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Output strength cannot indefinitely compensate for input neglect

The reality is that healthcare in Pakistan has increasingly become a privilege rather than a fundamental right

The least desired at this critical juncture is a misadventure from Israel, or the Houthis going over the brink

Sindh's water problems are usually framed as scarcity caused by upstream issues

Cylinder explosions have become a disturbingly familiar occurrence across Pakistan

A deeply divided Israel might see Benjamin Netanyahu stay on as Prime Minister

Another deadline has been announced for Karachi's long-suffering University Road

Yet another UN report has confirmed the genocide in Gaza shows no signs of abating

The resignation of a former puisne judge of the Islamabad High Court has stirred a debate within judicial fraternity

Another year of climate commitments has yielded another disturbing record

SBP decision to hike benchmark policy rate by 50 basis points to 12% comes in a bid to insulate the domestic economy

Pakistan has led from the front in calling for the abolition of this discriminatory prerogative

Network allegedly sold the abusive material internationally in exchange for cryptocurrency

Pakistan adopted national dietary guidelines in 2018

Initiative, nonetheless, to distribute 500,000 Chromebooks among needy students on merit is a welcome move

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Unchecked discharge of hazardous effluents carries serious consequences for the environment

Domestic pharmaceutical industry is having its own problems

Only a sustained dialogue process can lead to a new consensus

Safety requires more than condemnations

Underlying this criminal industry is an uncomfortable economic reality

American military assets stand depleted in the Middle East

Punjab has announced a series of preventive measures, including inspections of smoke-emitting vehicles

Such encounters violate Pakistani law, international guidelines, which permissible only when necessary, proportionate

World Bank's 2026 report noted that Pakistan recorded a GDP growth of 3.7%

The short life of Waseem Abbas, the victim, was a catalog of institutional neglect

Consider the circumstances surrounding Ali's death

World community must take a deeper interest in these shifting security doctrines

Karachi's sanitation crisis begins well before waste arrives at a disposal site

Country has conducted four large-scale vaccination campaigns in 2026

Pakistan's stated intention to promote, protect WTO's multilateral trading system to ensure inclusive global growth

WFP will now assist 1.1 million people instead of 1.6 million

Mental health must no longer be treated as a secondary concern

Troika possesses the power and potential to bring sanity to otherwise messy global politics

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Fall from world-beating champions to struggling underdogs highlights a systemic collapse

Israel's continued military aggression has rendered the ceasefire little more than a diplomatic facade

Each exercise promised efficiency

Pakistan's legal framework contains gaps that allow perpetrators to act with impunity

Higher temperatures accelerate the loss of moisture from soil

Pakistan has been at the vanguard of advocating reforms to global organisations

Government must move beyond rhetoric

Both the opposition and the government are back to square