Opinion

Not the right questions

A more honest political discourse focused on crucial issues is needed.

Ghazan Jamal

Missing foundation of AI readiness

Two organisations can invest in the same AI technology and achieve different results.

Asif Saad

Exchange rate dilemma

Policymakers try to keep the exchange rate artificially stable.

Farooq Arby

Dirty data centres

Who pays the price when power and water are diverted to computers?

Rafia Zakaria

Editorial

Maritime alliance

AS the US-Iran war drags on, new battle lines are being drawn. The pro-US Gulf Arab monarchies and Iran have enjoyed...

Local governance

INTERIOR Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s speech at a business summit on Thursday has stirred a hornet’s nest. His...

Murders in Balochistan

GOOD news is scarce in Balochistan. Seven labourers were abducted and gunned down in Turbat city recently. Four...

Branded Content

The power of going public: ABHI Bank IPO

Banking is fundamentally a business of trust, and trust is underpinned by capital.

Punjab Housing Minister Bilal Yaseen endorses high-rise development at Alif Holdings' Real Estate CEOs Conference

The event was attended by prominent television anchors, alongside senior real estate executives, developers, investors, and representatives from across the industry.

Chery Master Pakistan accelerates Chery Super Hybrid Tiggo 7 PHEV deliveries nationwide

The latest milestone further strengthens Chery Master Pakistan’s rapidly expanding Chery Super Hybrid portfolio, with Tiggo 7 PHEV joining Tiggo 8 PHEV and Tiggo 9 PHEV on Pakistani roads.

Analysis & Comment

A budget to calm lenders or households?

Economists see little room for growth under IMF programme; economy stuck in low-growth equilibrium as consumers’ purchasing power erodes.

Reimagining deterrence, 28 years after Pakistan's nuclear tests in Chagai

The May 2025 conflict demonstrated that limited war under the nuclear shadow is now a practical reality rather than a theoretical possibility.

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.

Cartoon

Letters

‘Operation’ is what the doctor ordered

BALOCHISTAN faced its most lethal week in years this month, and in the face of the threat, Pakistan’s security...

Loss of trees

A DATE palm tree in Dera Ghazi Khan was recently cut down to apprehend a suspect who had climbed it. While there can...

Undue normalisation

THERE is a disturbing change in how we respond to violent crimes against women and children in society. Till a few...

Water treatment

RECENT studies have identified micro-plastics in human blood, lungs, placenta and digestive tissues, raising...

Social media ban

FOLLOWING Australia’s example, the United Kingdom has announced a ban on social media for children aged less than...

SHORTAGE OF AMBULANCES

SHORTAGE OF AMBULANCES: There is a serious shortage of ambulance services in Turbat. In emergency situations, every...

50 Years Ago

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Faisal Mosque cheque

ISLAMABAD: The Ambassador of Saudi Arabia in Pakistan, Sheikh Riyadh Al-Khatib, presented a cheque of US dollars...

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Tragedy in China

EDITORIAL: In a most devastating earthquake recorded anywhere in the world for twelve years, China has suffered, in...

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Justice in Baluchistan

ZIARAT: Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto today [July 29] paid flying visits to Kohlu and Loralai where addressing...