TODAY’S PAPER | May 24, 2026 | EPAPER

OPINION

Sins of elites and high energy costs

Imtiaz Gul/Engineer Arshad H Abbasi | Updated May 23, 2026 |

A 0.3 cent per unit tariff dispute in 2004 killed a Thar coal project that could have solved Pakistan's energy crisis

What 'doing development differently' looks like

Reality demands a new approach of partnerships that align public purpose with private capital, innovation

Bonds and roads

From Bogra's assurances to Zhou Enlai in 1955 to CPEC in 2015, the Pakistan-China relationship has been strategic

  • Dog culling ban

    Islamabad High Court has permanently banned the poisoning and shooting of stray dogs in favour of a humane alternative

  • Formalising labour

    A bill that protects domestic workers only works if those workers feel safe enough to actually use it

  • Energy security

    Pakistan's economy was nearly derailed in days by an energy shock that a well-managed reserve could have absorbed

  • Nishtar hospital again

    Nishtar Hospital had an HIV outbreak less than two years ago and has already repeated the same mistake

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