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Another home defeat
Team Pakistan is not just losing at home, but losing very badly
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BISP corruption
Officials had been drawing from the funds meant for needy people in the names of their spouses and relatives
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Startling crime rate in Punjab
Punjab has seen a rise in crimes that are particularly gender-based and religiously-motivated
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After the dissolution
The first and foremost thing that Pakistan needs is political stability
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Thar suicide surge
Most suicides were committed out of desperation due to abject poverty
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Gas price hike
OGRA has approved a 75% increase in the price of gas after both gas suppliers petitioned the company for price hikes
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Punjab’s hullabaloo
The million-dollar question is: will Elahi go ahead and dissolve the Assembly?
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Trans centre
FSC has chided the government for failing to take appropriate measures to protect the rights of transgender children
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Flood-affected children
Four million children are still living in deplorable conditions near contaminated and stagnant floodwater
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Global downturn
The world economy is collectively in a gloomy zone and seems to be on the brink of another recession
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Rahul Gandhi’s yatra
The march has also helped Gandhi counter the BJP’s decades of propaganda to paint him as an out-of-touch elitist
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PMDC: call for autonomy
To root these problems out, the PMDC should be made independent
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E-bike subsidies
Such initiatives are necessary for a shift towards sustainable alternatives and to reduce dependence on fossil fuels
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For a bag of flour
Food insecurity is creating desperation as a man was killed at a distribution point for subsidised wheat flour
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SOS at Geneva
The international community must not let a strategic country go down the drain
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Lawless Karachi
City seems to be taken over by robbers and muggers who have created an aura of fear during the winter wedding season
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Opportunist solution
The new narrative from the government that it wants to complete the terms of the IMF deal paints a nightmarish picture
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Back with a bang
Sarfaraz, among the first to get back to the team, made the most of the opportunity and justified his selection
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Amending PPC
The report also suggests legal amendments to lower the age of adulthood from 18 to 16
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Price bite
SPI has jumped by 31% as compared to last year, and prices of staple diet have skyrocketed
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Proposed medical city
Spread across more than two miles, medical city to help people seek treatment at comparatively low cost
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Chattisgarh church attack
A church in the central Indian state was attacked by a mob of up to 2,000 people that included a local BJP leader
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Elahi’s stunt
Elahi's change of heart a blow to PTI's strategy of calling early elections by dissolving the provincial legislature
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Dwindling textile sector
Pakistan’s export sector was once flourishing but currently it seems Bangladesh has successfully captured the market
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Undiplomatic attacks
India’s foreign minister keeps burnishing his reputation for undiplomatic conduct
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Action by Kabul
Afghan Taliban have eliminated the hardened criminals of the IS-K who were involved in attacks on Pakistani interests
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Cinematic milestone
The Legend of Maula Jatt made Rs1 billion at the domestic box office and $10 million at the worldwide box office
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Resurging coronavirus
A high-level meeting must come together to discuss a possible seventh wave of the deadly virus in the country
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Save energy policy
An energy starving Pakistan has once again doubled up another initiative to make efficient use of available resources
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The Afghan slip
NSC stood its ground and reiterated a zero-tolerance policy towards the nuisance of terrorism and non-state actors
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Rising price of survival
According to official figures, annual inflation stood at 24.5% in December
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Dangerous buildings
Report revealed that 80% of high-rise buildings in Lahore are not safe to live in or work in
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Revenue shortfall
A large portion of the lost revenue was continuing decline in imports due to austerity measures
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The LB’s enigma
Empowering the lower strata of the electorate is in the dock
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Need for consensus
National consensus continues to defy us on two of our foremost challenges
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Karachi’s traffic dilemma
Hours-long traffic jams during peak hours and fatal accidents are a daily occurrence
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Punishing doctors?
In such a morally obscure situation, punishments should always be used as a last resort
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Anti-rape crisis cells
This is a huge step towards providing rehabilitation and recovery to those subjected to this horrible crime
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The way ahead
Working for food self-sufficiency and an alternate energy module are indispensable
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Abuse of HEC scholarships
Six PhD scholars went abroad on the government-funded FDP but never returned
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Reunifying MQM
MQM-P recently suggested the deal is already done and only needs to be officially approved by the MQM-P convener
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Resignations’ ruse
The fact that the PTI resignations' legitimacy is under debate after all these months has become a political nuisance
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Trigger-happy cops
The police can manipulate evidence to cover up their wrongdoing, or worse, to actively commit crimes.
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It’s not just about default or not
Political stability and economic vibrancy are two immediate and indispensable necessities
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US winter storm
Massive winter storms have pushed the nationwide death toll in the US past 60
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Solarisation
The best way forward for Pakistan is to shift towards sustainable means of energy
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Unrest in coastal belt
Locals blame the government for adopting tactics that come to further burden their woes
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Security black hole
The situation necessitates extraordinary measures and not the mere closure of thoroughfares
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Putin’s largesse
Putin, in a first of its kind olive branch, offered to negotiate a way out of the ongoing crisis and war in Ukraine
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Terror in Balochistan
At least six soldiers martyred and 15 law enforcement officials and civilians injured in Balochistan terror attacks