opinion
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Welfare in the 21st century
Shahid Mehmood
Welfare and welfare states have been constants in the socio-economic affairs of modern-day nation states, at least from the time of Otto Von Bismarck’s Germany . Since then, there has been a...
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The merry-go-round
Hussain H Zaidi
Governments in Pakistan seem to have a knack of running around in circles when it comes to making significant changes in the political or administrative structures. One instance that instantly...
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Commercial litigation: chaos and cure
Barrister Mohammad A Qayyum
The process of civil litigation, particularly in matters involving huge amounts, is dysfunctional in Punjab. Much of it can be traced back to the fact that all civil cases, including major ones...
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Happy days for hydropower
Shakil Durrani
For those partial towards hydro-power projects, there have been some happy tidings of late. May the good news soon translate into functioning projects. First, one of the two eleven-kilometre twin...