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Andleeb Abbas

Laws cannot be inhuman
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Laws cannot be inhuman

When "law is blind" is taken literally, it spells trouble. Laws are supposed to be a set of rules made by a state for keeping the peace and security of a society. In ancient times leaders would set the rules and the courts or police would punish the peopl
Published 13 May, 2019 12:00am
Invisible hybrid warfare
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Invisible hybrid warfare

The best wars are those that are not wars but destroy the enemy. In today's world of information highways, conventional industries and strategies are on their way out. Competition has become intense and cut throat. Every industry is facing digital disrupt
Published 06 May, 2019 12:00am
Re-viewing, re-countering terror
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Re-viewing, re-countering terror

Terror originates in the east and affects the west. Terror is funded and nourished by the north to keep the south unstable. Terrorists are drawn to a deranged ideology. Terrorists are funded to spread a certain vested school of thought. Terror can be cont
Published 29 Apr, 2019 12:00am
Living in an instant world
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Living in an instant world

At the speed of light used to be the cliché. At the speed of thought, is the new mantra. Fast, furious and asap (as soon as possible) is what everybody wants. Life has become a blur of frenetic activity. Countries are trying to become more developed in le
Published 22 Apr, 2019 12:00am
Lies, lows and loss
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Lies, lows and loss

How low can you go? When below the belt becomes almost literal, it hurts. Not just physically but intellectually, psychologically, emotionally and morally. The last few weeks have seen a drama unfold whose script, though poor and unsubstantive, is still b
Published 15 Apr, 2019 12:00am
Tourism economy - a potential undiscovered
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Tourism economy - a potential undiscovered

What are the first impressions of a country? Its places, its people, its culture. How are these impressions created? These impressions are created by visuals, by slogans, by statements, by articles, by actions, by experience on ground. Whenever we think o
Published 08 Apr, 2019 12:00am
Jacinda and Imran
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Jacinda and Imran

Defining time. The World undergoing a shift. A shift of power. A shift of politics. A shift of ideologies. Many countries are redrawing their strategies. The US is struggling to enter its last year before elections with the hope of fulfilling some key pro
Published 01 Apr, 2019 12:00am
Are terrorists born or made?
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Are terrorists born or made?

Are leaders born or made? This debate has consumed so much research and debate that it has produced some excellent strategic frameworks that have helped organizations enable leadership potential. When it comes to terrorists the same does not apply. Most r
Published 25 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Winning the psychological warfare
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Winning the psychological warfare

The war is over. No Yes, the escalation is less apparent but the danger has not passed. These are the comments we are hearing as the recent initiation of war between India and Pakistan takes a military pause. The signs of normalization are weak, but there
Published 18 Mar, 2019 12:00am
India's shining darkness
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India's shining darkness

"Shining India" and "Incredible India" are the two famous tag lines of Indian Advertisements that heralded India's rise on the world stage in the last two decades. For the first time, in 2 decades, the shine is fading as the darkness of the world's best k
Published 11 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Modi's diminishing returns
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Modi's diminishing returns

Modi's strikes. This time in the air. Unfortuna-tely, neither surgical nor impactful. Then why this whole story. Perhaps trapped in his own jingoism and delusionism. His Kashmir visit to water and mountains was such a deep embarrassment and so widely mock
Published 04 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Rethinking international diplomacy
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Rethinking international diplomacy

Pakistan is facing an economic crunch. Many analysts used the world ICU to describe the state of economy when the new government took over. A patient in an intensive care unit normally requires emergency life-saving treatment. Sometimes patients have to b
Published 25 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Purpose of parliament
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Purpose of parliament

Parliament is supreme. It should be, but is it? This is a question that is debated endlessly. Answers to this question depend on who is replying. Parliamentarians blame many forces. The parliamentarians on treasury benches blame the opposition and the opp
Published 18 Feb, 2019 12:00am
The digital disruption
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The digital disruption

Bad is good. Crisis is renovation. Disruption is innovation. These are the fashionable terms being used to describe a future that is already there. In other words, virtual has become real. Having lived with the word virtual reality in the last decade, it
Published 11 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Uncomfortable message
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Uncomfortable message

World Economic Forum is a place for the big brains, big business, big people to get together and set the theme for the coming year. People from all over the world throng it with the wish to learn, connect and to be seen with Who's Who. This year's event w
Published 04 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Encountering 'encounters'
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Encountering 'encounters'

Shoot without sight. Shoot not till they die, but till your bullets finish. Shoot one and shoot all. These seem to be the SOPs or standard operating procedures for Police and its various departments across the country. The Sahiwal tragedy has again highli
Published 28 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Education - the bestseller business
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Education - the bestseller business

Education is a right and not a privilege. If this is true then the business of private education is a right that has a lot of wrongs. Free basic education is enshrined in the constitution of Pakistan. It is the state's job to provide its citizens access t
Published 21 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Who will ultimately rule the world?
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Who will ultimately rule the world?

Organization's love dong crystal ball predictions:the crystal ball shows pictures that are likely to happen in the future. The more professional label is scenario planning or envisioning the future. It is really difficult to predict the future but some tr
Published 19 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Ghosts in the cabin
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Ghosts in the cabin

Skidding, crash landing, heroin in rooftop, drugs in the baggage, ghosts in the crew. No, you guessed it wrong - it is not a scene from Scream 4 the horror movie but sadly a tale of sorrow of our national airline. Pakistan International Airline is a repre
Published 07 Jan, 2019 12:00am
New Year resolutions that work
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New Year resolutions that work

My New Year resolution is never to have any resolution; a sentiment we hear from all the disillusioned New Year enthusiasts. The New Year resolutions have become a laughing stock and are termed as those one day resolves that start dissolving on 2nd Januar
Published 05 Jan, 2019 12:00am