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Topic: Pakistan

Pakistan is a South Asian country and western neighbour of India. It was created in 1947 after being partitioned from India during independence. It has longstanding border disputes with India and is currently reeling under economic and political issues.

Why Pakistan is deporting over a million undocumented Afghan immigrants

Ariba Shahid -
Pakistan is home to over 4 million Afghan migrants & refugees, about 1.7 million of them undocumented, Islamabad says, although many have lived in Pakistan for their entire lives.

Pakistan Army needs a pawn to trick China for loans. Will Nawaz Sharif play into its hands?

Seshadri Chari -
Pakistan is a textbook case of Chinese control over countries that are willing to barter their sovereignty and autonomy for pittance.

Pakistan gives last warning to illegal immigrants, many Afghan refugees, to leave by 1 Nov

Asif Shahzad -
The move was announced in October after Afghan nationals were found to be involved in crimes, smuggling, and attacks against the Pakistani government and Army.

Nawaz Sharif’s first speech back in Pakistan shows he’s still putting women down for votes

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Politics & misogyny go hand in hand in Pakistan. Imran Khan blamed rise in sexual violence on women wearing 'very few clothes’.

Nawaz Sharif perfected appeasing 3 As—Allah, America, Army. Obvious he’s the ‘chosen one’ now

Swasti Rao -
Nawaz’s promises to improve the dilapidated state of Pakistan fall perfectly in tandem with the army that is making sure to get Imran charged with another serious corruption case.

Wasim Akram chamar abuse shows one thing — Pakistan never had an Ambedkar or Mayawati

Dilip Mandal -
In all likelihood, there won't be any action against Akram, as there is no law in Pakistan that penalises citizens for making such remarks. In India, things are way different.

Pakistan SC stops army trials of protesters who ransacked military facilities after Imran’s arrest

Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam -
Trials of some 103 people are to move to civilian criminal courts after Pakistan SC rules military trials of civilians to be unconstitutional.

Pakistani fundamentalists are rejecting Darwin’s theory. Nawaz Sharif must choose secularism

Praveen Swami -
Islamist pop preachers like Tahir-ul-Qadri and Zakir Naik popularised this anti-science posture—largely relying on pseudoscientific arguments—and helped embed it in mass culture.

Pakistan businesses soared in early 1950s compared to India. Gujarati Muslims were the reason

Michael O'Sullivan -
In 'No Birds of Passage', Michael O'Sullivan explores the history of Gujarati Muslim business communities like Bohras, Khojas and Memons.

Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif set to return for poll campaigning after 4 yrs of self-imposed exile

Asif Shahzad -
While he cannot run again for election or hold public office because of his convictions, he plans to appeal and his party says he aims to become prime minister for a fourth time.
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Disability rights intersect with economy, commerce, health. Policy should reflect that

Nipun Malhotra -
Another pressing issue plaguing the disability sector in India is the absence of proactive initiatives from state governments. This is despite disability being a state subject.

India must avoid confrontation with Five Eyes. It’s an important counterterrorism ally

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Economy

Brokerages & hedge funds make a killing as India’s inexperienced youth flocks to the equity market

+TFP TCA Sharad Raghavan -
Indians aged 20-30 are trading in options market in droves, but know nothing about it & so keep losing money. If losses mount, it could undo gains India saw in investment culture, analysts fear.

Defence

Pensionless Maha Vir Chakra awardee who trained Mukti Bahini continues to fight for rights

Smruti Deshpande -
Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.

National Interest

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Shekhar Gupta -
Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.

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