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Stem the tide

THE statistics are sobering. Despite frantic efforts to contain its spread, the tally of polio cases this year has...

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Farmers’ distress

THE Pakistan Kissan Ittehad has painted an alarming picture of Pakistan’s agricultural sector, highlighting...

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Time for Palestine

The recognition of Palestine is a right owed to a people who have endured generations of occupation, blockade and statelessness.

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New party in UK

BRITISH politician Jeremy Corbyn’s announcement of a new political party marks a critical juncture in British...

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Climate and poverty

CLIMATE change can no longer be viewed merely as an environmental problem; it is now driving up poverty, a new World...

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Vision for reforms

Vision for reforms

EVEN though questions about the independence of the present judiciary continue to linger, Chief Justice Yahya...

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Jirga injustices

WOMEN are incidental for jirgas. The latest victim was a newly-wed 19-year-old who was murdered for ‘honour’ in...

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Social terrorists

THE state seems to be concerned about the growing influence of extremists and terrorist outfits on social media...

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Pakistan-US cooperation

THE meeting between Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sparked cautious optimism...

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Retreat from justice

Retreat from justice

IT is a worrying development. The Islamabad High Court has decided to put on hold an earlier ruling asking the...

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Turning the corner?

THE S&P decision to upgrade Pakistan’s long-term sovereign credit rating from ‘CCC ’ to ‘B-’ with a...

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The KP imbroglio

The KP imbroglio

IN restive KP, it seems nobody is on the same page. A tribal jirga representing the erstwhile Fata region and backed...

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Litmus test for UN

Litmus test for UN

The horror unfolding in Gaza is a collapse of the very global norms the UN was founded to uphold.

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Dower ruling

IT is always encouraging to see the Supreme Court act with moral clarity on issues that often go unaddressed. On...

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D.G. Khan lawlessness

D.G. Khan lawlessness

The region risks becoming another flashpoint unless the network of militants and gangs is completely dismantled.

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Failed approach

APPARENTLY, Pakistan were weighed down by the promise they had made. Salman Ali Agha’s men kept only half of it ...

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Privatising Discos

A TOP official of the Privatisation Commission has informed a parliamentary panel that the government plans to ...

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Justice or spectacle?

Justice or spectacle?

Prosecuting them under standard criminal laws would have sufficed.

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Obscenity law

THE recent passage by the Senate of the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill 2024, which seeks to increase penalties for...

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Climate outscores play

THE alarm bells are getting louder. Even the country’s biggest sporting product is facing the impact of climate...

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Shameful silence

Shameful silence

Instead of shielding Israel with euphemisms, the West must demand an immediate halt to this bloodshed.

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Traders’ strike

ALTHOUGH the government managed to exploit the power struggle between rival factions in the Federation of Pakistan...

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‘Honour’ kills

No life should be lost to toxic control; women are not the family’s social currency.

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Senate polls

THERE was a lot to unpack as KP’s provincial assembly finally returned its representatives to the Senate on ...

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Death penalty

IT is a welcome step, albeit one that feels insufficient in its scope. The Senate last week passed a bill to abolish...

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Handle with care

HERITAGE sites are pathways to the past that vitalise the present and provide vision for the future. While Karachi...

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Resilience or ruin

THE utter devastation witnessed across Pakistan this monsoon season is, tragically, neither new nor unexpected....

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Attack mindset

HAVING begun Mike Hesson’s era as head coach with a convincing home Twenty20 series victory against Bangladesh,...

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Dire straits

THE state has a major problem on its hands. The people of KP are repeatedly making it clear that they have no ...

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Beyond the surplus

Beyond the surplus

PAKISTAN’S current account posted a full-year surplus of $2.1bn — about 0.5pc of GDP — in FY25, marking the...

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Battling drugs

PAKISTAN’s war on drug trafficking has been ongoing for several years. But the country remains awash in the ...

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Shattered Strip

THE Gaza siege has now crossed 650 days and the situation continues to take one ugly turn after another. True, even...

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Rain havoc

Rain havoc

MOTHER Nature is once more in an unforgiving mood. A heavy monsoon spell on Thursday claimed over 60 lives and left...

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Economic exclusion

FOR all the progress made in Pakistan towards the inclusion of women across the sociopolitical divide, comprehensive...

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Terror in Kalat

THE unrest in Balochistan is increasingly taking on an ugly and dangerous colour, with repeated, indiscriminate...

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Soaring again

The lifting of the ban by the UK will lead to several welcome developments.

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Vaccine paradox

PAKISTAN has recorded its highest-ever coverage of the DTP vaccine — protecting children against diphtheria,...

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A grave matter

IT is a weighty issue, and one which many would not touch with a barge pole, primarily out of concern for...

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Digital gaps

Digital gaps

WE live in a world where interactions between the state and citizens, and economic performance, are being redefined...

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Simplified tax forms

THE rollout of a new interactive tax return form should ease filing by simplifying the procedure, addressing a...

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FC revamp

WHAT’S in a name? The civilian paramilitary force hitherto known as the Frontier Constabulary will continue to...

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The next deluge

The next deluge

A THIRD of our people were directly impacted by the 2022 floods. Nearly 1,500 lives were lost, over $30bn just...

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Wounded women

MORALITY is a woman’s burden to bear, and the chilling upsurge in gender-based crimes is a reminder of how...

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Second thoughts

AND, just like that, the PTI’s ill-timed ‘Second Pakistan Movement’ seems to have been put to rest. The...

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Consolidating gains

Consolidating gains

THOUGH IMF Resident Representative for Pakistan Mahir Binici’s words of commendation for the country’s “strong...

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Media matters

PAKISTAN’s journalists are no strangers to living dangerously. The Freedom Network’s new report, Journalism in...

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Surging numbers

PAKISTAN is running out of time — and space. Our population, now over 240m, continues to grow at nearly 2pc a ...

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Tax unrest

THE call for a nationwide strike on July 19 by leading trade associations against tax enforcement and compliance...

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No red lines

THE US’ move to sanction Francesca Albanese, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on human rights in the occupied...

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Bitter taste

THE government’s plan to import 350,000 tonnes of sugar, months after allowing the export of more than twice that...

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