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Simplified tax form

THE FBR’s initiative to roll out the long-promised simplified electronic income tax return form for individual...

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Detention law

AS the government benches in the Upper House prepared to push through the problematic Anti-Terrorism Act (Amendment)...

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Paralysed city

Successive administrations have neglected Karachi or paid lip service to its civic issues.

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Industrial policy

Industrial policy

FOR some months now, the government has been working on a new industrial policy that, according to Finance Minister...

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Ukraine peace push

THERE is renewed momentum to end the Ukraine war — now in its fourth year — with US President Donald Trump...

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Recurring cases

TWENTY-ONE children have been paralysed by polio in Pakistan this year, the latest two in Kohistan and Badin. Each...

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Treaty impasse

RECENT efforts in Geneva by some 183 countries on a global plastics treaty ended in stalemate. There were deep...

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Essential transition

THE government’s push to fast-track the transition to a cashless economy could be Pakistan’s dream leap into the...

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Rebutting rumours

Rebutting rumours

WHEN rumours first began circulating that a change was being considered in the top tier of the civilian component of...

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Hockey’s woes

THE national sport continues to suffer. Years of mismanagement have plunged Pakistan hockey into a state of disrepair that has seen not only players...

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National drift

WE have drifted quite a way from Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s vision for Pakistan; there has been no shortage of commentary reminding us of this over the...

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No easy path

IN recent months, the economy has offered some welcome signs of stability: inflation has slowed sharply, reserves have climbed above $14bn, the...

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Relentless bigotry

THE dream of transforming Pakistan into a just and progressive nation will remain unfulfilled unless the prevailing...

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Auto committee

ON the face of it, the commerce ministry’s decision to constitute a ‘dedicated’ committee to address the...

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Unprepared nation

Unprepared nation

The floods of 2010, 2022 and now 2025 mark an unbroken chain of escalating disasters.

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Israeli rapacity

IN the midst of the Gaza genocide, Israel has announced plans to build more illegal settlements in the occupied West...

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Silent threat

PAKISTAN’S struggle with diabetes, predominantly the type 2 variety, has reached alarming levels. Experts warn ...

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Thin ice

One can only hope the political class has realised it has been skating on thin ice.

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Gwadar’s thirst

GWADAR was supposed to be the next big thing in Pakistan, the jewel in the CPEC crown, a shimmering entrepôt on the...

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Stable but fragile

MOODY’S latest decision to upgrade Pakistan’s credit rating from ‘Caa2’ to ‘Caa1’ and revise its outlook...

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Troubling times

Troubling times

The regime has consistently shown scant regard for constitutional safeguards for citizens against arbitrary arrest or detention, or their right to a...

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Defeated again

WHEN it ended, Pakistan’s victory in the opening One-day International against the West Indies seemed like a...

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Soft target

IT must, no doubt, be deeply troubling to the state that terrorist outfits have taken to repeatedly targeting the...

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Devolution debate

Devolution debate

Centre and provinces must engage in meaningful discussions to devolve powers and transfer fiscal resources further down to the third tier of...

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Locked away

THE state’s failure to devise legal safeguards and policies for consular protections is frequently reflected in...

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Displaced again

WITH the resumption of Operation Sarbakaf, the people of Bajaur are reeling once more. It is not just a military...

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Deep mistrust

NEARLY eight decades after Partition, relations between Pakistan and India remain moribund, with little chance of...

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Climate’s human toll

IN Danyor, Gilgit-Baltistan, seven young men were crushed to death under a landslide in the early hours of Monday....

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War on journalists

THE Gaza Strip has become a graveyard for journalists as well, with Israel intentionally murdering those who dare to...

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Another amendment?

THE dust from the 26th Amendment has yet to settle, but talk of a 27th one is already in the air. Given the acrimony...

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Fire hazards

CONSIDERING the widespread lack of public awareness regarding fire safety, poor response mechanisms and the absence...

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E-vehicle incentive

THE new initiative to roll out a Rs100bn subsidy scheme for e-bikes and e-rickshaws is an important step in...

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Gaza indifference

Gaza indifference

Until Tel Aviv agrees to an unconditional ceasefire, there must be a global arms and trade embargo of Israel.

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Peca and journalists

IT is some comfort that some lawmakers have at least taken notice. Last week, the Senate Standing Committee on...

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Global plastic treaty

THE world has embarked on a serious attempt to tackle the escalating plastic pollution crisis with talks organised ...

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Tribunal delays

TIME has only reinforced the perception that the integrity of the last general election has never been a serious...

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Harvesting the poor

THE shocking rescue of a young man, bound to a stretcher and moments away from having his kidney stolen in a Bahria...

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Indo-Israel nexus

THE cosy ties between India’s ruling BJP — Hindutva’s political wing — and Zionist Israel is hardly a ...

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Market opportunity

Market opportunity

Unless New Delhi can broker a breakthrough in the ongoing trade talks, the tariff's impact on India’s economy can be severe.

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Balochistan’s troubles

THE HRCP’s latest fact-finding report confirms what many in Balochistan have alleged for years: the lack of...

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Policy crunch

WHEN it comes to learning from past failures, Pakistan’s policymakers have shown a remarkable tendency to do quite...

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Tough choices

Tough choices

Perhaps we find ourselves at this juncture because ever since the ‘war on terror’ was launched in this region, the state’s CT policy has failed...

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Trading babies

CHILD trafficking is the most repellant avatar of human sale. Not new to Pakistan, it reduces minors to easy...

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IHK tinkering

SIX years after India’s attempts to create new ‘facts’ on the ground by bifurcating held Kashmir into the ...

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Second chances

Second chances

One wonders if the many citizens dispossessed by Bahria Town’s expansionist real estate projects have felt schadenfreude over its predicament.

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Bangladesh in limbo

A YEAR has passed since the people of Bangladesh rose in defiance of a brutal autocracy, bringing an end to Sheikh...

06.08.2025 200

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Still in chains

THE media landscape in Pakistan has seen many ups and downs since independence. At times, there have been periods of...

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Another attempt

IT has taken the PTI two years to arrive at an impasse. Despite persistent efforts — big and small, peaceful and...

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No sporting spirit

IT was high time Pakistan made itself heard. India’s continuous mixing of sports — cricket in particular — ...

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On the right track

WITH the multibillion dollar ML-I project — a key part of the CPEC initiative aimed at upgrading the railway line...

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