Editorial

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A 'weak' passport hinders citizens in many ways beyond increasing travel and visa costs

NDMA continues to report fatalities from preventable causes

FBR has claimed that it is the only federal institution to have taken action against its own officers

PDMA has urged citizens to avoid staying in such decayed building structures in light of the high number of casualties

Birth spacing can also lead to smaller families

There are plenty of opportunities and avenues where collaboration can take place

Sindh government's work on the water supply network has barely started

The growing chorus of condemnation, including from Western allies, is a turning tide in international opinion

This was to be charged over and above the standard 18% sales tax

ICJ opens the door for affected states to seek restitution, compensation, restoration of their ecosystems

Pakistan's installed generation capacity may have crossed 46,000 MW

slamabad also appreciated London's efforts in scaling down tensions between the arch-rivals

Weak laws mean that beating children is barely an offense

The current protest is a direct challenge to state authority

The belated decisions have already cast a shadow of doubt

Tech-savvy teens will almost certainly find ways to circumvent age gates whenever they want

Volleyball, like many other sports, has long remained underfunded and underreported

Six PTI candidates have returned to the Senate apparently under a deal

More than 214 people lost their lives in road accidents

The killing of 93 people by Israeli troops should not be another footnote in history

A systematic dismantling of these informal courts is now necessary

Sindh government will hopefully provide players with the resources needed to excel yet again

Bans, regulations in Karachi simply seem to be an exercise on revisiting the past

Household responsibilities that men did not pick up when women started to join the workforce

Muhammad Asif and teenager Hasnain Akhtar won their respective titles on the same day

Trump shall be better advised to put off for a while his impulsive mindset

Criticism from both treasury and opposition benches in the Senate points to this very disconnect

The state itself must adopt policies that protect educators and reinforce a culture of respect

This also puts the estimated Rs29 billion needed for golden handshakes into perspective

The fact that a day-long spell has claimed more than 63 lives across Punjab

A truly inclusive higher education system cannot be built on such uneven foundations

Terror fissures are now toiling national cohesion, calling for a coordinated response

UK remains one of the most popular routes for expats, Pakistani tourists

Lack of opportunities in Pakistan drives around 100,000 IT professionals to greener pastures abroad every year

Families have raised alarm over how these arrests are taking place

Tax waiver, it is argued, was intended to reduce the imported sugar price by an estimated Rs82 per kilogram

CEO should have been facing the full force of the law

The 2022 floods should have been the wake-up call

The country's chequered history testifies to the fact that such camouflaged drives were used for political repression

The criticism from opposition parties over this move is not without merit

Israel has killed around 800 Palestinians near aid distribution sites

There should be a clear plan of action as to what will be the minimum terms of engagement for ushering in a thaw

The plastic pollution crisis is in dire need of holistic measures that tackle waste management

This crisis ranks Pakistan as the country with the world's second-highest number of out-of-school children

The expiration of Starlink's temporary no-objection certificate in March

Tourists flock to Swat every year, yet there is no risk classification system in place for riverside areas

PSM was originally set up with Soviet assistance and was regarded as a symbol of bilateral solidarity