Editorial

Reserved seats

Reserved seats

The ECP's decisions and actions clearly need to be reviewed in light of the country’s laws.
Updated 15 May, 2024 09:01am

Secretive state

THERE is a fresh push by the state to stamp out all criticism by using the alibi of protecting national interests....
Published 15 May, 2024 07:25am

Plague of rape

FLAWED narratives about women — from being weak and vulnerable to provocative and culpable — have led to...
Published 15 May, 2024 07:25am
Privatisation divide

Privatisation divide

How this disagreement within the government will sit with the IMF is anybody’s guess.
Updated 14 May, 2024 08:58am

AJK protests

SINCE last week, Azad Jammu & Kashmir has been roiled by protests, fuelled principally by a disconnect between...
Published 14 May, 2024 06:33am

Guns and guards

THERE are some flawed aspects to our society that we must start to fix at the grassroots level. One of these is the...
Published 14 May, 2024 06:33am
Spending restrictions

Spending restrictions

The country's "recovery" in recent months remains fragile and any shock at this point can mean a relapse.
Updated 13 May, 2024 11:10pm

Climate authority

WITH the authorities dragging their feet for seven years on the establishment of a Climate Change Authority and...
Published 13 May, 2024 07:28am

Vending organs

IN these cash-strapped times, black marketers in the organ trade are returning to rake it in by harvesting the ...
Published 13 May, 2024 07:28am

A moral victory

AS the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly voted on Friday in favour of granting Palestine greater rights at the...
Published 12 May, 2024 07:38am

Hope after defeat

ON Saturday, having fallen behind Japan in the first quarter of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup final, Pakistan showed...
Published 12 May, 2024 07:38am
A turbulent 2023

A turbulent 2023

Govt must ensure judiciary's independence, respect for democratic processes, and protection for all citizens against abuse of power.
Updated 12 May, 2024 09:28am

Orwellian slide

IN recent years, Pakistan has made several attempts at introducing an overarching mechanism through which to check...
Published 11 May, 2024 07:40am

Terror against girls

ONCE again, the ogre of terrorism is seeking the sacrifice of schoolgirls. On Wednesday, just days after the...
Published 11 May, 2024 07:40am
Taxing pensions

Taxing pensions

Tax reforms have failed to deliver because of distortions created by the FBR bureaucracy through SROs, apparently for personal gains.
Updated 11 May, 2024 08:46am
Enrolment drive

Enrolment drive

The authorities should implement targeted interventions to bring out-of-school children, especially girls, into the educational system.
Updated 10 May, 2024 09:03am

Gwadar outrage

JUST two days after the president, while on a visit to Balochistan, discussed the need for a political dialogue to...
Published 10 May, 2024 08:01am

Save the witness

THE old affliction of failed enforcement has rendered another law lifeless. Enacted over a decade ago, the Sindh...
Published 10 May, 2024 08:01am
May 9 fallout

May 9 fallout

It is important that this chapter be closed satisfactorily so that the nation can move forward.
Updated 09 May, 2024 09:09am

A fresh approach?

SUCCESSIVE governments have tried to address the problems of Balochistan — particularly the province’s ...
Published 09 May, 2024 06:56am