| Imran Khan’s priority will be fixing Pakistan’s economy, A plan for Greece after major wildfires, As the Syrian war draws to a close, a glimmer of hope, ‘Arab NATO’ should not limit its focus to Iran, Geraint Thomas’s controversial Tour de France win Posted: 11 Aug 2018 03:00 AM PDT ![Imran Khan's priority will be fixing Pakistan's economy, A plan for Greece after major wildfires, As the Syrian war draws to a close, a glimmer of hope, 'Arab NATO' should not limit its focus to Iran, Geraint Thomas's controversial Tour de France win]( "Imran Khan's priority will be fixing Pakistan's economy, A plan for Greece after major wildfires, As the Syrian war draws to a close, a glimmer of hope, 'Arab NATO' should not limit its focus to Iran, Geraint Thomas's controversial Tour de France win") "[Pakistani Prime Minister-elect Imran] Khan cannot be faulted for any absence of zeal during the preparatory process, leading up to the polls, to go about [the] task [of fixing the economy]," writes Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury. "In his election manifesto issued early July, he entitled his aspirations as the 'Road to New Pakistan'.... To his ... contemporary constituency, he explained the model as being similar to the politico-economic culture prevalent in Scandinavia.... Alas, the road to a 'New Pakistan' appears to be extremely uneven, unusually steep, and full of potholes.
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| Readers write: History of China, Middle East players, feminizing of words, small feature, big impact Posted: 11 Aug 2018 03:00 AM PDT ![Readers write: History of China, Middle East players, feminizing of words, small feature, big impact]( "Readers write: History of China, Middle East players, feminizing of words, small feature, big impact") Regarding the May 17 Books review " 'Our Story' offers a graphic glimpse of a China that no longer exists" (CSMonitor.com): Thank you for this article. Recommended: Think you know Latin America? Take our geography quiz.
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