TODAY’S PAPER | September 17, 2025 | EPAPER

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  • Overdue but welcome

    This is going to need resources and political support, as well as a group of police who buck the trend

  • The Afghan cauldron

    With the foreign invader fast disappearing as a target option, a return to internecine warfare seems inevitable

  • An expanding engagement

    Countries of SCO bloc are where Pakistan has economic opportunity, something no country on Arabian Peninsula can offer

  • A dangerous place for children

    The provincial governments should be held liable for the 767 child tragedies reported last year

  • Corruption in K-P

    The arrest of a serving minister indicates that as per PTI’s promise, the Ehtesab Commission is working independently

  • Summit hopes

    The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Russia provided a timely opportunity for some large-scale housekeeping

  • Turning tides?

    Inciting hatred & violence against particular communities should be considered akin to being an act against the state

  • A failure of US leadership

    The US refusal to recognise China’s rise is what persuaded Beijing to create its own global economic institutions

  • A house in disorder

    The fact that it has reached this sorry position is the fault of nobody but the Sindh government itself

  • Historic triumph

    Pakistan’s Test fortunes have taken a U-turn since 0-2 whitewash at the hands of the same Sri Lankan outfit last year

  • Calling out the corrupt

    NAB's failure to deter corruption has added to our continuing difficulties in battling the corruption

  • Treading softly

    Pakistan has a major stake in the outcome of any peace process in Afghanistan

  • The death of hockey?

    National players shouldn’t be earning a measly allowance of $20 &should be able to earn a decent living from the sport

  • The Greek ‘no’

    Greece is a case study on the risks the Pakistani financial system is built upon

  • The drugs problem

    As with so much else that ails the nation, the drug problem lacks a policy framework and supporting legislation

  • Abdullah Hussain (1931-2015)

    Mr Hussain will live on in his writings and his greatness will not be forgotten

  • Implementing the NAP

    SC has pointed a finger at the wake-up call that never was, and the interior ministry is clean out of fig leaves

  • Suffer the children

    The recent report on the quality of life for children by National Commissioner for Children makes miserable reading

  • Methods of madness

    It seems that the only way the govt might introduce the substantial tax reforms is if IMF insists on this being done

  • Rocks in the road

    The rocks in the path of better relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan are inconvenient but not immovable

  • Military gains

    There are limits to what military can achieve and at some point the civil administration has to step up to the plate

  • Making a ‘victim’ out of the culprit

    This is a reflection of how indifferent we are to the physical, psychological trauma that countless people go through

  • The expanding threat of IS

    There is a depth of competency about IS operations that speak of a sophisticated organisational infrastructure

  • Baseless allegations

    Why PTI wasted the public’s time over a claim which cannot be substantiated in a court of law is difficult to fathom

  • Railway tragedy

    In 2007 it was decided to repair the 159 ‘most fragile’ bridges, a project that apparently has yet to come to fruition

  • Looking after the displaced

    There is a need for more transparency regarding the information available on tribal regions & the repatriation process

  • The political churn in Punjab

    Nothing is forever and the PPP is currently in decline, the dynastic engine having run out of steam

  • Emollient platitudes

    PM came to shed what many would term crocodile tears at the “grief and sorrow” over the loss of lives in Karachi

  • Preventing child marriages

    Child marriage is an oppressive trend on many levels and impacts at least more than one generation

  • Proceed with caution

    The killers of Dr Farooq must be found and the circumstances surrounding his death made clear

  • Revamping the tax structure

    Exactly what needs to happen before the govt realises that the tax collection structure needs a revamp is beyond us

  • Melting away

    Pakistan is a frontline state in terms of the downside of climate change, and action cannot be deferred

  • The Taliban in Afghanistan

    The Afghan Taliban will fight hard to keep what they have in both territorial and material terms

  • Confusion reigns

    The parliamentarians will do well not to stand in the way of the democratic process. Let the polls proceed

  • Unpredictable as always

    Pakistan have a lot to ponder on in the days leading up to the third Test that starts on July 4

  • An uphill task

    If K-P administration is dragging its feet over reconstruction of temple in Karak, we are not in the least surprised

  • A worthless list

    Despite evidences of IS's presence in the country, it does not appear on the list of banned organization in Pakistan

  • A tough road ahead

    With a little over half of the total $6.6-billion loan already been utilised, the road ahead is the toughest yet

  • One year of the Islamic State

    System based on barbarity and a degenerate ideology will find it difficult to sustain itself for an indefinite period

  • Amnesty in Balochistan

    Govt must realise beside amnesty schemes, grievances of the Baloch people also need to be addressed politically

  • Fix the structure

    Re-nationalisation of K-Electric will not make life better for anyone in Pakistan

  • Health crisis in Dir

    There is a national lack of preparedness for events such as both Dir and the ongoing tragedy in Karachi

  • Regulating NGO funding

    While in broad terms, it has to be welcomed, there are questions whether its application is going to be equitable

  • The Afghan blame game

    Both countries need to realise that the opportunities created by the recent warming of relations must not be wasted

  • Greece dodging and weaving

    Greece is not going to expire in existential terms, but Tsipras may find himself joining the unemployed before long

  • Imprudent suggestions

    The answer lies in improving K-Electric’s performance and investigating its current poor show

  • The plot thickens

    MQM is a major party with huge following in Karachi. It needs to explain its position given seriousness of allegations

  • Day of reckoning

    It is essential that Israel be prevented from moving ahead with further atrocities against the Palestinians

  • A humanitarian approach

    When sending millions of people back to Afghanistan, compassion must not be lost

  • Modernising meteorology

    PMD is outdated in its methodology and lacks the tools required to track weather conditions as they develop