Editorial

Defining extremism

Defining extremism

Redefining extremism may well be the first step to clamping down on advocacy for Palestine. Updated 18 Mar, 2024 09:37am

Growing rabies concern

DOG-BITE is an old problem in Pakistan. Amid a surfeit of public health challenges, rabies now seems poised to ... Published 18 Mar, 2024 07:02am

Climate in focus

IN a welcome order by the Supreme Court, the new government has been tasked with providing a report on actions taken... Published 18 Mar, 2024 07:02am

Provincial share

PPP has aptly advised Centre to worry about improving its tax collection rather than eying provinces’ share of tax revenues. Updated 17 Mar, 2024 09:24am

X-communication

IT has now been a month since Pakistani authorities decided that the country must be cut off from one of the... Published 17 Mar, 2024 07:09am

Stateless humanity

THE endless hostility between India and Pakistan has reduced prisoners to mere statistics. Although the two ... Published 17 Mar, 2024 07:08am
Moving away

Moving away

The sole objective of the government’s development vision should be to evolve sound policies for private investors and regulate markets to protect consumers. Updated 16 Mar, 2024 08:58am

The polio problem

IT is a tragedy that could have been prevented. Six months after researchers at the National Institute of Health’s... Published 16 Mar, 2024 07:01am

Privacy in danger

DURING a recent Islamabad High Court hearing, revelations about the ease of mobile phone hacking in Pakistan have... Published 16 Mar, 2024 07:01am
Irsa controversy

Irsa controversy

ON Thursday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif avoided a public showdown with the PPP — a key ally whose support he... Updated 15 Mar, 2024 09:10am

HDI decline

THE latest Human Development Report from the UNDP presents a bleak global outlook, characterised by deepening... Published 15 Mar, 2024 07:26am

An open door

It makes good sense for the PTI government in KP and the PML-N government in Islamabad to maintain a stable working relationship. Updated 15 Mar, 2024 05:47pm
Economic agenda

Economic agenda

His plan represents a significant departure from the PML-N’s signature economic and financial policies. Updated 14 Mar, 2024 09:21am

Border protests

THE border town of Chaman has been protesting — for nearly five months now — against the government’s... Published 14 Mar, 2024 08:20am

Deadly devices

THE RECENT spate of deadly incidents involving gas cylinders must bring the authorities’ attention to a daily... Published 14 Mar, 2024 08:19am

Online darkness

THE digital age is not without a grave demerit — a child’s screen-time has replaced much of regular life. This... Published 13 Mar, 2024 08:17am

Exclusionary law

BJP’s efforts to demonise Muslims in order to please its core constituency risks creating permanent communal fault lines. Published 13 Mar, 2024 08:17am
Political faults

Political faults

CONSTRUCTIVE politics goes beyond mere agitation and protest. Unfortunately, over the past decade or so, all of... Updated 13 Mar, 2024 09:10am
PDM redux

PDM redux

The new government would be well-advised to keep itself lean and focus on dealing with Pakistan’s many crises. Updated 12 Mar, 2024 09:25am

Amnesty plan

AS the new political set-up prepares its agenda, the recently elected Balochistan chief minister has spoken about ... Published 12 Mar, 2024 08:11am