TODAY’S PAPER | May 18, 2026 | EPAPER

OPINION

Hard state, soft citizens

Fahd Husain | Updated May 17, 2026 |

Pakistan can build fighter jets and broker peace deals, but can't stop FIA men from slapping citizens

The four roads to SPSC

The SPSC's four roads to success: money, connections, more connections, and last, ability

China visit: growing anarchy and despotism

Both the US and China will bend rules, shape dependencies and ignore smaller states

  • Digital hygiene

    A cybersecurity firm found 68% of passwords crack in under a day, signalling alarm

  • Foreign hand in drug trade

    African crime networks are now embedded in Pakistan's drug trade, and authorities are only just noticing

  • Provocative rhetoric

    Nuclear-armed states cannot afford the luxury of rhetorical bravado dressed up as strategic clarity

  • No more bail

    Pakistan's 2026 anti-rape amendment finally makes child sexual abuse non-bailable

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