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Hostage to powerful spoilers

Peace in the sub-continent post Mumbai Despite keenness displayed by both the PPP and PML-N governments for improving the Pakistan-India ties, the goal continues to remain elusive. Among the issues that have<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/11/27/hostage-to-powerful-spoilers/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Nov 27, 2013
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Looks promising on paper

Government’s ‘Vision 2025’ Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif made public his government’s plans to make a civil nuclear power plant in Karachi that will produce 2,117 Megawatts of electricity. The ambitious plan was<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/11/23/looks-promising-on-paper/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Nov 23, 2013
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Hit by high inflation

The poor are feeling the pinchThe inflation in the country has hit a rapid upwardly mobile trajectory. Its pace at 9.1 per cent up from the previous year in the same month in October 2013 touched

Nov 2, 2013
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The exalted ex-servicemen’s roar

No fade out for these stuffed figures The merger of a brace of ex-brass associations normally shouldn’t be big news, and not merit editorial comment. But it does because of the role<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/10/15/the-exalted-ex-servicemens-roar/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Oct 15, 2013
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While the terrorists continue to terrorise

Are talks the only panacea?   The terrorist storm remains unabated, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remains the focus. In the last 24 hours alone, there were three attempts, one of them unsuccessful, but<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/10/06/while-the-terrorists-continue-to-terrorise/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Oct 6, 2013
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A dangerous naivety?

Imran’s inner confusion mirrors turmoil of the nationImran Khan’s sundry pronouncements (or his absolute silence) on the evil doings of the Taliban usually set off a chain reaction of much colou

Sep 28, 2013
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GSP Plus status for Pakistan

An economic opportunity that needs to be cashed-in The past few years haven’t been too good for the country not just for the general law and order situation but also for the<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/09/19/gsp-plus-status-for-pakistan/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Sep 19, 2013
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Take the plunge

The government needs to have a sound plan against terrorists To talk or not to talk with the Taliban is just going to be the principal variable in the complex equation of<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/09/07/take-the-plunge/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Sep 7, 2013
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Dancing with the wolves

‘Make friends with the wolf, but have the axe ready’ That secret talks are already underway with the Pakistani Taliban has been corroborated by both the government and the militants. The TTP<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/09/01/dancing-with-the-wolves-2/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Sep 1, 2013
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Ends and means

Intent is fine, but where is the strategy? Few would disagree that Nawaz Sharif genuinely wants to have good relations with India, bring the economy out of doldrums and put an end<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/08/25/ends-and-means/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Aug 25, 2013
Whites lies

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Well, talk of Pakistan’s crumbling state owned enterprises and derelict infrastructure appears bullet points in PowerPoint presentations. But at the recent pow-wows between the government and the So

Aug 24, 2013
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Pak-India border tension

Encouraging statements, no solid action Relations between the two South Asian nations, Pakistan and India, have never been really good. Whenever the two countries gain traction on the way to peace, some<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/08/16/pak-india-border-tension/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Aug 16, 2013