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Tuesday April 16, 2024
Editorial Board

  • April 16, 2024

    India’s impunity

    India seems to be following Israel model of carrying out assassinations on foreign soil of people it sees as a threat to Indian hegemony and this...

  • April 15, 2024

    Regional peace

    Back in January, relations between Iran and Pakistan also suffered a blow when Iran carried out unprovoked air strikes in Balochistan

  • April 15, 2024

    Bust amid boom

    Pakistan is only country seen posting double-digit inflation in next two years – 25% in 2024 and 15% in 2025, with regional average hovering...

  • April 14, 2024

    Terror in Nushki

    Recent mayhem happen over two separate incidents, leading to the death of at least 11 people

  • April 14, 2024

    Institutional harmony

    Now the ISPR has come out with a definitive statement, saying that the Pakistan Army and the Punjab Police have decided to jointly investigate the...

  • April 13, 2024

    Burning planet

    The new wave of development has made more countries adopt policies that are not climate-friendly

  • April 13, 2024

    Abuse with impunity

    The OHCHR highlighted at least seven instances of abduction and forced marriages

  • April 10, 2024

    Where children count for less

    On average, around 7000 infants and children die in Pakistan each day

  • April 10, 2024

    Smooth sailing?

    No other candidate submitted nomination papers against them for the top Senate posts

  • April 09, 2024

    Karachi crime

    At least 16 citizens in Karachi fell victim to shootouts by robbers this Ramazan

  • April 08, 2024

    Where’s our water?

    Indus River Authority says that Pakistan will face a water shortage of up to 30% during Kharif season

  • April 08, 2024

    Terror is back

    Terror is back in the country, and in the first three months of 2024 alone, Pakistan saw 245 incidents of terror attacks and counter-terror operations

  • April 07, 2024

    Unnecessary deaths

    However, healthcare remains marked by jarring inequalities and as recently as 1988, polio was still endemic in about 125 countries and paralyzed...

  • April 07, 2024

    A reset needed

    Past few years have already been economically taxing on everyone, especially the poor and the middle class

  • April 06, 2024

    A rogue state

    India’s misadventures in Pakistan are often seen by critics as the country’s ruling party’s attempt to keep its support base

  • April 06, 2024

    Talks are not the answer

    Terrorist attacks in Pakistan have increased manifold ever since the fall of Kabul

  • April 05, 2024

    After the deluge

    New US State Department report on emerging security threats has underscored the threats that climate change poses

  • April 05, 2024

    We fail our children

    Pakistan also fails its women and its minorities and its poor and working classes

  • April 04, 2024

    Senate results

    Now that the Senate polls are done minus KP, the elections for the Senate chairman and deputy chairman are on the cards

  • April 03, 2024

    Understanding the spectrum

    Theme for this year’s World Autism Awareness Day is ‘Moving from Surviving to Thriving’, recognizing that, despite their challenges

  • April 03, 2024

    A reset in ties?

    Biden underscored shared priorities in areas such as public health, economic development, and education, affirming a commitment to advancing together

  • April 02, 2024

    Cricket woes

    Babar, Shaheen and other senior players will need to put away any differences between them and work towards the team’s cause

  • April 02, 2024

    Justice in the spotlight

    The allegations by the IHC judges, if proven true, show the threat to the fundamental principles of justice and rule of law

  • April 01, 2024

    Confronting hatred

    Reason attacks on transgender persons are so common is that the perpetrators feel they have immunity for their actions

  • March 31, 2024

    Dealing with climate

    The large-scale use of plastic – from food delivery to grocery shopping – leads to heaps of non-biodegradable waste that lines the country’s...

  • March 31, 2024

    Commission inquiry

    The judges have also asked the SJC to guide them on how to deal with such interference

  • March 30, 2024

    Brutal murder

    Almost as shocking as the video itself is the attitude of the men committing the crime

  • March 29, 2024

    Stolen data

    Sensitive personal data of around 2.7 million Pakistanis has been stolen from NADRA’s database

  • March 29, 2024

    Revving up for risk

    Pakistan’s external account deficit was weighing heavily on the country’s economy

  • March 28, 2024

    ‘Fresh’ start

    Naqvi has recently reshaped the national selection committee

  • March 28, 2024

    IHC letter

    The PTI has asked the chief justice to take immediate action in light of the letter

  • March 27, 2024

    Terror wave

    Most importantly, Pakistan's military has pledged that all those involved in aiding terrorism, directly or indirectly, will be held accountable

  • March 26, 2024

    Tackling TB

    An annual count of 608,000 TB cases, with 15,000 of them of the drug-resistant variety

  • March 26, 2024

    Tax reform season?

    The newly elected government is finding tax reform seasonable

  • March 25, 2024

    No smoking

    Estimated share of adult population who smokes daily in Pakistan is 19 %

  • March 25, 2024

    Law and order?

    Since last year, several news reports have emerged from parts of Sindh, confirming the growing presence and dominance of armed dacoits

  • March 24, 2024

    The X file

    Whatever threats were highlighted in reports to interior ministry over a month ago are apparently still around and still merit access to X being...

  • March 24, 2024

    Illegal removal

    Justice Siddiqui filed a petition requesting the apex court to cancel the dismissal notification issued against him as an IHC judge

  • March 23, 2024

    Dark skies

    Only Bangladesh had more polluted air than Pakistan in 2023 as per the report

  • March 23, 2024

    Gwadar attack

    While all eight terrorists were killed, ISPR has said that two soldiers were also martyred

  • March 22, 2024

    Mining safety

    Working underground in unstable mines will always be risky, to say nothing of accumulated health hazards of breathing in dust and chemical particles

  • March 22, 2024

    Lu’s testimony

    At heart of cipher spin was Donald Lu – a man PTI says was responsible for the alleged ‘foreign conspiracy’

  • March 21, 2024

    On the IMF course

    The success of the review paves the way for the release of the final tranche of SBA funding of around $1.1 billion

  • March 20, 2024

    PSL final

    This season saw many success stories