Category: 9. Editorial
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Assets not liabilities
A women holding her NICOP. — NADRA website/File A few days ago, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif stated in a nationally televised programme that Pakistanis should not be allowed to have dual… Continue Reading News Source: www.thenews.com.pk
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May 9 sentences
PTI activists and supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan gather in front of the main entrance of General Headquarters in Rawalpindi on May 9, 2023. — AFP/File On Saturday military courts sentenced 25… Continue Reading News Source: www.thenews.com.pk
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Reinvent the dollar
A man counts US dollars in a money exchange shop. — AFP/File Imagine: the US national debt has skyrocketed past a staggering $36 trillion – a burden that translates to $275,000 for every American taxpayer…. Continue Reading News Source: www.thenews.com.pk
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From steam engines to silicon chips
This photo taken on March 22, 2024, shows semiconductor products displayed during the SEMICON China semiconductor exhibition in Shanghai. — AFP The economic and social development of nations since the 19th… Continue Reading News Source: www.thenews.com.pk
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The 2024 Karma Express
A shopkeeper arranges flags of political parties at his shop in Karachi. — AFP/File If irony had a face, it would be that of 2024. An election year – supposedly a celebration of democracy – has instead become… Continue Reading News Source: www.thenews.com.pk
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This deathly lure of Europe
Shoppers walk along a shopping street in Rome, Italy, December 23, 2022. — ReutersWhen you walk the streets in a major European city, you are likely to pass by immigrants who stand out because of their appearance. Some are visibly struggling to survive in a potentially inhospitable… Continue Reading News Source: www.thenews.com.pk
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Season of talks?
PTI founder and former prime minister Imran Khan addresses the public on July 18, 2022 a day after party won 15 seats in Punjab polls. — Instagram@imrankhan.pti Imran Khan has once again turned to his well-worn… Continue Reading News Source: www.thenews.com.pk
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Truth, power – and Pakistan
In a world where truth is a taboo, the liar is king. Anonymous Truth and power are often viewed as opposing forces, wherein the former subtly incorporates elements of the latter, but the… Continue Reading News Source: tribune.com.pk
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Child beggary
Punjab has taken a significant step towards safeguarding its most vulnerable population – children – by proposing an increase in the penalty for forcing minors to beg from just one-year… Continue Reading News Source: tribune.com.pk
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Vacant PAC chair
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman’s post has been lying vacant since the new coalition government came to power in February 2024. As per parliamentary and democratic tradition, the… Continue Reading News Source: tribune.com.pk