Youth over experience

The Pakistan Cricket Board's decision to exclude stalwarts Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan from the national Asia Cup squad comes as a surprise, but...

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Monsoon paralysis

Despite repeated forecasts and advance warnings of heavy rainfall, it took only a single day of heavy showers to bring Karachi to its knees. And...

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Sino-India thaw

A surprising rapprochement is in the making as India and China contemplate burying the hatchet. The high-level talks between the two countries, after...

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Rising polio tally

The National Institutes of Health has confirmed two additional poliovirus cases in Pakistan, raising the national tally in 2025 to 21. One confirmed...

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Floods and failures

The devastation unleashed by flash floods in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has reached staggering proportions. At least 325 lives have been lost, over 150 remain...

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No deal, till a deal

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, perhaps, agreed to disagree at their summit in Alaska. Their rubbing of shoulders in pursuit of a permanent peace...

yesterday 30

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Jailed abroad

At a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis last week, it was revealed that over 17,000 Pakistani nationals are currently...

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Plastic credit proposal

Pakistan's bold call for a global plastics credit market at the UN plastic treaty negotiations in Geneva merits serious attention from the world. The...

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Let the full court decide!

The wisdom and conduct of the Chief Justice of Pakistan is under the spotlight. His decision not to fix the high-profile case pertaining to the 26th...

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Cancer care divide

The city of Karachi is facing a concerning crisis in healthcare with gravely inadequate facilities for cancer treatment at government hospitals,...

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Sikh repression

Today, Washington DC is hosting the next phase of the Khalistan Referendum being organised by Sikhs for Justice. Thousands are expected to...

monday 20

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Deadly floods

The death toll from the recent monsoon floods in upper parts of the country is staggering, with nearly 350 people reported dead, including over 200 in...

monday 60

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Combating acid violence

The passage of the Acid and Fire Attack Prevention Bill, 2024 by the National Assembly stands as a critical milestone in Pakistan's social justice...

17.08.2025 40

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Attacks in K-P

As the country marked its 78th Independence Day, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa witnessed a night of coordinated attacks. In 13 separate incidents, gunmen and...

17.08.2025 40

Editorial

Credit upgrading

There is some consolation on the economic front as Pakistan's locus standi stands improved on the credit index. Moody's, one of the world's top three...

17.08.2025 20

Editorial

Lack of mine safety

The recent protests in Shangla, where local youth activists blocked highways demanding safer mines, are a desperate cry from communities burying their...

16.08.2025 40

Editorial

Celebratory firing

The bullets were fired in celebration often return as bullets of mourning. Once again, Karachi's skies on Independence Day rang not just with...

16.08.2025 30

Editorial

Detention distress!

The piece of legislation that grants military and civil armed forces the powers to detain suspects for up to three months has stirred fear and...

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SEPRA framework

Sindh's bold move to establish the Sindh Electric Power Regulatory Authority (SEPRA) promises liberation from Karachi's exorbitant power tariffs and...

15.08.2025 30

Editorial

Hollow statements

The humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza has reached an appalling new low. After months of siege, bombardment and displacement, what remains of the...

15.08.2025 30

Editorial

Long Live Pakistan!

Pakistan is 78 today. It is a moment of pride and celebration that a country carved out in the name of emancipation has come a long way, and is a...

15.08.2025 30

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Unprepared for crises

The UN's latest Global Risk Report underscores the world's lack of preparation for cascading future crises. While the report is focused on the world...

14.08.2025 50

Editorial

Water victory

What began as a supplemental request has now crystallised into a full-fledged award — a binding, enforceable judgment that firmly upholds Pakistan's...

14.08.2025 60

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Anti-terror outreach

A shot in the arm for Pakistan's anti-terrorism efforts as Majeed Brigade has been proscribed by the United States. The labelling of the Baloch...

14.08.2025 70

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Disregard for law

The recent tragic accident in Karachi's Gulshan-e-Iqbal neighbourhood - where a dumper truck killed two siblings and injured their father, sparking...

13.08.2025 40

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Bridging the minority gap

On August 11, the state once again pledged to uphold the rights of Pakistan's minorities, with President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz...

13.08.2025 60

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Pak-US reset

Islamabad and Washington are in a proactive diplomacy aimed at cementing bilateralism and taking security cooperation to new heights. The second visit...

13.08.2025 50

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Emigrating nurses

Pakistan's healthcare system is teetering on the brink of survival. Among the major challenges facing the healthcare industry is a mounting wave of...

12.08.2025 30

Editorial

Deepening water crisis

Pakistan is hurtling towards an environmental emergency that demands urgent national attention. At the heart of this looming disaster is the rapid and...

12.08.2025 80

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Walk the talk

All the plans and promises in the world will mean little if the government once again fails to follow through. The newly announced five-year...

12.08.2025 40

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Illegal organ trade

The recent bust of another organ trafficking ring in Rawalpindi — the second in a single week — exposes a festering criminal epidemic just a few...

11.08.2025 80

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Perks for MPAs

At a time when Sindh's public services are strained, inflation is biting and development priorities remain underfunded, the provincial assembly has...

11.08.2025 40

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Terror spectre

Security situation in Balochistan is getting precarious with each passing day. The uptick in terror attacks, especially on the armed forces, by the...

11.08.2025 60

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Growing GBV

News of female honour killings, sexual assaults and harassment in this country horrifyingly cycles through the media like expected guests - grim,...

10.08.2025 60

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Population growth concerns

Decades of delusional policymaking regarding population have left Pakistan at a point where no amount of new job creation or economic growth seems...

10.08.2025 100

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Dysfunctional tribunals

The delay in decisions by the Election Tribunals, even after the passage of 18 months, is a deviation from the Constitution, and unbecoming of justice...

10.08.2025 20

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Post-Hasina Bangladesh

Bangladesh has moved up the date for its general elections from April 2026 to February after a barrage of criticism over the delays in the country's...

09.08.2025 60

Editorial

Agriculture and inequity

Despite being the backbone of Pakistan's economy, agriculture continues to suffer from structural inequalities that reflect not just economic...

09.08.2025 100

Editorial

Off to Portugal!

Portugal is the new green pasture for all those who want to abandon Pakistan, but at the altar of its national exchequer. The revelation from a...

09.08.2025 70

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Road accountability

In a welcome move, the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Interior has approved an amendment to Section 320 of the Pakistan Penal Code, making...

08.08.2025 50

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Long-delayed KCR

Karachi is the only city in the world with a population over 20 million and no citywide rail-based public transport system — a few other megacities...

08.08.2025 40

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The trade brawl

India and the United States seem to have hit an unending argument over tariffs. The brinkmanship, however, is on the part of White House as President...

08.08.2025 30

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Lawless Karachi

In a city of over 20 million, the rule of law appears increasingly irrelevant, replaced by a climate of unchecked violence and impunity, creating an...

07.08.2025 40

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Looming lint crisis

The cotton sector, the lifeblood of Pakistan's textile-dominated economy, is unraveling at an alarming pace. Recent data from the Pakistan Cotton...

07.08.2025 40

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Day of Exploitation

New Delhi's extra-constitutional and illegal act of abrogating Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian constitution six years ago, which granted special...

07.08.2025 100

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First female train driver

With every passing day, the women of Pakistan are proving their grit, determination and strong will in the public sphere. The restrictive concept of...

05.08.2025 100

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Unsafe drinking water

In its second-quarter report for 2025, the Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) has flagged 23 bottled water brands as unsafe for...

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Fortifying ties

Tehran and Islamabad made some great headway as they reiterated to regional realities in the wake of diplomatic crests and troughs in the backdrop of...

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Futile operations

It looks as if there is no stopping the bandits of katcha. Earlier this week, five cops were martyred after a police checkpoint in Rahim Yar Khan...

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TTP and abettors

The fragile ceasefire between India and Pakistan following May's military clashes has created a situation ripe for exploitation by terrorists....

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