A Palestinian man surrounded by children cook at a UNWRA school used as shelter in Gaza City on Nov 27, 2023. — AFP
A Palestinian man surrounded by children cook at a UNWRA school used as shelter in Gaza City on Nov 27, 2023. — AFP

 Palestinians walk at the site of Israeli strikes on houses, in Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip on Nov 21, 2023. — Reuters/File
Palestinians walk at the site of Israeli strikes on houses, in Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip on Nov 21, 2023. — Reuters/File

 A Palestinian woman brushes a girl’s hair near belongings gathered amid the destruction caused by Israeli strikes in the village of Khuzaa, east of Khan Yunis on Nov 27, 2023. — AFP
A Palestinian woman brushes a girl’s hair near belongings gathered amid the destruction caused by Israeli strikes in the village of Khuzaa, east of Khan Yunis on Nov 27, 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...