative to end gas theft is positive in two ways 
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                                                            Cronyism, lawyers and big moneyPTI is willing to spend Rs10 million on lawyers’ fees in pursuit of the reinstatement of Akhtar Ayub 
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                                                            The not-so-poor relationAnnual growth rates in Bangladesh have been above 7 per cent in the last two years 
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                                                            Secretary for primary schoolsThe requirement for a national education policy was necessitated since the birth of this nation 
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                                                            Fast-forward foreign relationsFor the first time in decades a set of opportunities are opening up and the trigger is President Trump 
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                                                            Buoyant energy sectorWe are living in exciting times 
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                                                            Musical chairs againMr Sharif is struggling to keep a grip of the party with a wife ailing in London 
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                                                            On to the front foot'We cannot fight Afghanistan’s war in Pakistan' 
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                                                            Treading a fine lineQatar shipping company set to launch what it claims to be the quickest direct service between Doha and Karachi 
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                                                            A college within a collegeWhen there is struggling system, intelligent minds investigate challenges and determine how to bring efficiency 
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                                                            Militancy, terrorism and universitiesTo any observer of the climate inside universities, radicalisation has been obvious for many years 
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                                                            Thanks for the encouragementAs other cricketers too have noted, world cricket will benefit from the return of international cricket in Pakistan 
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                                                            Deportations on the riseThe people of Pakistan are willing to travel almost anywhere in search of a job or a better life 
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                                                            BRICS names namesFor the BRICS states this was the equivalent of a repeat of the American ‘must do more’ mantra 
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                                                            Boiling frogs againThere is a warning that parts of South Asia may become uninhabitable by the year 2100, a mere 82 years away 
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                                                            Kabul’s overture for talksKabul believes it has shown sufficient inclination for peace and normalising relations with Pakistan 
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                                                            Stand up for the RohingyaAs for this newspaper — we stand with the Rohingya 
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                                                            Nobody’s responsibilityWe can say with absolute confidence that none of this is going to change in the foreseeable future 
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                                                            One verdict and no answersAn ex-military dictator is now a proclaimed offender 
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                                                            Spirit of sacrificeSacrifice can also mean how Muslims can give more to the poor and the needy from their own resources 
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                                                            Assistance in energy sectorPolicy is supposed to give voice to the voiceless, and act as a balance in terms of power structures 
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                                                            Reduced fares for studentsSome universities go so far as to provide their own bus services for students 
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                                                            Climate, threats and opportunitiesThe big issue facing the current and future governments is mitigation 
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                                                            Water treaty violationRelations truly are at an all-time low, manifested by ongoing lack of cooperation regarding the Indus Water Treaty 
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                                                            Peacekeeping budgetEffectiveness of the blue helmets depends on critical dialogue and effective partnership between troop contributors 
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                                                            An unedifying exchangeThere is something distinctly distasteful about the public spat between two of the most senior diplomats in the cohort 
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                                                            Classroom punishmentNothing warrants physical aggression towards a student 
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                                                            Busting a mythIndia’s nuclear expansion is not just an emerging threat for Pakistan but also for world peace and security 
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                                                            Census: counting the impactUnder the population formula, Punjab stands to lose its current share of parliamentary representation 
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                                                            Irregularity — the ‘normal’ normalIrregularity on this scale is not a mere accountancy error 
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                                                            Rolling thunderPakistan-American relations are undergoing fundamental and far-reaching changes 
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                                                            Fighting dengueVictory over dengue is possible but it will require coordinated action by different sections of society 
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                                                            Seeking justice to no availJirgas, panchayats and other tribal systems have been popular because citizens have little faith in the justice system 
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                                                            Ending slavery the world overThere is a need to update and implement existing laws 
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                                                            Figuring it out so farThere are many national emergencies — but contraception is the one nobody is talking about 
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                                                            Indian disturbancesGurus play an important part in the lives of many Indians 
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                                                            Startling disclosuresOne must take into account the instances where Pakistan went out of its way to accommodate US interests 
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                                                            They just don’t get itNew technologies enable both the collation and transmission of supply and demand in real time 
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                                                            A hungry police forceIn total, the capital police spent Rs695.4 million in the course of PTI-PAT dharna 
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                                                            Precursor of violenceAlthough violence might be caused by many factors, low levels of infrastructure seem to increase the risks of conflict 
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                                                            The human rights struggleA senior official of the human rights ministry now reports that progress is slow on virtually every front 
 
    





























