opinion
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The unspeakable
Babar Sattar
Old demons are crawling out of the woodwork and pushing us into the familiar swamp. We are so polarised as a country that it is impossible to speak of matters that affect us all without making it...
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The model of ‘new localism’
Zubair Torwali
When passing through a village a few kilometres below the famous Shandur Pass in Chitral, I saw a brownish two-storeyed building standing in the lush green village which looked like a beautiful...
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Modi’s Pakistan gambit
Murtaza Shibli
The latest attempt by Indian Prime Minister Modi to galvanise support for the ongoing elections in his home province of Gujarat by raising the Pakistan bogey seems to have failed to lift the sagging...
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Elections in Gujarat
Dr Naazir Mahmood
This past week saw elections for in the Indian state of Gujarat. The elections were held in two phases and vote counting will begin on Dec 18.But first some background. Gujarat – with a population...
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A new Palestinian beginning
Ramzy Baroud
Now that the American mask has completely fallen, Palestinians require an urgent rethink in their own political priorities, alliances and national liberation strategy.Business should not go on as...
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Restricting access
Mark Luskus
My identity was stolen this year. The perpetrator didn’t open credit cards in my name or gain access to my finances. Instead, they used my name to submit a comment to the Federal Communications...
