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Authoritarian rule can only work if it is accepted as a permanent solution, and not as a transition to democracy.

Only persons with an identity crisis insist that others have an identity crisis. It's called projection. I have no illusions about who I am, or where I came from.

I have known many Maldivians. Very decent people. I do not hold this against them. When you're such a small country with a neighbor like India, you really have no choice.

The fact is that ALL governments have values that they either promote, discourage, or even ban (censor) in the media. Take for example hate speech, racism, or white nationalism. I am not equating these to drinking. But to say that "we can't impose our beliefs on the masses with censorship" is...

That may be true, but arguing that it is art imitating life is no excuse. The ubiquity of alcoholic beverages on the screen normalizes it, and it should not be normalized. Not just because Turkey is a Muslim country, but also because alcohol is harmful. Hollywood and mainstream American/British...

Does this also mean that about 120 countries are not backing this inquiry?

According to the worldometers website, we are testing 472 people per million, while India is testing 291 per million. But this is not a contest. We need to focus on increasing our testing capacity. Wealthier countries have tested thousands per million because they have the resources, and...

Trump and his supporters have no shame.

If you read the article, you will find mention of a number of civil institutions, including the Ministry of Science, DRAP, PEC, the hospitals where the testing is being carried out, not to mention the universities, and other institutions/corporations that submitted the 48 designs, from which the...

How the United States Should Deal With China in Pakistan Daniel Markey For Carnegie Endowment For International Peace April 08, 2020 Summary: The Trump administration holds a decidedly critical view of China’s infrastructure initiatives in Pakistan. Although there is much to criticize in the...

Natural selection at play here.

This is very heartening. With people like these, I think we will be ok insha Allah. Thanks for sharing.

Why would the US allow this to happen then?

Let's not resort to ethnic stereotyping. There are many educated and cultured Sindhis, just like any other group in Pakistan.

I was going to start a thread to ask a few questions about Pakistani media. I might as well ask them here. Why is the Pakistani media bent on raising the level of social anxiety in the country? Why are they, almost with no exception, trying to discredit the government through lies and...

China leads as FDI in Pakistan soars to 30-month high at $487m By Salman Siddiqui Published: January 17, 2020 A US Dollar note is seen in this Reuters illustration photo. KARACHI: Long-term foreign investors have finally staged a much-awaited comeback in different sectors of the economy...

Because it is a "virtual" university, it falls under the purview of the IT ministry.

I wrote "viable option". You should have also highlighted "viable". When the choice is between living with risk on one hand, and starvation on the other, then starvation is not a choice. If you cannot see that, then I can say nothing else to convince you.

I do not recall a more business friendly government in Pakistan than this one. Even the so called industrialist leaders did not implement policies that favoured business and trade the way this government has. I am optimistic that the business community will take advantage of this opportunity...

Careful what you wish for. War in Iran will not leave Pakistan unaffected.