TODAY’S PAPER | February 09, 2026 | EPAPER

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  • Infected sheep

    Australia needs to refrain from shipping out diseased sheep and other sub-standard items to poorer countries.

  • Karachi fire and after

    Local governments must wake up to the fact that they are equally culpable.

  • Insulting one’s faith

    Time and again the West has allowed certain figures to ridicule Islam and play with the feeling of its followers.

  • Fire from hell

    Unlike most developed countries, Pakistan has little or no concept of fire safety.

  • A controversial interview

    How did the right wing US TV organisation land an interview with someone incarcerated in Peshawar?

  • A cartoonist in India

    Aseem Trivedi arrested in Mumbai on charge of sedition for cartoons, which allegedly mocked the Indian Constitution.

  • Danger at sea

    There may be such incidents in the future and the MSA should learn its lesson from the Ibrahim Hyderi disaster.

  • After the rains

    We need to put better flood control systems in place. In this age of technology, this is not an impossible task.

  • Minority matters

    Zardari must take a stronger and more proactive position for the betterment of the lives of our minority communities.

  • Strong advice

    The crisis in Balochistan cannot be resolved unless the agencies are plucked away.

  • Friends and neighbours

    This progress comes about by turning a blind eye to the many outstanding issues Pakistan and India still have.

  • Forgotten people

    The fate of 500,000 internally displaced persons (IDP) in the country has largely been forgotten.

  • The military and the law

    NAB is investigating a scandal related to the military-run NLC, wherein officers caused a loss of Rs1.84 billion.

  • Local government in Sindh

    Ordinance may have been spurred by politics but end result may not be all that salutary as far as Sindh is concerned.

  • A historic breakthrough with India

    Pakistan will be better able to confront al Qaeda terrorists without relying on the subterfuge of blaming India.

  • Safely bailed?

    Danger right now is given emotional outbursts we have seen over the issue, some fanatic may track her down, harm her.

  • Setting the ground

    We must hope that Pakistan and India will continue to move towards the ultimate goal of long-lasting peace.

  • Expelling NGO workers

    Now, every foreigner working in Pakistan will be viewed suspiciously and will find it even harder to work here.

  • Nuclear safety

    The scenario of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons falling into militant hands, may just be more real than we think.

  • Another ODI series loss

    It is hoped that the Pakistani team will give a better show in the Twenty20 series against Australia.

  • Eye of the storm

    Pakistan, as a good neighbour, must encourage other nations of the world to help in Afghanistan's transition.

  • State of hockey

    We need to keep our sports federations free of political influence.

  • When will Rimsha be released?

    SC must act to save Rimsha and declare the blatant misuse and abuse of the blasphemy law against the spirit of Islam.

  • The SC on Balochistan

    The Court has been able to identify issues — and sometimes culprits. What we need now is a means to fix the mess.

  • An Indian woman in Pakistan

    The story of Shabnum goes only to highlight the degree of suffering inflicted upon women in Pakistan.

  • Suicide attack

    With foreign organisations known to be on the militant hit list, the UNHCR attack should have been thwarted.

  • Turn in the tide

    Perhaps, as this case turns on its head, an important precedent will be set.

  • An ill-considered decision

    Cancellation of the London Metropolitan University’s right to admit students will have serious repercussions.

  • Visa matters

    Easing cross-border entry restrictions is crucial for many reasons.

  • A wrong perception of the enemy

    Pakistan is acting more effectively against the Americans than against the Taliban.

  • Our disregard for wildlife

    Unless government, wildlife agencies listen, we will be left with barren land as wildlife are neglected, killed.

  • Gwadar goes to China

    For us, however, Gwadar’s promise has been squandered to the point where, it is little more than a white elephant.

  • Talking alignments

    The NAM summit was significant in how it allowed for interaction between leaders to patch over divides.

  • State of the arts

    A country’s health is measured by its artistic output; Pakistan still needs to do a lot more to get off the deathbed.

  • Conflict of interest

    It is hoped that no preferential treatment will be given to Dr Arsalan because of who he may be related to.

  • No justice for Rachel Corrie

    Israeli court's ruling in her case should alert Pakistan’s govt for its negligence in providing justice to its people.

  • A concert banned

    Authorities in Bhurban had to cancel an Eid concert that was denounced by local clerics.

  • New provinces

    It is integral that an important decision is made through parliament, by taking all on board, especially opposition.

  • Killing conservation

    Ways have to be found to allow humans and wildlife to live harmoniously in proximity with each other.

  • Uninterrupted death

    If the current trend continues, it will take Quetta and the rest of the province closer to the breaking point.

  • Helmand incident

    Taliban is opportunistically taking part in negotiations but is patiently awaiting the day it returns to full power.

  • The case of the Swiss letter

    Running out the clock for as long as possible may be the only option the SC now has left for beleaguered PPP.

  • Parliamentarians in India

    Freshly added dispute over waters can only be resolved if India and Pakistan become close enough through free trade.

  • Trade relations with India

    The pace of progress in peace talks between Pakistan and India, since the 2008 Mumbai attacks, has recently sped up.

  • Unchanged order

    In a village near Chakwal in Punjab, a couple was murdered for marrying of their own free will.

  • PTI’s economic policy

    Much of the PTI’s economic blueprint is aspirational rather than realistic.

  • Season of drones

    Until we launch a military operation in North Waziristan, we can expect even more drone attacks in the future.

  • Defining obscenity in Pakistan

    This is not the first time that an intellectually impoverished Pakistan has confronted the problem of vulgarity on TV.

  • Our Osama policy under scrutiny

    General Kayani has offended dominant emotion by pronouncing the forbidden formulation of ‘it is Pakistan’s war’

  • Pakistanis in India

    The real views of ordinary people — who for the most part seek an improvement in their lives — do not cross borders.