— AFP
— AFP

 — AFP
— AFP

 Demonstrators hold placards and Palestinian flags as they blockade the entrance to BAE System’s factory during a protest by ‘Workers for a Free Palestine’, calling for an end to arms sales to Israel, and supporting an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, near Rochester, south-east England on Nov 10, 2023. — AFP photos
Demonstrators hold placards and Palestinian flags as they blockade the entrance to BAE System’s factory during a protest by ‘Workers for a Free Palestine’, calling for an end to arms sales to Israel, and supporting an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, near Rochester, south-east England on Nov 10, 2023. — AFP photos

Opinion

Editorial

A breakthrough?
07 May, 2026

A breakthrough?

The whole world would welcome an end to this pointless war.
Missed opportunity
07 May, 2026

Missed opportunity

A BIG opportunity to industrialise Pakistan has just passed us by. This has been reconfirmed by the investment...
Punishing dissent
07 May, 2026

Punishing dissent

THE Sindh government’s treatment of the Aurat March this week was a disgraceful assault on democratic rights. What...
The May war
Updated 06 May, 2026

The May war

Rationality demands that both states come to the table and discuss their grievances, and their solutions in a mature manner.
Looking inwards
06 May, 2026

Looking inwards

REGULAR appraisals by human rights groups and activists should not be treated by the authorities as attempts to ...
Feeling the heat
06 May, 2026

Feeling the heat

ANOTHER heatwave season has begun, and once again, the state is scrambling to respond to conditions it has long been...