Editorial

No negotiations

IT seems like the appeal from Kot Lakhpat Jail has fallen on deaf ears. “[…] The time for negotiations has... Published 10 Jul, 2025 07:45am

Speech policing

Sweeping accusations, along with the invocation of national security, have once more exposed just how broadly and arbitrarily Peca is being applied. Updated 10 Jul, 2025 08:31am

Continued detention

THE continued detention of BYC head Mahrang Baloch and five other activists indicates that the state is uninterested... Published 10 Jul, 2025 07:44am

Killing fields

Israeli state seeks to ethnically cleanse the occupied territories of their Palestinian inhabitants, and forever obstruct the chances of a viable Palestinian state. Updated 09 Jul, 2025 09:36am

Crypto rush

STEP by step, Pakistan is, at least on paper, moving closer to recognising, adopting and regulating cryptocurrencies... Published 09 Jul, 2025 06:12am

Another plan

FAILING to plan is planning to fail, as the old saying goes. This seems to have occurred in the case of Karachi, a... Published 09 Jul, 2025 06:12am
Green tokenism

Green tokenism

Climate decisions must be based on facts, not politics — guided by independent science and open to public scrutiny. Updated 08 Jul, 2025 08:16am

Cotton decline

PAKISTAN’S cotton economy is in a crisis. Production has fallen from a peak of 14m bales 10 years ago to 5.5m ... Published 08 Jul, 2025 05:04am

Pet problems

PAKISTANIS’ obsession with exotic pets keeps ending in tragedy. Incidents like the recent lion attack in a Lahore... Published 08 Jul, 2025 05:04am
No preparedness

No preparedness

With frequency of calamitous weather events increasing, the country cannot afford to be in denial after every tragedy. Updated 06 Jul, 2025 08:57am

Saarc’s future

South Asia’s vast potential cannot be held hostage forever by India. Updated 07 Jul, 2025 07:27am

PSB’s waning authority

IT has been two decades since the National Sports Policy was introduced but its implementation leaves much to be... Published 06 Jul, 2025 07:31am
Extreme step

Extreme step

Legal experts have termed the move devoid of logic and an extreme measure. Updated 05 Jul, 2025 09:50am

Russian recognition

NEARLY four years after the Afghan Taliban marched into Kabul, Russia has become the first country to recognise the... Published 05 Jul, 2025 05:16am
Building collapse

Building collapse

Why has the Sindh Building Control Authority been so helpless in enforcing its writ? Updated 05 Jul, 2025 01:21pm
Restraint needed

Restraint needed

It should be borne in mind that the majority of voters in KP voted the PTI into power, and the electorate’s choice should not be trivialised. Updated 04 Jul, 2025 08:35am

Civil strangulation

THE HRCP has sounded the alarm about the increasingly shrinking space in which it is allowed to function. In a... Published 04 Jul, 2025 06:18am

Unabated violence

SEVERAL acts of terrorist violence over the past couple of days illustrate the grave threat militant groups continue... Published 04 Jul, 2025 06:18am
Letter from jail

Letter from jail

If space for reconciliation remains, both the government and PTI must seize it. Updated 03 Jul, 2025 01:40pm

Forced to fly solo

ALREADY left reeling by the abrupt, sweeping rollback of American development aid under President Donald Trump, the... Published 03 Jul, 2025 08:27am
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