opinion
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Terms for peace
Sherry Rehman
As Pakistan lurches through its worst wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, talk of peace with India fuels a fresh round of speculation about prospects and obstacles in the path ahead. Peace, of course, is...
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Troubling signs
Mark Schlosberg
Mainstream media and many large environmental organizations were bullish on President Biden’s early climate actions, but several recent moves, including the announcement of his woefully...
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Participatory budgeting
Dr Imran Syed
Participatory budgeting is a process that meaningfully engages those who have traditionally been excluded from participation in important political decision-making processes. For the excluded, this...
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HEC woes
Atta-ur-Rahman
The higher education sector has been under the spotlight recently because of the removal of Dr Tariq Banuri. It is stated by some that he was focusing on the quality of education. The truth is the...
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Deal of cooperation
Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani
Two and a half thousand years ago, the great philosopher of ancient Taxila belonging to present-day Pakistan, Kautilya Chanakya had stated that the enemy of my enemy is my friend.It seems that this...
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When silence is betrayal
Raoof Hasan
“It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners” – Albert CamusThere are times which are critically important in the evolution of states and nations. Like the...