Letters

Universities may lose relevance

THE state of higher education sector and universities is routinely analysed in two distinct phases; what it was like...
Published 20 May, 2024 08:40am

A dangerous decision

THIS is with reference to the letter ‘Addiction and campuses’ (May 11). The recent legalisation of recreational...
Published 20 May, 2024 08:40am

Dealing with anarchists

THIS is with reference to report ‘No negotiations without apology, army tells PTI’ (May 8). The military spokesman justifiably...
Published 20 May, 2024 08:39am

A matter of apology

I RECENTLY watched a video of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) chief minister, who appeared to be convincing the audience ...
Published 20 May, 2024 08:38am

Glimpse of reality

A FEW days ago, a thief barged into my house in Lahore’s Defence Housing Authority (DHA) area, and fled with my...
Published 20 May, 2024 08:37am

DOGS IN CONTROL

DOGS IN CONTROL: Residents of Liaquatabad, especially those living near Quba Masjid, have been living under constant...
Published 20 May, 2024 08:37am
Society needs a closure

Society needs a closure

WE are just a couple of months shy of what will be the third anniversary of the death of Noor Mukadam, the young...
Published 19 May, 2024 07:37am
Wakhan might turn things upside down

Wakhan might turn things upside down

RECENTLY, an important development has seemingly gone unnoticed in Pakistan. With the construction of a 50km stretch...
Published 19 May, 2024 07:37am

Quite a contrast

BACK in 2008, I was living in the United Kingdom as an overseas student. I had applied to the British Home Office ...
Published 19 May, 2024 07:37am

Border smuggling

THE border separating Pakistan and Iran has for long been a source of income for the people of Makran division, ...
Published 19 May, 2024 07:37am

POLICE RECRUITMENT

POLICE RECRUITMENT: Hundreds of police constables are being recruited in Sindh police. My only concern is that their...
Published 19 May, 2024 07:37am

FATE IN A SHAMBLES

FATE IN A SHAMBLES: In 2021, the Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) had announced 1,565 vacancies of headmaster...
Published 18 May, 2024 06:54am

Wheat crisis is far from being over

WHEAT crisis, which is practically not over yet, may give birth to another big crisis. The government must be ...
Published 18 May, 2024 06:54am

Tax and credibility

SINCE the ongoing economic crisis hit the country in the closing months of 2021, successive administrations have...
Published 18 May, 2024 06:54am

An absolute tragedy

RECENTLY, I attended a memorial event held for Sehat Khan, a student of Punjab University, who lost his life after...
Published 18 May, 2024 06:54am

PIA pensioners

THE government has finally decided to privatise the national air carrier. Under the proposed arrangement, Pakistan...
Published 18 May, 2024 06:54am

Digital childhood

GENERATION Alpha, roughly speaking, encompasses individuals born from 2010 onwards. Since the iPad also made its ...
Published 18 May, 2024 06:54am

Childcare centres

THIS is with reference to the article ‘Childcare challenge’ (April 15) which highlighted the pressing need for...
Published 17 May, 2024 05:46am

POST-FLOOD RECONSTRUCTION

POST-FLOOD RECONSTRUCTION: Many areas in Balochistan, as was the case in Sindh, were severely hit by the flash ...
Published 17 May, 2024 05:46am