Editorial

All this talk

The other parties are equally legitimate stakeholders in the country’s political future, and it must give them due consideration.
Updated 30 Apr, 2024 10:11am

Monetary policy

ALIGNING its decision with the trend in developed economies, the State Bank has acted wisely by holding its key...
Published 30 Apr, 2024 07:18am

Meaningless appointment

THE PML-N’s policy of ‘family first’ has once again triggered criticism. The party’s latest move in this...
Published 30 Apr, 2024 07:18am
Weathering the storm

Weathering the storm

Let 2024 be the year when we all proactively ensure that our communities are safeguarded and that the future is secure against the inevitable next storm.
Updated 29 Apr, 2024 08:46am

Afghan repatriation

COMPARED to the roughshod manner in which the caretaker set-up dealt with the issue, the elected government seems a...
Published 29 Apr, 2024 06:55am

Trying harder

IT is a relief that Pakistan managed to salvage some pride. Pakistan had taken the lead, then fell behind before...
Published 29 Apr, 2024 06:55am

Gaza’s hell

Perhaps Western ‘statesmen’ may moderate their policies if a significant percentage of voters punish them at the ballot box.
Updated 28 Apr, 2024 09:22am

Unvaxxed & vulnerable

Even deadly mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue and malaria have vaccines, but they are virtually unheard of in Pakistan.
Updated 28 Apr, 2024 09:22am
Return to the helm

Return to the helm

With Nawaz Sharif as PML-N president, will we see more grievances being aired?
Updated 28 Apr, 2024 09:22am
Missing links

Missing links

As the past decades have shown, the country has not been made more secure by ‘disappearing’ people suspected of wrongdoing.
Updated 27 Apr, 2024 10:33am

Freedom to report?

AN accountability court has barred former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife from criticising the establishment...
Published 27 Apr, 2024 06:30am

After Bismah

BISMAH Maroof’s contribution to Pakistan cricket extends beyond the field. The 32-year old, Pakistan’s...
Published 27 Apr, 2024 06:30am
Business concerns

Business concerns

There is no doubt that these issues are impeding a positive business clime, which is required to boost private investment and economic growth.
Updated 26 Apr, 2024 09:11am

Musical chairs

THE petitioners are quite helpless. Yet again, they are being expected to wait while the bench supposed to hear...
Published 26 Apr, 2024 06:55am

Global arms race

THE figure is staggering. According to the annual report of Sweden-based think tank Stockholm International Peace...
Published 26 Apr, 2024 06:55am
Digital growth

Digital growth

Democratising digital development will catalyse a rapid, if not immediate, improvement in human development indicators for the underserved segments of the Pakistani citizenry.
Updated 25 Apr, 2024 09:25am

Nikah rights

THE Supreme Court recently delivered a judgement championing the rights of women within a marriage. The ruling...
Published 25 Apr, 2024 08:30am

Campus crackdowns

WHILE most Western governments have either been gladly facilitating Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, or meekly...
Published 25 Apr, 2024 08:30am
Ties with Tehran

Ties with Tehran

Tomorrow, if ties between Washington and Beijing nosedive, and the US asks Pakistan to reconsider CPEC, will we comply?
Updated 24 Apr, 2024 09:18am

Working together

PAKISTAN’S democracy seems adrift, and no one understands this better than our politicians. The system has gone...
Published 24 Apr, 2024 08:13am