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  • Path to food security

    The road to self-reliance goes through technology and transparency

  • Another feat at the peaks

    Mountain climbing is an untapped potential that has the ability to transform the deteriorating tourism sector

  • Disposal of medical waste

    The situation with regard to unsafe disposal of medical waste exists in most cities and towns of the country

  • Disputed entry test

    Entry tests have largely suffered a host of issues, the digitally conducted NDMCAT is no exception

  • Vaccination, the way out

    The only way to defeat the coronavirus pandemic is to get a vast majority of people vaccinated

  • POL prices

    Pakistan is a recipient of POL products from oil producing countries on subsidised, deferred payment schedules

  • Deprioritising US war crimes

    More problematic, however, is that Washington has been flouting international law for decades

  • Minority job quota

    Official lethargy might be chief reason for delay in filling vacant positions with those for whom they are meant

  • Whistleblower’s expulsion

    IBA has shown an astounding degree of tolerance for harassment allegations by punishing a whistleblower

  • Probing corruption

    PM needs to put his own official machinery in order, and ensure that prosecution agencies are astute, abide by law

  • Criminalising stalking

    The law will apply also to online harassment of females through email and other electronic media platforms

  • Whither perk and privileges

    Our elected members are selfish and unrealistic could be when it comes to personal interests

  • Anti-Taliban US bill

    The dirty domestic politics of the Trump era are unnecessarily dragging Pakistan through the mud

  • Reviving Taxila University

    The setting up of an institution of higher education at Taxila will attract students from far and wide

  • Putting Karachi back on rails

    The railway minister says the KCR project will be completed in two years

  • NCA decision

    NCA said it found no proof of illegality, thus under principle of presumption of innocence, Shehbaz, son are innocent

  • Pride of Pakistan

    Although the gazetted officer is blind, her vision made a mark at UNGA, making the country proud

  • NAB chief

    PM is an ardent believer in constitutional supremacy, he should have no qualms in consulting leader of opposition

  • Karachi coastline plan

    Much of the 'environment-friendly' project is to be built on reclaimed land currently controlled by Karachi Port Trust

  • KCR in spotlight

    The gigantic Karachi Transformation Package is gradually seeing the light of the day

  • Acknowledging refugees

    Details of more than 50,000 Afghan refugees have recently been updated in Pakistan’s national database

  • Brutal Assam evictions

    What happened in Assam against the hapless citizens qualifies for a suo motu litigation

  • Dengue onslaught

    In view of the increasing number of dengue cases, special wards in hospitals have been allocated for dengue patients

  • Curbing carbon emissions

    China’s has recently pledged to stop building coal-fired power plants overseas

  • Fair warning

    Pakistan is being blamed “by some politicians” instead of extending any form of empathy

  • Rain havoc

    Politicians seem to be passing from a state of incompetence to one of imbecility

  • Nawaz Sharif’s ‘vaccination’

    There have also been cases of people trying to ‘outsmart’ the health bureaucracy sans bribes

  • Need to embrace Afghans

    China and Russia have rightly called for unfreezing Afghan foreign reserves, and the US should nod to it

  • Postal ballot probe

    Fraud in Feb 19 by-elections was made possible by tampering details of around 600 applications for postal ballot

  • Anxiety among journalists

    The report is based on data collected by the school over the past three years

  • Crafty Indian hand

    The same device was associated with several fake email IDs, mostly spoofing Indian celebrities

  • Killer manholes

    Open manholes are virtual deathtraps at night when different areas plunge into darkness due to prolonged power outages

  • Electoral reforms

    The onus is on the govt to take opposition into confidence, ensure there is consensus on use of technology

  • Energy use: winter policy

    Diverting additional usage to power sector in the winter months seems more about reducing its tab for winter subsidies

  • Russia mass shooting

    It is mainly the strong gun lobby in the country that scuttles move to restrict access to guns

  • England too

    These happenings point out a pattern and a psyche, ultimately forcing one to smell a rat

  • Change in interest rate

    A rate hike could help bolster the rupee value while also eating into inflation

  • Green Line buses

    The Green Line project was conceived by the previous government but could not materialise in time

  • Vulnerable polio workers

    Attacks on polio teams in the country have intermittently been occurring since the early years of this century

  • Revoking privacy

    The new law is also another example of the incumbent government bypassing parliament to rule by decree

  • Caring for special people

    The media is largely responsible for the ever-widening gap between promises and reality

  • My Lai massacre: latest version

    The US defense secretary and the Pentagon have apologised to the families of those killed in the drone strike

  • Out of red list

    Now people vaccinated under international protocol are free to visit the UK and transit through it

  • Public lavatories

    The situation with regard to such facilities for women is pathetic

  • Clutching at straws

    Clutching at straws

  • Irrational fuel pricing

    Prices of essential items will skyrocket in a disproportionate manner, as there isn’t any control of the authorities

  • Blinken’s remarks — our response

    Pakistani officials were “surprised” by Blinken’s language which did not reflect the close cooperation

  • Not just a series cancelled

    Not just a series cancelled

  • Bogus vaccine certificates

    FIA has started to track down and arrest suspects following NCOC’s directives; suspects arrested from all major cities

  • For sake of Afghan citizens

    PM made a strong point that to control Afghans from outside would be detrimental to their ethos, civilisational norms