Editorial

Military convictions

Military convictions

Pakistan’s democracy, still finding its feet, cannot afford such compromises on core democratic values. Updated 22 Dec, 2024 08:49am

Vulnerable vaccinators

THE campaign to eradicate polio from Pakistan cannot succeed unless the safety of vaccinators and security personnel... Published 22 Dec, 2024 07:08am

Need for talks

FOR a long time now, the country has been in the grip of relentless political uncertainty, featuring the... Published 22 Dec, 2024 07:08am
Strange claim

Strange claim

In all likelihood, Pakistan and US will continue to be ‘frenemies'. Updated 21 Dec, 2024 08:43am

Israeli rampage

ALONG with the genocide in Gaza, Israel has embarked on a regional rampage, attacking Arab and Muslim states with... Published 21 Dec, 2024 07:13am

Media strangulation

Administration must decide whether it wishes to be remembered as an enabler or an executioner of press freedom. Updated 21 Dec, 2024 03:32pm
Tax amendments

Tax amendments

Bureaucracy gimmicks have not produced results, will not do so in the future. Updated 20 Dec, 2024 09:05am

Cricket breakthrough

IT had been made clear to Pakistan that a Champions Trophy without India was not even a distant possibility, even if... Published 20 Dec, 2024 08:40am

Troubled waters

LURCHING from one crisis to the next, the Pakistani state has been consistent in failing its vulnerable citizens.... Published 20 Dec, 2024 08:39am

Madressah oversight

Bill should be reconsidered and Directorate General of Religious Education, formed to oversee seminaries, should not be rolled back. Updated 19 Dec, 2024 09:07am
Kurram’s misery

Kurram’s misery

The state must recognise that allowing such hardship to continue undermines its basic duty to protect citizens’ well-being. Updated 19 Dec, 2024 02:44pm

Hiking gas rates

IMPLEMENTATION of a new Ogra recommendation to increase the gas prices by an average 8.7pc or Rs142.45 per mmBtu in... Published 19 Dec, 2024 08:22am
Geopolitical games

Geopolitical games

While Assad may be gone — and not many are mourning the end of his brutal rule — Syria’s future does not look promising. Updated 18 Dec, 2024 08:29am

Development expenditure

PAKISTAN’S infrastructure development woes are wide and deep. The country must annually spend at least 10pc of its... Published 18 Dec, 2024 07:33am

Polio’s toll

MONDAY’s attacks on polio workers in Karak and Bannu that martyred Constable Irfanullah and wounded two ... Published 18 Dec, 2024 07:33am
Dangerous revisionism

Dangerous revisionism

When hatemongers call for digging up every mosque to see what lies beneath, there is a darker agenda driving matters. Updated 17 Dec, 2024 07:59pm
Digital ID bill

Digital ID bill

Without privacy safeguards, a centralised digital ID system could be misused for surveillance. Updated 17 Dec, 2024 01:27pm

Risky slope

Inflation likely to see an upward trajectory once high base effect tapers off. Updated 17 Dec, 2024 08:11am

Grievous trade

THE UN’s Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2024 is a sobering account of how the commodification of humans... Published 16 Dec, 2024 08:21am

Cricket momentum

A WASHOUT at The Wanderers saw Pakistan avoid a series whitewash but they will go into the One-day International... Published 16 Dec, 2024 08:21am