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THOUGH the improvement in the country’s literacy rate may be slight, as highlighted by the Economic Survey, it ...
Published 13 Jun, 2026 05:22am
AS attention turns to the government’s plans for the coming fiscal year, one set of figures deserves particular...
Published 13 Jun, 2026 05:22am
The FY27 budget is the first clear signal that the government is ready to transition from stabilisation to growth.
Updated 13 Jun, 2026 09:21am
Unless productivity becomes the dominant target of economic policy, Pakistan will continue to oscillate between crises and fragile recovery.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 08:46am
ALMOST three-and-half years since Lionel Messi led Argentina to FIFA World Cup glory, the latest edition of...
Published 12 Jun, 2026 05:07am
AMONGST the key potential triggers for fresh conflict in South Asia is water. The Indian state is behaving in an...
Published 12 Jun, 2026 05:07am
The new administration must address the region’s issues proactively.
Updated 11 Jun, 2026 08:49am
THE ceasefire announced in April was supposed to create space for negotiations. Instead, it has been repeatedly...
Published 11 Jun, 2026 07:08am
IT was a brave move, no doubt. This Tuesday, in the land of the Afghan Taliban, a few good men decided to take a...
Published 11 Jun, 2026 07:08am
THE young KP chief minister must be starting to realise just how thorny a seat he occupies. There has been a flurry...
Published 10 Jun, 2026 07:12am
FINANCIAL crises affecting public sector universities across Pakistan are now having an impact on academic...
Published 10 Jun, 2026 07:12am
The reason the centre finds itself in this position is rooted in its failure to expand the tax net and boost revenues.
Updated 10 Jun, 2026 08:54am
AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
Published 09 Jun, 2026 06:50am
The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Updated 09 Jun, 2026 08:52am
THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....
Published 09 Jun, 2026 06:50am
Such attempts violate international norms and strain bilateral relations.
Updated 08 Jun, 2026 08:04am
THE Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme for traders with an annual turnover of up to Rs200m has been designed as a ‘pragmatic...
Published 08 Jun, 2026 05:37am
Both sides accuse the other of violating the truce that was supposed to halt the conflict in April, yet neither appears willing to abandon negotiations altogether.
Updated 08 Jun, 2026 08:40am
CHILD abuse is so prevalent that the UN ranked Pakistan as the least safe country for children. Even so, more than...
Published 08 Jun, 2026 05:37am
Though the JAAC’s demands are open to scrutiny, banning any political organisation — as long as it remains committed to peaceful activism — is undemocratic.
Updated 07 Jun, 2026 08:40am
