Editorial

Fallacious arguments are presented to persuade users and consumers that tobacco products are not dangerously fatal

The unbudgeted rise in current expenditures of the federal government continues to take a toll on development spending

Bilawal’s contention that there won’t be any more talks with the Taliban sounds logical

Global inequality has been on the rise across the global for the past several decades

Legal and procedural irregularities observed during the first phase of Sindh’s LB polls last June repeated themselves

Matters will only get worse if immediate action isn’t taken

Industrial sectors continue to suffer under domestic and international pressure

Girls as young as 13 are kidnapped, trafficked, forcefully married, or made to convert to Islam

Even if Imran Khan has promised him the job for being a loyal ally, in politics, promises mean nothing

This second phase of local bodies’ polls in Sindh will long be remembered for grave errors of judgement

Lack of funding, corruption and nepotism have completely destroyed the hockey structure at the national level

Debt rose by over Rs9 billion in just one year

Senior lawyer Latif Afridi murdered inside the premises of the court

Sindh government's endowment to enhance archaeological and heritage sites to attract both local and foreign tourists

A delay in the resume of the IMF bailout programme is fast eating into the funds received

A negligible turnout, coupled with allegations of ballot stuffing and excesses at some places marked LB polls

Team Pakistan is not just losing at home, but losing very badly

Officials had been drawing from the funds meant for needy people in the names of their spouses and relatives

Punjab has seen a rise in crimes that are particularly gender-based and religiously-motivated

The first and foremost thing that Pakistan needs is political stability

Most suicides were committed out of desperation due to abject poverty

OGRA has approved a 75% increase in the price of gas after both gas suppliers petitioned the company for price hikes

The million-dollar question is: will Elahi go ahead and dissolve the Assembly?

FSC has chided the government for failing to take appropriate measures to protect the rights of transgender children

Four million children are still living in deplorable conditions near contaminated and stagnant floodwater

The world economy is collectively in a gloomy zone and seems to be on the brink of another recession

To root these problems out, the PMDC should be made independent

The march has also helped Gandhi counter the BJP’s decades of propaganda to paint him as an out-of-touch elitist

Such initiatives are necessary for a shift towards sustainable alternatives and to reduce dependence on fossil fuels

Food insecurity is creating desperation as a man was killed at a distribution point for subsidised wheat flour

The international community must not let a strategic country go down the drain

City seems to be taken over by robbers and muggers who have created an aura of fear during the winter wedding season

The new narrative from the government that it wants to complete the terms of the IMF deal paints a nightmarish picture

Sarfaraz, among the first to get back to the team, made the most of the opportunity and justified his selection

The report also suggests legal amendments to lower the age of adulthood from 18 to 16

SPI has jumped by 31% as compared to last year, and prices of staple diet have skyrocketed

Spread across more than two miles, medical city to help people seek treatment at comparatively low cost

A church in the central Indian state was attacked by a mob of up to 2,000 people that included a local BJP leader

Elahi's change of heart a blow to PTI's strategy of calling early elections by dissolving the provincial legislature

Pakistan’s export sector was once flourishing but currently it seems Bangladesh has successfully captured the market

India’s foreign minister keeps burnishing his reputation for undiplomatic conduct

Afghan Taliban have eliminated the hardened criminals of the IS-K who were involved in attacks on Pakistani interests

The Legend of Maula Jatt made Rs1 billion at the domestic box office and $10 million at the worldwide box office

A high-level meeting must come together to discuss a possible seventh wave of the deadly virus in the country

An energy starving Pakistan has once again doubled up another initiative to make efficient use of available resources

According to official figures, annual inflation stood at 24.5% in December

NSC stood its ground and reiterated a zero-tolerance policy towards the nuisance of terrorism and non-state actors

Report revealed that 80% of high-rise buildings in Lahore are not safe to live in or work in

A large portion of the lost revenue was continuing decline in imports due to austerity measures

Empowering the lower strata of the electorate is in the dock