Failure of Afghan policy The Taliban are stoking anti-Pakistan sentiment within Afghanistan. Muhammad Amir Rana
Much hinges on Iran-US talks A media leak said Trump vetoed an Israeli plan for a joint attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Abbas Nasir
Canal politics The consequences of the state taking decisions without regard for its people can be seen yet again in the form of widespread restlessness and anger.
Lesser citizens CAN the state ever turn the dream of communal harmony into reality? A slew of injustices torment Pakistan’s...
Winning spree AFTER sealing qualification for the ICC Women’s World Cup, Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana immediately set her sights...
How judges’ quest for seniority chips away at judiciary’s very foundations The Constitutional Bench’s reluctance to take up the matter underscores complexity of the legal and constitutional issues at play. Nasir Iqbal
How more imports from US can help weather tariff storm US is still Pakistan’s "number one export destination"; govt constitutes committee to formulate policy response.
The cost of travelling on Balochistan’s highways Protests, insurgent attacks and multitude of checkpoints make road journey longer, more risky. Muhammad Akbar Notezai
Trump’s aid cuts to hurt pro-democracy projects the most Pakistani institutions, such as ECP, have benefitted from Washington’s support in the past.
Exploiting farmers to serve the barons WHAT is it that is worthless in the hands of the farmers, but becomes gold when possessed by mighty barons? Sugar, ...
Health walk with roaming canines AS is my routine, I was doing morning yoga in a group in the Aunty Park in Karachi’s supposedly posh area when two...
DHA water supply THE Defence Housing Authority (DHA) area in Karachi is perhaps the only ‘posh’ residential area in the civilised...
A nation of beggars THE nuisance of begging and the number of beggars are on the rise in Pakistan. In this particular context, we have...
A narrow vision THE recent gathering of the civil and military leadership in a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National...
MORAL RESPONSIBILITY MORAL RESPONSIBILITY: This is with reference to the report ‘Mufti Usmani stresses peaceful protest as Karachi...
From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1975: Fifty Years Ago: Indo-China events KAKUL: Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto said here today [April 19] that events in Indo-China will cast their ...
From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1975: Fifty Years Ago: Bhutto’s felicitation ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto has felicitated Cambodian Head of State Prince Norodom Sihanouk over...
From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1975: Fifty Years Ago: Phnom Penh liberated BANGKOK: The war in Cambodia is over. After weeks of heavy fighting in their final assault on the Cambodian capital,...
OTHER VOICES : Punjab Press : Peanuts for the people ...[T]HE government tends to have the federal budget approved hurriedly while playing up its ‘successes’ in...
OTHER VOICES: Pashto Press: Afghan polls: second phase AFGHANISTAN has announced that the second phase of its presidential election [will take place on] June 14. ... Dr...
OTHER VOICES: Far East Press: Top security official DEFENCE Minister Kim Kwan-jin’s hawkish stance against North Korea has made him No. 1 target of Pyongyang’s...
