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  • 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

  • Sindh’s census concern

    Controversy over census gain momentum as CCI and federal cabinet approve its results by ignoring province’s concerns

  • Curbs to enhance vaccination

    The government takes an aggressive approach to improve Covid-19 vaccination rate in Pakistan

  • Terror remnants

    As Afghanistan undergoes transition, there is a pressing need to keep an eye on opportunist elements

  • Caring and sharing

    Aged people are more vulnerable to contracting coronavirus, so they are doubly scared of it

  • Power sector woes

    It appears Tarin would prefer that we go back to the literal dark days of his last stint as finance minister

  • Welcome development

    The news is that Islamabad and New Delhi have started issuing assignment visas to diplomatic staff

  • Project control women

    If there is one admission that Pakistanis collectively have to make it is that the country has a major women problem

  • ‘Conflict of interest’

    IHC declare govt's failure to make good on the promise a violation of fundamental rights of the affected landowners

  • FATF: moving goalposts

    Pakistan is being penalised owing its geopolitical invincibility, and cornered on a politicised agenda

  • Exporters’ concerns

    While Pakistan has done well in exports despite the pandemic, it is seen failing on many of the fronts

  • Water distribution

    Sindh regularly complains of irrigation and drinking water shortage due to what it claims faulty policies of the Irsa

  • Attack in Gwadar

    Friday’s attack in Gwadar should be taken more seriously as it was reportedly carried out by a suicide bomber

  • Right under the Minar

    Women have every right to be in public without being harassed

  • Smart tech, smart exports

    Now is the time to consistently work on quality upgradation and innovation

  • Global warming and wildlife

    WWF has recorded a considerable number of disasters caused due to the impact of climate change

  • Uniform curriculum

    The inclusion of the vision of the Father of the Nation, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, will further cement national unity

  • New Taliban?

    Mujahid insisted, even before the press conference, that women’s education and right to work would be uninterrupted

  • Three years in power

    PTI took power after a disputed election and immediately placed influential politicians, rather than area experts

  • Modi and his mindless hate

    Modi is making no effort to unify India and is instead actively trying to widen the cracks that led to the partition

  • Fake vaccination certificates

    The mobile app has been developed after sales of bogus vaccination certificates were reported

  • Karachi explosion

    Karachi, the world’s eighth most populated city, doesn’t have a proper policing system to this day

  • Taliban should walk the talk

    Taliban co-founder Mulla Abdul Ghani Baradar has promised a peaceful transition, and called for calm

  • Code red for humanity

    The IPCC issues a harrowing report which concludes that global heating is now irreversible

  • Covid resurge and Punjab

    Punjab govt seems prepared to deal with the situation arising from the increasing cases of coronavirus in the province

  • Autarky or annihilation

    PM Imran Khan stresses the need to focus on farmers and enhancing their incomes

  • Seniority excuse a bane

    The legal fraternity is in an argument over the proposed elevation of a woman judge to the apex court

  • Power of sports to unite

    Two athletes from Pakistan and India, truly promoted the spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play in Tokyo

  • Building new dams

    The authorities should give serious thought to all these aspects while planning to build new dams

  • One nation, one resolve

    There isn’t any external threat to the homeland, as the armed forces and the nation are united

  • Need to recast fuel medium

    The point is CNG is one of the most referred automobile fuels in the developing world

  • Implementation of anti-rape laws

    Another instance of hindering the course of justice comes to light during the recent hearing of a rape case in LHC

  • Resuscitating PDM

    Efforts afoot to breathe new life into PDM, with the group’s leaders holding a meeting after a gap of several months

  • ‘Red list’ discrepancies

    Despite Pakistan’s dipping infection graph, the UK believes that travellers from Pakistan should be quarantined

  • Vaccinating trans-persons

    Doubts and fears still prevail among transgenders due to surgical process they had to undergo for their condition

  • Saving water

    The twin problems of growing water shortage and the declining land fertility have hit Third World countries the most

  • Tareen bloc and PTI

    The ongoing rift is a distraction on the path of good governance and could derail the govt’s achievements

  • The continuing onslaught

    Many of the Afghan cities and even whole districts fall in recent weeks without a fight

  • Quetta again

    Jam Kamal and leaders in Islamabad need to get their act together

  • Umrah pilgrimage

    Saudi Arabia’s newly-opened tourism industry will get a shot in the arm

  • The real tragedy

    As we near our 75th independence day, we are forced to ask ourselves whether that holds true for Pakistan anymore

  • Self-invoked coup

    Tunisia is in the grip of political instability. The Arab country seems to be slipping into anarchy.

  • Persisting medal drought

    Pakistan fails to add to its tally of 10 Olympic medals won over the years