The ninth betrayal
There is a saying that the mountains are the Kurds’ only friends.
Opinion
Cases of sedition
Imprisonment for life reflects a colonial mindset.
Regional energy community
As peace in West Asia might be on the horizon, Pakistan should lead in setting aside the history of tensions...
God bless liberal fascists
Mr Prime Minister: welcome to the liberal camp! You are saying now what we liberals have said for 20 years.
No data on disability
More information is required to understand the needs of our differently abled children.
More terms for Mian Sahib
Nawaz Sharif is in firm control of the PML-N ship, even if incarcerated, and signs are that it's going to stay that way.
Ignored truth
For some unexplained reason we dismiss the inevitability of death.
Young, poor Baloch
The youth crisis is triggered by frustrated aspirations.
Fundamental rights
Constitutional guarantees have been done away with by the AACPO.
Ignoring voters
No one could be more honest than the PM and no nation could be broker.
Editorial
Loans for youth
THE Kamyab Jawan Programme launched by Prime Minister Imran Khan to deliver on one of his party’s major election...
Talks’ offer rebuffed
The current assembly is found to be lacking in a number of things.
CDA vs hostels
THE move to seal a hostel in Islamabad’s E-11 area for violating CDA bylaws reveals a severe lack of forethought ...
University scandal
That safety of students is being taken so lightly by administration raises concerns about other varsities as well.
Media blackout
FOR a change, media censorship has been called out in real time on television. On Wednesday, a press briefing by...
Doctors’ protest
PROTESTS by doctors are endemic in parts of Pakistan. A new generation of young doctors takes over from the previous...
Riyadh meeting
More efforts to bring Riyadh and Tehran together are needed.
Riyadh meeting
More efforts to bring Riyadh and Tehran together are needed.
Letters to the Editor
India’s Muslim MPs
EIGHT million Muslims in India-held Kashmir have been under a lockdown for over 60 days. But no Muslim MPs sought ...
Quota system
ARTICLE 27 of the Constitution of Pakistan states: “No citizen otherwise qualified for appointment in the service...
Royal visit
THE visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge is a development that will go a long way in promoting Pakistan’s...
T-20 whitewash
THE Pakistan Cricket Board is totally responsible for the T-20 Whitewash against Sri Lanka. They loaded one man with...
Rafale warplanes
THE first of the long-awaited 36 Rafale fighter jets ordered from France has been received by India which has spent ...
Timber
APROPOS the letter ‘Timber’ (Oct 5). The writer is right in demanding a stop to the irrational cutting of...
‘Put to the test’
APROPOS Dr Anjum Altaf’s opinion piece ‘Put to the test’ (Oct 5). This was yet another thoughtful wake-up call...
50 Year Ago
From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1969: Fifty Years Ago: Mamdot dies
LAHORE: Nawab Iftikhar Husain Khan of Mamdot died at the Fauji Foundation Hospital in Rawalpindi this evening [Oct...
From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1969: Fifty Years Ago: Textile workers’ strike
DACCA: The representatives of the labour organisations again met the Martial Law authorities for the second day ...
From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1969: Fifty Years Ago: CEC’s appeal
There was no edition of the paper on Oct 17, 1969, on account of the death anniversary of Liaquat Ali Khan a day...
From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1969: Fifty Years: Somali president killed
NAIBOBI: Dr Ali Shermarke, President of Somalia, was shot dead on Wednesday afternoon [Oct 15] by a man said to be...
Others
OTHER VOICES : Punjab Press : Peanuts for the people
...[T]HE government tends to have the federal budget approved hurriedly while playing up its ‘successes’ in...
OTHER VOICES: Pashto Press: Afghan polls: second phase
AFGHANISTAN has announced that the second phase of its presidential election [will take place on] June 14. ... Dr...
OTHER VOICES: Far East Press: Top security official
DEFENCE Minister Kim Kwan-jin’s hawkish stance against North Korea has made him No. 1 target of Pyongyang’s...
OTHER VOICES: Sri Lankan Press: Natural hazards
MOST people woke to the news of floods, giving an inauspicious start to the week. Torrential rains continued to lash...