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Glamorising civil service is inanity

ONCE seen as a quiet pursuit of discipline, sacrifice and intellectual rigour, a career in Central Superior Services...

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 08:56am

Traffic discipline

OVER the last few years, significant infrastructure development has taken place in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, which ...

Published 10 Mar, 2026 08:34am

Rude PPSC staff

I RECENTLY had to put up with a rather rude behaviour of the staff members of the Punjab Public Service Commission...

Published 10 Mar, 2026 08:33am

Pointed question

A FEW days ago, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) chief minister faced a pointed, but relevant question from a student at ...

Published 10 Mar, 2026 08:32am

United we stand

IN these challenging times, when tensions and uncertainty dominate headlines, it is critically important for us, as...

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 08:56am

PESHAWAR BUSES

PESHAWAR BUSES: There is a severe shortage of BRT buses on the Ring Road route in Peshawar. The bus frequency is...

Published 10 Mar, 2026 08:31am

Terrorism, doubts, a layered diplomacy

MILITARY tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan has evolved beyond episodic frontier clashes into a structural...

Updated 09 Mar, 2026 08:02am

Protecting the elite

THIS is with reference to the report “NA passes bill seeking amendments to Elections Act for secrecy of...

Published 09 Mar, 2026 07:28am

Climate hypocrisy

THE Global South has always been lectured on climate change by the West. However, when it comes to its own...

Updated 09 Mar, 2026 08:02am

Uncertainty, confusion

THERE has been a sense of global uncertainty and confusion related to the ongoing conflict involving the United...

Published 09 Mar, 2026 07:27am

TRAFFIC CONGESTION

TRAFFIC CONGESTION: The ongoing construction work at the Park Road underpass has led to a significant dete-rioration...

Published 09 Mar, 2026 07:26am

Khamenei’s killing is rebirth of Iran

THIS is with reference to the editorial “Khamenei’s killing” (March 2) which was candid and outspoken, daring...

Published 08 Mar, 2026 08:23am

The misplaced fury of the educated illiterate

HOW some members of our so-called educated class have been wreaking havoc in our society with their intolerance,...

Published 08 Mar, 2026 08:21am

Emboldened resolve

THE death of Ayatollah Khamenei along with his close associates and family members, including his wife, daughter and...

Published 08 Mar, 2026 08:20am

A patient’s privacy

WITH the health of the incarcerated former prime minister being a topic of interest these days, it seems that even...

Published 08 Mar, 2026 08:19am

The pride that blinds

THIS refers to the report ‘Deconstructing history and idea of Pakistan’ (Jan 25). One of the honourable ...

Published 08 Mar, 2026 08:19am

SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS

SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS: The sudden revision of syllabus and textbooks for class 9 has created widespread confusion and...

Published 08 Mar, 2026 08:18am

The system accepts loss, values silence

THE recent arrest of a district health officer (DHO) in Balochistan for allegedly stealing medicines meant for ...