Editorial

THE PTI government’s hostility towards the media and its intolerance for dissent is well known. The target of ... Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:08am

TIME and again, Pemra has come under fire for issuing arbitrary instructions to TV channels on matters ranging from... Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:08am

DESPITE having progressed to ‘very good step’ and being ‘close to concluding the agreement’ a few days back,... Updated 25 Oct, 2021 08:50am

AFTER a long struggle, the reward is finally in sight. With only a single case of wild poliovirus reported this year... Published 24 Oct, 2021 06:24am

Banning a party because it can create a public nuisance sets a dangerous precedent which can be repeated to justify future bans. Updated 24 Oct, 2021 08:35am

IT is encouraging that, slowly, projects of heritage conservation and preservation appear to be taking off. These... Published 24 Oct, 2021 06:24am

PAKISTAN’S hopes of exiting the so-called FATF grey list have been shattered once again. The global money... Updated 23 Oct, 2021 08:24am

THE remarks made by State Bank governor Reza Baqir at a London press conference have hit a raw nerve in Pakistan. In... Published 23 Oct, 2021 07:01am

FOREIGN MINISTER Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s flying visit to Kabul on Thursday is the first official high-level... Published 23 Oct, 2021 07:01am

THE outcome of two libel cases recently decided by courts in England should be edifying for the government — if it... Published 22 Oct, 2021 07:51am

Following a near-constant decline since 2016, the year 2021 has witnessed a precipitous rise in violence-related fatalities in KP. Updated 22 Oct, 2021 08:13am

A NEW report on the education losses suffered by Pakistani children due to pandemic-induced school closures sheds... Published 22 Oct, 2021 07:48am

Hype surrounding the match — sold out as soon as tickets sales opened — has overshadowed the other games, as well as other teams. Updated 21 Oct, 2021 12:05pm

The court ruling restoring local institutions in Punjab should go a long way in ensuring the continuation of grassroots democracy. Published 21 Oct, 2021 07:14am

LIKE so many other issues relating to women’s health in Pakistan, breast cancer is not a subject of serious... Published 21 Oct, 2021 07:11am

What the opposition can do is take advantage of the cleavage between PTI and the establishment, perhaps widen it and leverage it. Updated 19 Oct, 2021 07:24am

AS political and bureaucratic stakeholders drag their feet over reviving the Karachi Circular Railway, residents of... Published 19 Oct, 2021 06:56am

Challenge of tax compliance can't be dealt with without directly taxing incomes irrespective of source and punishing tax evaders. Updated 20 Oct, 2021 07:21am

IN a ruling on Thursday, the Mingora bench of the Peshawar High Court held that the Prime Minister’s Performance... Published 18 Oct, 2021 06:53am

Growing trade gap is fuelling the current account deficit and bringing the already meagre foreign exchange reserves under stress. Updated 18 Oct, 2021 07:19am