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A complete demolition job
Destroyed by pace and out-batted by sheer class, England were left searching for answers.
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Serial incompetence
All the suo-motu notices in the world are an irrelevance unless there is both the will and the capacity to act on them
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Cracking down on black money
SBP needs to take a firmer stand against money laundering.
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Teaching in English
What is most needed in the country is a re-haul of content and changing medium of instruction is unlikely to fix that.
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Diplomatic services
Decision to close Pakistan's Embassy in Dublin is an unwise economy and a reversal of the decision would be welcome.
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Privatisation, by any means
PML-N’s rush to privatise seems to be driven by centrality of privatisation to the administration’s budget strategy.
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Ignoring the problem
There cannot and should not be any compromise on the lives and safety of Pakistani workers.
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A deadly job
By November 2013, there had been 150 police killed and that number swelled to 172 by December 31.
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Another setback
We need to find a way of reducing the difficulties we face rather than standing by and watching them increase.
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Precious stones
There does not appear to be any national strategy to address issue of how best to be custodians of cultural heritage.
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Maid murdered
Another child in domestic service has been killed under circumstances that are by no means uncommon.
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Bad old habits
We stand to lose far more by negotiating in bad faith than New Delhi would. It is time to change our tactics.
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Missing the quota
No government in the last 30 years has done much to ameliorate the plight of the Baloch people.
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More than words, please
Nawaz govt doesn't appear to have stomach to crack down on tax evasion without which, closing budget gap is impossible
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Flight to safety?
General (retd) Musharraf’s latest health scare could be the convenient fig leaf for his unhindered departure.
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The right spectrum
Some experts have suggested that spectrum being auctioned should be widened to include 4G frequencies.
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Animal safety
Pakistan needs to implement laws on mistreatment of animals and fine zoos for neglect.
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Attack on a bus
Ending sectarianism is a task somewhat like removing poison from a vat of water into which it has been poured.
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A beacon of hope
The advent of Meesaq-e-Ilm elucidates that teachers in public education have the correct intentions.
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Holding back democracy
The Punjab government must do all it can to ensure polls are held as quickly as possible.
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Finding an interlocutor
PM’s sweet-sounding overture comes barely days after he warned that any attack on army by militants won’t be tolerated
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Fighting terrorism
Laws must exist beyond the paper they are written on if they are to have any real significance in battling terrorism.
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Gazing into the crystal ball
Predicting anything in Pakistan with a better than 51 per cent degree of certainty is uncertain in the extreme.
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No winners on the ‘wall’ issue
PPP needs to understand that if walls are put in the way of the common man, then protest is an inevitable outcome.
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Looking back at 2013
The completion of local bodies polls will help our democracy gain stronger roots.
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A satisfying victory
Selectors and players have learnt some lessons from the torrid time that the side went through against the Proteas.
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A dangerous game
K-P government believes that it is currently subsidising electricity costs for the rest of Pakistan.
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Lies, hypocrisy and ugly truths
Our faith in government cannot be restored unless those who govern us live by the same rules as everyone else.
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Bilawal, your mother would be proud
Whether or not he succeeds in commanding the charisma of his slain mother remains to be seen.
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Pet therapy
Human life is cheap in Pakistan, that of animals, even cheaper.
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Preserving our past
If the K-P govt does not protect these historical monuments, the day is not far when they will come tumbling down.
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Fighting dengue
It may not be possible to completely eradicate dengue fever but it is possible to minimise the numbers.
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Political appointments
We believe that allowing for more political appointees without legislative oversight may be a recipe for disaster.
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Finding Benazir’s killers
The chances of ever getting to the truth fade almost by the day.
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A welcome meeting
If the DGMO meeting can be parlayed into diplomatic activity, then we may look forward to a more peaceful 2014.
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Sinking ship?
In a country with desperately low levels of literacy, brain drain is not something we can afford to lose.
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Power and responsibility
Sindh government needs to display the kind of responsibility required to take care of important resources.
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Friends in need
Pakistan can take advantange from its close equation with Turkey, by picking up on the models of modernisation.
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New directions
Pakistan needs to hold on to its newly-educated generation, to provide the jobs that it needs to start in life.
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Merry Christmas
Jinnah would be saddened by what he saw today, his dream sullied.
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The Quaid would not be a happy man
We have done Mr Jinnah the most extraordinary disservice possible by deliberately distorting history.
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Rocket science it is not
Karachi in dire need of rapid mass transport systems.
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Export subsidy racket
So far, 50 cases involving a staggering Rs5 billion paid out to fake companies have been recorded.
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Protest country
It is also obvious that the PML-N government has not succeeded in building any degree of confidence among the people.
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Reviving tourism
From a high point in the early 1990s, it has been downhill all the way since.
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Killing measles
In focusing only on polio, officials have lost the plot on measles.
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Efficient solutions
If the government believes it can solve the energy crisis by getting people to use less electricity, it is mistaken.
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True friends
US would do well to learn from cousins across the pond on how to conduct foreign policy in this part of the world.
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Fog in Punjab
Its of utmost importance authorities take all possible precautionary measures, ensure mishaps due to fog are minimised
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How we failed a raped child
Protection of children from predatory paedophiles ought to be a priority, their detection, prosecution top the agenda.