opinion
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Newton in a dupatta
Dr Ayesha Razzaque
Some time back, a publisher submitted a science textbook to the Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board for review and approval for use in schools. On one of the pages was a picture of Sir Isaac...
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Communication and Covid
Dr Salma Shaheen
The Covid-19 pandemic might not alter the existing power status-quo in a fundamental way. It, nonetheless, did end up highlighting global neglect of non-traditional security threats.The pandemic...
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Maternity leave
Parvez Rahim
Maternity leave is granted for the care of employed women before and during childbirth and for the care of newborn babies. This is a special leave, which is allowed to female employees of industrial...
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Tough times
Malik Muhammad Ashraf
Pakistan has rejoined the $6 billion IMF programme that commenced in July 2019 and was put on hold in April 2020 because of Covid 19. However, the IMF while agreeing to release a tranche of $500...
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The May deadline
Aimen Akhtar
Whether the Biden-Harris administration will pull out the remaining US troops, estimated at 3,500 in number, by May 1 or whether the peace talks will rupture into the spring offensive is a matter of...
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A vaccine summit
Dean Baker
Getting the world vaccinated is not about some feel-good gestures, like a few billion dollars for COVAX, the Bill Gates-inspired initiative to make vaccines available in developing countries. It...