Editorial

PM Imran's quest for documenting economy, and evolving a public sector on lines of transparency is laudable

Powerful feudal lords and chieftains divert water to their fields when there is scarcity of water

Rate of change reflects serious problems between the elected government and the bureaucracy

New set-up hasn’t come as a surprise; it was expected that senior clergy would be calling the shots

Pathetic policy is supplemented with poor maintenance, low salaries of staff and an inefficient bureaucracy

New visas build on ‘golden visa’ scheme which made it easier for investors and highly skilled workers to move to UAE

Bajwa pointed out some people are being used by anti-state elements, warned that such black sheep will be taken out

Team selection has faced sharp criticism

Farmers criticised the government for failure to make damaged dams and reservoirs functional

Islamabad believes an inclusive government in Kabul is the only way to lasting peace and security in the region

It is estimated that around six million dollars change hands between traders of Pakistan and Afghanistan daily

A religiously charged government and its street goons fly in the face of a constitution that promised a secular state

Pakistan has now had the privilege of winning its first-ever gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Games

Prime Minister Imran Khan has congratulated Amjad for receiving Asia’s Nobel Prize

The New Zealand Prime Minister said she was constrained to comment more on the culprit because of legal issues

Pakistan’s raising of flag after recent arrests in Kolkata is not for point-scoring

Growing inflation erodes value of money, particularly constricting purchasing power of those from low-income groups

Ranking shows Pakistan is climbing the academic ladder, but education experts claim it has instead regressed

IMF noted that govt is in no position to hand out subsidies, absorb transfer fees while borrowing money to stay afloat

Girls from poor families are compelled to abandon education between fifth and eighth classes

Opposition leaders believe that special courts are unnecessary as the existing courts can handle rape cases

He was cautious in his approach, always had a broader perspective insight, as he espoused cause of self-determination

While the number of vehicles keeps on increasing, there is no corresponding improvement in traffic management

Successive governments have been unable to bring these numbers down to sustainable levels

Pakistan has seen, a notable rise in participation of women from minority communities in public affairs

Government is moving forward with its plans to ‘gamify’ remittances by offering rewards for sending money to Pakistan

National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf has called for ensuring “a new setup for the sake of ordinary Afghans”

The campaign is covering around 2,000 government and private schools as well as seminaries

Return of Shehbaz Sharif to public exposure, after a voluntary hiatus, enabled the PDM to recast itself

Wholesome initiatives need to be implemented to conserve water, reduce wastage and tackle the consequences

Provinces have been told to pull their weight over agricultural tube-wells

New exodus is a serious humanitarian issue, and could have political and economic ramifications for the entire region

Circumstances surrounding the Karachi factory fire point to element of neglect arising from greed and complacency

Climate change is a complex problem, therefore, short-term as well as long-term merits must be weighed out beforehand.

Drug traders monetise their dirty merchandise into wealth, which economists have termed ‘monetising assets’

100 people reported dead in the Daesh claimed terrorist bombings outside Kabul’s airport and near a hotel

A five-member SC bench rules that the top judge is the sole authority by whom suo motu can be invoked/assumed

An upsurge in online harassment of women is coupled with rise in physical violence against them in the country

Ad hocism and non-performance in civil service is a foregone conclusion

The PTI government continues its record-setting rotation at the helm of the FBR

Controversy over census gain momentum as CCI and federal cabinet approve its results by ignoring province’s concerns

The government takes an aggressive approach to improve Covid-19 vaccination rate in Pakistan

As Afghanistan undergoes transition, there is a pressing need to keep an eye on opportunist elements

Aged people are more vulnerable to contracting coronavirus, so they are doubly scared of it

It appears Tarin would prefer that we go back to the literal dark days of his last stint as finance minister

The news is that Islamabad and New Delhi have started issuing assignment visas to diplomatic staff

If there is one admission that Pakistanis collectively have to make it is that the country has a major women problem

IHC declare govt's failure to make good on the promise a violation of fundamental rights of the affected landowners

Pakistan is being penalised owing its geopolitical invincibility, and cornered on a politicised agenda

While Pakistan has done well in exports despite the pandemic, it is seen failing on many of the fronts