opinion
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Punishing the conscientious
Abdul Sattar
In this world of narrow nationalism and blind patriotism, it is difficult to follow the dictates of one’s conscience. Most people are influenced by state propaganda and the rhetoric of their...
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An approaching catastrophe
Kamila Hyat
Pakistan is still reporting, officially, around 2,300 Covid cases a day. Whether or not these figures are entirely accurate is hard to say, given the extremely limited testing being carried out,...
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Letting go of coal
Haneea Isaad
In a world that is increasingly moving towards high climate ambition, there are still examples of people vouching for the ‘development and prosperity’ that coal could bring to a developing...
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Elections and the people
Dr Shahnaz Khan
Electoral reforms are needed, like PM Imran Khan says, but what kind of reforms do we need? The prime minister wants to focus on technical issues. And his solution is to install electronic voting...
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Arif Nizami
Humayun Gauhar
Arif Nizami died -- and the lights went out in my soul. I knew he was very ill, and dangerously so, but still I could never imagine his life coming to an end. It was one of the worst shocks I have...
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Strike funds
Hamilton Nolan
On July 24, more than 600 Frito-Lay workers in Kansas who had been on strike for three weeks finally signed a new union contract. The contract, won at great personal cost for the striking factory...