opinion
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Testing times for the faithful
Aijaz Zaka Syed
“Mr Gorbachev! Tear down this wall!” As Donald Trump goes about walling America in and shutting out the world, these prophetic words of Ronald Reagan – deified by the Republicans...
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Punjab is the problem
Ayaz Amir
Islamabad diary Because of population and wealth, Punjab is the dominant element in the Pakistani state. Whoever commands Punjab rules Pakistan. ...
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CPEC for peace
Adnan Adil
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is largely viewed as a significant Chinese investment that will infuse a new life into Pakistan’s economy, but this project bears much wider strategic...
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Making sense of Donald
Shahzad Chaudhry
I never thought I would pen two consecutive pieces on Donald Trump, but this one is inspired more by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria’s incessant efforts at trying to place...
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Water diplomacy
Dr Kamran Azam
Over the last 53 years, there have been around 40 water-related disputes worldwide that have resulted in acts of violence and more than 150 treaties have been signed to resolve such issues. The...
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Say no to hate speech
Muneeb Farooq
It is indeed a travesty that our society is propagating hate speech in the garb of free speech. It may sound harsh, but we cannot deny that the inability to distinguish between intellectual...
