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As new global university rankings periodically come out, some among the leadership of higher education sector of the country find reasons to...
When grading policies vary significantly from one university to another, the principle of equal opportunity is undermined. The lack of fair grading...
"Bureaucracy is the art of making the possible impossible." Few observations better capture the absurdity of Karachi's price-control...
In a synchronised, daredevil twin-attack, seven people were bled to death in Phang Musa Khel area of Bannu district in K-P. Attackers reportedly...
After months of relentless price shocks, Pakistanis finally have a reason to breathe a little easier. The government's decision to slash petrol...
Karachi's traffic police have claimed that the introduction of e-challans, surveillance cameras and other technology-driven measures has led to a...
Last week, a development many considered impossible just months ago became reality. After months of war, covert diplomacy, military escalation and...
Preface: Some harsh and bitter observations, thought-provoking for the sensitive souls of writers, continue to nag them until they give voice to their...
The way President Donald Trump is currently governing the United States and dealing with the world at large has resulted in a significant...
Pakistan faces a plethora of domestic challenges that demand urgent attention. The economy continues to struggle for sustainable growth and remains in...
Pakistan's decision to phase out machine-readable passports in favour of fully biometric e-passports is a long-overdue administrative reform. The...
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan have unveiled massive spending plans for FY27, but beneath the headline numbers lie glaring questions of...
Pakistan has once again pleaded before the UN for its due rights as a lower riparian state, as India's transgression is pushing it to the verge...
Pakistan's transition to a green economy is no longer a distant policy conversation. It is becoming an urgent economic necessity. According to...
Not all men, but the man. This phrase has long circulated on social media whenever violence against women – such as honour killings, acid attacks,...
The sun burns bright in Lucerne. Prospects of talks here have also brightened in the last few hours. Where do things go from here? This Swiss city by...
The war in Iran revolved around four major issues: Iran's nuclear capability; its control over the Strait of Hormuz; the weakening or removal of...
In what seems to be a proverbial slip between the cup and the lip, the formal signing of the US-Iran peace deal in Switzerland stands postponed. As...
The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has delivered a ruling that fundamentally recalibrates the protection of women's inheritance rights in...
The world is running out of excuses, not just time. Even as record-breaking temperatures, devastating floods and prolonged droughts become the new...
As Pakistan's thermometers have breached 51.5°C in (Dadu) Sindh and Southern Punjab for the past few weeks, a cruel irony is already visible on...
Following Iran's valiant resistance to the joint American-Israeli aggression, the world is witnessing the emergence of a new normal - first and...
Pakistan's recent attempt, supported by China, to have the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and its Majeed Brigade designated under the UNSC's...
Cessation of hostilities in each war offers you a moment to reflect on what was lost and what was gained. The Israel-US-Iran war, which seemed...
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has presented a Rs3.56 trillion budget for FY2026-27, a financial blueprint that navigates a narrow path...
The opposition is in disarray, lacking a cohesive strategy to address its current challenges. While it has failed to muster numbers on the streets to...
Karachi and Lahore are often pitted against each other as major urban cities with drastically different levels of development, be it in...
Despite a modest increase, the health sector's share in the overall social sector development budget stands at 2.2 per cent of the total social...
Hazrat Ali Hajwiri, beloved Data Sahib of this ancient soil, I write to you from the heart of Lahore, a city associated with your name for centuries....
The ongoing Gaza episode is not a case on the sidelines of human activity, rather it needs to be identified as a pivotal issue that perhaps defines...
The year 2026 did not bode well for Pakistan in terms of internal security. There appears to be no let-up in the incidents of terrorism. The Global...
The only thriving recycling business in Pakistan is inadvertently doing more harm and foul than any non-eco-friendly business. The secret that makes...
The confirmation of another monkeypox case in Karachi of a 26-year-old security guard with no foreign travel history confirms that mpox is no longer a...
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif and her cabinet have put forward a "people-friendly" Rs5.34 trillion budget for the fiscal year...
Anwar al Awlaki was once a prolific American Imam. He was even encouraged by the American establishment to deliver speeches to teach the young Muslim...
Every company in this country has a room for everything except the one thing that would actually keep women in the workforce. Pakistan loves women, on...
Ultimately the US and Iran electronically signed a 'Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)', thanks to Pakistan-led mediation efforts also...
For thirty years, Pakistan's automobile industry has enjoyed among the highest tariff walls in the region. In return, it has given us expensive...
Family's concerns on Imran Khan's health are well-founded, and deserve to be addressed. It goes without saying that the government is not...
The State Bank has chosen to err on the side of caution and keep the policy rate unchanged at 11.5%, as it navigates its way through treacherous...
Nine-year-old Hania Ahmed's death in Chakwal must become a watershed moment for policing in Pakistan. A law-enforcement agency tasked with...
When recently Dadu recorded 51.2°C, it was more than a weather statistic; it was a glimpse into Pakistan's future. Such extremes should serve as...
For decades, Pakistan measured poverty through a simple question: how much money does a household earn or spend? While this approach provided useful...
In August 2026, Afghan Taliban will complete five years in rule. Within these five years they have failed to establish political and economic...
The US-Israeli war with Iran has realigned regional and intercity urban spaces, deeply influencing the way an economic system functions. The war has...
A deal has finally come through. The United States and Iran have agreed to mend fences, and bring the war to a perpetual end. It is an epoch-making...
Pakistan's long and painful encounter with sectarian violence is a reminder that security during Muharram cannot be treated as a routine...
Deep beneath the deserts of Chagai lies one of the world's largest deposits of copper and gold. For decades, that wealth remained untouched,...
There is something quietly remarkable happening on the world stage right now, and Pakistan is at the centre of it. As the United States of America and...
Twenty-two years ago, in 2004, I met Syed Babar Ali for the first time. I was a post-doc at MIT, and through colleagues and friends, had heard about a...
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