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No stone unturned

WHILE the absence of new polio cases since Feb 10 is welcome news, this pause in transmission must not breed...

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A new page

FOREIGN Secretary Amna Baloch’s trip to Dhaka has breathed new life into Pakistan’s long-dormant relationship...

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Middle East carnage

AS the bloodbath in the Middle East continues unabated — from the Israeli genocide in Gaza, to the American...

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Winning spree

AFTER sealing qualification for the ICC Women’s World Cup, Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana immediately set her sights...

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Lesser citizens

CAN the state ever turn the dream of communal harmony into reality? A slew of injustices torment Pakistan’s...

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Canal politics

Canal politics

The consequences of the state taking decisions without regard for its people can be seen yet again in the form of widespread restlessness and anger.

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External account stability

DRIVEN by a major spike in workers’ remittances last month, the country’s current account posted a record ...

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Trump vs Harvard

AMONGST the ‘enemies of the people’ in Trumpian America are elite universities seen as the bastions of liberal...

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Deadlocked

Deadlocked

PAKISTAN’S sputtering democracy finally seems to have stalled. It had been evident for the past few years that the...

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Grave desecration

THE desecration of 85 Muslim graves at a cemetery in Hertfordshire in the UK is a distressing act that deserves the...

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Paying the price

Paying the price

THE freak hailstorm that swept across northern Pakistan on Wednesday, claiming lives and causing destruction,...

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Political solution

THOUGH the BNP-M may have ended its 20-day protest sit-in outside Quetta on Wednesday, the core issues affecting...

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Deadly zealotry

Deadly zealotry

FEARS that mob attacks on international fast-food franchises would end up in tragedy have come true, after police ...

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Besieged people

DESPITE all the talk about becoming a ‘hard’ state, Pakistan is still looking incredibly soft when it comes to...

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Double-edged sword

Double-edged sword

While remittances have provided critical support to current account, they have also been a double-edged sword.

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A positive start

FROM American threats of bombing Iran, things have taken a more positive turn as President Donald Trump’s emissary...

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Water dispute

WITH a long, hot summer looming ahead, the last thing the country needs is two provinces fighting over water. Yet,...

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Improved outlook

Improved outlook

REMITTANCES hit an all-time high of nearly $4.1bn last month, breaking the streak of $3bn per month during the...

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Refusal crisis

PAKISTAN’S polio case count, with 105 days of the year lapsed so far, is in the single digits. But the question ...

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AI in the courts

SUPREME Court Justices Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi and Mansoor Ali Shah’s judgment on the use of AI in the judiciary landed...

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Iran slayings

Iran slayings

State authorities on both sides must investigate latest attack, while Tehran should locate perpetrators and bring them to justice.

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April heat

April heat

ANOTHER round of climate-induced misery is upon us. The Met Office predicted last Friday that this week would be a...

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ADB’s advice

WITH the Trump administration’s trade war on China and the rest of the world having led to global economic...

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‘Land of the free’

IN Trumpian America, even those foreigners with legal status are finding that the walls are closing in on them. As...

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Targeting dissent

THE recent notice sent by the FIA to former senator Farhatullah Babar is deeply troubling — and revealing....

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Spirit of giving

THE recent declaration by ulema affirming that organ donation after death is not only permissible but an act of...

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Caught in between

Caught in between

In the absence of a trade agreement, under WTO rules, Pakistan cannot reduce duty rates for the US without doing the same for other countries.

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Squash hopes

IT was a monumental triumph: Noor Zaman came back from the brink to clinch the Under-23 World Squash Championships...

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Peaceful protest

A CONCLAVE of local divines that had gathered in Islamabad on Thursday have made two important points: firstly, that...

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Stranded Afghans

Stranded Afghans

WESTERN countries have been quite cruel to the Afghan people. Not only did they lay waste to the latter’s homeland...

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Student woes

BRIGHT young Pakistanis face an uncertain future in the US. The Trump administration, not content with merely...

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PSL season

PSL season

THE build-up to the 10th season of the Pakistan Super League, cricket’s most lucrative product in the country, has...

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Balochistan outreach

Balochistan outreach

THE problems of Balochistan are “political and must be resolved through political means”. This view, espoused by...

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Crypto coup

IT is quite the coup. One of the most recognisable names in the global cryptocurrency market has been roped in by ...

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Senate shortfalls

THE latest Citizens’ Report by Pildat on the performance of the Senate of Pakistan is a sobering account of...

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Mineral wealth

Mineral wealth

The Baloch unrest is partly the result of the belief that the province’s resources are being used for the rest of the country rather than for...

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Fearing birth

AMID dramatic aid cuts, the WHO has sounded the alarm about the dangers to Pakistan’s mothers and newborns, asking...

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Robe rebellion

THE unrest within the Islamabad High Court shows no sign of abating, and it is perhaps just as well that the ...

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Following through

THE government’s decision to establish the National Intelligence Fusion and Threat Assessment Centre (Niftac) ...

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Glacial ingenuity

NECESSITY is indeed the mother of invention, as witnessed in Gilgit-Baltistan. In these areas, where climate change...

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Settling differences

SOMETHING is stirring within the PTI. Some of its older hands are back in the limelight, ostensibly to make another...

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Meltdown

Meltdown

A full-blown trade war is upon us as the era of the rules-based, multilateral trading order is nearly over.

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Hurting women

MONTH after month, the figures of crimes against women in the country indicate that our society is close to...

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Afghan return

AS expected, the government of Pakistan is moving ahead with its plan to forcibly repatriate Afghan Citizenship Card...

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Going dry

Going dry

PAKISTAN is a water-stressed country and tens of millions remain water-insecure, forcing large communities to ...

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Escalating brutality

ISRAEL’S war against Gaza is not a campaign against Hamas — it is a war against a people. The latest ground...

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Balochistan deadlock

Balochistan deadlock

THE state’s efforts to stifle political activity in Balochistan are unlikely to improve the situation, and instead...

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Not cricket

Not cricket

IT is getting embarrassing for the Pakistan cricket team, and for the sport as a whole in the country — the lack ...

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How more imports from US can help weather tariff storm

How more imports from US can help weather tariff storm

US is still Pakistan’s "number one export destination"; govt constitutes committee to formulate policy response.

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Legalised land grab

THE Modi government has passed a new bill targeting the Muslim community, this time eyeing swathes of priceless real...

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