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Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com
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Opinion: Pakistan’s economic plight can’t be blamed on its avaricious elites alone
The ultra-rich in every country are greedy. What sets Pakistan’s elites apart?
Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com
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Pakistan’s India-centric defence colleges aren’t preparing its officers to fight the Taliban
With its advanced American-Chinese weaponry, the army should have been able to drive out the militants. But that has not happened.
Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com
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Opinion: Pakistan’s poor are poor because of rapacious elites, not because of bank interest
The ruling regime’s desire to end bank interests has more to do with the upcoming elections than the ongoing economic turmoil.
Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com
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Why are Sikhs abroad more pro-Khalistan than community members living in India?
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The dark side of wind energy along Gujarat’s coast
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Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world
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Noida: Namaz disrupted inside housing complex after Hindu residents raise objections
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Is ‘glass skin’ achievable? A dermatologist answers this and other skincare questions in a new book
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Why the state of science in Pakistan is so dreadful
From defence technology to space programme, the country has hardly made any progress.
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Why Imran Khan’s agenda recalls the tale of a Pakistani hailed for kit that let ‘cars run on water’
Just as the water car violated thermodynamics, the former prime minister’s plans for his country violate commonsense.
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Opinion: Radicalism will consume Pakistan if it accepts the demands of Tehreek-i-Taliban
If the group wins in ex-Fata, how long before it spreads to other parts of the country.
Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com
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Watch: Journalist Nishant Shekhar hilariously mimics everyday conversations in Indian newsroom
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Watch: Fire spreads through hotel in Indore, rescuers evacuate trapped guests with ladders
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Watch: Trapped miners rescued from collapsed gold mine in Congo as onlookers cheer in relief
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Watch: Israeli commando units stage undersea protest against government’s judicial overhaul plans
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Watch: Rescuer scales 65-foot telecom tower in Pune to save bird tangled in kite string
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Opinion: What Pakistan can learn about school education from Israel
Israel has shown the effectiveness of its brain power – it has also exposed the vulnerability of opponents who do not have it.
Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com
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By prioritising security, Pakistan has pushed human development and economic growth into the margins
The ISI is an efficient organisation. But it is not trained to help Pakistan attain prosperity and international competitiveness.
Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com
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What enables leaders like Imran Khan to command the senseless devotion of millions in Pakistan?
Absolutism has made the country’s politics less and less issue-oriented and more and more tribal.
Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com
The Reel
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‘Elemental’ trailer: Fire teams up with water in animated film about elements of nature
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Netflix India’s latest mantra: ‘You can’t be successful globally without being successful locally’
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Start the week with a film: The very violent and very clever ‘Battle Royale’
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Review: ‘Boston Strangler’ looks for the woman in the serial killer story
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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Opinion: In four years of his rule, Imran Khan has proven he is Pakistan’s Donald Trump
Many similarities between the two leaders are startlingly close.
Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com
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For true scientific development, Pakistan needs critical thinking – not a university at PM House
Three critical questions must be answered by the country’s government before wasting taxpayers’ money.
Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com
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Before Pakistan can produce any science worth the name, it must overcome its deeply held prejudices
Rejecting non-Muslims of high professional merit has come at devastating cost to Pakistan.
Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com
The Field
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IPL 2023 fixtures list: Here’s the full schedule of 70 matches in the league stage
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