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What Developing Countries Need to Reach Net Zero
Rich countries should fulfil their promises of supporting poorer countries’ efforts to mitigate climate change. The recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns…
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Zero Covid Worked for Some Countries
Since the start of the pandemic, several countries have adopted a zero-Covid strategy, aiming to eradicate Covid within their borders. Faced with the highly transmissible delta…
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Corruption is A Pandemic. The Solution is Democracy
This year, we marked the International Day of Democracy on Sept. 15 with a somber reflection on the state of democracy in the world. Unfortunately, while…
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The Last Fortress
FOR the third time, the cabinet has approved a draft of social media rules titled the ‘Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Content Rules 2021’ to govern…
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Cop26 Must Not Overshadow Kunming: We Need Joint Climate and Biodiversity Goals
Ecosystem collapse is as much a threat as the climate crisis, but valuing nature will help us meet both these challenges All eyes are on Cop26…
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Nobel Boost for Fearless and Independent Journalism
Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov’s Nobel Prize win is a vindication for all journalists who are pursuing objective journalism in the face of growing adversities. Photo:…
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COVID-19 Could Nudge Minds and Societies Towards Authoritarianism
It is a little-known fact that humans have not one but two immune systems. The first, the biophysical immune system – the one we’ve all heard…
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How to Positively Transform Pakistan’s Political Culture?
Pakistan’s political culture still reflects feudal, tribal, and ultra-conservative characteristics To transform Pakistan’s political culture; integrity, wisdom, perseverance and vision are some of the characteristics that…
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The Metamorphosis of Growth Policy
Industrialization has been essential to reducing poverty historically. But today’s global and technological context implies that economic growth in developing countries is now possible only by…
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Nobel Peace Prize for Journalists Serves as Reminder that Freedom of the Press is Under Threat from Strongmen and Social Media
Thirty-two years ago next month, I was in Germany reporting on the fall of the Berlin Wall, an event then heralded as a triumph of Western…
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It’s Up to Imran Khan Govt to Show Us Forced Conversion is A Crime in Pakistan
When he wasn't PM, Imran Khan used to raise the issue of abduction and forced conversion of Hindu and Christian girls in Pakistan. Now, he appeases…
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Washington’s Divergent Diplomacy in South Asia
High-ranking diplomat Wendy Sherman’s visit underscores shifting relations with India and Pakistan. The U.S.-India-Pakistan Triangle U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is visiting India and…