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Malik Muhammad Ashraf is an academic. He can be contacted at: [email protected].
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Pak-Afghan relations, that is The rupture that occurred in the well-orchestrated bonhomie between Pakistan and Afghanistan in the wake of revelations about the death of Mullah Omar, the consequent power<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/12/30/back-on-track-3/" title="Read more" >...</a>
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The time to deal with terrorists is now, politicking can wait Despite the skepticism being expressed by the detractors of the government opposed to talks with TTP and the attempts by<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/04/09/the-collective-responsibility/" title="Read more" >...</a>
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Has judiciary overstepped its powers? For quite some time the media has been reporting that in response to the protestations of the legislators forming parliamentary committee on appointment of judges, the government<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/02/14/justifying-unconstitutional-decisions/" title="Read more" >...</a>
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