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  • Whitewash at home

    Time to come to the dissection table and look for the flaws in minute details

  • Take them out

    The denominator should be to exterminate the militants at any cost.

  • Skyrocketing gold

    The price of gold has surged to an all-time high due to the precarious economic situation of the country

  • Depleting oil, gas reserves

    We will be even more dependent on imported fossil fuels in the future

  • Political pendulum

    If there isn’t any slip between the cup and the lip, two provinces are on the verge of going to polls

  • Public toilets

    Poor sanitation system across Karachi continues to wreak havoc for citizens

  • Growing child labour

    Poverty, poor social security, high illiteracy, unemployment and surging inflation have amplified child labour

  • Khokhar has led from front

    PPP lawmaker Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar has quit his political party on a principled ground

  • Flood victims and winters

    The needs of approximately 20 million flood-affected people will be intensified during the winter months

  • Resetting ties with US

    FM Bilawal is apt as he says the relationship is broad-based and the synergies are in a positive direction

  • Cut in petrol prices

    Negotiations with the IMF on the ninth review of $7 billion Extended Fund Facility are underway

  • Protecting trans children

    The court has constituted a special committee to determine SOPs for the transgender child protection unit

  • Chaotic Chaman

    The border came under fire from Afghan elements for the third consecutive time in a month

  • The Dec 16 lesson

    The best way for the government to bring calm would be to govern well and refuse to take the bait from Imran Khan

  • Eradicating child labour

    The issue is deeply tied to the overall socio-economic and literacy strength of the country

  • Reforming education in Sindh

    A regulation committee must be constituted for the purpose of monitoring and regulating employees as well as students

  • Indian meddling

    The recent spate of terror activities inside Pakistan and in Afghanistan clearly indicate a clandestine hand

  • Looming whitewash

    While a whitewash is nothing new for Team Pakistan, one at home would be hugely embarrassing

  • Deadly year for journalists

    Those responsible for killing journalists rarely see repercussions, not just in Pakistan but around the world

  • Civic nuisance

    Pakistan has a serious problem when it comes to consumer rights

  • The western setback

    Taliban should ensure their writ and take out elements who are creating regional disorder through adventurism

  • Risking life for education

    Over a thousand schools have been attacked by militants and other criminal elements in just the past three years

  • Surge in burn cases

    Incidence of burn injuries rise during winters by around 50%

  • Eroding business confidence

    The reigning political instability in the country continues to take its toll on the economy

  • Acquitted, but?

    Rana Sanaullah’s acquittal in a drug-carrier case has volumes to ponder

  • Stray dogs

    In flood-affected areas, as many as 783 dog bite cases were reported

  • Benchmarking the corrupt

    Reforms are indispensable if Pakistan has to go ahead as a viable nation-state

  • Managing Karachi

    The city has been crippled due to serious administrative issues that have degraded the living standard of residents

  • Schools for trans persons

    Punjab government has been successful at setting up three transgender schools in Multan, Bahawalpur, and DG Khan

  • Take out dreaded elements

    The regrouping of non-state actors in the war-ravaged country and sporadic incidents of violence are quite unnerving

  • Daily Mail apology

    The right-wing tabloid is known for sensationalist and exaggerated stories

  • Saudi-Sino axis

    China and Saudi Arabia share a common denominator of pro-development

  • Public execution

    Saudi Arabia and Iran are among the handful of countries where public execution has been confirmed in the past decade

  • Continuing flood woes

    Flood response by the world in general and the Pakistani government in specific has been slow and weak

  • Politicising sport

    India delaying visa application approval for Pakistan's team to participate in the T20 World Cup for the Blind

  • Smog emergency

    Air quality situation continues to deteriorate by the day.

  • Exterminate terrorism

    Recent attacks on Chaman border and on embassy in Kabul have simply confirmed that remnants of terror are regrouping

  • England’s historic win

    'Bazball' proves successful but yet to stand the test of time

  • The Kremlin supplies

    New realignment a win-win for Pakistan

  • Towards polio eradication?

    After almost reaching the cusp of polio eradication, Pakistan has seen a new spike in polio cases

  • Iran’s dilemma

    Dissent is now also reported from the inner circles of the government

  • Aiding the trans community

    The trans community in Pakistan has long been excluded from receiving services and benefits offered by the state

  • EU’s call on Palestine

    The recent increasing level of violence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem is an immediate point of concern

  • Democratic erosion threat

    Pakistan is one of the world’s 'weak and mid-performing democracies that are making slow but steady progress'

  • HIV/AIDS awareness

    All four provinces have active HIV/AIDS cases with 90,000 HIV registered patients in Sindh alone

  • The Afghan quandary

    The Taliban are not on the same page with Pakistan

  • Police patrol cars

    The introduction of smart cars will indeed help improve the situation, but not considerably

  • Amid political crisscross

    If reports are to be believed, elections are on the anvil at least in two critical provinces

  • Flood fallout on education

    Floods destroyed over 26,000 schools while 7,000-plus others have become unusable

  • America’s China moment

    Islamabad is a key Beijing ally which has put the US on the wrong side of the divide