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Climate risks
There are no signs that Pakistan is heeding the warnings.
Huma Yusuf
Stifling the press
The PMRA’s approval should be the fillip that unites the media.
Defining culture
People are left wondering what comprises their culture.
Slow progress
Pakistan must own the FATF project.
Accepting refugees
The Afghans in Pakistan have been criminalised.
Internal security
A holistic approach to managing the security threat is needed.
Curricula reform
Education should be framed as a way to empower citizens.
Media coverage
There is little sympathy for the media’s dilemmas.
Poetry in the dark
A British celebration has a lesson for Pakistan.
Gendered debate
Pakistani women are more prone to mental health issues than men.
Afghan connection
Islamabad has an opportunity to equalise its ties with Beijing.
China road
Will CPEC’s progress expose Prime Minister Khan’s populism as rhetoric?
Changing discourse
The religious political parties have much to celebrate.
Right to protest
The powers that be have interests to protect.
Fixated on loyalty
Politicians want those who support their positions unconditionally.
The NOTA option
Would casting a vote for ‘none of the above’ work in Pakistan?
Muslim unity?
The sound and fury of the OIC meeting highlights our challenges.
Curbs on thinking
How is the next generation meant to learn how to think?
Blind to basic needs
Poor governance creates vacuums that others will fill.
Revisiting icons
There is little opportunity to deconstruct our national heroes.