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THE annual observance of May Day should move beyond statements about the state’s commitment to the rights of...
PAKISTAN has finally approved its first National Vaccine Policy; a step the health ministry has rightly described as...
WATER insecurity in Pakistan has been building up for decades as per capita water availability has declined from...
Employees can suffer on account of poor internal inquiries.
The real challenge lies in aligning beliefs with truth.
Rather than explain why peace serves Indian interests, the ‘Godi media’ sells anger against Pakistan.
The persistence of blood-borne infections in Pakistan reflects a broader failure of governance.
THE killing of nine suspects by Punjab’s Crime Control Department across Lahore, Sahiwal and Toba Tek Singh ...
PAKISTAN’S growth projections for the current fiscal present a cautiously hopeful picture, though geopolitical...
THE UAE’s exit from Opec is another sign of the major geopolitical shifts that are reshaping the global order. One...
The people of Fata never received the promised inclusion.
The next Indo-Pak war could well be over ‘white oil’.
Scholars and officials are intensely curious about Pakistan’s role in the current global firestorm.
The opportunity we have now is to institutionalise the stabilisation.
The initiative comes at a time when cricket continues to dominate national attention, often overshadowing achievements in other sports.
AN important victory for child protection was secured on Monday with the Punjab Assembly’s passage of the Child...
FOLLOWING the passage of the 26th and 27th Amendments, in 2024 and 2025 respectively, jurists and members of the...
THE State Bank’s decision to raise its key policy rate by 100 basis points to 11.5pc signals a shift in priorities...
There’s no such thing as an eternal empire.
Divination steers both weddings and wars.
Since independence, the state has had a complicated relationship with nationalist groups in the smaller provinces.
No doubt, it’s a feel-good moment, but it should not divert our focus from critical national challenges.
Muslim actors and film writers have contributed considerably to the rise of a genre of Indian war cinema naming Pakistan as the enemy.
There’s some wariness about the excitement surrounding this moment of international glory.
FOR the first time in decades, defeating malaria in our lifetime is possible, according to WHO. Yet in Pakistan,...
THE recent imposition of certain regulatory requirements for small-scale solar systems, followed by the reversal of...
THE US is undoubtedly the world’s top military and economic power at this time. Yet as the Iran quagmire has ...
Police-media collaboration is needed.
We are acting with speed on global problems, not internal ones.
Collaboration brings together complementary strengths to jointly pursue high-impact opportunities in Pakistan and international markets.
As one of Pakistan’s leading business groups, Nishat Group operates across key sectors including textiles, cement, banking, insurance, power and...
THE world should not be deceived by a global migration count lower than the highest annual statistics on record —...
A NEW UN-backed report has listed Pakistan among 10 countries where acute food insecurity is most concentrated. This...
NEGOTIATIONS to hammer out the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement took nearly two years before a breakthrough was achieved....
How can politics manage this polarity?
IT is uncommon that flair for politics, business acumen and a commitment to philanthropy are combined in the...
Minority communities have long wanted their children to be taught their own religion at school.
The diplomatic window remains open even as both sides seem to harden their positions.
PAKISTANIS have by now gained something of an international reputation for their gallows humour, but it seems that...
DISASTERS have typically been framed as acts of nature. Of late, they look increasingly like tests of preparedness...
Pakistan’s Big Catch-Up campaign showed progress but also exposed the scale of gaps in routine immunisation.
Hospitality, like most things, has a direction.
Pakistan is emerging as a net stability provider for the region.
Past Supreme Court precedents can’t be disregarded, but may be reconsidered, if required.
The war has also tested the strengths of both major and middle powers.
THE recent decision by the FBR’s Directorate General of Customs Valuation to increase the ‘assessed value’ of...
THE elimination of 22 terrorists in an intelligence-based operation in Khyber highlights both the scale and ...
THE fact that the truce between Israel and Lebanon has been extended for three weeks should be welcomed. But there...
Denying reality is the cornerstone of India’s worldview.
When the government removes the homeless, where do they go?