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  • Shifting to e-transport

    Most important aspect is to remove heavy carbon-emitting vehicles such as dilapidated buses

  • Saudi travel relief

    Saudi authorities have announced removal of the restriction on travellers from Pakistan and five other countries

  • NADRA data leak

    The government’s lack of concern over the data leaks is highly concerning

  • Petrol problems

    OMCs operate a fraction of the total number of petrol pumps and these will run dry when demand at each pump increases

  • The debt riddle

    Pakistan needs a vehement strategy to generate wealth and maximize its production

  • Wheat conduit

    Time has come to revise this nefarious approach, and start interacting in a congenial manner

  • Gender gap among voters

    Persisting situation shows that a sizable number of women are not in the loop in the decision-making process

  • The worrying deficit

    Data shows that key contributors to total import tab are fuel and essential food items such as flour and sugar

  • Award for ‘gallantry’

    By giving Abhinandan this award, India has belittled and insulted every previous winner of military awards

  • Fighting smog

    The government should motivate people to travel by metro railway in the smog season

  • Gas outages

    Undependable gas supply has compelled people to buy expensive LPG cylinders adding to their financial burden

  • Preventing rape

    We must deconstruct their motives and their reasons along with other external factors tied to it

  • Encroached state land

    Over the last decade, there have been several reports about PTI members being involved in encroachment

  • The IMF pinch

    In simple arithmetic, revenues must surpass expenditures

  • Back to normal education

    The federal education minister’s synopsis to roll back the discretion and get real is on the spot

  • Undoing of TikTok ban

    The PTA will continue to keep a watch on matters uploaded on the app

  • Monetary correction

    The move was expected, but its timing and level of projection reflect the deep thinking process underway

  • Roofs over our heads

    Unless the root cause of all such constructions is addressed per established laws, there can be no solution

  • Corridor of hope

    Religious tourism has a whole lot of potential to ease hostilities between the two countries

  • EU wants more

    Getting to this worrying stage is a reminder of how short-sighted governance can have a destructive impact

  • CNG prices

    The price of CNG has been increased within short intervals, recent hike is attributed to purchase of RLNG

  • Taxman’s woes

    The state needs to significantly invest in tax administration to address structural problems

  • Empowering expatriates

    Foreign remittances account for more than $29 billion

  • Smog squads

    Requiring EPA’s approval before announcing AQI ratings is merely a cheap cop-out

  • India prayer bans

    Foreign Office says it is “deeply concerned” by prayer restrictions

  • Cruising with amendments

    Tuesday’s session was one of the robust in terms of legislation under the PTI government

  • Cricket: good news

    Pakistan continues to produce great talent and remains in the reckoning for world titles

  • For the sake of humanity

    Harsher punishment has failed to stop honour killing tells a lot about lax implementation of relevant laws

  • Row with ECP

    This apology has come at the right moment

  • Karachi market fire

    The commissioner has said the cause of the fire can only be ascertained after investigations

  • Hindutva extremism

    BJP again showed their true colours by claiming Gandhi was somehow attacking Hinduism

  • Affidavit in spotlight

    The PML-N is out to seek political mileage by once again claiming that it has been wronged by the establishment

  • Vaccination results

    The winter season is conducive to fast spreading of the virus

  • Glasgow pact

    Glasgow pact has bought world some time to come up with more concrete five-year plans in time for next year’s COP27

  • Lifeline inflows

    Rupee’s depreciation is another ingredient behind the surge of remittances

  • Inflation bomb

    One of the primary causes of inflation in Pakistan is a combination of monetary and credit growth

  • On the verge of humanitarian crisis

    The next six months are going to be catastrophic. It is going to be hell on Earth

  • Diamonds in the rough

    Students like Kumar show us that more than just a single curriculum, our students require the right kind of nurturing

  • Child rape epidemic

    Not much has been done to understand or eliminate this social evil from our society

  • The landlocked phenomenon

    Transit accessibility to India to reach out to Afghanistan and vice versa will always have a political connotation

  • Well played, Team Pakistan!

    Pakistani players have improved their performance in ground fielding and catching

  • More troops in IIOJK

    Authorities in Islamabad have voiced concern over the rising troop presence

  • The troika consensus

    The nod to engage the militia is a prudent decision, will go a long way in ushering in confidence for the Afghans

  • A hungry world

    Only way to end the hunger crisis is to rethink the way food resources are assimilated and distributed

  • Dealing with tax evasion

    The government must devise a comprehensive plan to add to the number of taxpayers in the country

  • APS case

    Good point is that the court has taken a leap forward in ensuring the phenomenon of right to life and justice

  • Quake-hit schools

    In militancy-affected areas of K-P, of the 128 destroyed and damaged schools, only seven have been rebuilt up to now

  • Delhi's faux pas

    This moot is merely an attempt to stage a comeback diplomatically, regain as much clout as it can

  • Govt defeat in NA

    The government even failed to get a bill to prevent harassment of women on social media tabled

  • Gas crisis

    Pakistan issued a tender seeking eight LNG cargoes for delivery in December and January, but received no bids