TODAY’S PAPER | September 23, 2025 | EPAPER

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  • Unending violence

    Politics of revenge dominates in the city and we should deny our vote to all political parties contributing to it.

  • Injustice in Multan

    Citizens have no faith in the abilities of law-enforcement officials.

  • Protests in white

    Nurses in Sindh say their pays are below those given to staff doing similar work in other provinces.

  • Rental power — SC verdict

    Government should have been trying to keep a check on massive circular debt that has exacerbated the power crisis.

  • Our sectarian monster

    It is most tragic that the Hazaras are now being made to feel like strangers in their own land.

  • Where are Pak-US ties headed?

    Some tangible proposals have been made and one hopes that a balanced foreign policy will soon be formulated.

  • Karachi held hostage

    The situation in Karachi is once again playing out with wearing predictability.

  • Wreck on the highway

    We need to protect those who use public transport and guarantee their safety by training drivers.

  • Our stalled foreign policy

    Pakistan's foreign policy is not only run by the army, but also indirectly by other elements outside parliament

  • Civilian use of nuclear energy

    The time is right to admit Pakistan to the club of responsible nuclear powers.

  • Descent into anarchy

    The battle that is currently playing out in Karachi is essentially one of demography.

  • Power and the powerless

    As the power crisis deepens, people clearly feel that they do not have a choice and must act.

  • A bribe?

    Now that it is a fait accompli there is no way of holding the APNS accountable for the Rs 300 million from the govt.

  • The Iran pipeline

    Iran pipeline would allow one billion cubic feet per day, TAPI pipeline would allow import of 10 billion annually.

  • The PTI and Punjab

    PTI has begun to move into the heartland areas of Punjab where its threat is perhaps most strongly felt by the PML-N.

  • Remembering flood victims

    What is important about the visit by Sean Penn is that the international community has not forgotten the flood victims

  • Violence on the street

    Lasting peace can be achieved only when political parties feel that violence is counterproductive to their interests.

  • Stemming the rot

    Authorities need the state to stop treating every Baloch as a suspect in his homeland.

  • Can foreign policy work this way?

    If Pakistan negotiates route reopening with more pragmatism, less offended honour, US may apologise for Salala too.

  • Worsening times

    Secret to ending violence against women may lie in altering mindsets, granting women greater security, empowerment.

  • Deadly weather

    In recent years, we have faced too many natural disasters. We need to work out a scheme to manage calamities better.

  • A sweet victory

    For whipping boys Bangladesh to come so close to beating Sri Lanka, India & Pakistan is a matter of great joy.

  • Stirrings of something positive

    It is poorly-designed policies that are holding the economy back. We deserve better and we should demand better.

  • On a collision course?

    PM Contempt: The argument centres on the supremacy of parliament and the right of review of the Supreme Court.

  • Another Pakistan day

    Given this state of affairs, the time has come for us to think harder about what March 23 is about.

  • How many weapons does a country need?

    Pakistan is a ‘revisionist’ buyer, a reactive state nursing the intent of changing the status quo through aggression.

  • Balochistan conundrum

    The Supreme Court has decided that the best way to solve the Balochistan problem is by convening a grand jirga.

  • Caring for animals

    It is about time that the issue of cruelty to animals is brought to national attention.

  • Parliamentary review

    Even though it may sound tough in its rhetoric, all the clauses have given the Americans plenty of wiggle room.

  • To write or not to write

    It is the immunity clause that the prime minister says he is determined to uphold at all costs.

  • Of khaki and mufti

    Has the time not arrived to review the working of the ISI and put it on a better footing.

  • The extortion game

    The best thing would be if parties purged their ranks of the black sheep involving in the extortion rackets.

  • Seeking asylum

    UK’s Office for National Statistics tells us that that a total of 2,411 Pakistanis applied for asylum in 2011.

  • The prime minister and the SC

    Procedure of getting rid of him will be complicated, be overtaken by next elections. That price, he is willing to pay.

  • Forced conversion

    The operation of forced conversions is taking place in a far more organised manner than previously thought.

  • Fallen hero

    The suicide attack in Peshawar proves that militants remain active and able to strike at will.

  • President’s address

    There is some hope that perhaps, finally, democracy may be taking root in Pakistan.

  • Strengthening democracy

    4.5 million citizens have used SMS service to verify voter registration details, with the number due to increase.

  • Taking on the agencies

    Much disturbance to our democratic system has been caused over the past decades by actions planned by the agencies.

  • Hostage no more

    The kidnapping strategy adopted by the Taliban has been an enormous success, giving them money and publicity.

  • Too many parties

    Pakistan has 82 political parties registered. Handful of parties have any kind of representation in any assembly.

  • Politics of dirty tricks

    Mehrangate: In Pakistan, financial accountability is undermined by delay of audit, not by secret funds.

  • Making use of radio

    The plan of using radio to win over the populace, could have succeeded but it has not because of sheer incompetence.

  • White elephants

    CJ observes that institutions including Pakistan Steel Mills, Pakistan Railways and PIA have all been ruined.

  • Iran gas pipeline

    The Iran-Pakistan pipeline is so vital to the country’s energy needs that the extra cost can be overlooked.

  • War on education

    Short of being able to evict the Taliban, there is little the government can do to protect educational institutions.

  • Killing of Afghan civilians

    Soldiers who are fighting a war they know cannot be won and for a cause that now eludes them, are bound to snap.

  • Up in smoke

    Abida has simply chosen to tell her reasons for favouring smoking. Is this truly a crime?

  • Another bombing

    To stop such attacks, all agenci­es, all securi­ty force person­nel must demostrate their will, commit­ment.

  • A welcome law

    Only time will tell if new powers granted to the commission have a genuine impact on the lives of women in Pakistan.