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ML-1 funding gap

THAT the government has finally started looking at alternative ways to finance the long-delayed Karachi-Peshawar ...

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The missing

PAKISTAN has for decades grappled with the problem of missing persons, as powerful actors within the state have been...

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Steep challenge

Gillani will need to prove his doubters wrong while placating those elements in AJK that resisted or boycotted the electoral process.

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Nepal-China floods

JUST before 8am Pakistan time on Wednesday, a glacier collapsed in the central Himalayas, triggering flash floods ...

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Dissent aborted

EVER since the Taliban took power in 2021, international human rights bodies have criticised them for their harsh...

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Mineral treasure

OFFICIALS often state that Pakistan’s untapped mineral wealth can be a potential ‘game-changer’. The planning...

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Lagging exports

WHEN the Senate committee met on Tuesday to ask trade officials why exports were not growing, they received a...

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Pipeline impasse

THE Iran-Pakistan natural gas pipeline — a project decades in the making — is once again in the news. Lawmakers...

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Hospital tragedy

Hospital tragedy

WHERE does one begin? The mind goes first to the parents of the 14 newborns who died early Wednesday in the Mother...

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K&N's SmartCooking Recipes: Pull Apart Sausage in Blanket

K&N's SmartCooking Recipes: Pull Apart Sausage in Blanket

Soft, buttery pull apart sausage rolls made with K&N's Breakfast Sausages are perfect for sharing at family gatherings or as a comforting snack.

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The Nutrition Test: What Khyber Pakhtunkhwa can teach Pakistan about fighting childhood malnutrition

The Nutrition Test: What Khyber Pakhtunkhwa can teach Pakistan about fighting childhood malnutrition

Poor nutrition can affect learning, productivity, household incomes and the country’s economic future.

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Defeating malaria

Annual malaria transmission across the country highlights the gaps in the healthcare infrastructure.

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Little to celebrate

Standing still while the rest of the world advances is nothing but a quiet form of decline.

26.08.2026 150

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Dual approach

Dual approach

WITH regard to resolving the US-Iran stand-off, two distinct approaches are being pursued simultaneously. The more...

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Women’s trauma

THE blame for the miserable state of women lies at the door of successive governments that did little to shape...

25.08.2026 250

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Secure identities

THE common citizen’s interactions with the bureaucracy are rarely pleasant in Pakistan. But over the last 26 ...

25.08.2026 200

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Fixing agriculture

Fixing agriculture

PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s renewed push to strengthen agricultural research, provide quality seeds to...

25.08.2026 150

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Carbon credits explained: How Pakistan can turn climate action into investable projects

Carbon credits explained: How Pakistan can turn climate action into investable projects

Resources Future works with businesses and project developers to unlock additional revenue from eligible climate projects through carbon credits.

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The missing millions

SINDH’S five-year pledge with the UN to bring children into school is welcome, but the province never had any...

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Privatisation push

THE privatisation programme seems to be moving forward — finally. Eleven prospective investors have now submitted...

24.08.2026 150

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‘Grand dialogue’

THE country’s top civil and military leaders are absolutely right when they say that dialogue and development are...

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Reviving hockey

THE recent World Cup campaign has demonstrated that Pakistan’s fight to restore their place in the global hockey...

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Beyond the tax form

FINANCE Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb is right to wonder why salaried taxpayers have to navigate a tax return form so...

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Empty overtures

Empty overtures

It is clear, then, that there is currently no clear path to a national dialogue, no matter what leaders appear to say.

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History revisited

THE government’s decision to expand its Unesco World Heritage list from 25 to 37 sites is a welcome move that...

22.08.2026 150

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Passing on relief

ON Wednesday, Ogra announced a Rs32.63 reduction in high-speed diesel prices — from Rs395.69 to Rs363.06 per litre...

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Hospital visit

ALL the government had to do was take a prisoner from jail to an appointed hospital and allow them to have their...

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A classroom brief becomes a professional runway at IMA 2026

A classroom brief becomes a professional runway at IMA 2026

Through a unique collaboration with McDonald’s Pakistan, students were challenged to explore how the identity of an iconic international brand could...

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K&N's SmartCooking Recipes: Mac and Cheese Sausages

K&N's SmartCooking Recipes: Mac and Cheese Sausages

Creamy macaroni and cheese with K&N's Frankfurter Sausages makes a rich, comforting meal that's quick enough for any day of the week.

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Battery economy

THE government’s decision to develop standards for lithium-ion vehicle batteries is a positive step. As Pakistan...

20.08.2026 250

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A local address

GOOGLE has opened its doors in Islamabad. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated the company’s ...

20.08.2026 150

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Beyond jingoism

Beyond jingoism

UNABLE to come to terms with both its military and narrative failures during and after the May 2025 hostilities with...

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Overdue relief

THE Supreme Court finally intervened on Tuesday, about three months after it was approached by former prime minister...

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Climate hits home

EUROPE’S summer has come to mirror the warnings climate scientists have issued for years. Wildfires have swept...

19.08.2026 250

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Gulf deadlock

APPREHENSIONS regarding a fresh round of US-Iran hostilities are palpable, as the 60-day window for negotiations...

19.08.2026 150

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ABHI Bank delivers record half-year performance with profit after tax of Rs1.502 billion

Having already surpassed its full-year 2025 profit in the first six months of 2026, the bank remains focused on building on this momentum and...

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Wheat concerns

THE refusal by Punjab and Sindh to take imported wheat is less about concerns over grain quality and more about the...

18.08.2026 200

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An olive branch?

It appears unlikely that it will sabotage the arrangement at the centre, no matter how acutely it might be feeling its electoral losses in AJK at...

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Taliban at five

AS the Taliban marked the fifth anniversary of their takeover of Afghanistan on Saturday, ordinary citizens —...

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Pakistan’s next frontier: Technology, talent and the new face of economic independence

Seventy-nine years in, Pakistan’s technology sector isn’t asking to be noticed anymore. It has already been paid.

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Islamabad police goes electric with RIDDARA RD6

It is not simply the addition of a new vehicle to a police fleet, but a practical demonstration of how electric mobility can move into sectors where...

17.08.2026 70

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ABHI Microfinance Bank starts digitising its branch network in a big way with the launch of DIY banking

ABHI DIY Banking is built around how customers live, transact and manage their finances — rather than asking them to adapt to traditional banking...

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Israel’s war on life

A FINANCIAL Times investigation into southern Lebanon shows how Israel’s brutal military campaign has torn ...

17.08.2026 200

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Unfit supplies

A SYRINGE in a public hospital should be among the simplest guarantees of safety. Yet Sindh’s Public Accounts...

17.08.2026 100

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Work in progress

THE State Bank governor’s optimistic assessment of the economy must be seen in the context of the reality hidden...

17.08.2026 150

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In choppy waters

MORE than three months after Somali pirates captured an oil tanker carrying a multinational crew, including 11...

16.08.2026 100

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Tax scheme

THE Hyderabad SITE Association of Trade and Industry has formally endorsed new measures introduced to ease...

16.08.2026 100

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Balochistan’s wounds

The state has alienated even those political elements in Baloch society that have been peacefully pursuing their rights.

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Lethal celebrations

IT is a familiar tale. Every year, occasions for national celebration turn into fear and mourning just because some...

15.08.2026 150

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Sailors’ killing

THE killing of at least three Pakistani sailors in an apparent Houthi attack targeting a vessel in the waters of Bab...

15.08.2026 150

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