Under the leadership of Akhtar Malik, the province’s Energy Ministry hopes to attract international recognition and investment for its efforts to ‘go green’
Opinion
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Pakistan’s recently implemented Single National Curriculum aims at shaping ideology—but lacks the mass support needed to reduce existing inequalities
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The West’s desire to counter China may have played a part in New Zealand and the U.K. abandoning their scheduled tours of Pakistan
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By focusing on servicing the emotional needs of customers, businesses can avoid ending up on the graveyard of start-ups
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The leader of the Turkish National Movement proved an inspiration globally, even among those who counted themselves his critics
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The Taliban will need to shore up regional support if they wish to see Afghanistan prosper and avail its mineral resources
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Can development triggered by economic compulsions help Islamabad and Kabul move past archaic notions of tribalism and fear of the unfamiliar?
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A generation of Afghans who grew up without Taliban rule are unlikely to submit easily to the mores of an emirate harkening back to the 1990s
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The Taliban should be allowed to enact the reforms they have promised before the world leaps to isolate them over perceived deficiencies
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Utilized for decades, ‘deniable’ militias are increasingly challenging the rule of law and undermining governments of elected leaders
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Will China, Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan find common ground in opposition to the U.S.-led Quad?
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The 2002 Gujarat riots continue to serve as warning to India’s minorities
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After the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Pakistan’s security situation risks becoming more precarious
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Ankara’s attempts to exert itself in various Arab states harkens back to the rule of Selim the Grim
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With P.M. Khan seeking a ‘partnership for peace’ with the U.S., a look back at one of the lowest points of Pak-U.S. ties
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Currently imprisoned on terror financing charges, the Jamaatud Dawa head’s teachings impacted Pakistan and its regional neighbors for decades
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The conditions predicted to emerge after the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Kabul do not bode well for Islamabad
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Imposing Urdu as a national language on then-East Pakistan actually damaged ‘national unity,’ rather than bolstering it
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In areas where the writ of the state is weak, like Balochistan and the erstwhile tribal areas, Pakistan risks a resurgence of militant violence
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Islamabad must prepare for a potential boost to cross-border extremism after the U.S. completes its withdrawal from Afghanistan