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Punjab's launch of 33 mobile police stations, including six dedicated "Pink" units for women, seems like a good attempt to make it...
The internet has become an ordinary part of childhood, but the protections surrounding young users remain anything but ordinary. A new Kaspersky...
Despite hopes for a thaw amid the widening Middle East conflict, the Houthis' surge is acting as a spanner in the works. Reports that the...
Lahore's poisoned air is usually discussed as a winter smog problem. But now, Lahore has been identified by EU's Copernicus Atmosphere...
Pakistan has not won a hockey gold medal at the Asian Games since 2010, and their 4 / 3 semifinal loss to arch-rivals India yesterday ensures that the...
Days ahead of the PTI's march on the federal capital, reports of behind-the-scenes talks offer a welcome reprieve. PM's Adviser Rana...
World Rabies Day passed earlier this week, and Sindh's official figures tell the story of a province being chewed up by a completely preventable...
The recovery of the MT Honour 25 from Somali pirates should have brought relief after more than five months of captivity. Instead, it has ended in...
Behind-the-scenes diplomacy has made some headway. The reported willingness of the US to consider a "seven-day proposal" for tranquility...
The sight of a school van reduced to a burnt-out shell in Murree should be enough to dispel any illusion that Pakistan's existing approach to...
Naqeebullah Mehsud, the 27-year-old aspiring model from Waziristan whose murder in Karachi led to nationwide protests, will not receive justice. An...
The security landscape of the Middle East is in a state of flux. The footprints of the lone superpower, the United States, are shrinking, and new...
For Karachi's commuters, University Road has become less a development project than an endurance test. The latest assurance from Sindh's...
The establishment of the National Faceless Centre (NFC) in Islamabad by the Federal Board of Revenue marks a significant shift in Pakistan's tax...
The horrific allegations of a gang-rape involving a 20-year-old Azerbaijani business traveler in Lahore highlight a deeply concerning issue,...
The impending El Niño is a reminder that the world remains woefully unprepared for the public health consequences of extreme weather. The World...
It's indeed good news. The Sindh government, per the Chief Minister, has almost completed the construction, rehabilitation or upgradation of as...
The internet has become another hunting ground for sexual predators, and Pakistan's children are paying a heavy price for the failure to protect...
The PCB currently finds itself in a state of absolute disarray following a disastrous 3-0 Test series whitewash against England. Marking...
Pakistan has made a remarkable improvement in the biennial Environmental Performance Index, rising 22 spots since coming in third from the bottom in...
A dozen kidnapping cases registered in Islamabad in a single day should alarm the capital's police authorities. The incidents involve a newborn...
Pakistan continues to be ranked near the bottom of the table in terms of its gender gap, with the WEF's Global Gender Gap Report 2026 ranking...
Another attack masterminded in Afghanistan has led to the martyrdom of 21 people in K-P's Kohat division. The Ittehadul Mujahideen Pakistan of...
While theatre stages have always had a reputation for pushing boundaries, there was a time when Pakistan's commercial theatre was regarded as a...
Nine days after 17-year-old Rosham Hussain was shot dead inside his home in Manghopir neighbourhood of Karachi, his family is still sitting outside...
Pakistan did some plain talking at the UN Security Council when it said that it has every right to defend itself under international law. Asim...
Punjab's decision to equip police with body-worn cameras is a step in the right direction as far as transparency is concerned. The devices are...
It should not take the deaths of 14 newborns for a major public hospital to discover that its most basic safety systems are inadequate. Yet that is...
Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabian interests are pushing the region toward a major crisis. Reports of a drone attack over the holy city of Makkah are...
The sharp decline in candidates registering for MDCAT, the Medical and Dental College Admission Test, is a warning about the changing aspirations of...
The SBP's Monetary Policy Committee has kept its benchmark policy rate unchanged at 11.5 per cent. While a general anticipation had been building...
The government, surprisingly, believes that its so-called relief packages and austerity measures are a panacea for all inflation-driven ills. In a...
Karachi's drug problem is becoming impossible to ignore. Men and women struggling with addiction are increasingly visible in open spaces, while...
New tax data shows how hopelessly broken our collection system has become, as collection from the real estate sector crashed by 29% in the first two...
It was a disturbing déjà vu. The refusal of the Indian women's cricket team to receive the award from a bona fide ACC nominee, who happens to...
The BRICS summit in New Delhi has come as a precursor to a change in realpolitik. High-level international diplomacy saw India lay out the red carpet...
It is no secret that human life barely holds any value in Karachi, given the fact that every other day brings news of a murder or a death. It is,...
Pakistan's collapse to a 3-0 clean sweep at Edgbaston closes one of the bleakest chapters in the team's recent Test history. The manner of...
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...
The coordinated announcement by Britain, France, Canada, and nine other nations to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements is a welcome step, and...
The pain of losing a newborn child cannot be explained, only felt. The risk of this tragedy is regrettably exacerbated by both an inadequate...
The Karachi police "showed their mettle" earlier this week by "fearlessly" detaining non-violent participants of a sit-in who were...
Houthi brinkmanship is driving the region toward a major conflict. The Yemeni militia's coordinated attacks on several cities in southern Saudi...
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...
International Literacy Day comes around each year with little cause for celebration in Pakistan. Despite decades of promises and successive education...
There is a peculiar, state-manufactured dysfunction currently plaguing Sindh's healthcare department that is entirely nonsensical at face value....
Pakistan's technology sector is enjoying an impressive moment. IT and IT-enabled services exports have reportedly reached $4.6 billion,...
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...
An influx of recent news regarding femicide and rape against women and girls once again highlights the ever-persistent issue of gender-based violence...
The Indus Delta is dying, and Pakistan is allowing it to happen largely out of sight. Journalists, environmentalists and policymakers have repeatedly...