Editorial

Kabul visit

Kabul visit

Islamabad should continue to emphasise that presence of terrorists on Afghan soil stands in the way of normal commercial ties. Updated 26 Mar, 2025 08:57am

Deadly roads

DESPITE daytime restrictions on heavy vehicles, Karachi continues to witness one horrific traffic accident after... Published 26 Mar, 2025 07:15am

Drought warning

DRIVEN by rising temperatures linked to climate change, increasing drought events across Pakistan have affected tens... Published 26 Mar, 2025 07:15am
Shortcut tactics

Shortcut tactics

IMF’s decision to veto move to reduce retail power tariffs seems to be against interests of middle-class consumers. Updated 25 Mar, 2025 08:45am
Unforced error

Unforced error

State must not push ordinary citizens away with its excesses when dealing with Balochistan. Updated 25 Mar, 2025 01:11pm

Losing again

WHEN Pakistan’s high-risk Twenty20 approach did not work, there was no fallback plan and they collapsed in a heap... Published 25 Mar, 2025 07:54am
Climate action

Climate action

Waiting for outside help to arrive will only aggravate our climate challenges and not mitigate them. Updated 24 Mar, 2025 09:16am

Unsafe passages

WRETCHED social conditions add an extra layer of cruelty to ordinary lives. The UN’s migration agency says that... Published 24 Mar, 2025 07:16am

TB burden

AS the world observes World Tuberculosis Day, we confront the sombre fact that despite being both preventable and... Published 24 Mar, 2025 07:16am
Judicial disputes

Judicial disputes

Public perceptions of the institution’s independence and neutrality have taken a hit due to bitter, public spats between senior judges. Updated 23 Mar, 2025 08:41am

Biased proposal

PAKISTAN’S tax system is extortionist, unpredictable and unsupportive of investment and economic growth. It... Published 23 Mar, 2025 08:18am

JFK files

THE latest cache of declassified documents from what are known as the ‘Kennedy files’ have not really impressed... Published 23 Mar, 2025 08:17am
Running on empty

Running on empty

World Water Day should remind country’s rulers that water crisis threatens the very survival of our future generations. Updated 22 Mar, 2025 08:35am

Muzzled voices

A NEW era of censorship is upon us. The FIA’s arrest of journalist and founder of media agency Raftar, Farhan... Published 22 Mar, 2025 06:48am

Another ultimatum

THESE are fraught times, but the government must still find it in its heart to be a little more accommodating.... Published 22 Mar, 2025 06:48am

Anti-Muslim actions

MUSLIMS in India have endured incessant scrutiny of their nationalism. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ... Published 21 Mar, 2025 07:29am

Inheritance rights

THE Federal Shariat Court’s ruling that it is un-Islamic to deprive a woman of her right to inheritance is a... Published 21 Mar, 2025 07:29am
Personal priorities

Personal priorities

Pet projects launched by govt often found to be poorly conceived, ripe for exploitation, misaligned with country’s overall development priorities. Updated 21 Mar, 2025 08:53am
Victim complex

Victim complex

If New Delhi is sincere about bringing peace to South Asia, let it agree to an unconditional dialogue with Islamabad about all irritants. Updated 20 Mar, 2025 08:42am

LSM decline

THE slump in large-scale manufacturing amidst the adjustments the economy is forced to make in order to stay afloat... Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:44am