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  • Repatriating illegal aliens

    Decision to send back illegal Afghan refugees is a step in the right direction

  • Disaster aid transparency

    Amount is less than one-third of $10b committed for flood relief by donors at an international conference in January

  • Students and drug abuse

    Establishment of Dolphin Force reflects a deep concern about destructive impact of drug peddlers on the nation’s youth

  • Nuking Gaza?

    FO concern over remarks of Eliyahu must be read in broader context of peace and security

  • Congo virus outbreak

    Rapid dissemination of information about virus and its symptoms is a crucial tool in mitigating spread

  • Election salvos

    It remains to be seen whether or not Bilawal can turn the PPP into a real national party again

  • Bullish bourse

    Round-the-corner review talks with IMF have brought more confidence to the market

  • Falling Afghan poppy crop

    While economic data for Afghanistan is unreliable, reports suggest Taliban govt ban costing farmers about $1 billion

  • Murky air

    AQLI report reveals Pakistan world’s fourth most polluted country

  • US irrationality

    US irrationality

  • Newborn disposal

    Newborn disposal

  • Hopes alive

    Hopes alive

  • Terror revisits

    Armed forces, strategic installations came under terror attacks at four different places across the country

  • Climate financial tightrope

    Minister sheds light on trade-off between raising funds for climate initiatives, meeting development finance needs

  • Rising wheat, rice output

    Last year, Pakistan earned a Rs400 billion windfall thanks to a four million tonnes increase in productivity

  • India’s foul play in sight

    India’s foul play in sight

  • Enriching top bureaucrats

    Enriching top bureaucrats

  • University fee hike

    University fee hike

  • Election date!

    ECP informs SC that it is ready to conduct ballot on February 11, 2024

  • Toll of rising debt

    Rising foreign debt costs due to rupee crash, and higher domestic interest rates combat inflation

  • Bridging the climate gap

    Focus on “loss and damage” fund recognises that climate change is not a uniform challenge

  • Vanishing fish

    Vanishing fish

  • Killer in Karachi’s water

    Killer in Karachi’s water

  • At the cliff of Rafah

    At the cliff of Rafah

  • Scandal-hit PCB

    A more valid reason for Inzamam to go would be the team’s subpar performance at the World Cup

  • Clearing the haze

    To rejuvenate regional collaboration, reviving trans-boundary air quality monitoring system in South Asia imperative

  • Repatriation

    Pakistan must stick to its decision, and ensure that Afghans are courteously repatriated

  • Kurram unrest

    The tribal district of Kurram had its one more bout of lawlessness

  • Students’ party

    The police should have managed it in a more responsible and professional manner

  • ‘Owning’ Karachi

    Myriad problems plaguing Pakistan’s commercial capital seem to keep expanding

  • On-ground offensive

    Urgent call for a ceasefire on humanitarian grounds is imperative

  • Digital transformation

    Rawalpindi police's digitalisation spans registration of FIRs, case investigations, challans, court hearings

  • Karachi’s climate quandary

    Absence of an efficient mass transit system in city has magnified environmental strain

  • Corruption and pilferage

    Avenues of access in form of Railways, airline are problematic, pathetic and worrisome

  • EV revolution

    Venture’s primary mission is to break the catch-22 situation hindering the transition to alternative fuels

  • Non-practising women engineers

    Govt should come up with bond that mandates subsidised education recipients to work for few years, pay large penalty

  • Callous invasion

    Contention from Tel Aviv that it was meant to penalise Hamas is absurd

  • Indian spies in Qatar

    Indians in Qatar are guest workers with no citizenship rights, making them easy to deport if they agitate in any way

  • Silent roars

    Snow leopards on brink of extinction, with population decline caused by human conflict, climate change

  • Pulwama spillover

    Congress leader Rahul Gandhi spilled the beans

  • K-P default risk

    Alternative proposals include lower pay cuts of about 25%

  • Rehabilitating young offenders

    Age range of the children in these facilities spans 13 to 18 years

  • Polls schedule?

    Excuses behind which the ECP and other relevant state organs are hiding point towards an indefinite delay

  • Gloomy GDP projection

    Apart from the Ukraine war and the 2022 floods, SBP, in its annual report, is mostly blaming anti-inflation measures

  • Existential threat

    Year 2023, poised to become hottest on record, has witnessed a relentless onslaught of extreme weather events

  • Gassed up!

    Masses pushed to stake exorbitant gas utility bill for the sake of keeping white elephants afloat

  • Improving traffic surveillance

    Sindh Police Chief directs installation of 10 surface-mounted device (SMD) screens on main roads

  • Three in a row

    Pakistan’s performance was in an utter disarray — be it batting, bowling or fielding

  • Desperate to leave

    Half a million Pakistanis left the country in pursuit of economic opportunities abroad in just first quarter of 2023

  • No military trials

    SC’s unanimous decision to try civilians under ordinary criminal laws is a step towards civil polity