Smog city

Lahore's Air Quality Index (AQI) has surged to "unhealthy" levels, according to Punjab's environmental monitoring system, turning the basic act of...

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A ruthless blockade

Pakistan has joined the chorus of voices condemning Israel's latest interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which set sail to deliver much-needed...

yesterday 30

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AJK tangle

There is a situation in AJK. An apolitical protest is getting out of control and spilling over into a march on the federal capital. Overblown by its...

yesterday 30

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Adulterated milk

Recent reports published by the Sindh government's food regulator say that over 55% of milk samples in Karachi are adulterated with harmful chemicals....

previous day 30

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Afghan wrangling

The assembling of Afghan opposition luminaries in Islamabad made headlines as they sought permission for furthering their political activities. The...

previous day 40

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ADB's concern

It has become impossible to ignore that Pakistan's gravest economic fault lies in its missed tax targets. The Asian Development Bank, in its latest...

previous day 50

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A rainbow of peace

Gaza is finally inching towards peace. It is a win-win situation for all those who believe in diplomacy, and canvass for a two-state solution in the...

previous day 60

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Conservation funding gap

A new UN report has warned that the world faces an annual funding gap of $300 billion to $1 trillion for nature conservation. This financial chasm...

previous day 20

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Nursing gap

Health Minister Mustafa Kamal's recent revelation that Pakistan is short of nearly 900,000 nurses should not surprise anyone who has ever stepped into...

previous day 20

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Politics of destabilisation

Pakistan remains under assault from enemies within, working hand in glove with external sponsors. But to frame Quetta's latest tragedy purely as...

previous day 50

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Ineffective polio drives

Pakistan has been conducting polio vaccination campaigns throughout this year, including targeted campaigns aimed at regions with wider immunity gaps....

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Ostentatious tax evasion

In a world where luxury is proudly flaunted online by celebrities, influencers and other citizens alike, the FBR's decision to form a Lifestyle...

30.09.2025 30

Editorial

Tackling terror

In a much-needed show of unity, the foreign ministers of China, Iran, Pakistan and Russia have called upon Afghanistan's rulers to take "effective,...

30.09.2025 60

Editorial

Neglected seminaries

Another child's life has been lost in the corridors of a seminary — a place that should nurture, but instead became a site of unimaginable...

28.09.2025 20

Editorial

Punjab's job crisis

The stark image of over 2.4 million applications submitted for a mere 36,000 government vacancies in Punjab is a reflection of the desperation in...

28.09.2025 30

Editorial

PM Shehbaz at UN

Pakistan's synopsis at the United Nations General Assembly is in need of being heard, especially by its arrogant neighbour in the east. Prime Minister...

28.09.2025 50

Editorial

Into the final

Pakistan secured their place in the Asia Cup final with a tense 11-run victory over Bangladesh in Dubai, setting up yet another high-stakes clash...

27.09.2025 20

Editorial

Politicising flood relief

In the face of one of the country's most devastating flood seasons, a public and unseemly war of words has erupted between the PPP and PML-N. Instead...

27.09.2025 30

Editorial

A triumphant outcome

The Pak-US relations are in a new comfort zone as enough confidence building has come into play. The debut meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz...

27.09.2025 30

Editorial

Vaccination drive gaps

Two days before the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign's culmination, the State Minister for National Health Dr Malik Mukhtar Ahmar...

27.09.2025 20

Editorial

Child marriage dispute

When the law of the land and a religious ruling are in conflict with each other, ambiguity and confusion prevail - with real-world consequences. The...

27.09.2025 60

Editorial

Overcoming circular debt

The deal with 18 commercial banks that will see Rs1.25 trillion go into settling the soaring circular debt has come as an out-of-the-box remedy....

27.09.2025 40

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Tanker tyranny

For decades, Karachi's citizens have been forced to live under the shadow of an exploitative water economy - one controlled not by the state, but by...

26.09.2025 10

Editorial

Alarming poverty level

A new World Bank report on poverty, equity and resilience in Pakistan delivers a sobering verdict — Pakistan's hard-won gains in reducing poverty...

26.09.2025 20

Editorial

Euphoria and disappointment

The 80th United Nations General Assembly session is submerged with high drama, expectations and disappointments. The decision to recognise the State...

26.09.2025 20

Editorial

Violence against trans persons

The recent discovery of three transgender women shot dead and left on a roadside in Karachi is another brutal example of how dangerous life is for...

25.09.2025 30

Editorial

Tax gap

The tax machinery has once again fallen short of the target, with FBR officials admitting that the Rs3.6 trillion sales tax gap from the previous...

25.09.2025 20

Editorial

Interpretation vs legislation

The Constitutional Bench has touched upon an issue of extreme public importance as it too found itself in a zigzag situation while interpreting...

25.09.2025 30

Editorial

Justice for Sumi

In a whirlwind of news stories that keep surpassing previous ones in their brutality, it would not be incorrect to say cruelty is endemic in Pakistan....

24.09.2025 30

Editorial

Another loss to India

India's six-wicket win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup Super Fours game in Dubai was emphatic – sad to say, nearly as ever. The chase of 172 never...

24.09.2025 20

Editorial

Uniting for Palestine

The Palestinian statehood proposition took a leap forward as many Westminster countries endorsed it in de jure terms. The nod from Britain, Canada,...

24.09.2025 100

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Backing Arshad Nadeem

Arshad Nadeem's recent performance at the World Athletics Championships did not deliver the medal many hoped for, as he ultimately finished 10th in...

23.09.2025 30

Editorial

Silent tragedy in Chitral

The alarming surge of suicide cases in Chitral demands far more than perfunctory concern. Between 2015 and 2019, as many as 83 lives were lost, nearly...

23.09.2025 30

Editorial

The H-1B shock

Tariff, Chabahar and now H1-B visa fees — all implying a crippling squeeze on India by the US. The latest in the line of the punitive measures by...

23.09.2025 20

Editorial

Halted Green Line

Karachi remains trapped in a perpetual state of transport chaos thanks to a combination of poor governance, poor planning and political tribalism. The...

22.09.2025 20

Editorial

Digital leap, digital risks

The State Bank's announcement that all federal and provincial government payments will be digitised by June 2026 is a landmark development. Done...

22.09.2025 60

Editorial

The US reset in South Asia

Washington is never lost in its desire to retain its strategic interests in South Asia. Trump's revocation of sanctions waiver for India on Iran's...

22.09.2025 100

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Losing human capital

In the span of just three years, nearly 2.9 million Pakistanis have left the country, marking one of the most rapid waves of outward migration in...

21.09.2025 100

Editorial

Brewing cotton crisis

Cotton farmers and related industries are facing another crisis year. Even though early reports were showing a 40% year-on-year increase in cotton...

21.09.2025 40

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Judges in the dock

The judges are in the dock. Five judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) have moved the Supreme Court praying that several administrative acts of...

21.09.2025 30

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Paper reforms

The tango between merit and accountability in government institutions has placed top-level authority figures and employees against one another for...

20.09.2025 30

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Flood crisis, fiscal rethink

The devastating floods that have once again submerged vast swathes of the country underscore the brutal paradox facing the government — climate...

20.09.2025 70

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Landmark strategic deal

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia added a new dimension to their ties as they inked the "Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement", assuring each other of security...

20.09.2025 50

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Illusion of green pastures

The recent deportation of 22 Pakistanis who misleadingly posed as a football team to enter Japan seems almost farcical at first; but in reality, it...

19.09.2025 70

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Fault-lines on judicial horizon

It is a moment of injustice to a justice. Barring a judge from performing his duties through a judicial order is ultra vires, and infructuous in...

19.09.2025 40

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The show goes on

After hours of drama and brinkmanship in Dubai yesterday, the Pakistan-UAE match in the Asia Cup T20 tournament finally got underway - but not before...

19.09.2025 20

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Polio violence

In the thick of rising polio cases and relentless vaccination campaigns, the abduction of three senior WHO officials monitoring one such campaign...

18.09.2025 40

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Steady interest rate

The SBP's decision to maintain its policy rate at 11% reflects the precarious nature of trying to curb inflation while nurturing a fragile economic...

18.09.2025 30

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Doha huddle

Nearly 60 Muslim nations assembled in Doha this week for an extraordinary session of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in...

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Brain-eating threat

Dubbed as a 'brain-eating amoeba', Naegleria fowleri has claimed yet another life in Sindh, bringing the total tally of the province up to five this...

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