Newspaper - Editorial - August 1, 2026

Maritime alliance

AS the US-Iran war drags on, new battle lines are being drawn. The pro-US Gulf Arab monarchies and Iran have enjoyed...

Updated 01 Aug, 2026 08:25am

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Local governance

INTERIOR Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s speech at a business summit on Thursday has stirred a hornet’s nest. His...

Published 01 Aug, 2026 05:36am

Murders in Balochistan

GOOD news is scarce in Balochistan. Seven labourers were abducted and gunned down in Turbat city recently. Four...

Published 01 Aug, 2026 05:36am

Expanding conflict

WITH neither of the belligerents willing to back down, and the theatre of conflict expanding geographically, the...

Published 31 Jul, 2026 07:36am

Spoils and spats

A FIGHT over assembly seats in Azad Jammu and Kashmir has laid bare what seem to be some deep resentments between ...

Published 31 Jul, 2026 07:36am

Unfair tax system

THE disclosure that the FBR collected nearly Rs1.9tr in sales and income taxes through electricity bills over the...

Published 31 Jul, 2026 07:36am

Debt that stays

THE power sector’s circular debt grew by Rs61bn in the last fiscal year, taking the total to roughly Rs1.67tr from...

Published 30 Jul, 2026 07:28am

HIV warning

THE HIV infections detected around two SESSI-run hospitals in Karachi demand far more than another hurried committee...

Published 30 Jul, 2026 07:28am

End trafficking

MODERN slavery, in the form of human trafficking, is among the state’s gravest failures. Scores of Pakistanis are...

Published 30 Jul, 2026 07:27am

AJK elections

CONSIDERING the political unrest that has rocked Azad Jammu and Kashmir in the recent past, free and fair general...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 07:22am

Still vulnerable

THE State Bank’s decision to hold the policy rate at 11.5pc is a prudent response to the heightened risks the...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 07:22am

Guarding the past

THE return of 513 smuggled archaeological artefacts from the US is a welcome homecoming for objects that should ...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 07:22am

Lull in fighting

AFTER two weeks of escalating violence, the US has halted its strikes on Iran, with Tehran also silencing it guns....

Updated 28 Jul, 2026 08:13am

Water policy

THE country is caught in a crisis where there too much water at the wrong time and too little when it is most ...

Published 28 Jul, 2026 07:43am

Ending hepatitis

WORLD Hepatitis Day is being observed under the theme ‘Hepatitis: Let’s break it down’, a call to remove the...

Published 28 Jul, 2026 07:42am

Writing on the wall

EVERY few months, another set of figures reminds Pakistan of a painful reality. Sahil’s latest Six Months Cruel...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 07:32am

Still unprepared

EVEN as Pakistan counts around 100 deaths since the onset of the monsoon season on June 26, it is bracing for ...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 07:32am

Delayed devolution

THE debate over Islamabad’s reluctance to fully let go of devolved subjects has been running since 2010. But it ...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 07:32am

Quid pro quo

Accepting Israel would mean legitimising its violence against the Palestinians, as well as its neighbouring Arab states and Iran.

Updated 26 Jul, 2026 08:57am

AI in government

THE Prime Minister’s Office has announced the introduction of an AI-powered digital system and directed ministries...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 07:04am

Cautious optimism

THE latest polio surveillance figures offer some encouraging news regarding the difficult fight against polio. The...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 07:04am

Rampant lawlessness

THE brutal slaying of a judge and his guard in Mastung is the latest in a series of blood-drenched events that have...

Updated 25 Jul, 2026 08:14am

Daily fuel pricing

THE government’s move to daily petroleum price adjustments should make fuel pricing more transparent and more...

Published 25 Jul, 2026 05:06am

The drug problem

WHILE Islamabad Police chase low-level peddlers, the capital’s kingpins have quietly taken their operations ...

Published 25 Jul, 2026 05:06am

A new chokepoint

WITH free transit of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz blocked due to the US-Iran conflict, a new chokepoint has...

Updated 24 Jul, 2026 08:00am

Improved rating

S&P GLOBAL’S decision to upgrade Pakistan’s long-term sovereign credit rating to ‘B’ with a stable...

Published 24 Jul, 2026 07:29am

More firetraps

WHILE it was already apparent that death traps dot Karachi, a safety audit by the Sindh government has thrown up...

Published 24 Jul, 2026 07:28am

De-escalation efforts

WHILE the exchange of fire across the Gulf — and the wider Middle East — continues between the US and Iran,...

Published 23 Jul, 2026 07:26am

Time to integrate

PAKISTAN remains one of the least regionally integrated economies in Asia. The trade figures for the last fiscal ...

Published 23 Jul, 2026 07:26am

Modi unnerved

DISCONTENT is visible in India. Delhi has been on the boil since last month. As thousands took to the streets ...

Published 23 Jul, 2026 07:25am

Frozen Award

KP’S petition before the Federal Constitutional Court, seeking Rs964bn as the province’s claimed share of tax...

Updated 22 Jul, 2026 08:46am

Delayed pricing

THE ongoing delay in making new, approved lifesaving medicines available to patients is a serious lapse in...

Published 22 Jul, 2026 06:41am

Joint prayers

IN a country which has witnessed monstrous bouts of sectarian violence, even symbolic gestures by clerics belonging...

Published 22 Jul, 2026 06:41am

GB Assembly’s demand

THE newly elected Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly last week adopted a unanimous resolution asking the centre to grant the...

Updated 21 Jul, 2026 07:59am

Spain’s statement

IT was a one-sided affair for the most part. The FIFA World Cup 2026 concluded in the early hours of Monday for...

Published 21 Jul, 2026 06:29am