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IT is a familiar tale. Every year, occasions for national celebration turn into fear and mourning just because some...
THE killing of at least three Pakistani sailors in an apparent Houthi attack targeting a vessel in the waters of Bab...
EVER since the interior minister called for smaller administrative units to improve governance, the question of new...
No one is more alone than a victim of crime in Karachi.
The aim is to pull private firms into the defence space.
Recent jurisprudence points towards a more balanced understanding of marriage, one in which a woman does not surrender her
The new trilateral security agreement raises questions about its costs for Pakistan.
Through 'Aam Log, Khaas Kahaniyan,' MARIAB CARES FOUNDATION celebrates these unseen heroes and stands beside them as they continue their work.
THE Punjab government is spending Rs5bn on modernising jail facilities in the province, but to what end? The...
STRIPPED of its rhetoric, the prime minister’s announcement of Pakistan’s first National Youth Employment Policy...
THE latest UN monitoring report analysing the activities of several transnational terrorist groups is unequivocal in...
Pakistan faces a fundamental paradox.
How do we raise citizens — and judges — with the strength to say no when power sits across the table offering everything?
The use of the stick over the long term will have some unintended consequences.
Changan Multan repairs the vehicle in just two days with all parts immediately available, while Changan Islamabad dealership apologises for the...
Turn K&N's Fun Nuggets into sticky, sweet and savoury skewers for a quick snack or crowd pleasing party bite.
FIVE years after the Taliban returned to Kabul, the world is still issuing statements while a generation of Afghan...
THE State Bank’s warning that domestic food prices could rise more than expected in the near term deserves urgent...
AS the staggered polls for the AJK Legislative Assembly enter their final stretch, it appears that the PML-N is in a...
Merging BISP and EOBI can reduce welfare corruption.
Does the Makkah accord replace or augment the SMDA?
Both democracy and the market are designed to harness the worst motivations of individuals — towards the pursuit of the common good of all.
Each course correction adds distance instead of closing it.
The real opportunity, therefore, is not simply to put more electric cars on the road. It is to build an EV ecosystem that provides different people...
Packed with crispy K&N's Tender Pops, crunchy coleslaw and a creamy, tangy sauce, this loaded baguette makes a satisfying meal or sharing snack.
THE federal cabinet’s zoning directive has the potential to be the most consequential decision in the redefinition...
MALNUTRITION has become one of the biggest obstacles to Pakistan’s development. Around 40pc of children under five...
OVER the past few days, Pakistan has been going the extra mile to assure Iran that the Makkah Joint Defence ...
Even if there was a dialogue, it may change little.
A US report has inadvertently honoured Castro’s legacy.
The government is cutting what rooftop solar owners earn for a problem that better coordination, not lower payments, would solve.
The Makkah Agreement has fundamentally altered the strategic landscape of the region.
The openness and warmth highlighted in “Azadi, Cheez Hai Aesi” exist year-round whenever people make space for one another.
Bringing the country's first brand-new NVIDIA H200 GPUs on Pakistani soil to accelerate the nation's AI revolution
THREE years after the 2022 floods submerged a third of Pakistan, more than 134,000 verified affected families in...
These verbal gymnastics indicate that Tel Aviv has no intention of ending its occupation of the Strip.
Religious minorities continue to face mob violence, attacks on their places of worship, forced conversions and social and economic exclusion.
As per Polanyi, the market economy is built on fictitious commodities.
Net-hydel profits remain largely unrealised in practice.
The ‘Modi wave’ had taken care of Maharashtra and Haryana state polls in quick succession.
It’s hard to keep count of the underpasses and flyovers CDA has inflicted on Islamabad.
PAKISTAN’s presence among countries with the fastest-growing HIV epidemic in Asia is a matter of shame. Globally,...
THE 1,914 cases of child abuse across Pakistan in the first six months of 2026 should spark outrage. The figure ...
ON the surface, the Punjab cabinet’s decision to allocate funds for local government elections is a welcome step...
The postman’s profession has lost its charm.
A single spark can set off an explosion.
The state’s lost capacity will not be regained by increasing the number of provinces.
There is a spurious connection between the provincial configuration and the governance crisis.
FIFA PRESIDENT Gianni Infantino is at the centre of a storm of his own making. Even after a crisis meeting in...
THERE is a reasonable argument that the democratic process must go on regardless of prevailing conditions; that...