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4 iDiots: data-driven dumb decisions

Can we trust I Data? By: Aneel Salman‘Policies in Pakistan are failing!’This is the chant in almost every sphere in Pakistan, whether public, private, NGO or think tank spaces. Th

Nov 4, 2020
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The Ross Perot of Pakistan

Making the vote effectiveBy: Mustafa Abdullah Baloch“Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.”─ that’s what Aristotle said, but is it applicable

Nov 1, 2020
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Possible but preventable

The horrors of nuclear winterBy: Zainab NazirScreaming missiles, ghostly rhapsody, tormenting sky, burning snow, bones with cosmic energy, skeletal landscape, crushed victims, bleeding slo

Nov 1, 2020
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COVID-19 and family planning

Diversion of funds is one issue, stockouts of contracetives are anotherWhile there is reason to celebrate our success against the Coronavirus, perhaps we need to look at the bigger picture bef

Oct 30, 2020
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Shortage of justice

LHC lacking 20 judgesAlthough our beloved country is facing a multitude of crises, predominantly price hike, political instability, law and order, financial setbacks, food deficiency, corr

Oct 30, 2020
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Between life and death

The double whammy of a fatal chronic illness in a backward areaLife tests Shapia Baloch, a 12 year-old thalassemia patient from Buleda, Turbat, with tough challenges in her regular life. She v

Oct 25, 2020
Is revitalization of economy possible?Columns

Is revitalization of economy possible?

Life after the pandemicBy: Mishal-e-NoorSince the advent of covid-19, economic growth has turned sharply negative, pushing the economies into global recession. The pandemic has somehow pla

Oct 23, 2020
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Living through drone strikes

They must be controlledBy: Raja Furqan AhmadA drone attack or strike is made by an unmanned combat aerial vehicle that fires a missile at a target. The word drone was first time used in 19

Oct 21, 2020