Newspaper - Editorial - July 25, 2026

Rampant lawlessness

THE brutal slaying of a judge and his guard in Mastung is the latest in a series of blood-drenched events that have...

Updated 25 Jul, 2026 08:14am

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Daily fuel pricing

THE government’s move to daily petroleum price adjustments should make fuel pricing more transparent and more...

Published 25 Jul, 2026 05:06am

The drug problem

WHILE Islamabad Police chase low-level peddlers, the capital’s kingpins have quietly taken their operations ...

Published 25 Jul, 2026 05:06am

A new chokepoint

WITH free transit of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz blocked due to the US-Iran conflict, a new chokepoint has...

Updated 24 Jul, 2026 08:00am

Improved rating

S&P GLOBAL’S decision to upgrade Pakistan’s long-term sovereign credit rating to ‘B’ with a stable...

Published 24 Jul, 2026 07:29am

More firetraps

WHILE it was already apparent that death traps dot Karachi, a safety audit by the Sindh government has thrown up...

Published 24 Jul, 2026 07:28am

De-escalation efforts

WHILE the exchange of fire across the Gulf — and the wider Middle East — continues between the US and Iran,...

Published 23 Jul, 2026 07:26am

Time to integrate

PAKISTAN remains one of the least regionally integrated economies in Asia. The trade figures for the last fiscal ...

Published 23 Jul, 2026 07:26am

Modi unnerved

DISCONTENT is visible in India. Delhi has been on the boil since last month. As thousands took to the streets ...

Published 23 Jul, 2026 07:25am

Frozen Award

KP’S petition before the Federal Constitutional Court, seeking Rs964bn as the province’s claimed share of tax...

Updated 22 Jul, 2026 08:46am

Delayed pricing

THE ongoing delay in making new, approved lifesaving medicines available to patients is a serious lapse in...

Published 22 Jul, 2026 06:41am

Joint prayers

IN a country which has witnessed monstrous bouts of sectarian violence, even symbolic gestures by clerics belonging...

Published 22 Jul, 2026 06:41am

GB Assembly’s demand

THE newly elected Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly last week adopted a unanimous resolution asking the centre to grant the...

Updated 21 Jul, 2026 07:59am

Spain’s statement

IT was a one-sided affair for the most part. The FIFA World Cup 2026 concluded in the early hours of Monday for...

Published 21 Jul, 2026 06:29am

Slow death

MANCHHAR Lake, which is situated at the foot of the Kirthar range, was once Pakistan’s largest freshwater body ...

Published 21 Jul, 2026 06:29am

Unmasking stability

THREE reports last Friday — a widening food trade gap, return to a current account deficit, and the government’s...

Updated 20 Jul, 2026 07:22am

Flood data gap

HAVING endured one of its worst floods last year — triggered by intense monsoons and compounded by sudden water...

Published 20 Jul, 2026 06:50am

Zero-dose alert

ALTHOUGH Pakistan recently announced its first National Vaccine Policy, it will take time before the immunity gap ...

Published 20 Jul, 2026 06:50am

Gulf escalation

The threat of the war restarting and the conflict expanding is very real.

Updated 19 Jul, 2026 09:04am

Looming monsoon

THE monsoon season is here. The Pakistan Meteorological Department has issued a nationwide alert for widespread,...

Published 19 Jul, 2026 07:22am

Closing one file

ABDUL Rashid Wani was stopped by Indian soldiers near his home in Srinagar in July 1997. He never returned. Nearly...

Published 19 Jul, 2026 07:21am

GSP-Plus renewal

THERE is no glossing over the fact that the country’s leadership faces tough choices in the months ahead. Brussels...

Updated 18 Jul, 2026 08:15am

AJK engagement

A WELCOME lowering of political temperatures appears to be underway in Azad Kashmir, as the region’s...

Published 18 Jul, 2026 06:32am

Delayed relief

THE decision to defer the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage’s first funding approvals is a setback for...

Published 18 Jul, 2026 06:32am

Barren reforms

PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s assertion that agriculture and livestock hold the key to Pakistan’s quick...

Published 17 Jul, 2026 07:11am

Dumbing down?

THE awesome power of generative AI has raised concerns in academic and scientific circles about the impact the...

Published 17 Jul, 2026 07:11am

Eyeing the Margallas

AS Pakistan battles a variety of climate crises, state institutions must do all possible to defend critical...

Published 17 Jul, 2026 07:10am

AJK violence

Violent confrontations have claimed some 30 lives of both security personnel and protesters since last month.

Updated 16 Jul, 2026 08:34am

Deadly lapses

PAKISTAN has investigated too many HIV outbreaks over the past decade to still be surprised by the causes. The ...

Published 16 Jul, 2026 07:00am

Doomed tax initiative

THE FBR’s draft simplified tax regime for small shopkeepers is the latest in a long line of attempts to persuade...

Published 16 Jul, 2026 07:00am

Beyond declarations

States that fail to harness the talents of half their population limit their own growth and resilience.

Updated 15 Jul, 2026 08:24am

A timely authority

EVERY summer now seems to bring fresh warnings from Pakistan’s northern mountains. This week was no different, ...

Published 15 Jul, 2026 06:30am

India voter purge

AFTER over 12 years of BJP rule, minorities in India — particularly its Muslims — face fascist thuggery at the...

Published 15 Jul, 2026 06:29am

Dire straits

FOR some time, the escalating confrontation between the US and Iran has been playing out round the strategically...

Updated 14 Jul, 2026 08:27am

Ethnic targets

THE murder of five workers from Punjab in Mashkel is another grim reminder that ethnic violence remains a persistent...

Updated 14 Jul, 2026 01:18pm