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Need for a rabies policy

The suspension of four doctors and three health workers in Sindh after five rabies deaths in three weeks is an attempt to patch a much more complex...

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Cyber fraud surge

Cyber fraud has become one of the most pervasive forms of financial crime in Pakistan, and the state is still struggling to build a response...

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Eyes on Salalah

There is a crisis of confidence in the Middle East as renewed escalation threatens to bring global supply lines to a standstill. For the first time,...

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Power and impunity

There are few things more corrosive to the rule of law than the belief that power brings immunity. In Pakistan, people with money and influence can...

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Punishing Israel, barely

The coordinated announcement by Britain, France, Canada, and nine other nations to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements is a welcome step, and...

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Failure to save newborns

The pain of losing a newborn child cannot be explained, only felt. The risk of this tragedy is regrettably exacerbated by both an inadequate...

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Pirate hostage blame game

The Karachi police "showed their mettle" earlier this week by "fearlessly" detaining non-violent participants of a sit-in who were...

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The checkmate moment

Houthi brinkmanship is driving the region toward a major conflict. The Yemeni militia's coordinated attacks on several cities in southern Saudi...

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GSP+ tasks

As the GSP-Plus renewal is due, Pakistan has to brace itself to meet the EU's trade regulation benchmarks. Islamabad has no choice but to ensure...

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Our literacy deficit

International Literacy Day comes around each year with little cause for celebration in Pakistan. Despite decades of promises and successive education...

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Sindh's healthcare gap

There is a peculiar, state-manufactured dysfunction currently plaguing Sindh's healthcare department that is entirely nonsensical at face value....

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IT boom, AI fears

Pakistan's technology sector is enjoying an impressive moment. IT and IT-enabled services exports have reportedly reached $4.6 billion,...

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Gaza: erasing progress

Since the start of the Gaza war in October 2023, Israel has left no stone unturned in ensuring that it breaks as many articles of the Geneva...

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Second-class citizens

An influx of recent news regarding femicide and rape against women and girls once again highlights the ever-persistent issue of gender-based violence...

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Dying delta

The Indus Delta is dying, and Pakistan is allowing it to happen largely out of sight. Journalists, environmentalists and policymakers have repeatedly...

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Will relief follow?

Jamaat-i-Islami's sustained campaign against the petroleum levy appears to have yielded its first meaningful concession from the government....

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Hawala in the 21st century

Hawala networks are once again becoming a source of concerning headlines, as operators of the notorious informal money transfer system are reportedly...

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An un-American law

It has become a convention for American legislators to act as a vanguard team in defending Israeli interests. In doing so, they often act above...

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NY's AI school ban

New York City's decision to impose a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative AI from pre-school through eighth grade is an unusually...

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Dual-tranche Euro bond

Pakistan's forex reserves got a shot in the arm as the country raised $3 billion through a dual-tranche Eurobond. This unprecedented success...

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A war without a mandate

Days after plunging his country into a war with Iran at the behest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump claimed...

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Failed climate goal

For years, environmental activists - who understand the urgency of climate change far better than global policymakers - have rallied to prevent global...

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Digital shield for our children

The Punjab Assembly's unanimous passage of a resolution seeking to ban social media accounts for children under 16 is a welcome move that...

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Agri deal with Riyadh

Pakistan has aptly connected the dots on its agrarian potential by mapping Saudi Arabia as a valued food export market. It plans to export $3 billion...

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Hard cricketing lessons

England's comprehensive victories in the first two Tests of the ongoing three-match Test series have already settled the contest with a match to...

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Gul Plaza blame-game

In the wake of the recent PIMS tragedy wherein 14 infants lost their lives to institutional neglect and intentional maladministration behind the...

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Congratulations, it's nothing

A disturbingly unusual incident that took place recently at a private hospital in Nazimabad, Karachi, has left the public stunned. A couple visited...

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Illegitimate IWT defiance

India's continued defiance of its international legal obligations under the Indus Water Treaty is causing concern well beyond the borders of...

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ML-1 railroad

A delayed start is better than no start. The decision to kickstart the 1,733-km-long Karachi-Peshawar Main Line-1 (ML-1) project – by commencing...

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11th place

Pakistan's hockey team beat South Africa 4-3 in a penalty shootout on Friday to finish 11th at the FIH Hockey World Cup in Amstelveen. It is a...

30.08.2026 30

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Flood control an afterthought

In another upsetting report that surprised no one, the Senate was informed by the Prime Minister's Office that the 2025 floods inflicted an...

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AJK: new govt, new task

A tumultuous and bitterly contested electoral process in AJK - marred by a historically low turnout - came full circle as the PML-N's Iftikhar...

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Partnership with Google

Pakistan's partnership with Google could prove to be one of the more consequential developments in the country's technology sector in years...

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Credit rating upgrade

Pakistan's credit rating continues to steadily improve, with Moody's Ratings upgrading the country's sovereign credit rating to B3 from...

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Unfit for human consumption

The general perception about bottled water in Pakistan is that it's comparatively safer and cleaner than what is supplied through taps. This...

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School children's safety

A child's journey to school should never be a gamble. Yet in Pakistan, thousands of students travel every day in overcrowded vans, ageing Suzuki...

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Farmers must be heard

The threat of a 'Million March' on the federal capital by farmers demands immediate, sympathetic attention. The farmers are demanding fairer...

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Keeping authority in check

For Pakistanis who aspire to immigrate to the US, the latest ruling from a US federal court is welcome news. A policy that had suspended the...

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Rabies awareness and prevention

Sindh currently operates hundreds of rabies prevention centres that offer free vaccines, available to anyone who simply walks in. Yet, despite this...

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Justice delivered

Five years have passed since Noor Mukadam was tortured and beheaded in an Islamabad house, and her killer has finally run out of courts to appeal to....

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Testing times

Just days after celebrating the end of a three-year away Test drought, the Pakistan cricket team has delivered a sobering reminder of where it...

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Global heat emergency

Germany's record heat-related death toll this summer should be a warning far beyond Europe. An estimated 14,000 people have died from...

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A grand opposition?

The Supreme Court's directive to transfer Imran Khan to a private hospital – coupled with the government's defiance and talks of a grand...

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A crisis of credibility

More than 84,500 complaints have been lodged against Punjab Police in just the first seven months of this year. That is nearly 400 grievances every...

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Faster justice

Justice delayed is more than an administrative inconvenience. For many litigants, it can mean years of financial strain, repeated court appearances,...

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Defiance or deception?

It was high drama of compliance and defiance enacted by the government. It failed to implement the Supreme Court's order to move former prime...

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Rise in oral cancer

Oral cancer cases in Sindh have risen by roughly 25% over the past five years, and doctors treating the disease describe a pattern of younger patients...

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Horrible hockey show

Pakistan's disastrous run at the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup was capped off with a 5-3 defeat to arch-rivals India, in which the boys in green were...

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PPP's locus standi

The PPP is thinking out loud, apparently seeking a pound of flesh from its ally at the Centre, the PML-N. Its position on the floor of the house that...

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Not an act of honour

A young woman named Fatima was shot dead on a Karachi road this week and her husband was left in critical condition with six bullet wounds - all...

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