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  • Evicting illegal refugees

    Mass repatriation of hapless Afghan refugees raises complex ethical questions that should be thoroughly examined

  • Hate-fuelled electioneering

    Report confirms use of hate speech in India to motivate voters; BJP and other far-right parties main offenders

  • Rethinking plastic

    It is high time we reacquaint ourselves with the wisdom of simplicity and sustainability

  • Last minute visas

    India’s unnecessary delay in issuing visas for the Pakistan cricket team reeks of politicisation of sports

  • The ‘X’ gender

    The resumption of registration of transgender persons in the national database is a positive step

  • Recovering rupee

    After being stampeded by the US dollar for the last many months, it is picking strength

  • Injecting blindness

    Punjab government finally recalled Avastin injection, allegedly responsible for causing loss of vision

  • Afghan refugee crisis

    Socioeconomic burden of hosting world’s largest population of Afghan refugees continues to take its toll on Pakistan

  • Growing street crimes

    Karachi faces an escalating crisis of a surge in street crimes and the consequent loss of lives

  • Hollow pledges

    For Pakistan, pledges boasted by some of the top global organisations remain unfulfilled

  • Israel’s stunt?

    To what extent PM Netanyahu is willing to sign on the dotted lines of a ‘Two-State Solution’ is hard to guess

  • Narrative at UNGA

    Pakistan has spelt out a clear and concise verbatim at the United Nations General Assembly

  • Quest for relief

    Crackdown on electricity theft is in full swing and has even given dividends to the tune of some Rs7.8b

  • Curbing profiteering

    Pakistan has been experiencing economic turbulence, which has resulted in price increases, import bans

  • Our World Cup squad

    Wise of selectors to keep faith in Babar Azam as skipper and Shadab Khan as his deputy

  • Breakthrough in Kabul

    Kabul's nod to act vehemently against non-state actors, and mend fences with Pakistan no less than epoch-making moment

  • ADB’s gloomy projection

    Pakistan’s best-case scenario for 2024 is 1.9% growth, which is actually worse than the 2% projection from April

  • Polls in Jan?

    Notwithstanding uncertainty, there is at least a fair idea when the general elections will be held

  • New electoral data

    The country has added 21m voters in just five years, according to the latest Election Commission of Pakistan data

  • Sindh’s education challenge

    Sindh has consistently lagged in education standards compared to other provinces and regions of the country

  • Mysterious Ibex deaths

    Team of dedicated wildlife officials promptly responded to the situation

  • PIA privatisation

    The airline has also grounded some aeroplanes in the hope of making the loan money last longer

  • Climatic exigency

    Guterres has led from the front, and his intentions are not to snub the rich states

  • Diplomatic spat

    Canada and India's diplomatic spat could lead to a formal rupture in their otherwise cordial ties

  • IMF, arms and Ukraine

    FO is rejecting claims by American media that Pakistan sold arms to Ukraine for US support in securing IMF bailout

  • MDCAT integrity on the line

    Scandal involving use of covert Bluetooth devices to cheat during MDCAT in Pakistan has unveiled a complex issue

  • Televised full court

    SC under CJP Qazi Faez Isa turned a new leaf in proactivity as it made its proceedings live on the national hook-up

  • New false-flag operation

    Indian PM Narendra Modi, BJP are reportedly laying the groundwork for another false-flag operation against Pakistan

  • Asia Cup

    2023 Asia Cup had cricket enthusiasts buzzing with anticipation, for the much-anticipated clash of the titans

  • Crumbling labour market

    With an estimated 5.6 million individuals expected to be unemployed in 2023, Pakistan is facing a crisis

  • Isa’s era

    The 29th chief justice of Pakistan is not new to the powers-that-be, and the political strata

  • Flood-proof houses

    Need for innovative solutions to protect vulnerable communities has become more pressing than ever

  • Petrol fire

    Is there any subsidy or remedy from this spiraling equation?

  • Rule of law

    Hunter and his allies claim the reopening of the cases is politically motivated because the judge is a Trump appointee

  • Back in the dock

    Decision will go a long way in reorienting the accountability arm

  • Curtains for Greenshirts

    There is need to spread out the dissecting table, identify the weaknesses and come up with remedial measures

  • Diplomatic triumph

    Taliban dispensation in Kabul got a shot in the arm as the Chinese ‘ambassador’ presented his credentials

  • Interruptions in polio programme

    Time and again, international healthcare agencies have warned Pakistan to avoid complacency and negligence

  • Minority visibility

    Kurram, one of the most conservative areas, is now home to one of the country’s handful of female-led police stations

  • Polls date

    ECP has already kick-started the delimitation process, and it hopes that the same will be completed by January 2023

  • Nawaz Sharif’s return

    PML-N will give him a 'grand welcome', although that may not be enough to fulfil his messiah complex

  • Protesting abductions

    Protest was for justice for abducted individuals in interior Sindh as well as a plea for recognition, equality

  • Soft diplomacy

    Israeli team that air-dashed into Saudi Arabia had many firsts to reveal

  • Rampant cheating

    Institutions are in such shoddy conditions that they neither have resources nor systems in place to curb cheating

  • Wasted female doctors

    Government needs to institute some form of work requirement as a condition for attending public medical universities

  • Crackdown on power thieves

    Power distribution companies have announced massive reshuffles, punitive action against staff

  • Water wars

    A pervasive problem of illegal water hydrants has long been overlooked in Karachi

  • Aggravating hunger crisis

    Sindh and Balochistan have some of the highest levels of poverty, malnourishment and food insecurity

  • A summit of surprises

    G20 Summit in New Delhi was marked with three surprises

  • Transport woes in Karachi

    Stark reality is that only 1,029 public buses, a mere 5% of the required 15,000, are currently operational in the city