Editorial

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

Compensation may provide some financial relief to grieving families, but it is no substitute for accountability

Supreme Court refuses to commute death sentence of man convicted of murdering a woman

FCC took a customary view that a plea based purely on humanitarian grounds could not be entertained

Pakistan's economy entered FY27 with a veneer of stability that masked deep structural vulnerabilities

A disease that is entirely preventable continues to claim lives in Sindh

Terrorist incidents in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa surged by almost 200% between March 2024 and September 2026

Pakistan's societal strata are sinking deeper into destitution

For thousands of cancer patients in Pakistan, struggle to survive is increasingly a struggle to afford treatment

An uneasy calm prevailed in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa a day after the imposition of Emergency and Governor's Rule

The suicide of Laiba Aijaz is a heartbreaking reminder of the devastating human toll of unchecked fraudulent schemes

There is a clear difference in how international organisations treat Pakistan in hockey and cricket

Unsuccessful SPSC candidates smaller presence should not diminish importance of demands

Hopes for a political thaw were put to rest yesterday as the Centre clamped an Emergency and imposed Governor's rule

Sindh's problem is not an absence of regulations or even awareness of the risks

Many of those under trial are only there because they can't afford bail

Two rounds of talks last week ended in a stalemate

US President Donald Trump has done nothing to address the crisis

164 individuals were convicted in trafficking and smuggling cases in the region

President Masoud Pezeshkian, nonetheless, has called for a negotiated solution

UNICEF estimates that 97.5% of Gaza's schools have been damaged or destroyed

Govt's only direct intervention has been expanding the Benazir Income Support Programme, increasing its budget