opinion
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Advocacy and development: Part - I
Dr Naazir Mahmood
In addition to accountability, one of the factors that contribute to the failure or success of policies – including development policy – is advocacy. Sometimes advocacy is confused with lobbying...
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We deserve better
Dr Miftah Ismail
A few days back, the Sugar Inquiry Commission report was made public, as mandated by a law passed in 2017. Whether the commission was formed due to infighting within the PTI, to protect some and...
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Count the dead
Anjum Altaf
The relatively low number of Covid-19 deaths reported in South Asia continue to puzzle analysts. While the low numbers might be true for reasons yet to be fully confirmed, there are now serious...
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Achieving energy security
Malik Muhammad Ashraf
In the modern era of industrialization, energy security is considered the lifeblood of economies. It is about development, sustainability of the development process and enhanced standards of life.No...
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Beautification or nuisance?
Iftekhar A Khan
In American parlance, pork-barrel projects are defined as appropriations yielding rich patronage benefits or winning votes. In our case, public needs do not matter as much as do the whims of those...
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Race war
Tim Wise
The moralizing has begun. Those who have rarely been the target of organized police gangsterism are once again lecturing those who have about how best to respond to it.Be peaceful, they implore, as...