Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulates president-elect Asif Ali Zardari at Zardari House Islamabad on March 9.— X/pmln-org
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulates president-elect Asif Ali Zardari at Zardari House Islamabad on March 9.— X/pmln-org

President-elect Asif Ali Zardari talking to PML-N leaders at Zardari House Islamabad on March 9.— X/pmln-org
President-elect Asif Ali Zardari talking to PML-N leaders at Zardari House Islamabad on March 9.— X/pmln-org

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in conversation with president-elect Asif Ali Zardari at Zardari House Islamabad on March 9.— X/pmln-org
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in conversation with president-elect Asif Ali Zardari at Zardari House Islamabad on March 9.— X/pmln-org

Opinion

Editorial

Regional climbdown
04 Mar, 2026

Regional climbdown

WITH the region in flames, Pakistan must calibrate its foreign policy accordingly; it has to deal with some ...
Burning questions
Updated 04 Mar, 2026

Burning questions

A credible, independent, and time-bound inquiry is now necessary after the US Consulate protest ended in gruesome bloodshed.
Governance failure
04 Mar, 2026

Governance failure

BENEATH Lahore’s signal-free corridors and road infrastructure lies a darker truth: crumbling sewerage lines,...
Iran endgame
Updated 03 Mar, 2026

Iran endgame

AS hostilities continue following the Israeli-American joint aggression against Iran, there seems to be no visible...
Water concerns
03 Mar, 2026

Water concerns

RECENT reports that India plans to invest $60bn in increasing its water storage capacity on the Jhelum and Chenab...
Down and out
03 Mar, 2026

Down and out

ANOTHER Twenty20 World Cup, another ignominious exit — although this time Pakistan did advance past the first...