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  • Sporting triumph

    Arshad Nadeem's big win in Budapest and green shirts win in Birmingham gives country plenty to celebrate

  • Bigoted teacher

    Saga around Indian teacher's viral video evidence for how supremacist right-wing ideologies plague the country

  • Gangrene bills

    Protests triggered by inflated power costs necessitate the need to rethink tariff and budgeting

  • Harrowing statistics

    On average, 12 children suffered sexual abuse every day in Pakistan from January to June 2023

  • Top of the table

    It is hard not to commend Babar Azam’s astute captaincy

  • Brain drain

    Reports say in the last one year or so, more than a million qualified youth have left Pakistan

  • Cancer concerns

    Without precise insights into cancer’s reach, it is difficult to allocate resources, formulate targeted interventions

  • Trump’s ‘mafia’ indictment

    Former US president Donald Trump added another first to his laundry list of unwanted achievements

  • The Danish way

    Denmark has taken a step in the right direction by mulling to bring in legislation against sacrilegious acts

  • Missing textbooks

    English medium schools have not received any books, whereas Urdu and Sindhi medium schools have received 30% books

  • Another electric shock

    Grim reality we confront is soaring cost of electricity, scal­ing to over Rs50 per unit for highest consumption slab

  • Xi, Modi meet-up

    Beijing and New Delhi are in a freeze since they clashed over the Himalayan borders in 2020

  • UoP financial crisis

    UoP’s plea for funds highlights the gravity of its financial challenges

  • India’s lunar laurel

    Chandrayaan-3 is the most cost-effective moon missions ever

  • 300 and counting

    The rupee is rapidly depleting and is in an existential zone

  • Death of stage drama

    The best way to stop obscene content is to increase the availability of quality entertainment

  • Galloping circular debt

    Circular debt likely to rise over Rs500 billion by next March despite back-breaking hikes in tariffs

  • Kotli misadventure

    LoC peace disrupted by Indian aggression

  • Affordable gas supply

    The Planning Commission is suggesting a broad shift from LPG to LNG

  • Countering terror

    Kabul officially admits that there are rogue elements who operate inside Pakistan

  • Chairlift mishap

    Eight people were suspended mid-air for 12 hours after two wires of a chairlift car snapped

  • BRICS moment

    BRICS has big plans to execute and a common currency is one its wish-list

  • Sutlej disaster

    The current tragedy should not fade into oblivion as soon as the water recedes

  • Manhole menace

    Karachi’s longstanding sewerage and maintenance problems have become a death sentence for innocent citizens

  • Soaring crime rate

    In Sindh where advancements in law enforcement have been pursued with zeal, Karachi’s predicament is a glaring anomaly

  • Protect minorities

    The defeated spirit of minorities should be a cause for concern for the State of Pakistan

  • Compassionate vision

    Bulhan Foundation seeks to instil care and compassion for all forms of life at the heels of an environmental crisis

  • Binge borrowing

    Pakistan's debt crisis necessitates long-term economic stability requires holistic policy reforms

  • Taliban’s misjudgment

    Leadership in Kabul must consider forming an inclusive govt and accommodating diversity of opinion

  • Animal welfare

    In another unfortunate incident at Karachi Zoological Gardens, Raju, the chimpanzee, died of a heart attack

  • Manufacturing woes

    Latest figures show that output has been declining for 10 consecutive months

  • Polls delayed?

    PDM's approval of Census 2023 results has torpedoed electioneering theme, and put electoral watchdog in a fix

  • And now Fatima

    Death of 10-year-old domestic worker raises serious concerns about wellbeing of children and domestic labour

  • Internationalising Skardu

    As the airport finally opens its doors to international flights, facilities for tourists are still spotty

  • Battling endemic rape

    Pakistan has faced a growing crisis of sexual violence, with cases of rape and assault becoming shockingly commonplace

  • Another fuel shock

    Increase in petroleum dealers’ margin on petrol, diesel will be spread out over next four fortnightly price reviews

  • A pitiful day

    Jaranwala tehsil carnage must be probed, and no stone left unturned to apprehend each and every culprit

  • Celebratory firing

    Bullets fired eventually make their way back to the ground, leaving a trail of casualties

  • Abuse and harassment

    Even in countries with extremely liberal free speech law there are restrictions on conduct

  • Rupee debacle

    Monday’s rupee downslide was seen through the prism of anxiety

  • CIE predicted grades

    Ramifications of grading debacle are widespread, particularly for students seeking admissions to esteemed universities

  • Fertiliser price spike

    Pakistan has produced 3.7 million tonnes of fertiliser so far this year and has reserves of about 175,000 tonnes

  • Taiwan’s brinkmanship

    Taiwanese vice president's geopolitical proverbial is to identify Taiwan as a separate territorial integrity

  • Education for the poor

    It is about time that these institutions rose up for a greater cause

  • Testing the limits

    The least that can be expected in return is basic human decency and respect

  • Celebrating Freedom!

    There should be no looking back, and there is no time to pause

  • University clashes

    Closure also points to deeper-rooted issues within the campus environment that requires attention

  • Marriage rights

    This is a blatant violation of the child’s rights and exposes them to dangerous situations

  • Kakar is in

    Choice of BAP senator was, indeed, surprising

  • Public healthcare

    Soaring inflation has compelled most people to avoid seeking professional healthcare until they absolutely need it