From the Newspaper

Illegal service tax

DESPITE a clarification by the Sindh government to the effect that the service tax on debit and credit card... Published 21 Nov, 2024 08:18am

Police reforms

TIME and again, we realise the pressing need for introducing reforms in the policing system of the country. Multiple... Published 21 Nov, 2024 08:17am

A neglected spot

IN my childhood, whenever we came to Karachi, a visit to the Hawkesbay and the Seaview was a must. A picnic at the... Published 21 Nov, 2024 08:15am

M2 perilous stretch

THE Islamabad-Lahore Motorway (M2) was inaugurated in 1997 and serves as a flagship project that has transformed... Published 21 Nov, 2024 08:15am

HOSPITAL BEDS

HOSPITAL BEDS: An acute shortage of hospital beds as well as ventilators in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT),... Published 21 Nov, 2024 08:12am

BRT Peshawar woes

I AM neither an engineer nor a professional communication expert. Purely as a commuter, I wish to highlight the... Published 20 Nov, 2024 07:53am

Lahore needs to do what London did

THERE are severe threats to human health and environment that smog poses to Lahore and other cities in Punjab. Every... Published 20 Nov, 2024 07:53am

Materialistic society

EVERYBODY is unique and deserves due respect. However, in Pakistan people generally believe that the one who... Published 20 Nov, 2024 07:53am

LOW GAS PRESSURE

LOW GAS PRESSURE: With winter approaching, gas loadshedding in Karachi has gone worse. Households are reliant on gas... Published 20 Nov, 2024 07:53am

American reality

I WAS in Michigan — a key swing state — a month prior to the recently held presidential elections in the United... Published 20 Nov, 2024 07:53am

Prioritising youth

JOHN F. Kennedy rightly stressed that the future potential of any nation can be directly measured by the present... Published 19 Nov, 2024 07:14am

Handling tax evasion

RECENTLY, Pakistan secured a loan programme from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after months of delays and... Published 19 Nov, 2024 07:14am

Europe continues to back Zionists

THIS is with reference to the report ‘Dutch authorities scramble to protect Israeli football fans after clashes’... Published 19 Nov, 2024 07:14am

WATERFRONT PROJECTS

WATERFRONT PROJECTS: The shoreline in Karachi, stretching from Clifton to Keamari, offers a potential for... Published 19 Nov, 2024 07:14am

Dual carriageway

THE Ghazi Ghat Bridge in Dera Ghazi Khan on the Indus River receives traffic from the entire country. Despite the... Published 19 Nov, 2024 07:14am

RBUT affairs

RAO Bahadur Udhawdas Tarachand (RBUT) Hospital, the only district hospital in Shikarpur, providing healthcare... Published 19 Nov, 2024 07:14am

Misusing a facility

IT has been observed that government hospitals in Lahore, like Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Mayo Hospital, Jinnah ... Published 18 Nov, 2024 07:06am

AI making inroads into poll politics

AMERICANS were worried about the effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on the recent presidential elections that... Published 18 Nov, 2024 07:06am