Dawn Editorial 29 October 2020
High food costs THE food prices in the country have soared dramatically during the last one year, fuelling concerns over …
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Matter of Learning Poverty | Editorial
Most leading International Financial Institutions (IFIs) have been pretty ahead of the curve in terms of identifying just how and …
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Restarting the IMF Program | Editorial
It seems talks with the IMF are getting nowhere. The Fund is adamant that the government raise electricity prices, increase …
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A Dark Day | Editorial
It is one of those dark days for the country again—a bomb blast took place at the Jamia Zuberia madrassa …
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Discussing Trade | Editorial
The Prime Minister of Pakistan (PM) Imran Khan, while speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the two-day seminar, Pakistan-Afghanistan Trade …
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China is Rising Again By Shahid Javed Burki
Pakistan is now firmly placed in China’s orbit and is likely to stay there for decades to come. Covid-19 that …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 28 October 2020
Crossing red lines in Quetta IN Quetta, the Pakistan Democratic Movement ventured into forbidden territory. At its Gujranwala and Karachi …
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The Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu Alliance: Simply Bad News By Paul R. Pillar
The political careers of President Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu have become increasingly linked. The linkage goes …
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Towards a Hunger-Free Pakistan By Genevieve Hussain
This has been a year when the Covid-19 pandemic caused many to be cut off from their families, work and …
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FATF: Facts, Diplomacy and Public Narrative By Hasaan Khawar
FATF’s plenary session concluded last week and as expected Pakistan stays on the grey list. However, a lot has changed …
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Water Matters By Jamil Ahmad
ENVIRONMENTAL degradation caused by the deadly human footprint on earth’s ecosystems has resulted in an ominous and multidimensional water crisis …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 27 October 2020
Growing acrimony THE rally by the opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement in Quetta on Sunday confirmed fears that the political …
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Remaining FATF Items | Editorial
THE FATF verdict is out. And there are no surprises. After its three-day plenary, the Paris-based global money laundering and …
Read MoreDaily Times Editorial 26 October 2020
Dealing with sugar cartels Now that a Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) investigation has found that the Pakistan Sugar …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 26 October 2020
Justice Isa case THE 174-page detailed judgement of the 10-member Supreme Court bench on the reference filed against Justice Qazi …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 25 October 2020
Remaining FATF items THE FATF verdict is out. And there are no surprises. After its three-day plenary, the Paris-based global …
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Pak-India Dialogue By S R H Hashmi
IN an interview with Indian journalist Karan Thapar recently, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Security Dr Moeed Yousaf …
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‘To remain on grey list’: FATF urges Pakistan to complete action plan by Feb 2021 By Fayyaz Hussain
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has found that Pakistan has successfully complied with 21 out of 27 points of …
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