Lightning bolts strike over the Israel border with Gaza as fighting continues between Hamas and Israel, and as seen from Ashkelon, Israel on Nov 14, 2023. — Reuters
Lightning bolts strike over the Israel border with Gaza as fighting continues between Hamas and Israel, and as seen from Ashkelon, Israel on Nov 14, 2023. — Reuters

 Lightening illuminates the sky during a storm over Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Nov 14, 2023. — AFP
Lightening illuminates the sky during a storm over Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Nov 14, 2023. — AFP

 A rainbow arcs across the sky above Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 15, 2023. — AFP
A rainbow arcs across the sky above Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 15, 2023. — AFP

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...