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  • Improving tourism index

    It seems that PTI had made significant progress to ensure sustainability and resilience in the tourism sector

  • On the moving train

    A ticket checker and other staff on a Multan-Karachi train gang-raped a passenger

  • Semblance of order in Punjab

    The PML-N’s argument that the apex court verdict on Article 63-A has no retrospective effect is contestable

  • LB canvas in Balochistan

    It is a good omen that local government culture is well-respected in Balochistan

  • Israel visit controversy

    Unfortunately, some in Pakistan would rather malign the country by claiming the delegation was “official”

  • Instability in Balochistan

    The desolate province has for long been in the grip of lawlessness and its developmental mosaic has been uneven

  • Key amendments

    Government was quick to note that it was not opposed to EVMs, but wanted to ensure that they were reliable

  • Falling mango production

    The situation brought about by climate change has rendered the cultivation of mangoes unprofitable

  • Honour killings

    All this talk of women empowerment is futile until the law does not protect women

  • Targeted relief

    This tailor-made package comes as a succor to 14 million households

  • Asia Cup failure

    Hopes faltered as Pakistan failed to reach the super four stage of the tournament of the Asia Hockey Cup

  • Endowment fund for trans-persons

    The fund will help trans people become economically independent by providing interest-free loans to set up business

  • The petrol punch

    IMF termed the subsidy on fuel doled out by the previous govt as fiscally unviable, transgression to the accord

  • Forest fire

    The unfortunate fire reduced millions of trees to ashes, inflicting losses amounting to billions on local communities

  • Yasin Malik’s sentencing

    Malik’s arrest on fabricated charges was condemned by all and sundry in Pakistan

  • Back from brink

    The onus is on political parties to address soaring polarisation, economic downslide

  • Good news from KSA

    Shoring up foreign reserves is one of the biggest economic challenges for the government

  • The march on the capital

    Scuffles with police, baton-charge, teargas shelling, arrests, street battles were the order of the day yesterday

  • Monkeypox

    So far 92 confirmed and 28 suspected cases have been reported from the US, UK, Spain and Canada

  • Another rate hike

    Economic growth projections for upcoming fiscal year have already been revised down to between 3.5% and 4.5%

  • Ahead of the march

    Govt has called in extra security personnel, as well as reserve gear and ammunition, especially tear gas cells

  • Viability of clean energy

    Seemingly oblivious to the economic condition of the country, the PTI government levied the GST on solar panels

  • Debt trap

    The only saving grace for Imran appears to be that the new government appears incapable of fixing what PTI broke

  • Fissures in Punjab

    The dictum is that if Punjab is in chaos, the country will be in abject instability

  • Massive tree-cutting

    As of 2019, Sindh had already lost 50% of its forest cover

  • Suo motu notice

    The chief justice said the suo motu was only 'meant to protect the criminal justice system and the rule of law'

  • Mayday call

    The ousted dispensation’s principal demand is to dissolve the National Assembly and hold general elections

  • In pursuit of fame

    Misguided youths started fires in the forests of Margalla Hills and Abbottabad

  • Yasin Malik’s conviction

    Malik dismisses charges against him as politically motivated, terms it another bid to crush liberation in IIOJK

  • Resetting ties with US

    Bilawal in debut visit, rightly underscored the need for a broad-based relationship that is not Afghanistan-centric

  • Combatting heatstroke

    This is not each person’s individual fight; it is a national crisis

  • Pendency of court cases

    ADR can save the litigants money and time as parties involved in a dispute can get speedy justice through it

  • Snowball of defection

    Their politics of dissent has backfired, and the jingoism to turn the tables on power-sharing couldn’t last for long

  • Matric exams mismanagement

    For students from Karachi, the first day of the exam turned out to be an endurance test

  • Balochistan politics

    Some believe that karma has caught up with Bizenjo, who has been involved in Machiavellian maneuvers for a decade

  • Talks with TTP

    Those elements who believe in the political process, without resorting to gun-culture, should be entertained

  • New anti-polio plan

    The government has decided to launch another five-year plan for polio eradication, amounting to $798 million

  • Karachi bombings

    Security officials and media reports have tied both groups to India

  • The political roulette

    The coalition government seems to be in a decisive mood to take on the challenges upfront

  • India mosque prayer ban

    The slim evidence provided is the recovery of relics relating to the Hindu god Shiva from the mosque complex

  • Defection outlawed

    The decision will find its maximum at the ECP, which is set to decide the fate of PTI defectors in the Punjab Assembly

  • Cholera outbreak

    Cholera must act as warning for the authorities to ensure the supply of clean drinking water in the country

  • Record remittances

    It is worth noting that no country the size of Pakistan can rely only on remittances to support its economy

  • Unabating terrorism

    The post war on terror backlash is proving to be quite toiling on civil and military cadres

  • Transforming agricultural lands

    Approximately 43% of Pakistanis are food insecure and 18% are facing acute food insecurity

  • $30b treasure trove

    OECD data was also allegedly abused by the PTI government

  • Lack of female participation

    Although there are labour laws and legislations to protect female workers, these are seldom implemented or followed

  • Slain journalist

    News of the incident reverberated rapidly across the region, sparked outrage among the Palestinian and media community

  • Elections, when?

    Demand for elections is being considered by politicians at large- the million-dollar question is: when to hold them?

  • Harassment in cyberspace

    Many women avoid registering cyber harassment cases due to societal norms, which emboldens criminals