Muhammad Faisal Ali

Financing climate resilience in Gilgit-Baltistan

Traditional approaches of post-disaster compensation and international humanitarian aid aren’t enough for disaster-prone Gilgit-Baltistan. Updated 24 Mar, 2025 09:53am

Fiscal potential of agricultural taxation

The ownership and tenancy of agricultural land are often complex and poorly recorded, making it difficult to accurately assess tax liabilities. Published 27 Jan, 2025 06:24am

Polls & the environment

Transitioning to EVMs is an urgent need. Published 09 Apr, 2024 06:24am

Farmers are not the main culprits of smog

Addressing crop residue burning is a multifaceted challenge that demands a holistic approach. Published 25 Dec, 2023 05:40am

Dialogue: Sound and fury

Why the Pakistan-India NSA talks came to naught Published 30 Aug, 2015 06:44am

Court episodes leave police downcast

LAHORE: The police authorities are ‘considering’ the option of not sending investigation officers to courts in... Published 27 Feb, 2014 07:35am

CTD man’s ‘targeted’ killing alarms police

LAHORE: What appears to be targeted killing of a policeman working on important antiterrorism assignments in the... Published 26 Feb, 2014 07:28am

Plan to set anthem record postponed

LAHORE: Punjab government postponed on Sunday its plan to gather some 200,000 students for attempting a world record... Published 24 Feb, 2014 07:39am

New police force ‘takes up the gauntlet’

LAHORE: The newly-raised Quick Response Force (QRF), a batch of which passed out a few days ago at Qilla Gujjar ... Published 22 Feb, 2014 07:27am

Punjab taking steps to avert infiltration of terrorists from KP

LAHORE: Anticipating a spillover of terrorists into Punjab in case a military action is launched against the ... Published 21 Feb, 2014 06:28am

Eight of family found murdered

LAHORE: Eight members of a family, including three children, were found murdered on Tuesday afternoon in their... Published 19 Feb, 2014 07:39am

Convicts’ family visits project awaits govt nod

LAHORE: About 160 rooms for family visits for prisoners -- a project first proposed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in... Published 16 Feb, 2014 08:15am

Set-up to identify fingerprints inoperative for a year

LAHORE: The state-of-the-art Pakistan Automated Fingerprints Identification System (PAFIS) has been inoperative for... Published 12 Feb, 2014 07:26am

An effort to improve police performance

LAHORE: The Punjab police chief has initiated a fresh series of region-wise meetings with all field officers to look... Published 29 Jan, 2014 07:25am

Interviews for terror force ‘nucleus staff’ begin

LAHORE: A four-member committee on Monday began interviews of retired army officers for ‘nucleus staff’ against... Published 28 Jan, 2014 07:39am

Multitasking takes its toll on top cops

LAHORE: Vacant key posts and their additional charge to already overburdened officers are affecting the police... Published 27 Jan, 2014 07:53am

Frequent police reshuffle triggers tenure instability

LAHORE: Reshuffle in the police department has become an “exercise in futility” because of excessive use of the... Published 17 Jan, 2014 07:21am

Prisons foundation on welfare trajectory

LAHORE: A newly-formed 13-member Punjab Prisons Foundation, in its maiden meeting held recently, took -- what... Published 12 Jan, 2014 09:47am

Whereabouts unknown

LAHORE: While the issue of missing persons is discussed primarily in the context of Balochistan, 116 people from... Published 12 Jan, 2014 07:29am

Robbers strike four families in a row

LAHORE: Five gunmen struck four families in two houses in a housing society adjacent to the Elite Police Training... Published 01 Jan, 2014 06:40am