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  • Scramble for vaccines

    Tackling the raging coronavirus pandemic must be global collaborative undertaking

  • Per capita debt burden

    Per capita debt stood at Rs175,000 at the end of last fiscal year, an increase of 46%, or Rs54,901, on every citizen

  • Vulnerable in Yemen

    Nearly half the population of Yemen is now acutely food insecure, with 2 million facing crisis levels of hunger

  • Buildings sans public safety

    The construction of emergency exit ways is mandatory in buildings exist but they are not being implemented

  • Regressive rules

    All that the new rule does is force discomfort on students while letting lazy cops relax in comfort

  • Unhealthy air quality

    SEPA report contains truths like containers of toxic chemicals are being kept at the port for the past several years

  • Embracing ‘special’ students

    Unfortunately, special education in Pakistan has severely deteriorated over the past many years

  • Govt employees’ protest

    The fact that the government let the protests drag and reach the point of violence is concerning

  • Another fatal fire

    The regular fire incidents point to the careless attitude of all those concerned to safety issues

  • Vote bargain video

    There is a reason that many people see Senate elections only as an avenue to reward cronies or raise funds

  • Introducing 5G

    Pakistan’s telecommunication market has struggled immensely with expansion and access

  • Education and all that

    There is the long-persisting problem of ghost schools, ghost teachers and ghost staffers

  • Well done, Team Pakistan!

    Team Pakistan needs to lift its performance to a level where they can be equally good in away games

  • Fake biometric machines

    The majority of culprits involved in the scam have been identified through mobile phone

  • Lawyers at it again

    This is a grave situation that threatens us all irrespective of class and profession

  • UNSC terrorism report

    Unless Kabul and its funders can eradicate terrorist safe havens across border, Pakistan will remain under threat

  • Senate voting ordinance

    If held under a secret ballot, the Senate elections will unveil how deep perceived cracks within PTI coalition are

  • Low-hanging fruit

    Pakistan has one of the cheapest prices for petroleum products for non-oil producing countries in the region

  • Metro Train service

    The profit-loss figures of Lahore’s Orange Line Metro Train service are discouraging

  • Rethinking education

    Most Pakistanis remain fixated on education purely as a means to secure a well-paying job

  • Commoditising children

    In an age where human rights are constantly being violated, issue of human trafficking has taken precedence globally

  • Misuse of welfare fund

    Under the Ehsaas Governance Plan, the government is continuing with the process of rectifying BISP data

  • United on Kashmir

    The whole of Pakistan erupted in solidarity with the oppressed Kashmiri people on Friday in a remarkable show of unity

  • Primary sciences

    In the modern world, success of nations depends on their proficiency in basic sciences

  • Greedy coup

    The criminal gang running Myanmar is now cutting internet access in order to maintain its illegitimate grip on power

  • PDM 2.0

    So here is a new-found PDM which appears convinced that it should rely on ‘democratic ways’ to oust the PM

  • 26th amendment bill

    No one would disagree that horse-trading is a well-entrenched reality of electoral politics in our country

  • Kashmir Solidarity Day

    We have reached a point where world powers must intervene and force India to the dialogue table

  • BRT: relief for PTI

    To satisfy principle of accountability for all, K-P chapter of PTI should present itself for a probe

  • Child protection

    There are a plethora of laws on statute books aimed at protecting children but there is little implementation of them

  • VIP protocol

    Almost every elected or appointed official seems to have security, regardless of threat

  • Trump’s cult?

    Donald Trump continues to cause pains to the Republican Party

  • Pandemic and mental disorder

    The Covid-19 has had more serious effects on health professionals than the common man

  • Public Qs and the PM

    The question-answer show looked more like the FAQs section on the official website of a company or a project

  • Declining shark population

    A significant number of shark species in the Indian Ocean have become endangered due to their overexploitation

  • The Jan 31 deadline

    And what is it that hinders the PDM — from stepping out in pursuit of its stated objectives?

  • Rural inflation

    As an agriculture-driven economy, Pakistan urgently needs to formulate ways to improve life in rural areas.

  • Person of the Decade

    The accolades Bilquis has received by being nominated as the ‘Person of the Decade’ are truly well deserved

  • Nukes-free world?

    The TPNW is different from the rest as it makes nuclear weapons illegal

  • Cursed with opportunity

    There are numerous factors for why some nations have successfully industrialised where others have not

  • Reviving rail routes

    The committee emphasised that recruitment of locals in the railway police would solve this problem

  • Cure in reach

    There is, however, still a very long way to go

  • Analysing CPI

    Pakistan might relatively be further down the rank

  • Fort Fawad

    A comeback to international cricket after a gap of 10 years or so is rare

  • Negotiating Britain’s future

    The UK will survive, and it should even after its separation from Europe

  • Mangal Bagh killing

    From simply using Afghan soil, Bagh began taking it, and eventually took enough land to be considered a minor warlord

  • Substandard food

    Punjab Food Authority gained good reputation for its endeavours but now something seems to have gone wrong

  • Pearl murder mystery

    It is a shame that authorities have failed to connect dots and come to the conclusion as to who killed Daniel Pearl

  • UNSC expansion

    Fairness dictates more representation for Asia, Africa, and South America

  • Hospital or dispensary?

    Health and education are the two most important things that need to get the government’s attention on a priority basis