| Front Page |
 Coincidence or conspiracy? |
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Nasim Ahmed |
Everything - and anything - that is happening in Pakistan today seems to be moving towards one end - early elections. Moves and counter-moves by political parties, back-channel negotiations between the major stake-holders,
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| Criminal flaws in resource management |
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Tahira Mansoor |
The oil prices are likely to shoot up in the wake of the sanctions on Iran; the European Union, the largest economic bloc in the world, is all set for a deep recession which would offset the recovery in the United States.
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| National |
| Those who went missing |
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Nasim Ahmed |
The case of eleven missing persons, of whom four are already dead, currently being heard by a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, has put the spotlight on an issue that has been hanging fire for over a decade now.
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Parties and political problems |
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As reports of successful negotiations between the government and opposition parties regarding the 20th Constitutional Amendment and the roadmap for the next general elections have started surfacing, the election season seems to have set in the country and
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Balochistan: problems and conspiracies
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Faheem Amir |
It omens very bad that the United States Committee on Foreign Affairs convened a congressional meeting on Feb 9, 2012, for an exclusive discussion on the gravity of the situation in Balochistan.
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| International |
| From 9/11 to 2/11: How Egypt’s revolution became the world’s |
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Mark LeVine |
These are dates that bookend one's life. On September 11, 2001, a world order seemed to collapse with the Twin Towers. Whether you were 13 or 33, nothing would be the same. Battle lines were drawn; the United States would retaliate and
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| Japan considers green future after nuclear disaster |
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Brendan Barrett |
In March 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami left nearly 20,000 people dead or missing and destroyed 125,000 buildings in the Tohoku region of Japan.
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| Economy |
| The female factor |
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Shahid Khalil |
Women are important in agriculture, and agriculture is important to women. Women around the world play important roles in planting, weeding, post harvest processing, food preparation, and so forth.
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| Education |
| The value of social sciences study |
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Ehsan-ur-Rehman |
During the past several decades, the importance of education in the fields of medical, engineering and technology has been stressed to the extent that those studying social sciences and humanities sometimes feel as if they were superfluous.
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| Sports |
| PCB’s strange selection criteria |
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Talha Tufail Bajwa |
After sweeping the Test series 3-0 against the touring English cricket team, Pakistani cricketers are busy in their 4-match ODI series in the United Arab Emirates.
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| Book Review |
Life. The Year in Pictures |
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Life Magazine |
This is the book to be read now, a year from now, ten years from now. This is our human history, captured in the moment by the world’s best photojournalists and put into complete context by Life’s editors. In politics,
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| Religion |
How the decline of Muslim
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Hassan Hassan |
In a recent essay, The New Atlantis, a US-based science and technology journal, drew a grim yet accurate picture of the state of science in the Muslim world.
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| Women |
| Afghanistan’s opium child brides |
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She was a 12-year-old girl, with fiery green eyes and defiance on her face. Her father had promised her hand to a stranger from Helmand province who didn't speak her language, was more than 30 years her senior, and already had eight children. Her father had borrowed the man's money for his poppy venture. And now it was up to her to repay that debt.
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| Health
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| Soon, crime-fighting tool 'to deter and nab terrorists' |
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Scientists are striving to develop technology for "fingerprinting" and tracing the origins of chemical substances that could be used in terrorist attacks and other criminal acts.
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| Green tea drinkers show
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Elderly adults who regularly drink green tea may stay more agile and independent than their peers over time, a large study of Japanese adults suggests.
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| Showbiz |
| Rosie Huntington-Whiteley named top style icon for 2012 |
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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has been voted as the top style icon for this year at the Elle Style Awards.
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I try and stay away from the media: Jennifer Lopez
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Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez says she often feels like she is being “picked on” and tries to stay away from the media. The 42-year-old, who is currently dating 24-year-old dancer Casper Smart, admits it’s hard to cope with all the constant speculation about her life.
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| Art |
| Artist points to her roots |
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Chelsea Judge |
Lubna Agha, a woman who stays true to her Pakistani roots, showcased her art in the Gardiner Art Gallery, Oklahoma State University, the USA.
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