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  • IMF’s advice

    Georgieva said the rich should be taxed adequately, and the poor be cushioned from the side-effects of IMF conditions

  • Honey-trapping

    Victims are usually lured by suspects with the promise of cheap tractors, livestock and other things

  • Taxing the rich

    High-income taxation can help provide some balance in the economy by downscaling inequality

  • Damascus under attack

    Nothing much that the world can do than merely logging in one more Israeli aggression

  • Energy demands

    A serious challenge of managing fuel imports has perplexed the PMLN-led federal government

  • Karachi disaster

    The audacious attack on the Office of Karachi Police Chief is a serious security lapse

  • Century to remember

    Muneeba Ali has become the first Pakistani female cricketer to score a century in the Women’s T20 World Cup

  • ‘Impeccable’ nuclear safety

    Head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog praised Pakistan’s nuclear safety and security, along with its technical capacity

  • A Saudi advice

    Gwadar port can act as a hub connecting Central Asia and the Middle East

  • Agriculture: catering to the rich

    Agricultural output per worker has been almost unchanged since the 1990s

  • Debt and dictates

    The subsidiary finance bill laid before a joint sitting of both the houses of parliament is a precipice to disaster

  • Rampaging robbers

    Dacoits and armed robbers continue to operate with brazen impunity and wreak havoc on the streets of Karachi

  • Credit rating downgrade

    Pakistan is now closer than ever to defaulting on its sovereign debt

  • Silencing dissent

    This phenomenon of booking rivals in sedition is disgusting, and is acting as a detriment to national cohesion

  • The gas slap

    Pakistan has a serious energy crisis

  • Falling remittances

    National cash crunch cannot be addressed until overseas Pakistanis gain enough confidence to provide requisite cushion

  • Inclusive bureaucracy

    In developing countries, bureaucracy is considered as the engine of growth and the agent of change

  • Pollution-induced depression

    Low socio-economic groups were more vulnerable due to constant social stress and high exposure to harmful environments

  • Medical exam abolition

    PMDC has now exempted future graduates from taking the National Licensing Exam (NLE)

  • IIOJK internet shutdowns

    Kashmiris living under Indian occupation continue to suffer from deprivation of access to the outside world

  • Case against Tarin

    The phone conversation in which Tarin is apparently heard making a proactive assumption has landed him in dire straits

  • Domestic workers’ abuse

    A despicable act of violence took the life of an innocent 11-year-old domestic worker

  • Brutal lynching

    The lynching of Sri Lankan, Priyantha Kumara Diyawadana, and his likes across Pakistan, are a blot on our conscience

  • Curbing drug abuse

    The absence of adequate funds and resources has impeded the ANF's ability to tackle the problem head-on

  • Fattening cabinet

    The cabinet is violative of the legal limit of not exceeding 11% of the total membership of both houses of Parliament

  • ECP order

    The court ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan to immediately announce the date for elections in Punjab

  • Struggling flood survivors

    Food security, livelihood-related assistance and public health concerns of millions yet to be addressed

  • Football collaboration

    A welcome effort is afoot to help talented footballers from Lyari so that they can train with the lower-division team

  • Supply crunch now!

    The claims from some of Punjab’s cities and towns that petrol is in shortage has sent a wave of uncertainty

  • Melting ice

    The increased heating that the planet is experiencing has resulted in the rapid melting of glaciers and ice sheets

  • Benazir murder appeal

    After six years the Lahore High Court has finally set a date for hearing appeals in the Benazir Bhutto murder case

  • The flip side

    Unrelenting IMF conditions will slap new taxes and levies, withdrawing subsidies on lifeline utilities for the poor

  • Financial independence

    One in six bank accounts are run by women in Pakistan, despite the country having an equal male and female population

  • Drug-makers in crisis

    Drug-makers unable to keep producing lifesaving medication due to raw material shortages and pricing disputes

  • A critical amendment

    Bill aims to make ridiculing the Pakistan Army and judiciary through any medium of propagation a punishable offence

  • Devastating quake

    World must act fast if we are to keep the precarious situation in Syria and Turkey from falling apart

  • Court-arrest drive

    PTI has been simmering with issues for quite some time

  • Climate funding needed

    Tackling a wicked crisis requires sustainability on multiple fronts

  • Balloon intrusion

    There is a plethora of questions both sides need to answer before playing to the gallery or hiding their skeletons

  • Plebiscite is the solution

    Kashmir Day was observed by condemning India’s abusive relationship with the people of the disputed territory

  • Musharraf’s legacy

    President General Pervez Musharraf lived an accomplished civil and military life

  • Social entrepreneurship

    Collaboration between universities and industries enables students to engage with real-time industrial problems

  • Kohat boat tragedy

    Prudent and precautionary measures can help prevent such avoidable disasters

  • Polls cannot be delayed

    As politics plunges deep into a polarised format, the constitution must guide the path of the nation and electorate

  • Defeating terror

    It goes without saying that Afghanistan and Pakistan should be on the same page in defeating terrorism

  • App market growth

    App downloads were up 35% compared to a year earlier

  • Pink People’s Bus Service

    It would also be commendable if a training institute is initiated to teach women how to drive the bus

  • BF-7 sub-variant

    The latest Omicron sub-variant BF-7 has entered Pakistan with the first case being detected in a 49-year-old male

  • Record inflation

    Breakneck inflation is now hitting its worst levels since 1975 at 27.55% which is even worse than the 26% projection

  • Politics of vendetta

    The government by cracking down on its political opponents in cases primarily booked on vendetta is drawing ire