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Pakistan-brokered ceasefire
Pakistan’s diplomacy secures a crucial ceasefire, easing regional tensions, global fears
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Energy conservation
Cutting energy waste needs permanent habits, not short-term directives
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Catastrophe in the making
Bourses in Manhattan plunged, oil prices soared on wayward assumptions from Trump's statements
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To the moon
Artemis II's journey is a scientific breakthrough redefining the limits of human spaceflight
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Risky experiment
Financial literacy is best taught through guidance from parents, teachers, public awareness
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Mardan mine tragedy
Neglect of safety laws leaves vulnerable miners exposed to fatal workplace hazards
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Battering rains
Reactive relief dominates as Pakistan struggles to build long-term climate resilience
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Terror fissures
Ceasefire hopes fade as fresh violence highlights Taliban’s failure to curb militancy
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ADR: the way to go
When judicial systems fail to deliver justice, alternatives are inevitable
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Taxing YouTubers
The FBR's new rule may be one of the most incoherent bits of rulemaking in the tax collector's history
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Half a million dog bites
Institutional indifference often hides behind anecdotes and news pieces that are forgotten soon after they are relayed
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Ungovernable headcount
Beyond food and water, a population surge will strain every system that the state is responsible for maintaining
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Carbon credit deal
Pakistan actually needs significant large-scale infrastructure upgradation
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Six weeks – and counting
The war, in its sixth week, is in need of profound justice and fair play
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Bannu attack
Bannu's mayhem came a day after peace talks were held in Urumqi with Afghan authorities under Chinese mediation
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Landmines and borderlands
NGOs have estimated over 5,000 civilian deaths due to landmines in the tribal areas
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Fuelling inflation
Petrol has risen by 63% in four weeks and diesel by 75%
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Five-point plan: the way to go
Beijing’s entry boosts a five-point plan aimed at ending war, restoring regional stability
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IMF tightrope
Ambitious tax goals clash with weak revenues, highlighting Pakistan’s urgent reform needs
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Reputational damage
Slow courts, vague laws make defamation cases in Pakistan rare to resolve
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Rape brutality
Rap culture is enabled by deep-rooted societal norms, structural failures
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Stained white coats
Postgraduate training of five doctors has been terminated
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Two-tier judicial quandary
Fractured outcome of the 27th Amendment raises questions about legitimacy
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Climate readiness
Climate risks intensify in Pakistan, with weak urban planning, poor readiness deepening vulnerability
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Poverty surge
Poverty surges to alarming levels as inflation, inequality, weak growth erode Pakistan’s economic stability
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Fence-mending move
Four-nation talks show promise, but ceasefire hopes hinge on trust, diplomacy, wider stakeholder consensus
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Cheating in exam
Sindh’s exam watermarking may curb leaks, but without strict enforcement, cheating will persist
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Drought action plan
Pakistan’s drought plan shifts to proactive risk management, success depends on coordination, real execution
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Blocking CNIC
NADRA law allowing CNIC suspension risks rights abuses despite safeguards, raising fears of political misuse
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Infrastructure woes
Karachi's streets resemble work sites abandoned mid-task
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Selling newborns
Raid in Kasur uncovered a clinic allegedly handling deliveries of vulnerable women, selling babies for profit
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Tranche secured
Decision taken after Pakistan struggled to cope in the wake of the Middle East War
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TB burden
Major chunk of TB patients belongs to people from lower- and lower-middle-class backgrounds
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International connectivity
Resumption of flights is a clear message that the recently privatised PIA is ready to change its fortunes
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Unwarranted exasperation
Delhi unable to play a leadership role, has kept meddling in the internal affairs of South Asian states
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Consequence of climate inaction
Monsoon rains were made 15% more intense by human-caused climate change, according to World Weather Attribution
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Erasing Muslim identity
Secular India had already died the moment the Butcher of Gujarat became prime minister in 2014
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Checkmating the executive
The Fund has noticed a staggering 300% surge in losses, despite a Rs1.2 trillion fiscal support
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Wayward war
Explosions were reported from several Iranian cities with civilians apparently being on the receiving end
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Killer air
Pakistan's air has turned into a slow, invisible killer
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Unlicensed pharmacists
Unregistered pharmacies and unlicensed pharmacists are a common occurrence in a large part of Sindh
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Dengue warning
The disease is increasing steadily in Pakistan, each year bringing more cases than the previous one
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Top terror victim
Institute for Economics and Peace ranks Pakistan first among 163 nations, above states in collapse, active war zones
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The war puzzle
The conflict, now in its 25th day, has entirely changed the dynamics of power politics




