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Nutrition emergency

MALNUTRITION has become one of the biggest obstacles to Pakistan’s development. Around 40pc of children under five... Published 12 Aug, 2026 06:39am

Housing deficit

THE federal cabinet’s zoning directive has the potential to be the most consequential decision in the redefinition... Published 12 Aug, 2026 06:39am

Mideast outreach

OVER the past few days, Pakistan has been going the extra mile to assure Iran that the Makkah Joint Defence ... Updated 12 Aug, 2026 07:38am

Equal citizens

Religious minorities continue to face mob violence, attacks on their places of worship, forced conversions and social and economic exclusion. Updated 11 Aug, 2026 09:23am

Tel Aviv’s subterfuge

These verbal gymnastics indicate that Tel Aviv has no intention of ending its occupation of the Strip. Updated 11 Aug, 2026 08:57am

Abandoned after floods

THREE years after the 2022 floods submerged a third of Pakistan, more than 134,000 verified affected families in... Published 11 Aug, 2026 06:48am

Passing on atomic bomb memories

Eighty-one years have passed since the atomic bombs were dropped, and memories of the bombings are gradually ... Published 10 Aug, 2026 06:04am

Genuine governance

ON the surface, the Punjab cabinet’s decision to allocate funds for local government elections is a welcome step... Updated 10 Aug, 2026 08:21am

Failed by the state

THE 1,914 cases of child abuse across Pakistan in the first six months of 2026 should spark outrage. The figure ... Published 10 Aug, 2026 05:41am

HIV crisis

PAKISTAN’s presence among countries with the fastest-growing HIV epidemic in Asia is a matter of shame. Globally,... Published 10 Aug, 2026 05:41am

Makkah agreement

IN the midst of a gruelling war between the US and Iran — currently at a stalemate — the signing of the Makkah... Updated 09 Aug, 2026 09:21am

FIFA controversy

FIFA PRESIDENT Gianni Infantino is at the centre of a storm of his own making. Even after a crisis meeting in... Published 09 Aug, 2026 05:29am

Conflicting priorities

THERE is a reasonable argument that the democratic process must go on regardless of prevailing conditions; that... Published 09 Aug, 2026 05:29am

Danger ahead

PAKISTAN has already paid a heavy human price this monsoon, even as another dangerous spell approaches. NDMA figures... Updated 08 Aug, 2026 08:27am

Israeli impunity

ANY hope that Hamas’s decision to disarm would lead to a breakthrough has been dashed for one simple reason:... Published 08 Aug, 2026 05:24am

Flawed investigations

An inaccurate record of a victim’s wounds hinders the dispensation of justice. Medical examiners in such a critical area cannot cut corners. Updated 08 Aug, 2026 06:13pm