Editorial

Digital growth

Democratising digital development will catalyse a rapid, if not immediate, improvement in human development indicators for the underserved segments of the Pakistani citizenry. Updated 25 Apr, 2024 09:25am

Nikah rights

THE Supreme Court recently delivered a judgement championing the rights of women within a marriage. The ruling... Published 25 Apr, 2024 08:30am

Campus crackdowns

WHILE most Western governments have either been gladly facilitating Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, or meekly... Published 25 Apr, 2024 08:30am

Ties with Tehran

Tomorrow, if ties between Washington and Beijing nosedive, and the US asks Pakistan to reconsider CPEC, will we comply? Updated 24 Apr, 2024 09:18am

Farmers’ anxiety

WHEAT prices in Punjab have plummeted far below the minimum support price owing to a bumper harvest, reckless... Published 24 Apr, 2024 08:13am

Working together

PAKISTAN’S democracy seems adrift, and no one understands this better than our politicians. The system has gone... Published 24 Apr, 2024 08:13am

By-election trends

Unless the culture of violence and rigging is rooted out, the credibility of the electoral process in Pakistan will continue to remain under a cloud. Updated 23 Apr, 2024 09:54am

Privatising PIA

FINANCE Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s reaffirmation that the process of disinvestment of the loss-making national... Published 23 Apr, 2024 08:39am

Suffering in captivity

YET another animal — a lioness — is critically ill at the Karachi Zoo. The feline, emaciated and barely able to... Published 23 Apr, 2024 08:38am

Not without reform

The problem with us is that our ruling elite is still trying to find a way around the tough reforms that will hit their privileges. Updated 22 Apr, 2024 08:56am

Janus-faced

THE US has done it again. While officially insisting it is committed to a peaceful resolution to the... Published 22 Apr, 2024 07:19am

Raisi’s visit

IRANIAN President Ebrahim Raisi, who begins his three-day trip to Pakistan today, will be visiting the country ... Published 22 Apr, 2024 07:19am

Elections in India

Independent accounts and spot reports are at variance with Modi-friendly TV anchors and they do not see an easy victory for the Indian premier. Updated 21 Apr, 2024 09:16am

Olympic preparations

THIS past week marked the beginning of the 100-day countdown to the Paris Olympics, with the symbolic torch-lighting... Published 21 Apr, 2024 07:09am

IHC letter

THIS is a historic opportunity for the judiciary to define its institutional boundaries. It must not be squandered.... Published 21 Apr, 2024 07:09am

Karachi terror

IS urban terrorism returning to Karachi? Yesterday’s deplorable suicide bombing attack on a van carrying five... Published 20 Apr, 2024 06:10am

President’s speech

PRESIDENT Asif Ali Zardari seems to have managed to hit all the right notes in his address to the joint sitting of... Published 20 Apr, 2024 06:10am

Isfahan strikes

True de-escalation means Israel must start behaving like a normal state, not a rogue nation that threatens the entire region. Updated 20 Apr, 2024 09:23am

Insufficient inquiry

UNLESS the state is honest about the mistakes its functionaries have made, we will be doomed to repeat our follies.... Published 19 Apr, 2024 07:11am

X post facto

Our decision-makers should realise the harm they are causing. Updated 19 Apr, 2024 09:36am