Opinion

Rethinking water treaties

The Ganges Water Sharing Treaty misses three traits that made the Indus Waters Treaty resilient.

Ali Tauqeer Sheikh

Fighting oil price hikes

Pakistan stands out in the region as a country that moved rapidly to preserve the integrity of its fuel supply chain.

Khurram Husain

Death’s dominions

How long will the present war in the ME last?

F.S. Aijazuddin

A global commitment

School meal programmes have emerged as a powerful policy instrument.

Coco Ushiyama | Raheela Hameed Khan Durrani

Editorial

Collective security

Regional states need to sit down and talk. They must also pledge and work towards collective security.

Spectrum leap

THE sale of 480 MHz of fifth-generation telecom spectrum for $507m is a major milestone in Pakistan’s digital...

Toxic fallout

WARS can leave environmental scars that remain long after the fighting is over. The strikes on Iran’s oil...

Branded Content

Cardiogen and the molecular language of cardiac renewal: A speculative exploration

This article explores Cardiogen’s molecular characteristics, theorised mechanisms of action and its possible relevance across multiple research domains.

Master MoltyFoam’s Women’s Day initiative supports the next generation of female athletes

This year, Master MoltyFoam used the occasion to highlight the importance of support in sports by launching an initiative focused on encouraging young female athletes in Pakistan.

Fatima Fertilizer launches Sarsabz Tabeer: Seeds of Change campaign on International Women’s Day to celebrate women in agriculture

The campaign recognizes the resilience, strength and unwavering dedication of women working across the agricultural value chain.

Analysis & Comment

A jolt that may trip K-Electric

Nepra’s surprise tariff cut may ripple far beyond Karachi’s power grid as KE’s profits sink and investors threaten arbitration.

Nasir Jamal

Taliban seek quid pro quo from US

Unlike previous occasions, Kabul is now looking to secure concessions before complying with the Trump administration’s wishes.

Sindh and Punjab at odds over discrepancies in water flow data

Sindh officials claim discrepancies in data shared by Punjab authorities; Punjab seeks proof, says auto and manual systems working accurately.

Why breaching is ‘not an option’ for Sindh

Irrigation minister says Punjab’s strategy can’t be emulated downstream due to Sindh’s peculiar topography.

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Letters

Ill-conceived sense of urban progress

THIS is with reference to the editorial ‘Destroying heritage’ (Feb 16) regarding the destruction of a Mughal-era...

Damaging proposal

THE recent proposal by Benazir Bhutto Medical University, Larkana, to lower the admission percentage threshold for...

Public trust

PUBLIC policy often fails not at the design stage, but at the point of execution. Many policies are technically...

School counsellors

THE establishment of Career Placement and Counselling Centres (CPCCs) in universities is a great step towards...

VIOLENCE AGAINST DOCTORS

Violence against healthcare professionals in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has reached an alarming level,

Mighty military is the ultimate factor

THE complex and deeply saddening situation unfolding in Iran should serve as the ultimate, the most powerful, and ...

50 Years Ago

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Emergency in Beirut

BEIRUT: General Abdel Aziz al-Ahdab, military commander of the Beirut area, tonight [March 11] declared a state of...

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Islamic values

PESHAWAR: NWFP Chief Minister Nasrullah Khan Khattak has said that the promotion of Islamic values was the...

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Zones of peace

LAHORE: Shahanshah Mohammad Reza Pehlavi Aryamehr has said that the question of zones of peace is a cardinal policy...