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  • Who killed them?

    Politicians from opposition parties ignored intelligence warning like people ignore death warning on cigarette packet

  • Seasonal affliction

    The authorities are required to come up with a comprehensive programme to manage vehicular emissions

  • Ever persistent gender gap

    Employment or education, the gender gap persists in Pakistan for a variety of deeply entrenched reasons

  • Resurging virus

    The truth is that the government and concerned authorities have failed to learn a single thing from the first wave

  • Gadap hospital

    Gadap Town is situated in Malir district where schools and hospitals are poorly funded and poorly managed

  • Covid project in doldrums

    All sides must realise that this pandemic is perhaps the only semblance of an equal opportunity organism

  • FATF: another lifeline

    Pakistan has been seized with meeting the FATF requirements for more than two years

  • Ruling on pye-dogs

    Court rules a case will be registered against the concerned municipal officer on every dog bite

  • Endemic delays

    Most govt projects aimed at improving civic facilities are never completed on the schedule announced at launch

  • US election meddling?

    US director of national intelligence accuse Iran and Russia less than two weeks ahead of the polls

  • Pope on gay union

    Vatican policy will likely be modified soon to accommodate Francis’ views

  • Patient for profit?

    The greatest good of medicine is health

  • Right direction?

    While gradual recovery is seen on the economic front this recovery may not continue beyond a limited period

  • Plastic in oceans

    WWF report presents a grim picture of marine pollution, including the massive destruction caused by ghost gear

  • IOK: muzzled press

    It is not surprising that an illegitimate regime is taking illegal actions against citizens that dare to speak up

  • ‘Karachi incident’

    There is need to restore the dignity of the police and lift their morale — no matter whatever it takes

  • LHWs protest

    It is pretty discouraging for efficient female workforce to be working like daily-wage earners for years and years

  • Faith in fakes

    Unfortunately, implementation of rationality seems to be light years away

  • Hekmatyar in Pakistan

    Hekmatyar may be able to convince the Taliban to take a step back

  • City of garbage

    Karachi has become synonymous with garbage heaps, overflowing gutters, total lack of public transport, water shortage

  • Good news from Italy

    This scheme would allow Pakistan to ensure some of its labour force can find gainful employment in the European nation

  • E-tailers woes

    Part of the problem here is that about 90% of online sales are still done using the cash on delivery model

  • Kalash Marriage Act

    The lack of legal documents issued by the state is causing problems to the community members

  • Apocalypse now?

    Government needs to realise that planting a billion trees at random, without a proper goal in mind, is utterly useless

  • Electoral reforms bill

    Senate polls have often attracted accusations of horse-trading, lack of transparency continues to cast a dark shadow

  • An unending cycle

    The brutal act triggers a national outrage with a section of the public and some lawmakers calling for public hangings

  • Gujranwala show

    The government will have to take concrete steps to control price hike and lower the utilities prices

  • Tourism promotion

    Pakistan has great potential to attract tourists both from within the country and abroad

  • Spike in attacks

    It is high time for Pakistan to build a bulletproof case to call out Indian involvement

  • Genocide of trees

    If this situation persists, K-P would soon be shorn of forests and trees putting a stop to rainfall and snowfall

  • Reward for cops

    Far too many public servants forget that their base pay, whatever they think of the amount, is meant to be earned

  • IMF projections

    The fiscal tightening happened at the cost of economic growth which simply means loss of jobs, additional tax burden

  • PCB’s failed model

    Combining the two full-time roles in one person was not a wise decision

  • Patronage for poachers

    Residents of Badin claim people are hunting birds without any hindrance as officials ignore the illegal activity

  • Preconditions

    India has shown little interest in talking to Pakistan since the Narendra Modi regime came to power in 2014

  • Rising human trafficking

    Traffickers charge Rs400,000 per person for Iran and Turkey and Rs1 million for Greece

  • As if Covid has gone

    Given the lax attitude of the public, one can assume a general violation in commercial and industrial units

  • Under arrest, finally

    Women have a right to feel safe anywhere and at any time of day

  • Growing trust in Ombudsman

    The institution is meant to bridge the gap between the citizen and the administration

  • Food price hike

    Govt’s decision to allow import was to help consumers, but rising int'l prices canceled out any possible benefit

  • Bid to trigger conflict

    It’s time for the nation to stay united and not to fall for the enemy’s tricks

  • Terrorism from Indian soil

    India is the birthplace of a sect that is a source of ideas for Taliban

  • Rising poverty

    Rise in food prices amid growing unemployment since has pushed another 10% Pakistanis into poverty

  • An unhealthy fixation

    If the PM is serious about revamping online commerce sector, govt needs to reassess the PTA policies

  • Locusts no more

    Locusts descended on crops in Balochistan whereas formerly they usually settled in desert areas

  • Row over islands

    The islands are protected under the Ramsar Convention as integral wetlands

  • Mango diplomacy

    Pakistan set a new record last year by exporting more than 100,000 tons of the delicious fruit

  • Murky waters

    It goes without saying that Karachi’s drainage system has been the biggest contributor to the sea pollution

  • Wheat import

    It is unclear whether the price of wheat flour will come down after the imported wheat arrives in the market

  • Whitmer kidnap plot

    It is a welcome change that US authorities have started taking some action against white supremacist terrorists