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Dealing out death
We now have killings by terrorist death squads who have struck in South Waziristan, Peshawar and Kurram Agency.
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Inviting the military
The startling call made by the MQM leader for the army to step in and remove corrupt politicians defies comprehension.
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Cause for cheer
In times as desperate as these, good news is scarce. But evidence that we retain basic human qualities is important.
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Zero growth and high inflation
The finance ministry appears to finally have woken up from its stupor.
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Voyeur-at-large
Covering the floods wasn’t easy. For 5 days I had to do without air-conditioning and most of my make-up artists.
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The Middle East muddle
The Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority have agreed to conduct direct negotiations with the US.
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Managing the economic impact of the flood
Nature, for all her fury, appears to have delivered a relatively kind hand to the economy.
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US relief role
It is obvious that Washington believes now is the time to prove itself a dedicated ally of Pakistan.
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Shadadkot under threat
Rising levels at Kotri Barrage add to the danger. Efforts to protect the city by building walls have failed.
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Age of barbarity
In Sialkot, where two teenage boys were beaten to death – to settle an enmity – people simply watched.
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Commission on flood relief
On August 19, PM Gilani announced the formation of the National Oversight Disaster Management Council (NODMC).
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Bottom place
The results of the BA/BSc exams show that as in previous years, women have claimed the top place in all categories.
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Violence and vendettas
The PPP, does not have the answer to Karachi’s political, ethnic and sectarian violence.
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Saving our livestock
Estimate puts the number of domesticated animals that have been lost in the floods at over 100,000.
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Good, but mostly symbolic
The agreement reached to do everything possible to support Afghanistan against militancy is important symbolically.
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Diseases from the floods
Flood relief and rehabilitation efforts have barely begun and Pakistan may have another catastrophe on its hands.
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Iran and America
As Iran’s nuclear plant gears up to become operational, speculation is that Israel and the US will act to destroy...
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Inhuman acts
Emergencies are a time when the best of man – and the very worst – comes out into the open.
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Import of second-hand cars
While increasing the age limit for imported cars may help consumers, it could hurt Pakistan’s fragile economy.
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Telecoms rising
Good news for Pakistan in the telecommunications sector where access to services is nearing historic landmarks.
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With a little help from our friends
Pakistan, crippled by the floods, is forced to bring out the begging bowl once again.
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Targeted terror
The latest frenzy of target killings and violence against Punjabis in Quetta is shattering.
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Religious tolerance in America
Obama’s first statement stands: the Cordoba House project should go ahead.
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Front against floods
Setting up a body headed by people of integrity to oversee flood relief efforts is wise.
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You go, parliament
A friend of mine suggests we literally do what the Brits did electorally in their last polls: hang the parliament.
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Derailed
One of the central challenges facing Pakistan’s economy is the enormous cost of logistics within the country.
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Fighting for food
In theory, we know food is an acute necessity for the millions of flood victims scattered across the country.
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Cycle of debt
The energy industry is highly regulated and their prices are set not by the market forces of supply and demand.
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The price of Ramazan
With the arrival of Ramazan, people have been greeted, once again, with exorbitant price hikes.
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Kashmir killings
The Indian government’s policy of overwhelming force to quell demonstrations has been a complete failure.
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Empty cities
The image of a ghost city is always frightening, whether it stares out at us from film archives or sepia photographs.
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Rethinking education
The release of O- and A-level results inspires equal amounts of joy and despair.
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After 63 years of independence
This time there are no borders to cross. There are no homes to reach either; not even relief camps to move into.
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Give, we must
With the onset of the holy month of Ramazan, Pakistan is beset with its worst natural disaster ever.
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Sectarian killings
As had been feared, the political violence in Karachi has now turned explicitly sectarian
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Taliban in our midst
We need to ask ourselves what purpose could possibly be served by allowing such people to operate in our country?
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The Taliban’s warped morality
Just when it seems that the Taliban could not possibly become any more inhumane, they manage to one-up themselves.
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Independence of the SBP
Parliament giveth with one hand and taketh away with the other.
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Learning to help ourselves
The UN has now declared that the floods that ravaged Pakistan have now affected more people than the 2004 tsunami.
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Double role
Wikileaks uncovers alleged double role played by the JUI-F in funding assassinations in Afghanistan.