Editorial
THE latest cache of declassified documents from what are known as the ‘Kennedy files’ have not really impressed...
Published 23 Mar, 2025 08:17am
A NEW era of censorship is upon us. The FIA’s arrest of journalist and founder of media agency Raftar, Farhan...
Published 22 Mar, 2025 06:48am
THESE are fraught times, but the government must still find it in its heart to be a little more accommodating....
Published 22 Mar, 2025 06:48am
World Water Day should remind country’s rulers that water crisis threatens the very survival of our future generations.
Updated 22 Mar, 2025 08:35am
MUSLIMS in India have endured incessant scrutiny of their nationalism. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ...
Published 21 Mar, 2025 07:29am
THE Federal Shariat Court’s ruling that it is un-Islamic to deprive a woman of her right to inheritance is a...
Published 21 Mar, 2025 07:29am
Pet projects launched by govt often found to be poorly conceived, ripe for exploitation, misaligned with country’s overall development priorities.
Updated 21 Mar, 2025 08:53am
If New Delhi is sincere about bringing peace to South Asia, let it agree to an unconditional dialogue with Islamabad about all irritants.
Updated 20 Mar, 2025 08:42am
THE slump in large-scale manufacturing amidst the adjustments the economy is forced to make in order to stay afloat...
Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:44am
THE sudden closure of major universities in Balochistan, ostensibly due to ‘security concerns’, marks another...
Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:43am
THE NFC Award has long been in need of an overhaul. The government’s proposal to bring down the weightage of...
Published 19 Mar, 2025 07:00am
WILL it count as an opportunity lost? Given the sharp escalation in militant violence in recent weeks, some had ...
Published 19 Mar, 2025 07:00am
It appears that Palestinian people will again be left defenceless in the face of merciless brutality.
Updated 19 Mar, 2025 08:47am
While kinetic response may temporarily disable violent actors, it will not address underlying factors providing ideological fuel to insurgencies.
Updated 18 Mar, 2025 09:47am
WHEREVER the money goes, controversy follows. The PMLN-led federal government, which recently announced that it will...
Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:17am
GREED knows no bounds. But the avarice of those involved in the sugar business — from manufacturers to retailers...
Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:17am
THE US retreat from global climate finance commitments could not have come at a worse time. Pakistan faces an...
Published 17 Mar, 2025 06:09am
This bloody cycle of violence will continue unless action is complemented with social, economic, political efforts in Balochistan and KP.
Updated 17 Mar, 2025 08:49am
MYSTERIOUS and unstoppable. It is these words that perhaps best describe the recent surge in traffic-related...
Published 17 Mar, 2025 06:09am
Should prepare economy for durable growth by attracting foreign private investments to boost productivity and exports.
Updated 16 Mar, 2025 08:57am
