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  • Imbalanced hydrological cycle

    Pakistan ranks among some of the most water-stressed countries in the world

  • Israel must be stopped

    Its warning to evacuate the enclave, threat to use indiscriminate force is nothing but barbarism

  • Pending PIA sale

    PIA has about 11,000 staff right now and 37 planes, although only 22 are operational

  • ‘Seditionist’ Arundhati Roy

    Roy says Kashmir is not an 'integral part of India'

  • Pension predicament

    Govt's decision in Punjab to amend pension regulations ignites a wave of discontent

  • Landmark ruling

    CJ Isa to be long remembered for abdicating his powers on suo motu

  • Record run chase

    Successful chase provides welcome morale boost after a subpar showing in Pakistan’s opener against Netherlands

  • Curbing smog

    ‘Work from home’ policy addresses air quality concerns, also aligns with global shift toward flexible work practices

  • IMF’s neo-projection

    Fund’s prescription that it wants government to tax the rich and protect the poor is the way to go

  • Faceless women

    Lack of CNICS are denial of women's fundamental rights, their rightful say in the electorate

  • Adityanath’s threat

    UP CM supports war-mongering wing of Hindutva movement, says 'there is no reason' India 'cannot take back Sindhu'

  • Dismal performance

    Pakistan concludes its chapter in 19th Asian Games with only 3 medals

  • ‘Fighting to breathe’

    Pakistan’s stone-crushing industry is in dire need of attention due to hazardous working conditions

  • Khula verdict

    Federal Shariat Court uphelds women’s right to divorce, even without consent of husband

  • Privatisation questioned

    We need to erect a sound legal and prudent decision-making forum to ensure right prize for dwindling assets

  • Surging crime in Lahore

    Independent observers lay blame on negligence, incompetence of Lahore police

  • Addressing inflation

    A large chunk of inflation earlier this year was attributed to tough IMF conditions

  • Yom Kippur-2

    Mossad, the world’s most advanced intelligence agency, is in a faux pas

  • Female doctors’ dilemma

    Lack of employment opportunities, safety, security and competitive salaries discourage women from pursuing medicine

  • Greenwashing exposed

    International lenders, organisations must be held accountable for perpetuating environmental degradation

  • Hammering by Hamas

    Israeli villages taken over by resistance forces marching on from one of the biggest open-air concentration camps

  • Upholding honesty

    Chaklala railway station incident exemplifies true values of honesty, righteousness that deserve appreciation.

  • Beacon of hope

    The ideology that women’s participation in sports is immoral must be dismantled through awareness and negotiation

  • Debt dilemma

    Budget deficit of 7.7% of the GDP is quite worrisome

  • Cutting losses

    Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) seized with gigantic task of pulling economy back to hooks

  • RAW’s reign of terror

    RAW was quite passive in West until Modi regime gave it “confidence” to be “proactive”

  • Sporting setbacks

    Pakistan faces series of challenges; demands thoughtful work to lay groundwork for future successes

  • 10 Teams, one Cup

    10 Teams, one Cup

  • Afghans in shadows

    Remnants of the Afghan influx are in need of being dealt with in a careful manner

  • Gloomy GDP estimate

    Pakistan’s economy is still not in a position to absorb significant domestic or external shocks

  • Curb smuggling

    Recent efforts of government clamping down on hoarders and black-marketers show results

  • ‘Reimagining Pakistan’ party?

    Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar and Miftah Ismail are flirting with idea of a new political party

  • Ankara’s response

    Turkiye has responded to bomb blasts with some stringent retribution

  • A very violent year

    Upsurge in terrorist attacks has made this the deadliest year for security forces since Operation Zarb-e-Azb

  • Successful crackdown

    Recent crackdown on electricity theft in Pakistan is a commendable effort to address a pervasive issue

  • Less than enough

    Pakistani authorities’ response to the devastating floods of 2022 was scarce and arbitrary from the start

  • Spectacle of the scaffold

    Specter of flawed verdicts and misuse of capital punishment raise ethical questions over publicly hanging rapists

  • The Kazan moot

    It is essential to dismantle, eliminate and prevent placement of all sorts of terrorist groups based in Afghanistan

  • A tragic day

    Series of bomb blasts, ambush attacks on the day of Milad-un-Nabi left behind more than 75 dead

  • New violence in Manipur

    More than 180 people have been killed in the five months

  • E-banking surge

    Swift transition towards e-banking promises steady technological progress

  • The pipeline mirage

    The gas pipeline has been in doldrums since 2013

  • Exporting beggars

    Most of the Pakistani beggars in Saudi Arabia, Iran and Iraq traveled abroad on pilgrim visas

  • Burgeoning lawlessness

    Karachi is teeming with criminal gangs that are active in different localities of the city carrying out heinous crimes

  • Stray arsenal

    Surprising that an abandoned rocket warhead was found in a dilapidated village that children took as a toy

  • Evicting illegal refugees

    Mass repatriation of hapless Afghan refugees raises complex ethical questions that should be thoroughly examined

  • Hate-fuelled electioneering

    Report confirms use of hate speech in India to motivate voters; BJP and other far-right parties main offenders

  • Rethinking plastic

    It is high time we reacquaint ourselves with the wisdom of simplicity and sustainability

  • Last minute visas

    India’s unnecessary delay in issuing visas for the Pakistan cricket team reeks of politicisation of sports

  • The ‘X’ gender

    The resumption of registration of transgender persons in the national database is a positive step