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  • Utility Stores losses

    The first step should be to conduct a holistic research into finding out the core reason behind such losses

  • Blaming Pakistan is myopic

    It is ridiculous to see the audacity to pitch Photoshop content, and blame Pakistan for hobnobbing

  • Drug menace

    Now most street crimes are occurring in Karachi’s district East

  • Widening trade deficit

    Pakistan is in no position to opt for consumption-based growth unless the products being consumed are local

  • Wheat import

    Wheat production in 2020-21 is expected to be 27 million tonnes, up from last year’s output of 25 million tonnes

  • Mentally-ill inmates

    Mental illness being prevalent among majority of prisoners is a result of two crises that have long been unfolding

  • Incentives for farmers

    Incentives scheme for farmers has yielded tremendous results in Punjab; needs to be replicated in other provinces too

  • The legal stalemate

    The attorney general’s desire to see appointment of a female judge be addressed in a unanimous manner is appreciated

  • EVM debate

    Unlikely that govt will ever be able to satisfactorily prove that EVMs are secure from malicious ‘inside’ actors

  • Bogus domiciles

    All domicile certificates, PRCs issued over past three years will be scrutinised; those found bogus will be cancelled

  • Cadastral mapping

    PM Imran's quest for documenting economy, and evolving a public sector on lines of transparency is laudable

  • Water shortage and Kharif crops

    Powerful feudal lords and chieftains divert water to their fields when there is scarcity of water

  • Changes — yet again

    Rate of change reflects serious problems between the elected government and the bureaucracy

  • Interim Afghan cabinet

    New set-up hasn’t come as a surprise; it was expected that senior clergy would be calling the shots

  • Need to revamp railways

    Pathetic policy is supplemented with poor maintenance, low salaries of staff and an inefficient bureaucracy

  • UAE: new residency rules

    New visas build on ‘golden visa’ scheme which made it easier for investors and highly skilled workers to move to UAE

  • Unity and defence

    Bajwa pointed out some people are being used by anti-state elements, warned that such black sheep will be taken out

  • Exit Misbah, Waqar

    Team selection has faced sharp criticism

  • Neglect of dams

    Farmers criticised the government for failure to make damaged dams and reservoirs functional

  • Afghanistan: key regional role

    Islamabad believes an inclusive government in Kabul is the only way to lasting peace and security in the region

  • The weakening rupee

    It is estimated that around six million dollars change hands between traders of Pakistan and Afghanistan daily

  • Guilty by default

    A religiously charged government and its street goons fly in the face of a constitution that promised a secular state

  • Paralympic gold

    Pakistan has now had the privilege of winning its first-ever gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Games

  • Much-deserved award

    Prime Minister Imran Khan has congratulated Amjad for receiving Asia’s Nobel Prize

  • Terror in NZ

    The New Zealand Prime Minister said she was constrained to comment more on the culprit because of legal issues

  • Toxics in unsafe hands

    Pakistan’s raising of flag after recent arrests in Kolkata is not for point-scoring

  • Rising food insecurity

    Growing inflation erodes value of money, particularly constricting purchasing power of those from low-income groups

  • University rankings

    Ranking shows Pakistan is climbing the academic ladder, but education experts claim it has instead regressed

  • KPP downsizing

    IMF noted that govt is in no position to hand out subsidies, absorb transfer fees while borrowing money to stay afloat

  • Ehsaas scholarships

    Girls from poor families are compelled to abandon education between fifth and eighth classes

  • Special courts for rape

    Opposition leaders believe that special courts are unnecessary as the existing courts can handle rape cases

  • Immortal Ali Geelani

    He was cautious in his approach, always had a broader perspective insight, as he espoused cause of self-determination

  • Chaotic traffic

    While the number of vehicles keeps on increasing, there is no corresponding improvement in traffic management

  • The galloping public debt

    Successive governments have been unable to bring these numbers down to sustainable levels

  • Minority women in public affairs

    Pakistan has seen, a notable rise in participation of women from minority communities in public affairs

  • Remittance rewards

    Government is moving forward with its plans to ‘gamify’ remittances by offering rewards for sending money to Pakistan

  • Time to listen to Islamabad

    National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf has called for ensuring “a new setup for the sake of ordinary Afghans”

  • Deworming campaign

    The campaign is covering around 2,000 government and private schools as well as seminaries

  • PDM’s half-hearted track

    Return of Shehbaz Sharif to public exposure, after a voluntary hiatus, enabled the PDM to recast itself

  • Depleting groundwater

    Wholesome initiatives need to be implemented to conserve water, reduce wastage and tackle the consequences

  • Hard times ahead

    Provinces have been told to pull their weight over agricultural tube-wells

  • Rehabilitation of Afghans

    New exodus is a serious humanitarian issue, and could have political and economic ramifications for the entire region

  • Another killer fire

    Circumstances surrounding the Karachi factory fire point to element of neglect arising from greed and complacency

  • ‘Smart’ forest

    Climate change is a complex problem, therefore, short-term as well as long-term merits must be weighed out beforehand.

  • Action against drug mafia

    Drug traders monetise their dirty merchandise into wealth, which economists have termed ‘monetising assets’

  • Kabul airport blasts

    100 people reported dead in the Daesh claimed terrorist bombings outside Kabul’s airport and near a hotel

  • CJP ruling

    A five-member SC bench rules that the top judge is the sole authority by whom suo motu can be invoked/assumed

  • Unbecoming of man

    An upsurge in online harassment of women is coupled with rise in physical violence against them in the country

  • Lethargic public service

    Ad hocism and non-performance in civil service is a foregone conclusion

  • Ever-changing economic team

    The PTI government continues its record-setting rotation at the helm of the FBR