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Sunday October 13, 2024
Editorial Board

  • October 14, 2024

    Remittance record

    Last week, country offered some good news for people interested in the state of country's finances

  • October 14, 2024

    Averting disaster

    Last month saw release of World Risk Report 2024, which ranked Pakistan at number 10 out of 193

  • October 13, 2024

    Duki attack

    A representational image showing police tape at an incident site. — AFP/FileThe recent rocket attack on coal miners in Balochistan’s Duki...

  • October 13, 2024

    Damaging politics

    PTI workers hold party founder Imran Khan's portrait during a protest. — AFP/FileAs Pakistan prepares to host the Shanghai Cooperation...

  • October 12, 2024

    No internet

    Since May 2023, authorities have been tinkering with internet to maintain stability across country

  • October 12, 2024

    Silencing is not the answer

    This path is counterproductive, deepening discontent rather than addressing the root causes of grievances

  • October 11, 2024

    Cycle of exclusion

    Today marks the annual International Day of the Girl Child

  • October 11, 2024

    Courting reforms

    This is a rare instance where PPP has taken ownership of an issue, indicating its deep-seated concern with judiciary’s overreach

  • October 10, 2024

    Mental health crisis

    Theme for this year is ‘Mental Health at Work’, highlighting importance of safe and healthy working environments

  • October 10, 2024

    IIOJK elections

    BJP managed 29 seats, blow to Indian PM Narendra Modi’s efforts to solidify his grip on this occupied region

  • October 09, 2024

    Ban first, think later

    Authorities claim PTM poses threats to national security, and alleged that group may be in cahoots with TTP

  • October 08, 2024

    Curiouser and curiouser

    Gandapur claimed he was safely in KP House – curiously evading notice of Rangers and Islamabad Police

  • October 08, 2024

    Attack on the nation

    Convoy was reportedly from the Port Qasim Electric Power Company

  • October 07, 2024

    Saving our children

    NGO Sahil, an alarming 11 children are abused every day in Pakistan

  • October 06, 2024

    Breeding crisis

    A representational image of a dengue virus-carrying mosquito clinging to a leaf. — AFP/FilePakistan is facing a sharp rise in mosquito-borne...

  • October 06, 2024

    Chaos capital

    Police personal fire tear gas shell to ward protestors after clash between police and PTI activities at D Chowk in Islamabad on Oct 4, 2024. —...

  • October 05, 2024

    Karachi crime

    Police stand guard at a commercial market area in Karachi. — AFP/FileKarachi’s notorious street crime epidemic shows no signs of coming to an...

  • October 05, 2024

    Nawaz’s narrative

    Sharif highlighted his belief that dignified nations stand against injustices

  • October 04, 2024

    Outsmarting smog

    Some key measures under this plan include provision of 1000 super-seeders to farmers in Punjab

  • October 04, 2024

    63A verdict

    2022 ruling had sparked criticism, with legal and political observers calling it rewriting of constitution

  • October 03, 2024

    Terror update

    In September, 77 terrorist attacks claimed 77 lives, including 38 security personnel

  • October 02, 2024

    Nation of optimists?

    And yet, Pakistanis still managed to be happier than their neighbours

  • October 02, 2024

    Unnecessary spectacle

    At the heart of this controversy lies the ‘constitutional package’ proposed by the federal government

  • October 01, 2024

    Ever-evolving polio

    This is second case from Hyderabad, bringing the total to 24

  • October 01, 2024

    A deadly struggle

    Recent clashes between rival tribes in Kurram are a stark reminder of fragile peace in the region

  • September 30, 2024

    Retreat or complicity?

    Doctor was booked by Umerkot police following allegations against him and was taken into 'protective custody' by local police

  • September 30, 2024

    The tax era

    Abolition of non-filer category means individuals who paid small fee to avoid taxes will no longer be able to evade tax obligations

  • September 29, 2024

    PM at the UN

    PM focused on other problems that disproportionately affect vulnerable nations like Pakistan

  • September 28, 2024

    Choose the truth

    On this World News Day , the global media industry is making a concerted effort to reclaim its integrity

  • September 28, 2024

    What’s the strategy?

    At first, the party’s leadership seemed convinced that establishment was only real power broker in Pakistan, dismissing political parties as...

  • September 27, 2024

    Bailed out

    First tranche of $1.1 billion will likely be released by September 30

  • September 26, 2024

    Life in the stone age

    PTA has in recent past attributed widespread internet slowdowns to faults in two of seven international submarine cables

  • September 26, 2024

    Increasing divide

    It would be in the judiciary’s own interest to resolve their issues between themselves and stay away from any and all kind of politicization

  • September 25, 2024

    How many more?

    While, thankfully, no diplomats were killed in this latest attack

  • September 25, 2024

    The polio loop

    Pakistan remains one of the few countries where efforts to eradicate polio appear stuck in reverse

  • September 24, 2024

    Pact for the future

    Foremost among these is systemic inequality that remains rooted in international relations and global capitalist economic system

  • September 24, 2024

    Detailed SC verdict

    Penned by Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, much-awaited detailed judgment comes after two months

  • September 23, 2024

    Have we learnt nothing?

    Upsurge in cases and deaths led WHO to declare a public health emergency of international concern in August

  • September 23, 2024

    Pause, breathe, think

    Despite compliance, the rally failed to attract the numbers the party had hoped for

  • September 22, 2024

    Death of law

    Problems with the Pakistani justice system run deeper than a dysfunctional system that routinely results in the miscarriage of justice

  • September 22, 2024

    The new normal

    Imran Khan has said that even martial laws of Generals Ziaul Haq and Pervez Musharraf were better than today’s democratic setup

  • September 21, 2024

    Food security

    OCOP is five-year programme launched by FAO to promote Special Agricultural Products

  • September 21, 2024

    A messy situation

    The judiciary, on the other hand, maintains that it is merely delivering justice

  • September 20, 2024

    Sanction hypocrisy

    These sanctions seem an assertion of US dominance than genuine effort to foster nuclear-free world

  • September 20, 2024

    Local bodies proposal

    This vision of local government empowerment is long overdue and deserves serious attention in parliament