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Regional bonhomie

THE informal trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Pakistan, China and Afghanistan in Beijing has raised...

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New normal?

WHY can’t the PTI and its jailed leader decide what they want? Even while leverage is slipping from its hands, the...

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Local government bill

THE PML-N leadership is known for concentrating powers in the hands of the top political office and governing ...

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Justice for Noor

THE death penalty awarded to Zahir Jaffar for the brutal killing of Noor Mukadam in 2021 has been upheld by the...

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Budget and climate

THE government’s plan to present a climate-focused budget for the next fiscal year is a paradigm shift in national...

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Khuzdar atrocity

A process of reconciliation is sorely needed in the province, solely militarised response will be insufficient.

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Failed auction

THE poor response to the government’s bid to sell three redundant thermal power plants indicates the investors’...

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Climate planning

ALTHOUGH the effects of climate change manifest themselves throughout the year, they seem particularly more...

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Gaza’s horror

EVEN in a world with no shortage of suffering and bloodshed, the violence meted out to the people of Gaza by the...

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Celebrating Sirbaz

SIRBAZ Khan has achieved what no other Pakistani has before him. The scale of his accomplishment also makes him one...

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Unusual benchmarks

THE IMF has slapped Pakistan with several ‘new’ structural benchmarks — some of them quite unusual — under...

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Drawdown

IT appears that the ceasefire will hold, at least in the near term. As Islamabad and New Delhi retreat cautiously...

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Overdue solace

LATE consolation is a norm for Pakistanis. Although welcome, a newly passed bill that demands tough laws and...

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Erratic policy

THE state needs to make up its mind on the import of used vehicles. According to recent news reports, the FBR may be...

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Famine in waiting

FOOD insecurity across the world has reached unprecedented levels, with conflict, economic shocks, and climate...

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Health crimes

MULTAN’S Nishtar Hospital, south Punjab’s largest public-sector hospital, was in the news last year for...

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Unequal taxation

PAKISTAN’S inefficient, growth-inhibiting, distortive and unjust tax system can justifiably be described as the...

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War and peace

WITH South Asia’s peace balanced on a knife-edge, it is important for national political leaders to remain...

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Fragile Pak-India truce: a pause or a path to peace?

For Pakistan, stability means addressing root causes, not simply freezing the conflict, but the tone from New Delhi remains intentionally severe.

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Missing link

FINANCE Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb now has much to his credit, which is why his promise that the M6 motorway will ...

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Rising heat

AS the mercury continues to rise mercilessly across Pakistan, it becomes painfully clear that climate change has hit...

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Tariff reform

Planned import policy reforms signify a major positive shift in the govt’s economic and growth strategy.

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Business of begging

IT is a matter of deep embarrassment that Pakistan has become an ‘exporter’ of beggars. Over 5,000 have been...

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A ‘new’ Syria

THE American embrace of the post-Assad Syrian regime is complete, with President Donald Trump meeting the Arab...

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Budgeting austerity

The past policy of squeezing salaried classes and fully documented corporations to collect taxes will not work any longer.

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Awami League ban

BANGLADESH stands at a key crossroads. While the ouster of Sheikh Hasina Wajed’s government and the formation of ...

15.05.2025 200

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Political off-ramp

IN the midst of every crisis, there lies great opportunity. With the nation basking in the afterglow of Pakistan’s...

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Rebuilding trust

Both countries will have to restart the dialogue process. One major step India can take would be to honour the IWT.

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PSL resumption

THE Pakistan Super League is back on. Postponed last week following escalating Pakistan-India tensions, the ...

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US-Israel ties

AS Donald Trump landed in Riyadh on Tuesday to a regal reception, questions were swirling whether the American...

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Crisis averted

AS Pakistan and India count their casualties, tend to the wounded and grieve the fallen, the leaderships of the two...

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Water crisis

IN large parts of Karachi, there is no water to be had. The taps have run dry for the past 12 days, bowsers have ...

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Hostages to hostility

AS people breathe a sigh of relief after being locked with India in a hair-trigger stand-off, there are those for...

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Regional engagement

If terrorist groups continue to find sanctuary in Afghanistan, regional integration and increased trade will be difficult to achieve.

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Ace mountaineer

NINE summits, five to go. Sajid Ali Sadpara’s quest to fulfil his late father’s dream and elevate Pakistan’s...

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AI opportunity

TIME is running out. According to the latest Human Development Report, published by the UNDP this past Tuesday,...

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The way forward

THOUGH there were initial reports of violations, the ceasefire between Pakistan and India, brokered by the US and...

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Second IMF tranche

THE IMF board’s approval of the second tranche of its ongoing $7bn funding arrangement and a new climate ...

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Hostilities cease, at last

It is Islamabad and New Delhi that will have to do the heavy lifting thesmselves to secure peace.

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Civil readiness

AMID rising regional tensions, there has been some discussion on the need for people to be better prepared in the...

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Alarming indifference

US VICE President J.D. Vance’s comments that a possible war between Pakistan and India would be “none of our...

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War and lies

Media on this side of the border is also not above blame.

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Climate casualties

ACROSS Pakistan — from the floodplains of Punjab to the heat-stricken cities of Sindh — the climate crisis is...

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Military trials

THE October 2023 judgement had been widely hailed as ‘historic’. The one issued by five judges this Tuesday will...

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Time for restraint

Jingoism is evident in both countries, but elements in India’s media, cultural and political sphere have been egging on their country in...

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Nuclear neighbours in high wire act

Each side has played its hand to maximum effect, yet each also understands that pushing the envelope too far would risk mutual destruction.

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Water war

PLANES and bombs are not the end of it. New Delhi is also up to mischief on another front. This weekend, without...

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Unwarranted aggression

In the immediate future, the global community must step up efforts to de-escalate, and media and civil society on both sides should stop fanning the...

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Israel unleashed

ISRAEL’S rogue behaviour — attacking the Arab population in the occupied Palestinian territories as well as its...

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Cleaning up

THE World Bank’s red alert — that global waste may rise by 73pc by 2050 — spells trouble for countries like...

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