Sahar Shehryar

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NAB was established in 1999 with the blessing of Gen Pervez Musharraf’s military government. In his own words, “NAB was created to put the fear of God in the corrupt”. Like all military rulers,

It is how we respond that counts As the proverbial dust settles after the terrorist attacks carried out against Al-Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, there is much to

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And what they cost“When we go to war, we are all putting on hoods and pulling the hangman’s lever. And as long as we send our armies on the rampage – whatever the justification – we wi

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PM Khan started promisingly enough“The fact was that one was left empty-handed. There was no system to soothe the unfairness of things; justice was without scope; it might snag the stealer o

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The rule of law is the cornerstone of a functioning democracy“Remember that the scrupulous maintenance and enforcement of law and order are the prerequisites of all progress.” – Quaid e

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A sobering reminder! 10:30 am, Thursday, 17th of December, exactly 24 hours after. The winter sun is out, blurred by haze, on an otherwise pleasant winter’s day. The ancient and resilient city<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/12/19/48-hours-later/" title="Read more" >...</a>

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The priority is, to put it simply, create drama “Quantity. This is the real drama that afflicts information: there’s too much of it. When a newspaper is forced to print 120 pages,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/12/12/business-of-ratings/" title="Read more" >...</a>

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A clear, well worded narrative is a powerful thing “Language is a weapon of politicians, but language is a weapon in much of human affairs.” – Noam Chomsky The government is on<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/12/words-for-the-wise/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Where did we go wrong?“Self-perception is the most terrifying of all human observations. When a man faces himself he is looking into the abyss.” -- Samuel BeckettThere is something to be said