TODAY’S PAPER | January 25, 2026 | EPAPER

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  • Abandoned newborns

    Child protection, the "normalisation" of infanticide/abandonment, and the lack of a social safety net

  • For a safe and secure Karachi

    Decade-long delay in Karachi’s Safe City project is "inexcusable" given its status as Pakistan's economic hub

  • Attack on 'peace' committee

    Kinetic military action is required rather than leaving civilians (peace committees) to face "the wolves" alone

  • HIV negligence

    Nearly 4,000 HIV-positive children in Sindh expose systemic failure in infection control, regulation

  • Governing Karachi

    Making Karachi a federal territory won’t fix broken services; it would push power even further from citizens

  • Uncompetitive businesses

    With costs 34% higher than peers, Pakistan needs stable taxes, cheaper energy and real policy certainty

  • Custody without protection

    Jacobabad custodial assault demands institutional reform to end illegal police coercion

  • Soaring gold

    Gold hits a record Rs500,000 per tola in Pakistan as Greenland tensions drive a global surge

  • Trump's UN!

    Pakistan navigates a new Middle East order as Trump’s Gaza initiative divides global powers, testing budgets

  • Toxic air

    Punjab’s reliance on reactive fog cannons has failed to solve Lahore’s air crisis, leaving millions at health risk

  • Trump's imperial designs

    Trump’s claim on Greenland marks a dangerous shift toward aggression, threatening Western security

  • Disservice to public

    New legislation allowing MPs to conceal assets is a violation of public office norms

  • Low female representation

    Despite quotas, women make up only 5% of the federal workforce, leaving a talent pool largely untapped

  • Grid at the brink

    Pakistan’s power system is failing; fast-tracking high-capacity lines is vital to stop the economic drain

  • Deficit quagmire

    With growth at 2.7% and a rising deficit, institutional reforms are now the only path to economic survival

  • Opposition's demands

    Pakistan’s political crisis deepens: protests grow over rigged elections, strikes risk alienating public support

  • Gul plaza blaze

    Karachi fire exposes systemic failure: years of inaction, repeated tragedies, left to burn once again

  • Gaza's drawing board

    Gaza peace transition plan faces key questions: who will disarm Hamas, and how will Israel's role be defined?

  • India's islamophobia

    Silence, at this point, risks becoming complicity

  • Feigned ceasefire

    Israel keeps violating the ceasefire, the international community must come together to do something about it

  • Unsporting air quality

    Pakistan, India and Bangladesh are generally top of the list for worst urban air quality

  • Cybercrime epidemic

    Cybercrime complaints hit a record in 2025, legal action remains scarce as government focuses on 'fake news'

  • Crippling power sector

    Pakistan's electricity sector faces collapse, weighed down by rising debt, unchecked power theft

  • Laudable pushback

    Security forces' operations in Balochistan yield success, terror elements in retreat, over 20 militants killed

  • Climate adaptation

    A climate bill bigger than Pakistan’s economy exposes the injustice at the heart of global climate finance

  • Wither peace in Gaza

    Trump’s Gaza phase one paused violence on paper, failed to deliver peace, accountability

  • Opposition leader — at last

    Achakzai must lead a fractured opposition toward dialogue as the government eases its grip on dissent

  • Decentralising degrees

    Sindh’s move to bring degrees closer to students promises access, but demands serious investment

  • Back from the brink

    Iran steps back from repression as protests fade, opening a narrow window for dialogue with the US

  • Populism at the border

    US visa suspension casts migrants as balance-sheet risks, Pakistanis caught in the crossfire

  • Tanker mafia challenge

    Mayor Wahab’s plan to dismantle the "tanker mafia" is daring, but can it work without a functional pipe network?

  • Losing trees

    Cutting 29,000 trees in Islamabad sparks outcry, saplings cannot quickly replace the benefits of mature greenery

  • Welcome move

    New pre-immigration clearance for UAE travellers in Karachi will ease visa snags, protect genuine commuters

  • Teachers or brutes?

    Child's death in Manghopir highlights the urgent need for teacher accountability, ending corporal punishment

  • Hostile remarks

    National consensus is vital as the K-P CM, federal government clash over Afghan-based terror allegations

  • Iran on the edges

    Trump must stop meddling to avoid regional catastrophe, volatility

  • PTI's Karachi rally

    PTI’s street politics tests the balance between democratic space, coercive policing and governance duties

  • Wedding burials

    Islamabad gas blast exposes the deadly cost of negligence, urgent need for safety vigilance

  • New provinces?

    Without local bodies and fiscal fairness, new provinces risk becoming another layer of weak governance

  • Fragmented Somalia

    Israel's decision to recognise Somaliland as an independent state is a calculated attempt at destabilisation

  • ICG report

    Kabul's refusal to deal with terrorist outfits operating from Afghanistan have taken its toll on Pakistan

  • Anti-encroachment campaign

    As campaign extends, businesses in Saddar face the consequences

  • Avoidable accidents

    Heavy vehicle accidents in Karachi claim lives due to poor road conditions, untrained drivers

  • Trouble for Tehran

    Iran's mass protests reveal economic struggles, political solution must emerge without external, violent intervention

  • Bleeding SOEs

    Pakistan's state-owned enterprises face severe crisis, losses up 300%, taxpayer-funded bailouts up to Rs2.1 trillion

  • Massive' operation

    Sindh’s operation against Katcha belt dacoits aims to restore order in a long-troubled region plagued by violence

  • Ascending PSL

    PSL expands to 8 teams with Hyderabad, Sialkot, signaling growth, international investment despite IPL gap

  • Time to talk

    PTI, opposition take to the streets, government faces mounting pressure, calling for dialogue

  • Karachi in the dumps

    Without governance reform, even billions won’t rescue Karachi from chronic dysfunction

  • Uneven recovery

    Pakistan’s recovery is enriching the wealthy while poverty deepens, the middle class erodes