opinion
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Cycle of dependence
Babar Sattar
Outrage over the Aurat March each year flags the need to revisit John Rawls’ Theory of Justice.If you honestly engage with arguments rooted in culture, religion, morality, economics and law etc,...
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Boys in the age of feminism
Kamila Hyat
For reasons that are locked into our history, ideology and culture, feminism has become a derogatory word in many places around the world including our own country.Men who openly say they are...
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Too little, too late?
Stan Cox
In a Washington Post opinion piece last month, Robert Frank sought to instruct us in how peer pressure can “help stop climate change.” He wasn’t very convincing on that point; he did help,...
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On governance
Sami Saeed
In the increasingly competitive world of today, good governance is not only critical for survival but also holds the key to social and economic development.Cross-country experience in recent years...
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Patents in Pakistan
Famiya Masood
Applying Dr Amartya Sen’s arguments in ‘Development as Freedom’, it would not be wrong to say that intellectual property rights act as a useful tool for ensuring development and innovation in...
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A wake-up call
Miles Mogulescu
In the short time since the COVID-19 virus was discovered and made public in Wuhan, a city of 11 million in central China, this new strain of coronavirus – a family of pathogens that includes the...