opinion
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A question of judgment
Kamila Hyat
The recent judgment issued by the Lahore High Court in the case of Khadija Siddiqi, the young woman who was stabbed 23 times in May 2016 when she had gone to pick her younger sister up from school...
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SCO: the promise of prosperity
Malik Muhammad Ashraf
The 18th SCO Summit, which was held in the coastal city of Qingdao in China, ended on a promising note. All member states – including Pakistan and India, who are now full members of the...
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The travails of HR
Parvez Rahim
If there is a profession more sought after in the world, everyone aspires to join it. People have different views about their chosen professions, which is more a reflection of their own perceptions...
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Palijo’s legacy
Mushtaq Rajpar
The demise of Rasool Bux Palijo – a stalwart politician and intellectual from Sindh, and one of the greatest writers of Sindhi prose in the 20th century – has not only left thousands of his...
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Nisar’s last bet
Suhail Warraich
In principle, ego is the antithesis of popular politics. However, there are always exceptions to the rule – one of them being Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, with a career spanning over 35 years. Despite...
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Who benefits from booms?
Lawrence Wittner
Although the US mass media are awash with stories about America’s “booming economy,” the benefits are distributed very unequally, when they are distributed at all.Buoyed by soaring corporate...