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WHEN officials of sensitive agencies are accused of breaking the law, the state needs to thoroughly investigate, and...
It is necessary to address the root causes of religious extremism in the country.
THE State Bank’s decision to keep its key policy rate unchanged at 11pc for the fourth monetary policy review ...
AMERICAN technology giant Meta has introduced, or perhaps one should say, unleashed AI on speakers of the Urdu...
‘History does not repeat, but it does instruct,’ says history professor Timothy Snyder.
Peacemaker Trump doubles as warmonger.
There are limits to how far traditions can be stretched.
THAT time of year is upon us again when Punjab’s cities start to choke under a grey pall. The minarets of Lahore’s Badshahi Mosque, barely visible...

SUDDEN twin problems with the TLP and Afghanistan have ended the post-May lull in crises. The aura of power and progress built on the gains in May...
PAK-Afghan talks continued in Istanbul on Monday for the third day, but at the time of writing, there were few signs of a breakthrough that could...
LIMITED tomato imports from Iran and small supplies from Sindh and Swat have finally reduced the pressure on...
Bihar is the rare north Indian state where the Hindu right is struggling to take power on its own.
THIS past week was Arshad Sharif’s third death anniversary. Back in 2022, he was killed under mysterious circumstances in Kenya, far away from...
Ingredients and Method -K&N’s Thunder Fillet (5 fillets) -Sautéed vegetables (as required) -Sweet chilli rice (2 cups) -Sesame seeds (for...

AS the smog season begins, Lahore offers the Punjab government the perfect laboratory to carry out another experiment to purify the polluted air....
THE state’s lawfare against journalists to mute free speech has contributed to the existing atmosphere of intimidation in the country, besides...
PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s newly announced Roshan Economy Power Package is being hailed as a ‘landmark’ step to boost industrial and...

PAK-AFGHAN tensions are simmering. Talks in Istanbul this weekend focused on improved alignment and coordination for counterterrorism. Also hanging...
PUBLIC debate on key issues related to politics, law and order, and national security seems to be stuck in a perpetual loop. In the last 10 or so...
HARDLY a week goes by when the inequities of life and the law that women suffer do not receive press attention. A recent reading of an old...
IT is commendable that the Punjab government is moving to eliminate illegal weapons from the province. It now remains to be seen how effective and...

IN many parts of the world, including South Asia, Generation Z has emerged as a political force to be reckoned with. Gen Z refers to those born...
PAKISTAN has long failed to recognise that economic growth and gender equality are inseparable. And so, the recent ruling by the Federal...

ON our beautiful walk home somewhere in Spain, we spotted a market on a quiet road with the name ‘Supermarket D’Omar’. It was a picture perfect...
On the southern edge of the Margalla Hills, a new residential development is taking shape with quiet confidence. Margalla Enclave, a project...

THE recent suppression of the ultra-radical Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) by state institutions has raised a series of intriguing questions....

PAKISTAN is approaching a food security crisis. With a population increasing at two per cent annually, mounting water scarcity and a changing...
NEVER have the courts appeared so helpless in enforcing their writ. On Thursday, a three-member Islamabad High Court bench, headed by the IHC chief...

AFTER Doha a week ago, the venue for talks on Saturday between Islamabad and Kabul shifted to Istanbul in an attempt to find ways to prevent the...
IN these times of frequent global conflict, as the old order collapses and new rules are being written, there is much talk of collective security....
THE closure of Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan since fighting erupted between the two countries earlier this month has brought bilateral trade...

WELCOME to life in 2025 where the ravages of global conflict, vast disparities of wealth born of failing economies and mass displacement have...
AS someone who’s lived and worked between Pakistan and the United States, I’ve seen this relationship rise with hope and fade with frustration....
AFTER the federal cabinet approved the ban on the TLP a day earlier, the interior ministry published a notification on Friday saying that the state...

TWO developments augur well for reshaping Pakistan’s economic relationship with the world. First, the dismantling of USAID closes a long and...
THE majestic snow leopard is vanishing from Pakistan’s high mountain ranges, and this alarming decline in numbers should concern policymakers and...

WE have been here before. Religious militants previously patronised by the state and valorised by the official intelligentsia are cut down to size...
Access to safe and secure housing remains one of the greatest challenges for low income communities in Pakistan. For decades, high interest rates,...