Editorial

Judiciary’s SOS

Judiciary’s SOS

The ball is now in CJP Isa’s court, and he will feel pressure to take action. Updated 28 Mar, 2024 10:04am

Data protection

WHAT do we want? Data protection laws. When do we want them? Immediately. Without delay, if we are to prevent ... Published 28 Mar, 2024 08:18am

Selling humans

HUMAN traders feed off economic distress; they peddle promises of a better life to the impoverished who, mired in... Published 28 Mar, 2024 08:18am
New terror wave

New terror wave

The time has come for decisive government action against militancy. Updated 27 Mar, 2024 09:38am
Aitchison controversy

Aitchison controversy

It is hoped that higher authorities realise that politics and nepotism have no place in schools. Updated 27 Mar, 2024 01:06pm

Development costs

A HEFTY escalation of 30pc in the cost of ongoing federal development schemes is one of the many decisions where the... Published 27 Mar, 2024 07:36am
Ceasefire, finally

Ceasefire, finally

Palestinian lives matter, and a generation of orphaned Gazan children will be looking to the world community to secure justice for them. Updated 26 Mar, 2024 09:10am

Planes and plans

FOR the past many years, PIA has been getting little by way of good press, mostly on account of internal... Published 26 Mar, 2024 06:59am

Afghan return

FOLLOWING a controversial first repatriation phase involving ‘illegal’ Afghan refugees last November, the... Published 26 Mar, 2024 06:59am
Smog country

Smog country

AS if all of Pakistan’s other troubles were not enough, the country has now been named the second most polluted in... Updated 25 Mar, 2024 09:32am
IHK political curbs

IHK political curbs

The only way to justly solve the Kashmir question is through a sustained political process involving the region’s genuine popular representatives. Updated 25 Mar, 2024 09:44am

Taxing traders

PAKISTAN is once again making an attempt to get the slippery trade sector into the tax net. Will it finally succeed?... Published 25 Mar, 2024 05:49am

Moscow carnage

Afghanistan and its bordering states, particularly Pakistan, need to be at the forefront of the fight against the IS-Khorasan faction. Updated 24 Mar, 2024 09:18am

Rocketing TB

PAKISTAN’s National TB Strategic Plan 2024-26 is a turning point in the country’s battle with tuberculosis. And... Published 24 Mar, 2024 05:57am

Wily throw of dice

Arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in an excise policy case appears to have recoiled on the BJP. Published 24 Mar, 2024 05:57am

Energy theft

BY involving the FIA in the exercise, the government has admitted that the ongoing crackdown against power and gas... Published 23 Mar, 2024 08:01am

Bandit raj

MURDER, kidnapping for ransom and armed robbery have become facts of life for the unfortunate souls residing in the... Published 23 Mar, 2024 08:01am

Pipeline under fire

WHILE US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu’s recent testimony before a Congressional panel contained no... Updated 23 Mar, 2024 09:30am

No real reform

CALL it a tragedy or a farce, the reality is that both Pakistan’s ruling elites and the IMF refuse to learn... Published 22 Mar, 2024 07:31am
Reactivating Nacta

Reactivating Nacta

In particular, sectarian and extremist actors that remain active in society must be put out of business. Updated 22 Mar, 2024 11:56am