Newspaper - Letters - March 10, 2026

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

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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 ...

Published 07 Mar, 2026 05:13am

Epstein lessons

OUR generation has grown up in a culture that equates success with greatness. We admire tech innovators, business...

Published 07 Mar, 2026 05:13am

Saving heritage

THIS is with reference to the report ‘Ministry declines permission to relocate WWI memorial’ (Feb 2) regarding...

Published 07 Mar, 2026 05:13am

Vindictive politics

THIS is with reference to the editorial ‘Delayed treatment’ (Feb 14) and the report ‘What facilities does PTI...

Published 07 Mar, 2026 05:13am

MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX

MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX: Every year, the United States allocates hundreds of billions of dollars for defence...

Published 07 Mar, 2026 05:13am

Lifestyle scrutiny is just the right move

THE Lifestyle Monitoring Cell (LMC), established recently by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), is said to have...

Updated 06 Mar, 2026 09:45am

Mental health models

THIS is with reference to the article ‘Decolonising mental health’ (Feb 9), which highlighted the conditions ...

Published 06 Mar, 2026 08:42am

Cruelty to animals

I RECENTLY visited a bird market in Karachi, and what I witnessed was deeply distressing. Wild animals, including...

Updated 06 Mar, 2026 09:45am

A neglected school

SEVERE academic and administrative decay has been prevailing at the Public Health School Nishtarabad in Peshawar....

Published 06 Mar, 2026 08:41am

SPORTS GROUNDS

SPORTS GROUNDS: In many areas of Balochistan, there is only one sports ground, and that is used exclusively by boys....

Published 06 Mar, 2026 08:40am

ADR means justice ahead of courtroom

PAKISTAN’s judicial system is currently under a burden that has rarely been seen in national history. Thousands of...

Published 05 Mar, 2026 08:30am

Losing fertile land

EVERY now and then in Pakistan, fertile land quietly disappears under layers of concrete, bricks and roads. This...

Published 05 Mar, 2026 08:29am

Highway hazards

THIS is with reference to the letter ‘Moving coffins’ (Feb 5), which talked about an accident in which seven...

Published 05 Mar, 2026 08:28am

Pension schemes

AS pensionable public jobs have reduced significantly during the last 20 years, private-sector banks and insurance...

Published 05 Mar, 2026 08:27am

GADANI BEACH

GADANI BEACH: During a recent visit to the Gadani Beach, I observed visitors heedlessly tossing garbage and leftover...

Published 05 Mar, 2026 08:27am

Global trouble may suck Pakistan in

THIS is with reference to the report “Khamenei’s assassination brings world to precipice of chaos” (March 2)....

Published 04 Mar, 2026 08:29am

Who will bell the cat?

THE United States has a long history of attacking countries, breaching inter-national norms of diplomacy, and...

Published 04 Mar, 2026 08:29am

Environmental crisis

THE ecological stability of Wahi Pandhi and the surrounding katcha region is currently under severe threat due to ...

Published 04 Mar, 2026 08:28am

Drug shortage

THE prolonged and unexplained unavail-ability in Pakistan of verapamil brands, especially the sustained-release (SR)...

Published 04 Mar, 2026 08:28am

Rogue faculty

A DISTURBING incident took place at Shaikh Ayaz University in Shikarpur in which the vice-chancellor (VC) faced an...

Published 04 Mar, 2026 08:27am

KARACHI POLICE

KARACHI POLICE: Technically, embassies and consulates are official representative offices of any foreign state,...

Published 04 Mar, 2026 08:26am

Polio is a symbol of our systemic failure

THIS is with reference to the editorial ‘Erasing polio’ (Feb 3) which raised questions about the government’s...

Updated 03 Mar, 2026 08:46am

Learning from birds

DURING a routine tea break outside in a park, my friend and I witnessed a striking scene that left a deep impression...

Published 03 Mar, 2026 08:19am

Energy security

KHYBER Pakhtunkhwa (KP), endowed with abundant water resources, stands as Pakistan’s largest contributor to...

Published 03 Mar, 2026 08:18am