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Editorial
Danger ahead
PAKISTAN has already paid a heavy human price this monsoon, even as another dangerous spell approaches. NDMA figures...
Israeli impunity
ANY hope that Hamas’s decision to disarm would lead to a breakthrough has been dashed for one simple reason:...
Flawed investigations
An inaccurate record of a victim’s wounds hinders the dispensation of justice. Medical examiners in such a critical area cannot cut corners.
Terrorist havens
DESPITE the use of both carrots and sticks by the international community, the Afghan Taliban refuse to cut their...
Mineral wealth
Any future agreements involving critical minerals must be subjected to rigorous legal, financial and technical scrutiny.
Growth denied
THE Sindh government’s agreement with the World Bank to combine health, nutrition, sanitation, social protection...