Editorial

High troop losses

THE outgoing year has been marked by a resurgence in terrorism, particularly by the banned TTP, with an upsurge in... Published 24 Dec, 2024 08:20am

Energy conundrum

THE onset of cold weather in the country has brought with it a familiar woe: a severe shortage of piped gas for... Published 24 Dec, 2024 08:19am

Positive cricket change

HEADING into their Champions Trophy title defence, Pakistan are hitting the right notes. Mohammad Rizwan’s charges... Published 24 Dec, 2024 08:19am
Internet restrictions

Internet restrictions

Notion that Pakistan enjoys unprecedented freedom of expression difficult to reconcile with the reality of restrictions. Updated 23 Dec, 2024 09:03am

Leaving home

FROM asylum seekers to economic migrants, the continuing exodus from Pakistan shows mass disillusionment with the... Published 23 Dec, 2024 07:26am

Bangladesh reset

THE vibes were positive during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recent meeting with Bangladesh interim leader Dr... Published 23 Dec, 2024 07:26am
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

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
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