Editorial

More News

  • 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

  • PDM politics

    One would expect the PDM to show a little more political maturity and play the role of a genuine opposition

  • Farmers’ protest

    With popular opinion favouring farmers over Modi, he is using a false flag to paint them as terrorists

  • Road safety

    The transport system and road infrastructure in many major cities across Pakistan are dilapidated

  • Ailing varsities

    Education is the movement from darkness to light. Education is a thing that no one can take away from man

  • Debt relief call

    It would be disappointing if wealthy governments put off one form of imminent disaster relief for another

  • Rising divorce cases

    Absence of the mediatory mechanism has resulted in increasing the number of cases of dissolution of marriages

  • Covid-19 vaccination

    A cash-strapped Pakistani government has earmarked a meager amount of $150 million for Covid vaccination campaign

  • Doha deal and Biden

    Team Biden has no intention of abandoning the deal or stopping backing the Doha talks

  • Price of not pulling over

    The tragic incident warrants an impartial inquiry and exemplary punishment to the culprits

  • Fighting fires

    There is a need to revamp the entire fire department of Karachi

  • Waiting for justice

    One hopes Prime Minister Imran and his government seriously follow through in delivering the long-needed reforms

  • Women abuse

    Our women are getting increasingly vulnerable to domestic and sexual abuse

  • Justice delayed

    Sindh government has so far paid only Rs300,000 each to the survivors and families of the victims

  • Our IT export potential

    Even the Philippines, with a population half that of Pakistan, has IT exports valued at about $30 billion

  • Water supply

    Karachi is supplied 650 million gallons of daily water against its requirement for 1,100 MGD

  • Development amid threats

    What separates Imran from previous leaders is that he actually knows where the priorities of a PM should lie

  • Power tariff raise

    Raise in power tariff will add to the cost of industrial production, meaning a rise in inflation

  • Mystery of ‘gas leak’

    It appears to be a typical case of buck-passing

  • America: a new chapter

    How much of what Trump broke will Biden be able to repair, only time will tell

  • EVs and Pakistan

    While wealthier countries have the luxury of providing subsidies for EVs, poor countries are stuck in a corner

  • Binge borrowing

    Pakistan has long been borrowing money to service the money borrowed earlier, only to see the debt pile on and on

  • Surge in Afghan violence

    All stakeholders must also realise that they must not squander a rare opportunity for peace

  • New wildlife law

    The new legislation puts a complete ban on trapping of wild animals

  • Unholy nexus

    We hope that the world now recognises Modi for what he truly is — a megalomaniacal fascist

  • Miscarriage of justice

    Every year cases of miscarriage of justice are reported

  • Point of no return

    There needs to be a shift in the way we analyse global warming and think about climate change

  • Responsible governments

    Mistakes can be forgiven, but first, those responsible must apologise

  • Smuggling of POL products

    There is an urgent need to put measures in place so as to stop smuggling and let the manufacturing sector expand

  • PIA’s continued troubles

    The Pakistani government now looks set to cough up another huge sum in penalty

  • Fingers crossed

    As the government moves ahead with its plans to open schools, all we can do is keep our fingers crossed

  • Misuse of technology

    Every year cases of criminals misusing the technology are being reported

  • Corruption breeds corruption

    There is an emergence of a corrupt culture — when corrupt ideals seep into the very mindset of the people

  • Broadsheet leaks

    The seriousness of PTI govt to fight corruption and carry out across-the-board accountability has been questioned

  • Mediums of instruction

    The country as a whole has little to show in the way of its combined intellectual development

  • Rare Kashmir debate

    British MPs strongly agreed with Pakistan’s positions on Modi government’s brutal treatment of the residents of IIOJK