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KCCI terms federal budget business-friendly

The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has termed the federal budget 2014-15 business friendly, and said it would boost economic development.The KCCI said that 50 per cent proposals o

Jun 4, 2014
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Coping with Altaf Hussain’s arrest

Should have been prepared The type of reaction being witnessed in Sindh, particularly Karachi, should lead the MQM to consider whether this is the best way to get justice for Altaf Hussain.<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/06/04/coping-with-altaf-hussains-arrest/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jun 4, 2014
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Another new Afghan beginning

And yet more implications for Pakistan Go back just a few years and it would have been impossible for an Afghan president to turn down a meeting with his American counterpart, even<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/05/31/another-new-afghan-beginning/" title="Read more" >...</a>

May 31, 2014
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Looking beyond

Governance is not an easy task. Overcoming problems, facing new challenges and satisfying people needs is difficult and very demanding. The power shown by the people is an indicator that the civil<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/05/28/looking-beyond/" title="Read more" >...</a>

May 28, 2014
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The India visit

Should be the first of many steps required to bring peace in the regionDisproving skeptics in India who had predicted that Nawaz Sharif might not accept Modi’s invitation due to domestic constra

May 26, 2014
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Media and government inaction

Problems don’t disappear by delaying decisions   When the Pandora’s Box opened the best way was for the prime minister to intervene to get the eight-hour long tirade against the ISI chief<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/05/22/media-and-government-inaction/" title="Read more" >...</a>

May 22, 2014
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Reaching out to opposition

On the right track yet a lot remains to be done   The rallies by the PTI and PAT held at a time of visible tensions between the government and army, have<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/05/14/reaching-out-to-opposition/" title="Read more" >...</a>

May 14, 2014
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Pakistan’s place in Gulf politics

Clueless Much about the Arab Spring, its spillover, and mutation into a bloody sectarian orgy has simply missed Pakistan’s attention. At least the leadership could have, should have been better informed. For<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/05/10/pakistans-place-in-gulf-politics/" title="Read more" >...</a>

May 10, 2014
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Street agitation

No need when tensions can be done away with amicably Speaking on the Martyrs’ Day Gen Raheel Sharif spelled out his support for a stable democracy and supremacy of constitution. “This is<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/05/06/street-agitation/" title="Read more" >...</a>

May 6, 2014
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Bad name for Pakistan

Our failure in eradicating polio   With polio still uncontrolled the WHO has finally recommended that Pakistanis travelling abroad should present a polio vaccination certificate. Earlier, WHO had declared India and 10<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/05/06/bad-name-for-pakistan/" title="Read more" >...</a>

May 6, 2014
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Facets of British soft power

Pakistan and UK: cooperation needed At a time when Pakistan faces an immediate and existential threat of terrorism and a lingering and long term problem of extremism, its multifaceted ties with the<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/05/03/facets-of-british-soft-power/" title="Read more" >...</a>

May 3, 2014