Kabul’s choice IT is apparently a very simple proposition. The Afghan Taliban can either cooperate with Pakistan and eliminate safe... Updated 16 Sep, 2025 08:18am Email Your Name*Cancel
Kabul’s choice IT is apparently a very simple proposition. The Afghan Taliban can either cooperate with Pakistan and eliminate safe... Updated 16 Sep, 2025 08:18am Email Your Name*Cancel
Insolence on the field DIPLOMATIC ties between India and Pakistan might continue to be strained following the arch-rivals’ four-day... Published 16 Sep, 2025 07:30am
Insolence on the field DIPLOMATIC ties between India and Pakistan might continue to be strained following the arch-rivals’ four-day... Published 16 Sep, 2025 07:30am
Transgender policy THE transgender community has endured contempt for too long. Abuse, sexual violence, battery and isolation persist... Published 16 Sep, 2025 07:29am
Transgender policy THE transgender community has endured contempt for too long. Abuse, sexual violence, battery and isolation persist... Published 16 Sep, 2025 07:29am
Fiscal failure The resurgent debt-to-GDP ratio increasing to 70.2pc in one year should be of concern to policymakers. Updated 15 Sep, 2025 08:40am
Fiscal failure The resurgent debt-to-GDP ratio increasing to 70.2pc in one year should be of concern to policymakers. Updated 15 Sep, 2025 08:40am
Easing repatriation THE spectacle of Afghan families trudging back across the border from Pakistan has become sadly familiar. Since... Published 15 Sep, 2025 06:30am
Easing repatriation THE spectacle of Afghan families trudging back across the border from Pakistan has become sadly familiar. Since... Published 15 Sep, 2025 06:30am
Stifled press THAT global press freedom is at its lowest in half a century speaks poorly for the health of the pen. The... Published 15 Sep, 2025 06:30am
Stifled press THAT global press freedom is at its lowest in half a century speaks poorly for the health of the pen. The... Published 15 Sep, 2025 06:30am
Palestinian state? If the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people is to be halted, Arab and Muslim countries need to put up a united front. Updated 14 Sep, 2025 08:55am
Palestinian state? If the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people is to be halted, Arab and Muslim countries need to put up a united front. Updated 14 Sep, 2025 08:55am
Renewing the past THERE seems to be much to celebrate on the heritage and culture front in Punjab, where experts have been at work... Published 14 Sep, 2025 07:47am
Renewing the past THERE seems to be much to celebrate on the heritage and culture front in Punjab, where experts have been at work... Published 14 Sep, 2025 07:47am
Education disrupted A MIX of natural calamities, terrorism and bureaucratic ineptitude has resulted in difficulties for students in... Published 14 Sep, 2025 07:47am
Education disrupted A MIX of natural calamities, terrorism and bureaucratic ineptitude has resulted in difficulties for students in... Published 14 Sep, 2025 07:47am
Security at stake Imran Khan's stance against military operations is a problematic one. However, there needs to be political ownership of such choices. Updated 13 Sep, 2025 08:22am
Security at stake Imran Khan's stance against military operations is a problematic one. However, there needs to be political ownership of such choices. Updated 13 Sep, 2025 08:22am
Panda debut FORMAL assurances from the Asian Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to provide $285m in... Published 13 Sep, 2025 06:17am
Panda debut FORMAL assurances from the Asian Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to provide $285m in... Published 13 Sep, 2025 06:17am
Where are they? THE Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances was created in 2011 with directives by the Supreme Court to... Published 13 Sep, 2025 06:17am
Where are they? THE Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances was created in 2011 with directives by the Supreme Court to... Published 13 Sep, 2025 06:17am
Climate emergency The devastation will test both the state’s resolve and ability to rehabilitate displaced communities. Updated 12 Sep, 2025 08:08am
Climate emergency The devastation will test both the state’s resolve and ability to rehabilitate displaced communities. Updated 12 Sep, 2025 08:08am
Peace committee THE formation of a national-level committee to deal with hate speech, extremism and terrorism can only be welcomed.... Published 12 Sep, 2025 07:18am
Peace committee THE formation of a national-level committee to deal with hate speech, extremism and terrorism can only be welcomed.... Published 12 Sep, 2025 07:18am
Gen Z revolt NEPAL’S restless youth have shaken the political order. What began as outrage over a sweeping ban on 26 social... Published 12 Sep, 2025 07:17am
Gen Z revolt NEPAL’S restless youth have shaken the political order. What began as outrage over a sweeping ban on 26 social... Published 12 Sep, 2025 07:17am
Widening war By striking in Doha, Israel has crossed a line with profound implications for regional security. Updated 11 Sep, 2025 08:49am
Widening war By striking in Doha, Israel has crossed a line with profound implications for regional security. Updated 11 Sep, 2025 08:49am
Public insecurity BIG Brother has been watching us. There have been multiple disclosures over the past year about how the activities ... Published 11 Sep, 2025 07:33am
Public insecurity BIG Brother has been watching us. There have been multiple disclosures over the past year about how the activities ... Published 11 Sep, 2025 07:33am
Tax directory THE government’s decision to publish tax records — payments and declared incomes — of taxpayers may be... Published 11 Sep, 2025 07:32am
Tax directory THE government’s decision to publish tax records — payments and declared incomes — of taxpayers may be... Published 11 Sep, 2025 07:32am
Split court Laws, rules and justice are not merely tools of governance, but provide architecture for trust, fairness and peace in society. Updated 10 Sep, 2025 08:33am
Split court Laws, rules and justice are not merely tools of governance, but provide architecture for trust, fairness and peace in society. Updated 10 Sep, 2025 08:33am
False freedom THE Commonwealth likes to talk a big game when it comes to democratic values. Its leaders signed lofty “media... Published 10 Sep, 2025 07:16am
False freedom THE Commonwealth likes to talk a big game when it comes to democratic values. Its leaders signed lofty “media... Published 10 Sep, 2025 07:16am
Gas issues THE extension of captive levy — already imposed on the industrial customers of the two public sector utilities... Published 10 Sep, 2025 07:16am
Gas issues THE extension of captive levy — already imposed on the industrial customers of the two public sector utilities... Published 10 Sep, 2025 07:16am
Leaky state Instead of finding scapegoats for data leak, the authority would be better served with a bit of self-reflection. Updated 09 Sep, 2025 08:34am
Leaky state Instead of finding scapegoats for data leak, the authority would be better served with a bit of self-reflection. Updated 09 Sep, 2025 08:34am
Cancer burden IT has been a long time coming. Finally, Pakistan is set to create a national cancer registry after President Asif... Published 09 Sep, 2025 07:34am
Cancer burden IT has been a long time coming. Finally, Pakistan is set to create a national cancer registry after President Asif... Published 09 Sep, 2025 07:34am
Sign of hope HALFWAY through the T20 tri-nation series final, it seemed as if Pakistan had not done enough. Afghanistan were in... Published 09 Sep, 2025 07:33am
Sign of hope HALFWAY through the T20 tri-nation series final, it seemed as if Pakistan had not done enough. Afghanistan were in... Published 09 Sep, 2025 07:33am
Crop devastation Govt must use unfolding crisis to push overdue structural reforms in this neglected sector. Updated 08 Sep, 2025 08:34am
Crop devastation Govt must use unfolding crisis to push overdue structural reforms in this neglected sector. Updated 08 Sep, 2025 08:34am
Mental health crisis MENTAL agony plagues too many people. New data from the WHO warns of a crisis of staggering proportions: one billion... Published 08 Sep, 2025 06:19am
Mental health crisis MENTAL agony plagues too many people. New data from the WHO warns of a crisis of staggering proportions: one billion... Published 08 Sep, 2025 06:19am
Digital literacy LITERACY today is not merely the ability to read and write. It is the ability to function in a digital economy. This... Published 08 Sep, 2025 06:19am
Digital literacy LITERACY today is not merely the ability to read and write. It is the ability to function in a digital economy. This... Published 08 Sep, 2025 06:19am
Hybrid failures There's a need to move away from the hybrid model in the interest of democracy. Updated 06 Sep, 2025 10:50am
Hybrid failures There's a need to move away from the hybrid model in the interest of democracy. Updated 06 Sep, 2025 10:50am
Tricky regulation MEMBERS of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue recommended last Wednesday that all those associated... Published 06 Sep, 2025 04:54am
Tricky regulation MEMBERS of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue recommended last Wednesday that all those associated... Published 06 Sep, 2025 04:54am
HPV vaccine By including the vaccine in the Expanded Programme on Immunisation, it is hoped that awareness levels are heightened. Updated 07 Sep, 2025 08:36am
HPV vaccine By including the vaccine in the Expanded Programme on Immunisation, it is hoped that awareness levels are heightened. Updated 07 Sep, 2025 08:36am
Flood accountability All political parties must recognise that disaster is not a moment for politicking, but a test of governance. Updated 05 Sep, 2025 08:32am
Flood accountability All political parties must recognise that disaster is not a moment for politicking, but a test of governance. Updated 05 Sep, 2025 08:32am
Wapda’s demand NEPRA must rigorously scrutinise Wapda’s petition for a staggering 91pc revenue hike to Rs365bn in FY26 from... Published 05 Sep, 2025 06:42am
Wapda’s demand NEPRA must rigorously scrutinise Wapda’s petition for a staggering 91pc revenue hike to Rs365bn in FY26 from... Published 05 Sep, 2025 06:42am
‘War or peace’ MANY clichés are bandied about regarding China’s rise as the new superpower — an economic and military behemoth... Published 05 Sep, 2025 06:42am
‘War or peace’ MANY clichés are bandied about regarding China’s rise as the new superpower — an economic and military behemoth... Published 05 Sep, 2025 06:42am
Kalabagh again The cry for new reservoirs underpins how deeply our power elites are stuck in old, redundant concepts. Updated 04 Sep, 2025 08:30am
Kalabagh again The cry for new reservoirs underpins how deeply our power elites are stuck in old, redundant concepts. Updated 04 Sep, 2025 08:30am
A new threat THE deadly suicide bombing targeting a BNP-M meeting in Quetta on Tuesday has exposed a lethal new actor involved in... Published 04 Sep, 2025 07:07am
A new threat THE deadly suicide bombing targeting a BNP-M meeting in Quetta on Tuesday has exposed a lethal new actor involved in... Published 04 Sep, 2025 07:07am
