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 Too clever by half |
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Nasim Ahmed |
To deal with the multiple crises - some of them of its own creation - the government of Pakistan has been following a simple but clever strategy - that of buying time. And, so far, it has followed this strategy with amazing ingenuity and skill.
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| Economic indicators in reverse spin |
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Tahira Mansoor |
The major industries in Pakistan are textiles, cement, sugar and power and barring sugar, owned mainly by the politicians, all are in trouble.
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| National |
| Reassessing
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Raza Khan |
According to Foreign Minister, Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan is presently reassessing its foreign policy particularly its relationship with the United States and soon Pakistan is expected to come up with a new framework, regarding Islamabad’s engagement with Washington.
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No democracy without justice |
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Speaking in Karachi last week, Chief Justice, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, said that the judiciary will continue to play its role in support of democracy and strengthening democratic institutions.
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Multi-party government in Afghanistan? |
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Raza Khan |
There are reports that formation of a multi-party government is being discussed between the United States and the armed insurgent groups in Afghanistan.
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| International |
| Anti-corruption debate divides country |
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Saif Khalid |
Six months after millions of Indians took to the streets protesting against corruption, the government has rejected anti-corruption legislation.
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| Dictatorship, military intervention and false binaries in Syria |
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Bassam Haddad |
After almost five decades, when the time came to publicly oppose authoritarian rule in Syria, one would have thought that it was the rational and decent thing to do. And it is. More than that, it is incumbent on anyone
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| Economy |
| From food to fuel |
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Shahid Khalil |
The increase in crude oil prices has again accelerated the shift of food crops to the production of bio-fuel in most developed countries that produce surplus food crops, which is likely to reduce their exports to food-deficient countries.
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| Education |
| Education must always be a top priority |
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Ehsan-ur-Rehman |
Recently, American students, from Berkeley, California, to the City University of New York, were seen protesting against the rising cost of their education. Undeterred by pepper spray
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| Sports |
| Pakistan finally finds reliable Test openers |
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Talha Tufail Bajwa |
The Pakistan cricket team continued their impressive run when they inflicted a commanding 10-wicket defeat on the world's best Test team, England, in the first Test match inside three days gaining a 1-0 lead in the three-match series at the Dubai cricket ground last week.
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| Book Review |
Zero Day |
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David Baldacci |
Over the Atlantic, an airliners control suddenly stop reacting. In Japan, an oil tanker runs aground when its navigational system fails. And in the Midwest,
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| Religion |
Sharia law compatible with human rights |
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David Shariatmadari |
A leading barrister has called for the UK to become more Sharia-literate, while arguing that Islamic law can be compatible with the toughest human rights legislation.
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| Women |
| The straits of America |
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Macroeconomic indicators for the United States have been better than expected for the past few months. Job creation has picked up. Indicators for manufacturing and services have improved moderately. Even the housing industry has shown some signs of life. And consumption growth has been relatively resilient.
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| Health
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| Plate size doesn’t help to curb food intake |
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If you think eating in a small plate may help you lose weight, then you are wrong.
A recent study conducted at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth has revealed that the size of one's dinner plate does not help to curb energy intake or control portion sizes.
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| How proteins in teardrops annihilate harmful bacteria |
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In a new study, scientists have tried to discover how exactly a disease-fighting protein in teardrops destroys dangerous bacteria.
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| Showbiz |
| Thanks to Ranbir, splitsville for Deepika, Sid? |
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This is turning out to be a true blue love story with old school romance. They first met, split and now they are all set towards a reunion.
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Kids will be better than me, feels Jolie
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Actress Angelina Jolie says she is not worried about how her kids will turn out as she feels they will not be worse than what she was in her younger days. The 36-year-old,
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| Art |
| ‘Our Legacy’ at Jharoka |
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Mahtab Bashir |
In a bid to preserve the cultural heritage of the subcontinent, Muhammad Shafiq, a noted water colourist from Lahore, opened his 29 contemporary paintings titled "Our Legacy" at Jharoka Art Gallery, using his brush strokes for vanishing points of Mughal architecture in India and Pakistan.
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