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  • The elusive deal

    No wonder IMF’s “uncustomary” attitude is being seen with skepticism and has even raised strategic questions

  • Of writ and nuisance

    Our politicians must educate themselves with the art of cohabiting with diversity when it comes to dissent

  • Prisoners’ health

    Separate attention must be given to senior citizens and females as they may require specialised care

  • No more pricey gifts

    New rules set a relatively low ceiling for the discount rule — anything valued at over $300 must be auctioned

  • AUKUS stunt

    This policy will beget more acrimony, and will surely spoil serenity in the longer-run

  • Justice prevails

    Justice system does work but only when put under the spotlight

  • Altaf Hussain’s worsening woes

    Combined with his other legal troubles, the walls are certainly tightening around Altaf

  • Showdown at Zaman Park

    His sceptical political call to evade appearance before courts has apparently pushed him to a dead-end

  • New-look T20 squad

    The PCB management’s policy to work on the bench strength must be appreciated

  • Suffering youth

    Majority of the burgeoning youth is looking to leave the country for better opportunities elsewhere

  • Name and shame

    The convention and precedent of thriving at state expense must come to an end

  • Predators among us

    The problem lies in our dogmatic understanding of sex and sexuality, and its repression has serious consequences

  • Operation against dacoits

    The gangs possess sophisticated weapons, which allow them to target and attack police officers

  • Kashmir is a flashpoint

    Tensions between India and Pakistan over the unresolved dispute of Kashmir could lead to a full-fledged war

  • Plastic-filled oceans

    Scientists fear that the amount of plastic found in water bodies across the world will nearly triple by 2040

  • Ex-Fata schools

    Even after merging into K-P, tribal districts lack investment in infrastructure and social services

  • A welcome thaw

    Saudi Arabia and Iran’s decision to seek rapprochement is most welcome

  • Neglected zoo animals

    The gross neglect and dilapidated condition of Karachi Zoo is putting the lives of innocent, voiceless animals at risk

  • Cost of Taliban misogyny

    Taliban continue to impose increasingly harsh conditions on women

  • Absolute leadership

    The fact that all the 2,952 votes were cast in Xi’s favour is, indeed, a tribute and a compliment

  • Female-centred transport

    A private transport company has initiated the launch of a new 'women-driven motorbike service'

  • Karachi: no mayor yet

    Local government activities in the country’s largest city remain paralysed

  • A day of casualty

    The caretaker government of Punjab messed it up on Wednesday

  • Distant dream of gender equality

    UN Women claims that it will take at least 300 years more to achieve gender equality

  • Pollsters’ favourite

    It seems nothing affects the popularity of former prime minister Imran Khan

  • Counterterror talks

    Pakistan and the US are turning a new leaf in their counterterrorism collaboration

  • Age limit for marriage

    It has long been globally established that the age of maturity in the contemporary era equates to 18 years

  • Crushing public debt

    Unnecessary subsidies continue to be a drain, and the government still refuses to cut them to a sustainable

  • Bail for women

    Providing bail would equally help reduce prison populations and in some cases speed up the legal process

  • Unaffordable Hajj cost

    The government has slashed the quota for Pakistan-based pilgrims in half

  • Bolan barbarism

    Another daredevil attack on the security forces in Bolan is a moment of serious introspection

  • Seaview sewage

    Seaview beach has become a dumping place for trash and sewage, which can cause the spread of water-borne diseases

  • Migrant crisis

    Unemployment, lack of opportunities and record-level inflation has turned Pakistan into an underdeveloped nation

  • Terror fissures

    The government’s going slow in its efforts to net the abettors and terror-financiers

  • Homeless children

    There are 1.5 million street children in Pakistan and the number is rapidly rising

  • Combatting identity theft

    Data protection service to require a person's consent before third parties can access their NADRA data

  • Election date

    The credit goes to the CJP for taking a suo motu notice

  • Uplifting Karachi harbour

    The promise of water tanks, a pump room, and proper sewage network is yet to be actualised

  • Menace of rape

    Instances of rape have not abated and every week, new heinous cases come to the fore

  • Chinese prescription

    International creditors must evolve a proactive lending policy and developing states be provided with space to operate

  • Internet curbs in India

    Almost half of all politically-motivated internet blackouts worldwide in 2022 occurred in India

  • Iran’s bomb contours

    The West’s policy perception towards Iran is one of bias and mistrust

  • Crippling loan programme

    The harsh IMF conditions are intolerable for the common man as well as the business community in the country

  • Digitising census

    Citizens can register and submit information themselves on the online platform

  • SC’s election verdict

    The top court ruled that elections for the dissolved provincial assemblies should be held within 90 days

  • Gangsters or students?

    Police must launch a crackdown to dismantle this group before it strengthens

  • Migrant boat disaster

    The death toll —63 so far — may cross 100, according to several news outlets

  • Kabul’s moment

    The region can neither afford to see instability nor return to war-mongering in Afghanistan

  • Raise in BISP stipend

    How does the government have enough to spare to increase the amount of stipends and how will they create space for it?

  • Rajanpur by-election

    PTI’s Mohsin Leghari comfortably beat PML-N’s Ammar Leghari in the NA-193 Rajanpur by-election