Editorial

IMF expresses concerns over appointments in autonomous and national bodies based on political bias

Pakistan’s diplomacy secures a crucial ceasefire, easing regional tensions, global fears

Cutting energy waste needs permanent habits, not short-term directives

Bourses in Manhattan plunged, oil prices soared on wayward assumptions from Trump's statements

Artemis II's journey is a scientific breakthrough redefining the limits of human spaceflight

Financial literacy is best taught through guidance from parents, teachers, public awareness

Neglect of safety laws leaves vulnerable miners exposed to fatal workplace hazards

Reactive relief dominates as Pakistan struggles to build long-term climate resilience

Ceasefire hopes fade as fresh violence highlights Taliban’s failure to curb militancy

When judicial systems fail to deliver justice, alternatives are inevitable

The FBR's new rule may be one of the most incoherent bits of rulemaking in the tax collector's history

Institutional indifference often hides behind anecdotes and news pieces that are forgotten soon after they are relayed

Beyond food and water, a population surge will strain every system that the state is responsible for maintaining

Pakistan actually needs significant large-scale infrastructure upgradation

The war, in its sixth week, is in need of profound justice and fair play

Bannu's mayhem came a day after peace talks were held in Urumqi with Afghan authorities under Chinese mediation

NGOs have estimated over 5,000 civilian deaths due to landmines in the tribal areas

Petrol has risen by 63% in four weeks and diesel by 75%

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Beijing’s entry boosts a five-point plan aimed at ending war, restoring regional stability

Ambitious tax goals clash with weak revenues, highlighting Pakistan’s urgent reform needs

Slow courts, vague laws make defamation cases in Pakistan rare to resolve

Rap culture is enabled by deep-rooted societal norms, structural failures

Postgraduate training of five doctors has been terminated

Fractured outcome of the 27th Amendment raises questions about legitimacy

Climate risks intensify in Pakistan, with weak urban planning, poor readiness deepening vulnerability

Poverty surges to alarming levels as inflation, inequality, weak growth erode Pakistan’s economic stability

Four-nation talks show promise, but ceasefire hopes hinge on trust, diplomacy, wider stakeholder consensus

Sindh’s exam watermarking may curb leaks, but without strict enforcement, cheating will persist

Pakistan’s drought plan shifts to proactive risk management, success depends on coordination, real execution

NADRA law allowing CNIC suspension risks rights abuses despite safeguards, raising fears of political misuse

Karachi's streets resemble work sites abandoned mid-task

Raid in Kasur uncovered a clinic allegedly handling deliveries of vulnerable women, selling babies for profit

Decision taken after Pakistan struggled to cope in the wake of the Middle East War

Major chunk of TB patients belongs to people from lower- and lower-middle-class backgrounds

Resumption of flights is a clear message that the recently privatised PIA is ready to change its fortunes

Delhi unable to play a leadership role, has kept meddling in the internal affairs of South Asian states

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Monsoon rains were made 15% more intense by human-caused climate change, according to World Weather Attribution

Secular India had already died the moment the Butcher of Gujarat became prime minister in 2014

The Fund has noticed a staggering 300% surge in losses, despite a Rs1.2 trillion fiscal support

Explosions were reported from several Iranian cities with civilians apparently being on the receiving end

Pakistan's air has turned into a slow, invisible killer

Unregistered pharmacies and unlicensed pharmacists are a common occurrence in a large part of Sindh

The disease is increasing steadily in Pakistan, each year bringing more cases than the previous one

Institute for Economics and Peace ranks Pakistan first among 163 nations, above states in collapse, active war zones