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Editorials for the Month of February 2021 Editorials for the Month of February 2021 Note: This is a complied work by the Team The CSS Point. The DAWN.COM is the owner of the content available in the document. This document is compiled to support css aspirants and This document is NOT FOR SALE. You may order this booklet and only printing and shipping cost will be incurred. Complied & Edited By Shahbaz Shakeel (Online Content Manager) www.thecsspoint.com BUY CSS BOOKS ONLINE CASH ON DELIVERY ALL OVER PAKISTAN https://cssbooks.net ALL COMPULSORY AND OPTIONAL SUBJECTS BOOK FROM SINGLE POINT ORDER NOW 03336042057 - 0726540141 DOWNLOAD CSS Notes, Books, MCQs, Magazines www.thecsspoint.com Download CSS Notes Download CSS Books Download CSS Magazines Download CSS MCQs Download CSS Past Papers The CSS Point, Pakistan’s The Best Online FREE Web source for All CSS Aspirants. 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................................................................................................................................................ 13 Myanmar coup ............................................................................................................................................ 14 Karachi development .................................................................................................................................. 15 PDM adrift ................................................................................................................................................... 16 Smuggled oil ................................................................................................................................................ 17 Pensioners’ verification............................................................................................................................... 18 The RDA investment ................................................................................................................................... 19 Vaccination begins ...................................................................................................................................... 20 Decision on BRT .......................................................................................................................................... 20 Kashmir Day ................................................................................................................................................ 21 Solar health units ........................................................................................................................................ 22 Senate polls ................................................................................................................................................. 23 KP health coverage ..................................................................................................................................... 24 Chaos in parliament .................................................................................................................................... 25 Grassroots power ........................................................................................................................................ 26 Vaccine awareness ...................................................................................................................................... 27 Senate poll ordinance ................................................................................................................................. 29 Cotton crisis ................................................................................................................................................ 30 Bonded labour ............................................................................................................................................ 31 Course correction ........................................................................................................................................ 31 Petroleum levy ............................................................................................................................................ 33 Improving water use ................................................................................................................................... 34 Kashmir independence ............................................................................................................................... 34 Militancy threat........................................................................................................................................... 36 Test series win ............................................................................................................................................. 37 Agreement with IPPs ................................................................................................................................... 38 Lawyers run amok ....................................................................................................................................... 39 IS attacks ..................................................................................................................................................... 40 Buy CSS Books Online as Cash on Delivery https://cssbooks.net | 03336042057 - 0726540141 Page 7 February 2021 Votes for sale? ............................................................................................................................................ 41 A charter of economy ................................................................................................................................. 42 Rebuilding heritage ..................................................................................................................................... 43 A historic ruling ........................................................................................................................................... 44 Use of force ................................................................................................................................................. 45 Vaccine hesitancy ........................................................................................................................................ 46 Caving in ...................................................................................................................................................... 47 US on IHK .................................................................................................................................................... 48 Senate nominations .................................................................................................................................... 49 Women’s cricket challenge ......................................................................................................................... 50 Close Guantanamo ...................................................................................................................................... 51 Planting trees .............................................................................................................................................. 52 Punjab’s LG crisis ......................................................................................................................................... 53 Yemen’s starving children ........................................................................................................................... 54 Bureaucrats under fire ................................................................................................................................ 55 A city adrift .................................................................................................................................................. 56 Sketchy T20 victory ..................................................................................................................................... 57 Person-specific ordinance ........................................................................................................................... 58 Increased remittances ................................................................................................................................ 59 Vaccine concerns ........................................................................................................................................ 60 Pro-women laws’ application ....................................................................................................................
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