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THE operation of the country’s Right to Information (RTI) Act is awfully sluggish, but it sometimes coughs up... Published 09 Sep, 2024 05:50am

THE export policy of the government in many ways appears to be working nega-tively, having a detrimental impact on... Published 09 Sep, 2024 05:50am

HIGH-VOLTAGE WIRES: High-voltage metallic wires running across Dokri in Larkana are posing a serious threat to the... Published 09 Sep, 2024 05:50am

THIS is with reference to the letter ‘Dam not in distress’ (Aug 28) by the chief engineer of Quetta on the... Published 09 Sep, 2024 05:50am

I RECENTLY visited the office of the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) in Islamabad to find out the status of my... Published 09 Sep, 2024 05:50am

THE trust gap between the people and the state could be addressed by speaking to the youth and the disgruntled... Published 09 Sep, 2024 05:50am

Source: FOREX Chart by RA Published 09 Sep, 2024 05:49am

Instant messaging and social media app Telegram allows users to find people based on keywords such as drugs, and... Published 09 Sep, 2024 05:49am

The September Effect refers to the stock market’s historical underperformance during the month. It has been Wall Published 09 Sep, 2024 05:49am

Over the last decade, China has issued more than $120bn of government-backed loans for infrastructure projects ... Published 09 Sep, 2024 05:49am

Americans overall are now less likely to consider childhood vaccines important, with 40pc saying it is extremely... Published 09 Sep, 2024 05:49am

The American Dream now costs $4.4m — that’s the estimated lifetime household cost of common milestones, ... Published 09 Sep, 2024 05:49am

Any child who cannot read a simple text by the age of 10 is considered to be in learning poverty, a condition... Published 09 Sep, 2024 05:49am

Drive to continue till Sept 15, with a target to cover 30m children Published 09 Sep, 2024 05:49am

KARACHI: Both Houses of parliament, reflecting the sentiments and aspirations of the people of Pakistan, tonight... Published 08 Sep, 2024 08:32am

THIS refers to the report “BISP’s women beneficiaries to get smartphones” (Sept 3), according to which the... Published 08 Sep, 2024 08:31am

THIS is with reference to the report ‘Army hints at military trial for Imran’ (Sept 6). At the press conference... Published 08 Sep, 2024 08:30am

THE Whistleblower Protection and Vigilance Commission Ordinance was promulgated in 2019, but it lapsed in 120 days... Published 08 Sep, 2024 08:29am

THIS is with reference to the report “Punjab police poke holes in law for parallel authority” (Sept 2). Being... Published 08 Sep, 2024 08:28am

WHITEWASH or a clean sweep, whatever it was, we have lost the Test series against Bangladesh, defeated in two... Published 08 Sep, 2024 08:27am