Editorial

As the threat of the third wave looms over us

The federal cabinet is now mulling over the umpteenth effort to beat some life back into the dead horse that is PIA

Harassment of female journalists

The need for election reforms

The country seems to be reaching its threshold for bearing more economic shocks

UNSC gives hope to civilians caught up in conflicts in occupied Kashmir and other parts of the world

Nearly all the losing parties have alleged rigging and refused to accept the victory of PPP’s Qadir Khan Mandokhel

First ICU ventilator

Saudi olive branch for Iran

Punjab plans to set up special commercial courts across province to help expedite hearings and decisions in such cases

Apartheid is prevalent in all spheres of life

But the belated decision has also drawn criticism from many a student and their parents

Parks, playgrounds, and other open amenity plots function as lungs in big cities

Some recent unfortunate incidents indicate that the legislation is not being implemented in letter and spirit

The Kissan Card scheme aims to streamline the administration of various government programmes that support farmers

Our authorities and teaching professionals perhaps need to use this opportunity to rethink how students are assessed

The real test of a political party starts when it takes over the reins of the government

Tourism in Pakistan’s ecologically-fragile areas has significantly increased the stress on the environment

A large number of laws have been enacted, but bad when seen in the context of their enforcement

Govts worldwide have opted to incorporate e-governance slowly to minimise the threat this poses to cyber-security

Despite the enactment of new laws prescribing deterrent punishments, reports of abuse have increased in the country.

Ruling PTI failed to lure foreign investors to the country despite claims

Aimed at evolving a consensus on the longstanding Afghan issue

Attackers want their victim to suffer, not just in the moment, but for the rest of their lives

It’s sad to note that the vaccination rate per hundred people in Pakistan is 0.36

Let us not mistake the internet as a mere platform for entertainment

Education can significantly contribute to the elimination of bonded labour

The timing of the attack is a reminder that this is not a conventional opponent

The need is to create a tight-knit overseas community that is a socio-political entity in its own right

At least 34 million people in Third World countries are facing the spectre of a great hunger

This one verdict does not solve the bigger problem, but at least it gets the ball rolling

Both society and govt bear responsibility for pushing a highly qualified young man to the point of taking his own life

Right now the Karachi Transformation Plan is only crawling ahead

Pakistan exports wheat, sugar, and cotton, but ending up importing them in recent months due to poor crop yields

Populism is doomed to fail. It may seem a bright idea to some, in the short run

The lack of economic opportunities in rural areas is fuelling rural-urban migration

Incidents such as this one erode faith in the judiciary

Punjab govt launches a drive to cancel the existing licences of weapons dealers and issue fresh ones

A staggering 12m people living in vulnerable informal settlements and 550 storm-water drains

Pakistan’s Commissionerate launches a drive to verify the data of the 1.4m registered Afghan refugees

Scores of women are killed in the country every year in the name ‘honour’, while the culprits go scot free

Past several years Pakistan has been importing two commodities it used to export

For alleged interference in the 2020 elections and the SolarWinds hack

Economic inequality has always prevailed in human society in one form or the other

PTI’s search for a right team-combination continues more than two and a half years into the government tenure

In Babar, Pakistan have found a dependable batsman

This turnaround will likely have a positive multiplier effect on most sectors of the economy

The Americans bet on a series of lame horses and have been unable to change their bets

Remittances from abroad have long been a big support for our country which is awfully desperate for foreign exchange

The trend is worrying, as the holy month of fasting has always been marked by people congregating for various reasons