Editorial

Mistakes can be forgiven, but first, those responsible must apologise

There is an urgent need to put measures in place so as to stop smuggling and let the manufacturing sector expand

The Pakistani government now looks set to cough up another huge sum in penalty

As the government moves ahead with its plans to open schools, all we can do is keep our fingers crossed

Every year cases of criminals misusing the technology are being reported

There is an emergence of a corrupt culture — when corrupt ideals seep into the very mindset of the people

The seriousness of PTI govt to fight corruption and carry out across-the-board accountability has been questioned

The country as a whole has little to show in the way of its combined intellectual development

British MPs strongly agreed with Pakistan’s positions on Modi government’s brutal treatment of the residents of IIOJK

Violence against women is rampant in the country, especially in the Punjab capital

It goes without saying that our police force is not even a blurred shadow of what it is meant to be

Given the dynamics in the region, it would be unsurprising if more significant cooperation were to remain under wraps

The present tragic incident indicates that there are no safety measures in place to protect drivers

Meant to put the country on the path of economic statbilisation, these actions wreaked havoc with home budgets

Harassment — whether sexual, physical, or mental — does not exclusively require an employer-to-employee relationship

It is evident his Hindutava politics is giving diminishing returns

During such times, pharma firms and elite businessmen are expected to take responsibility in collaboration with govt

It remains to be seen what will be done to encourage willing widespread adoption among people outside formal economy

It is an inexpensive method of catching fish by poisoning the water, and the practice is common in the region

It is indeed a miracle that the outage did not lead to losses of lives

Pakistani detention facilities notoriously hold inmates twice or thrice their capacity

The CAA has been in dire need of reforms for a while now

We would also be fooling ourselves if we believe extremists will vanish if we silence them

K-P finance minister says an increase in retirement age of govt servants would save province Rs140b in around a decade

The central bank expects real growth, one that takes inflation into account, to fall somewhere between 1.5 and 2.5%

In avoiding being ‘blackmailed’, the prime minister squandered a good opportunity to live up to the role of a father

The worst sufferers of Covid-19 are vulnerable segments of society like newspaper sellers

Sustainable eco-friendly policies need to be integrated in institutions nationwide

Cross-border terrorism can only be resolved if Afghan govt shows will, and their security forces show competence

Time to remind the government: a stitch in time saves nine

The gravest assault on American democracy in more than 200 years resulted in four people losing their lives

The defeat, in both Test and T20I series, is not surprising

Pandemic has helped highlight issues that were previously unnoticed and were being suppressed within society

The real problem is that largest contributors to circular debt in the power sector are not the deals with older IPPs

As we strive to overcome inequality, the world needs to rethink and implement a whole lot more

If population explosion is not controlled, we might see large numbers of people in poor countries starving to death

An estimated 230,000 nurses worldwide have contracted the coronavirus

The first step is devise a policy that is conducive to forest investment and sustainable forest management practices

Experts see a shortfall in the Rs500 billion range for the full fiscal year

Attacking the media for spreading fake news also greatly damaged the credibility of the media

It seems the Indian Army approves of outright war crimes against the people it claims to represent

The misguided mob might have been led to violence by rabble-rousers who had their own axe to grind

Retired employees of several other departments of the provincial government too are facing hardships on this account

So the new year throws the same old challenges at us — apart from Covid, of course

Investigations revealed registration of 7,013 vehicles was fake and 4,000 had been registered on unauthentic vouchers

We have no assurance that undetected cases are already out there

NAB says that the total assets held by Khawaja Asif swelled from Rs5.1 million in 1991 to Rs221 million in 2018

Sindh CM has warned that the growing gas shortage might cause unrest in the province

All this brings us back to the one constant that is known — Balochistan remains a troubling place

Undue interference in medical education would only harm cause of the important and sensitive profession of medicine