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  • Samarkand huddle

    Pakistan’s activities at the two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organisation conference in Uzbekistan ended on Friday

  • CPEC’s dividends

    Pakistan is set to see industrialisation and production take roots & this is where the essence of bilateralism rests

  • 19th polio case

    The Waziristans, the north one in particular, seem to be the epicentre of the outbreak

  • The Russian reconnect

    The reiteration from Moscow that it is willing to supply gas to Pakistan is a welcome development

  • Licence saga and PIA losses

    PIA has now lost more than Rs100 billion since the fake pilot licences scandal in 2020

  • End of Covid-19?

    WHO Director General said that the end of the Covid-19 pandemic “is in sight”

  • The messy reality

    The economy is in dire straits

  • Violence and abuse

    According to a recent report, cases of violence against women and children seem to be on the decline

  • A slip in Swat

    Swat in KPK province got a jolt as a blast ripped through its Bara Bandai area

  • Rising flood loss estimate

    The losses may total more than $40 billion which is double its estimated economic value

  • Profit-hungry traders

    Livestock of flood affected farmers was the only source of their livelihood

  • Wheat support price

    The Sindh government has set the wheat support price at Rs4,000 per 40kg bag

  • Crises in Caucasus

    The volatile region in the Russian periphery seems to be edging towards a full-fledged military altercation

  • New bus service

    Sindh government has finally announced the launch of the Orange Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)

  • Well-deserved loss

    Players like Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali as well as Fakhar Zaman were total failure

  • Resignation faux pas

    The resignations of PTI legislators are once again under the spotlight

  • Hooliganism and sports

    Angry Afghan fans vandalised the Sharjah cricket stadium, hurled chairs at Pakistani fans

  • Calamity calculus

    The world community must rally behind Pakistan and come to its rescue

  • Rise in trafficking

    Smugglers take as high as Rs500,000 to squeeze a single person through the border or trekking

  • Guterres in Pakistan

    The disaster is indeed unprecedented, as Secretary General Guterres also noted while visiting Pakistan

  • Usher in stability

    The postponement of bye-polls on vacant seats in three provinces has stirred a new political debate

  • Debt quagmire

    The nation has been loaded with 12 billion rupees debt in a year, and it is still counting

  • End of an era

    Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain died on Thursday, Sept 8

  • Contemptuous remarks

    A five-member bench of the IHC unanimously agreed that Imran Khan will be indicted on September 22

  • Afghan girls’ education

    Keeping schools closed is a disservice to the women and girls of Afghanistan

  • Into the final

    Team Pakistan has reached the Asia Cup Cricket final, beating India and Afghanistan in the Super Four stage

  • Resignations’ enigma

    The resignations by PTI legislators are under the hammer of law

  • Aid unreachable

    Victims were throwing pieces of paper with messages pleading for supplies in KPK

  • Dengue on the rise

    According to the health department, some 347 cases have been recorded so far this month

  • Irresponsible tone

    Former prime minister Imran Khan went on to comment over the upcoming change of command in the Army leadership

  • Truss in Downing Street

    Truss, currently foreign secretary, has served in several cabinet positions over the last eight years

  • Gas utility courts

    Currently, hundreds of gas theft cases are pending in courts across the country

  • Floods: official statistics

    In the aftermath of the floods, officials will require significant funds for redevelopment

  • Medical supplies shortage

    There is a medical emergency in Pakistan

  • Blowing hot and cold

    All over the world, in times of crisis, rival parties come together for the good of the nation

  • Listen to Kashmiris

    New Delhi intoxicated under the Hindutva fervour believes it can go on discriminating Kashmiris

  • Climate change and debt relief

    At such a crucial juncture for Pakistan, money cannot surpass human dignity

  • Farmers’ plight

    Regions where villages were thriving are now covered in water

  • Vulnerable in flood

    Around 650,000 pregnant women in flood-affected areas — of whom 73,000 are expected to deliver next month

  • Socio-economic empowerment

    There is a need for macro-economic stabilisation and redistribution of policies to bridge financial gaps

  • Landmark verdict

    This wisdom of the judges is appreciated and, in fact, this is where the entire conundrum had rested all these decades

  • FCA exemption

    Fuel prices have risen a bit, despite international oil prices falling in recent weeks

  • The terrible crunch

    The ailing economy is posing a threat to the country’s social harmony, and it is being felt across the board

  • Moving towards solar

    Pakistan has the potential of producing 2.9 million MW of solar energy

  • Nonsensical comments

    Former Sindh home minister Manzoor Wassan compared the flooded areas of Khairpur to the Italian city of Venice

  • Join hands for relief

    More than 35m people are affected, and infrastructure in KPK, Balochistan and Sindh is in tatters

  • Using local coal

    Pakistan has massive coal reserves

  • Unabated child abuse

    Very few NGOs provide support in a holistic manner to those facing severe abuse

  • Indian agents in Twitter?

    User data can reveal not only a person’s Twitter usage history, but many other things since advertisement data

  • Deal and aftermath

    Pakistan is estimating a loss of over $10b, as cash crops are washed away and more than 35m people are in distress