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Teleschool app
Officials must ponder over the outcome of such initiatives and who the beneficiaries
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Forgotten flood victims
Over 10 million flood victims still lack access to clean drinking water
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Summit of giants
The summit meeting of Russian and Chinese leaders over Ukraine has sent shivers down the spine in the West
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Political crisscross
This impasse is in need of being broken, and congeniality restored
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Sikh resistance
Amritpal’s surging popularity has some experts concerned about a return to the 1980s Sikh militancy era
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Menace of gutka
The illegal manufacturing and sale of different forms of chewing tobacco has an adverse effect on health
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SOEs’ borrowing blitz
Loss-making SOEs have borrowed a record Rs142 billion already this year
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Petrol subsidy?
It is uncertain if and how the decision to slash prices of petrol products by Rs100 for the poor will be implemented
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Desperate circumstances
With inflation reaching alarming levels, low-income communities are finding it impossible to make ends meet
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LSM collapse
The LSM decline also has a knock-on effect on government revenues, since less output and sales mean less tax revenue
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PSL success story
The decision to hold PSL at home, after years of throttling abroad, has won laurels
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Rising climate threat
Pakistan has been warned of its vulnerability to climate change and subsequent effects
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Ties with India
It is a foregone conclusion that congenial relations with neighbours is a must
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Fighting air pollution
Lahore has now officially become the city with the worst air quality in the world
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India’s military spending
India has been investing heavily in its domestic arms industry
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Time to talk it out
Imran Khan must talk it out with the government by minimising his wish-list to public representative issues
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The elusive deal
No wonder IMF’s “uncustomary” attitude is being seen with skepticism and has even raised strategic questions
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Of writ and nuisance
Our politicians must educate themselves with the art of cohabiting with diversity when it comes to dissent
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AUKUS stunt
This policy will beget more acrimony, and will surely spoil serenity in the longer-run
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No more pricey gifts
New rules set a relatively low ceiling for the discount rule — anything valued at over $300 must be auctioned
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Prisoners’ health
Separate attention must be given to senior citizens and females as they may require specialised care
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Showdown at Zaman Park
His sceptical political call to evade appearance before courts has apparently pushed him to a dead-end
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Altaf Hussain’s worsening woes
Combined with his other legal troubles, the walls are certainly tightening around Altaf
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Justice prevails
Justice system does work but only when put under the spotlight
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New-look T20 squad
The PCB management’s policy to work on the bench strength must be appreciated
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Suffering youth
Majority of the burgeoning youth is looking to leave the country for better opportunities elsewhere
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Name and shame
The convention and precedent of thriving at state expense must come to an end
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Predators among us
The problem lies in our dogmatic understanding of sex and sexuality, and its repression has serious consequences
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Operation against dacoits
The gangs possess sophisticated weapons, which allow them to target and attack police officers
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Kashmir is a flashpoint
Tensions between India and Pakistan over the unresolved dispute of Kashmir could lead to a full-fledged war
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Plastic-filled oceans
Scientists fear that the amount of plastic found in water bodies across the world will nearly triple by 2040
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Ex-Fata schools
Even after merging into K-P, tribal districts lack investment in infrastructure and social services
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A welcome thaw
Saudi Arabia and Iran’s decision to seek rapprochement is most welcome
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Neglected zoo animals
The gross neglect and dilapidated condition of Karachi Zoo is putting the lives of innocent, voiceless animals at risk
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Cost of Taliban misogyny
Taliban continue to impose increasingly harsh conditions on women
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Absolute leadership
The fact that all the 2,952 votes were cast in Xi’s favour is, indeed, a tribute and a compliment
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Female-centred transport
A private transport company has initiated the launch of a new 'women-driven motorbike service'
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Karachi: no mayor yet
Local government activities in the country’s largest city remain paralysed
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A day of casualty
The caretaker government of Punjab messed it up on Wednesday
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Distant dream of gender equality
UN Women claims that it will take at least 300 years more to achieve gender equality
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Pollsters’ favourite
It seems nothing affects the popularity of former prime minister Imran Khan
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Counterterror talks
Pakistan and the US are turning a new leaf in their counterterrorism collaboration
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Crushing public debt
Unnecessary subsidies continue to be a drain, and the government still refuses to cut them to a sustainable
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Age limit for marriage
It has long been globally established that the age of maturity in the contemporary era equates to 18 years
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Bail for women
Providing bail would equally help reduce prison populations and in some cases speed up the legal process
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Unaffordable Hajj cost
The government has slashed the quota for Pakistan-based pilgrims in half
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Bolan barbarism
Another daredevil attack on the security forces in Bolan is a moment of serious introspection
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Seaview sewage
Seaview beach has become a dumping place for trash and sewage, which can cause the spread of water-borne diseases
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Migrant crisis
Unemployment, lack of opportunities and record-level inflation has turned Pakistan into an underdeveloped nation
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Terror fissures
The government’s going slow in its efforts to net the abettors and terror-financiers