Editorial -Opinion

Token austerity

The ‘austerity’ measures are a ritualistic response to public anger rather than a sincere attempt to reform state spending.

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 09:59am

Lebanon on fire

WHILE the entire Gulf region has become an active warzone, repercussions of this conflict have spread to the...

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:25am

Canine crisis

KARACHI’S stray dog crisis requires urgent attention. Feral canines can cause serious and lasting physical and...

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:25am

Iran’s new leader

The position is the most powerful in Iran, bringing together clerical authority and political and ideological leadership.

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 08:55am

National priorities

EVEN as the country faces heightened risks of attacks from actual terrorists, an anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi...

Published 10 Mar, 2026 07:44am

Silenced march

ON the eve of International Women’s Day, Islamabad Police detained dozens of Aurat March activists who had ...

Published 10 Mar, 2026 07:43am

War & deception

While there is little doubt that Iran is involved in many of the retaliatory attacks, the facts raise suspicions that another player may be at work.

Updated 09 Mar, 2026 09:27am

The witness box

IT is often the fear of the courtroom and what may transpire therein that drives many victims of crime, especially...

Published 09 Mar, 2026 07:09am

Asylum applications

BRITAIN’S tough immigration posture has again drawn attention to the sharp rise in asylum claims by Pakistani...

Published 09 Mar, 2026 07:08am

Petrol shock

With oil markets bracing for more volatility, more price shocks are inevitable in the coming weeks.

Updated 08 Mar, 2026 09:21am

Women’s Day

IT is a simple truth: societies progress when women are able to shape them. Yet the struggle for equality has never...

Published 08 Mar, 2026 06:57am

Rescuing hockey

PAKISTAN hockey is back to where it should be. Years of misses came to an end on Friday with a long-awaited...

Published 08 Mar, 2026 06:57am

Limiting the damage

Govt plan to revive a range of Covid-era steps reflect a recognition that early restraint can limit disruptive interventions.

Updated 07 Mar, 2026 04:53pm

Diplomatic option

WITH Operation Ghazab lil Haq underway for over a week now, Pakistan has demonstrated that it can take firm action...

Published 07 Mar, 2026 05:13am

Polio, again

ANOTHER child has fallen victim to polio, this time in Sindh. The National Institute of Health this week confirmed...

Published 07 Mar, 2026 05:13am

On unstable ground

PAKISTAN’S economic managers repeatedly tout improvements in macroeconomic indicators, including rising foreign...

Updated 06 Mar, 2026 09:08am

Divide et impera

AS if the high loss of life in Iran, regional escalation and economic turbulence caused by the US-Israeli aggression...

Published 06 Mar, 2026 07:50am

New approach needed

WITH one World Cup campaign ending in despair, Pakistan began to plan for the start of the cycle of another by...

Published 06 Mar, 2026 07:49am

Collective wisdom

IN times like these, when war is raging in the neighbourhood, it is important for the state to bring on board all...

Published 05 Mar, 2026 07:22am

Economic impact

The Iran-linked instability highlights the fact that Pakistan’s macroeconomic resilience remains fragile.

Updated 05 Mar, 2026 10:30am

Shrouds of innocence

TWO-and-a-half years of relentless slaughtering of Palestinian children, with complete impunity and in the most...

Published 05 Mar, 2026 07:21am

Regional climbdown

WITH the region in flames, Pakistan must calibrate its foreign policy accordingly; it has to deal with some ...

Published 04 Mar, 2026 07:37am

Burning questions

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

Updated 04 Mar, 2026 09:00am

Governance failure

BENEATH Lahore’s signal-free corridors and road infrastructure lies a darker truth: crumbling sewerage lines,...

Published 04 Mar, 2026 07:37am

Iran endgame

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

Updated 03 Mar, 2026 08:50am

Water concerns

RECENT reports that India plans to invest $60bn in increasing its water storage capacity on the Jhelum and Chenab...

Published 03 Mar, 2026 07:16am

Down and out

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

Published 03 Mar, 2026 07:15am

Khamenei’s killing

THERE is no question about it: with the brutal assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and...

Updated 02 Mar, 2026 09:06am

NFC reform

PLANNING Minister Ahsan Iqbal’s call for forward-looking reforms in the NFC Award has reopened an important debate...

Published 02 Mar, 2026 07:18am

Migrant crisis

MIGRANT casualties represent the lifelong pain of families left behind. Yet countries do little to preserve ...

Published 02 Mar, 2026 07:17am

A new war

UNLESS there is an immediate diplomatic breakthrough, the joint Israeli-American aggression against Iran launched on...

Updated 01 Mar, 2026 09:24am

Breaking the cycle

THE confrontation between Pakistan and Afghanistan has taken a dangerous turn. Attacks, retaliatory strikes and the...

Published 01 Mar, 2026 07:53am

Anonymous collections

THE widespread emergence of ‘nameless donation boxes’ soliciting charity in cities and towns across Punjab...