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The incumbent government in Pakistan is discernibly under a lot of pressure for delivering on tall promises made to the people of Pakistan during the election campaign, especially with regards to the provision of easy and cheap justice, the recovery of plundered national wealth through mega corruption, education reforms, controlling unbridled. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/xH1MKcL

An interesting history of foreign funding demands continuous vigilance and probably stringent regulations in certain areas. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/ayQX5kP

Last week, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her fourth Union Budget and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) its 10th consecutive one. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/0wb2RAT

“All my life, my heart has yearned for a thing I cannot name. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/RfF8o9r

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Each year, the International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) is marked on February 15. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/F9Yz7hZ

So what do we do? One brain, even with a lot of knowledge, experience and insight cannot suggest a comprehensive solution for all pervasive ills. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/8RuO2Dg

Alas, some good has been bestowed upon us by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/tlWZGo7

The Lahore Riots of 1953 were a series of violent outbursts against the Ahmadiyya movement in the city of Lahore. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/rQyHvFW

Prime Minister Imran Khan is scheduled to visit the Beijing Winter Olympic Ceremony on February 3, 2022. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/8Ckdpoh

The region of Gilgit-Baltistan is a treasure of mesmerising myths and legends including stories of Shamans, witches, fairies and demons. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/FM7GaWO

Careful thinking followed by timely actions sometimes brings forth desirable results. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/h7CYueW

“Why it is that of all the billions and billions of strange objects in the Cosmos; novas, quasars, pulsars, black holes you are beyond doubt the strangest?”–Walker Percy Scientists discovered black holes back in 1964 when evidence of Cygnus X-1 was recorded and then interpreted. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/wuT6rGt

Tensions between NATO and the Federation of Russia over Ukraine, have reached a critical impasse, and there are not only genuine fears of fresh conflict in Europe at any time but also a strong reminder of the decades-long conflict between the Western and Eastern blocs. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/jxft7IP

In his ground-breaking 2008 book, “The Way We’ll Be,” my brother John used decades of polling to observe and define the values and worldviews unique to cohorts of Americans. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3N2AMls

Members of the incumbent government, led by the worthy Prime Minister himself, should not shy away from accepting this undeniable fact; over the past 40 months, despite noteworthy efforts in certain areas, the PTI government has, for the most part, failed to fulfil its electoral promises. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/hmt6ulk

As old fossil bones, teeth and trackways were discovered, humans found evidence of the fact that the dinosaurs lived on Earth for more than 230 million years. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/F3qKPrl

The people of Lahore have their life years slashed by five years. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/jbfwKzd

The ascent of Justice Ayesha A Malik as the first ever woman judge in the Supreme Court of Pakistan is indeed quite historic. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3ZjrQlK

The fate of religious pluralism in India hangs in the balance. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/qnKTN9j

In many cultures, a total eclipse of the Sun predicts cataclysms and bad events. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/xedNFZ2

US foreign policy is apparently driven by two overwhelming imperatives, amongst various others; one, a compulsive obsession to singularly dominate the world as an uncontested superpower and hegemon and two, its military industry complex’s (MIC) self-serving, insatiable appetite to keep it embroiled in distant wars against real, self-created. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/jVqXSy7

Pakistan and China signed the Framework Agreement on industrial cooperation under the CPEC—a multi-billion-dollar initiative, following the Prime Minister’s recent tour to Beijing. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/atio9Cx

Last Saturday on February 5, Kashmir Solidarity Day was marked. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/3btnYOW

“A man is worked upon by what he works on. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/uoVbX2d

More often than not, I am asked about what psychotherapy really is. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/mnCAI3Y

The essence of education may remain in the concept of classroom learning. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/js95eGR

The resource curse, a global phenomenon, seemingly impacts instability in the Pakistani province of Balochistan. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/W3ygDzt

A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/pvw4cbJ

The global automobile industry is undergoing a revolution, with governments and corporations’ alike investing massive sums of money to transition from traditional combustion engines powered by fossil fuels to electricity-powered engines. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/sqFLeTR

In our crises, the first issues are of a poor economy, political instability and internal/external security. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/SaopDBK

A summary of how the Quran deals with the concept of human rights as covered in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) follows: Article 1, 2, UDHR: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/IXpVeHw

The East India Company established a monopoly over the production of opium, shortly after taking over Bengal. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/WKO8YIL

In the decade of the sixties, I had the chance of visiting the residence of Malik Muhammad Akram on Mozang Road. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/MCzxDFN

We recently celebrated Martin Luther King Day, a national holiday dedicated to the life and legacy of this champion for equality and justice. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/xqmAYlb

If it were only economic issues, one could wait and hope for a slow but steady recovery, as some indicators also suggest. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/YoXgMlO

It is estimated that more than 3 million people died due to extreme starvation during the infamous Bengal famine in 1943. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/IqFvWGy

Good health is pivotal to mankind’s well-being and happiness since it contributes significantly to prosperity and even economic progress. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/sUyQN8w

India’s political leadership deceived the world by presenting a secular point of view, but this melody did not last forever as the basic ideology of Hindutva exposed a gulf between Hindus and non-Hindus. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/eNFLvI0

In an apparent attempt to look judicious, Washington has put all at ease particularly smaller countries like Pakistan by consoling that ‘it is not a requirement for any country around the world to choose between the United States and China. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/BlCZGtS

“Let them hate me, so long as they fear me. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/WhqfYFs

After the liberation of Gilgit-Baltistan, the region was accessible by air (flights subject to weather) and by road through the Babusar Valley Road crossing over the Babusar Top (13700 feet) to Chilas and Gilgit. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/OhsSrd6

The economic progress of leading economies around the globe is the consequence of entrepreneurship, which flourished in their societies due to specific facilitation to develop an appropriate ecosystem to assist relevant stakeholders, particularly the entrepreneurs. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/CLaFUYJ

As we commemorate Kashmir Solidarity Day this week, expressing our support to the grief-stricken and oppressed people of the occupied valley, it is important to revisit and understand the constitutional underpinnings of what happened on August 5, 2019. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/1EA0yNV

“Among all the world’s large creatures, the only survivors of the human flood will be humans themselves, and the farmyard animals that serve as galley slaves in Noah’s Ark. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/UByorI6

The new cold war is heating up. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/9VYu0rN

The manufacturing industry in any country plays a pivotal role in job creation, revenue generation and export promotion, factors that underpin economic growth and prosperity. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/b68cf5P

Back in 2006, when serving as an Air Advisor of Pakistan in New Delhi, questions were frequently put to me by the Indian strategic community about Pakistan’s experience of dealing with Americans. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/4n6ak3i

I didn’t have a computer until I was 19 - but I did have an abacus. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/ywVZqkC

The year 2022 appears to be a curtain raiser on the US Indo-Pacific strategy. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/kbaVvNq

Lately it seems as if gratitude and being at peace with your existence are out of fashion. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/4beKuVs

Many people in Pakistan know that the inspiration behind building the first Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre was Imran Khan’s mother. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/51BeAtI

“War is life multiplied by some number that no one has ever heard of. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/7xlmaLg

Ever since we are children, we either ask questions or we demand answers and the process continues throughout into our adult life. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/xnspdaItv

The world has few sources of inspiration. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/S2abCeyXP

I am grateful that my prayers have been heard and there is no new military aggression between Russia and Ukraine in south-eastern Europe. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/mCcWyKdp1

“It is blood alone that can pay the price of freedom. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/nYK4zTp57

The US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001/02 greatly relied on the strategic bombing of the Tora Bora mountains, thought to be the hideout for OBL, and subsequently put even greater dependence on drone strikes in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and other parts of the world under the unrelenting US blitz for mostly false pretexts. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/PREf8Dukw

The national security of a state has been defined as the ability of a state to cater for the protection and defence of its citizens. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/xgMNbJVaX

One has been writing about the economic policy choices of this government and how some rank bad human resource selections have led to both, micro and macro management failures in its economic governance of the country. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/ASrtVO5on

“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain. from The Nation - Columns https://ift.tt/9rudnZlER