The PTI’s allegations are not new; most elections in Pakistan have been controversial, and it is almost a given that results will be challenged by the losing side.
Updated 04 May, 2024 08:44am
SINCE the start of hostilities on Oct 7, Israel has put in ceaseless efforts to depopulate Gaza, and make the Strip...
Published 04 May, 2024 07:01am
THE story of illegal housing schemes in Punjab is the story of greed, corruption and plunder. Major players in these...
Published 04 May, 2024 07:01am
Whether through direct censorship, withholding advertising, harassment or violence, the press in Pakistan navigates a hazardous terrain.
Updated 03 May, 2024 09:52am
AFTER this week’s proceedings in the so-called ‘meddling case’, it appears that the majority of judges...
Published 03 May, 2024 07:54am
THAT Karachi — one of the world’s largest megacities — does not have a mass transit system worth the name is ...
Published 03 May, 2024 07:53am
THE FBR’s decision to block mobile phone connections of more than half a million individuals who did not file...
Published 02 May, 2024 07:01am
It must be stressed that to pull in maximum foreign investment, a climate of domestic political stability is crucial.
Updated 02 May, 2024 09:29am
WITH frequently suspended freedoms, increasing violence and few to speak out for the oppressed, it is unlikely that...
Published 02 May, 2024 07:00am
The government should withdraw from the wheat trade gradually, replacing the existing market support mechanism with an effective new one over the next several years.
Updated 01 May, 2024 09:34am
THE year’s fourth polio drive has kicked off across Pakistan, with the aim to immunise more than 24m children ...
Published 01 May, 2024 08:13am
Yet the struggle to secure a living wage — and decent working conditions — for the toiling masses must continue.
Updated 01 May, 2024 12:04pm
The other parties are equally legitimate stakeholders in the country’s political future, and it must give them due consideration.
Updated 30 Apr, 2024 10:11am
ALIGNING its decision with the trend in developed economies, the State Bank has acted wisely by holding its key...
Published 30 Apr, 2024 07:18am
THE PML-N’s policy of ‘family first’ has once again triggered criticism. The party’s latest move in this...
Published 30 Apr, 2024 07:18am
Let 2024 be the year when we all proactively ensure that our communities are safeguarded and that the future is secure against the inevitable next storm.
Updated 29 Apr, 2024 08:46am
COMPARED to the roughshod manner in which the caretaker set-up dealt with the issue, the elected government seems a...
Published 29 Apr, 2024 06:55am
IT is a relief that Pakistan managed to salvage some pride. Pakistan had taken the lead, then fell behind before...
Published 29 Apr, 2024 06:55am
Perhaps Western ‘statesmen’ may moderate their policies if a significant percentage of voters punish them at the ballot box.
Updated 28 Apr, 2024 09:22am
Even deadly mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue and malaria have vaccines, but they are virtually unheard of in Pakistan.
Updated 28 Apr, 2024 09:22am
