opinion
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Tackling a complex issue
Abdul Sattar
The writer is a freelance journalist.Donald Trump, the erratic incumbent of the Oval Office, is adroit at sparking controversies through his whimsical statements and bizarre tweets. His blunt...
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Refugee crisis
Patrick Cockburn
Desperate refugees crammed into cockle-shell boats landing on the shingle beaches of the south Kent coast are easily portrayed as invaders. Anti-immigrant demonstrators were exploiting such fears...
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Post-pandemic reconstruction
Atta-ur-Rahman
As Pakistan begins to emerge from the financial crisis imposed upon it because of massive corruption by previous governments, and the subsequent coronavirus pandemic, we need to work out a strategy...
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As schools reopen
Rizwana Naqvi
When the first case of Covid-19 was detected in Karachi on February 26, the first thing the Sindh government did was to close all schools and other educational institutes across the province.Some...
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Efforts for global democracy
Andreas Bummel
It is a paradox: The world and its people have never been so closely interwoven than today, yet there are more fences and walls separating them than ever before.Many governments seem to resist the...
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Safe reopening
Aida Girma
Millions of children across Pakistan will be returning to the classroom over the next few weeks. As the number of coronavirus infections continue to decline in Pakistan, like smart lockdowns, the...