The govt doing the right thing wrong?

THIS is with reference to the report ‘Bilawal to lead team to Europe, US to counter Indian propaganda’ (May 18)....

Published 23 May, 2025 06:44am

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Lessons for India

THIS is with reference to the editorial ‘The way forward’ (May 12). Now that hostilities between Pakistan and...

Published 23 May, 2025 06:44am

Community farming

SMALL community-based farms can be a pretty viable way of reducing waste and preventing future poverty. As food...

Published 23 May, 2025 06:44am

A life lesson

WHEN my father had a stroke recently, it was as tough a situation as one can imagine. That moment changed me, and...

Published 23 May, 2025 06:44am

Silent social illness

THE growing social illness of narcissism deserves serious attention. Narcissistic people are deeply obsessed with...

Published 23 May, 2025 06:44am

PUBLIC-SECTOR HOSPITALS

PUBLIC-SECTOR HOSPITALS: As a medical student, I have often witnessed overcrowding and mismanagement in government...

Published 23 May, 2025 06:44am

In a world drifting towards conflicts

WE are currently witnessing a profound and deeply unsettling shift in global geopolitics. It echoes the warning of...

Published 22 May, 2025 06:43am

White fantasies

UNITED States President Donald Trump has been talking of various plans to evacuating the Gaza Strip of native...

Published 22 May, 2025 06:43am

Gaza-Bosnia parallel

THE world continues to witness the most horrific genocide in modern history being livestreamed from Gaza. Every...

Published 22 May, 2025 06:43am

Back in the spotlight

WHEN India launched Operation Sindoor on the pretext of ‘avenging’ the Pahalgam attack, it did not anticipate ...

Published 22 May, 2025 06:43am

A UN ritual

SINCE the early days of the Kashmir issue, the United Nations has made it a customary ritual to give a call for...

Published 22 May, 2025 06:43am

COMMEMORATIVE STAMP

COMMEMORATIVE STAMP: To celebrate the country’s recent victory in its war with India, the

Published 22 May, 2025 06:43am

Unfair taxation is hurting retirees

AFTER working for over four decades and consistently paying my taxes as a salaried professional, I entered ...

Published 21 May, 2025 04:56am

Rationalising pension

THE word ‘pension’ is derived from the Latin ‘pensio’ meaning payment to support a retired individual, or a...

Published 21 May, 2025 04:56am

Monkey’s wisdom

WHILE waiting for the traffic signal to turn green at an intersection, I saw a man begging for money with a monkey ...

Published 21 May, 2025 04:56am

Matter of trust deficit

IN May 1990, I was among four academics and editors — two each from Pakistan and India — who visited the United...

Published 21 May, 2025 04:56am

MPhil allowance

THERE are often long speeches on the importance of education and lagging behind in producing brilliant minds by ...

Published 21 May, 2025 04:56am

DUE CONTEXT

DUE CONTEXT: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently released a $1 billion tranche for Pakistan, which has...

Published 21 May, 2025 04:56am

US-China tiff is not merely a trade war

THIS is with reference to the report ‘US and China reach deal to cut tariffs, easing slump fears’ (May 13). The...

Published 20 May, 2025 05:33am

Declining standards

IN Sindh, the quality of civil engineering education has been on a steady decline, raising concerns about the...

Published 20 May, 2025 05:33am

Wrong planning

THIS is with reference to the report ‘District admin to spend Rs120m on beautification of Murree Road’ (April ...

Published 20 May, 2025 05:33am

Callous KE

THE residents of Sabir Colony in Malir Extension close to Saudabad S-3 had been experiencing 10 to 12 hours of...

Published 20 May, 2025 05:33am

INTERNET BLACKOUT

INTERNET BLACKOUT: The people of Balochistan, particularly in the urban areas of Zhob, are being deprived of ...

Published 20 May, 2025 05:33am

People are in love with armed forces

TRUTH is always the major casualty during conflicts and wars. Ever since the occurrence of terrorist incident in...

Updated 19 May, 2025 06:01am

Thari school

I RECENTLY returned from a trip to Thar. This was my fifth trip since 2013. I have seen Thar grow from arid brown to...

Published 19 May, 2025 05:32am

Callous society

I AM a student living with my mother and a younger sister in teh federal capital city, facing the harsh realities of...

Published 19 May, 2025 05:32am

M-Tag mayhem

THE thoughtless changes introduced by the National Highway Authority (NHA) and the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO)...

Published 19 May, 2025 05:32am

A looming disaster

THE worsening water crisis in Sindh demands immediate attention before it escalates into an irreversible disaster....

Updated 19 May, 2025 06:02am

EXAM POSTPONEMENT

EXAM POSTPONEMENT: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Rawalpindi has announced the revised...

Published 19 May, 2025 05:32am

Resident Pakistanis also deserve a deal

THIS is with reference to the report ‘PM showers incentives to entice expats’ (April 16), which detailed the...

Published 18 May, 2025 08:20am

Let us avoid torturing animals

WITH Eidul Azha around the corner, it is time to remember that we must treat our sacrificial animals with the love...

Published 18 May, 2025 08:19am

It is all about water

INDIA’S designs of kinetic aggression against Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam incident faced a serious ...

Published 18 May, 2025 08:18am

The red line

I AM a Pakistani-American living in the United States. While I am relieved at the ceasefire between Pakistan and...

Published 18 May, 2025 08:18am

Thanking the enemy

WE must really thank India for the four momentous days earlier this month. It gave us a reason to be immensely proud...

Published 18 May, 2025 08:17am

JOURNALISTIC DECAY

JOURNALISTIC DECAY: The days of credible, unbiased journalism seem to be over. It was disappointing to see how major...

Published 18 May, 2025 08:16am