Editorial

At least 34 million people in Third World countries are facing the spectre of a great hunger

This one verdict does not solve the bigger problem, but at least it gets the ball rolling

Both society and govt bear responsibility for pushing a highly qualified young man to the point of taking his own life

Right now the Karachi Transformation Plan is only crawling ahead

Pakistan exports wheat, sugar, and cotton, but ending up importing them in recent months due to poor crop yields

Populism is doomed to fail. It may seem a bright idea to some, in the short run

The lack of economic opportunities in rural areas is fuelling rural-urban migration

Incidents such as this one erode faith in the judiciary

Punjab govt launches a drive to cancel the existing licences of weapons dealers and issue fresh ones

A staggering 12m people living in vulnerable informal settlements and 550 storm-water drains

Pakistan’s Commissionerate launches a drive to verify the data of the 1.4m registered Afghan refugees

Scores of women are killed in the country every year in the name ‘honour’, while the culprits go scot free

Past several years Pakistan has been importing two commodities it used to export

For alleged interference in the 2020 elections and the SolarWinds hack

Economic inequality has always prevailed in human society in one form or the other

PTI’s search for a right team-combination continues more than two and a half years into the government tenure

In Babar, Pakistan have found a dependable batsman

This turnaround will likely have a positive multiplier effect on most sectors of the economy

The Americans bet on a series of lame horses and have been unable to change their bets

Remittances from abroad have long been a big support for our country which is awfully desperate for foreign exchange

The trend is worrying, as the holy month of fasting has always been marked by people congregating for various reasons

PTI may become the first govt anywhere in the world to publish two separate census results in the same term in office

PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari tears apart the show-cause notice issued to his party by the PDM

More than 2.5 million children living in streets across Pakistan

Arrival of vaccine in big number will give the much-need acceleration to the Covid vaccination process in Pakistan

Many essentials might go beyond the reach of common people this Ramazan if profiteers are allowed to have their way

Offer may well put Pakistan at a crossroads — go all-in on Russian aid and risk being ostracised by Western nations

PML-N’s magic in Punjab has not faded despite a sustained political campaign against its leadership from PTI leaders

As long as fossil fuels are burnt, there would be a relentless march toward our extinction caused by climate change

Revealing countries used the Covid pandemic as a pretext to curtail fundamental rights of their peoples

A census is how representation is divided, how funds are allocated and how constituencies are demarcated

Already hard-pressed, the masses are in for further financial squeeze

Technology finally cements itself at the top of the wealth pyramid and defining the new age that we all live in

Team Pakistan proves its superiority against South Africans in all three formats of the game

In Pakistan, the democratic system is merely a veil that covers the dominant elitist mindset of a certain few

Only 31 countries have fully removed landmines, and 32 states are yet to do so despite their clearance obligations

Russia wants to ensure that its regional interests remain safe, strengthening ties with Pakistan is one way to do it

Private schools should understand the gravity of the situation and the risk the third wave poses for children

One cannot outright “blame the victim” by saying that it is difficult for men, perpetrators, to control their urges

The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) appears to be falling apart at the seams

Many new members can be 'credited' with being the brains behind the policies that PM blames for the economic problems

The consequences of complacency are always serious

The victims of this attack are not just those who were killed or injured

Impact of policies being pursued in accordance with the IMF conditions is being felt in all spheres of the economy

The basic contract between a state and its citizens is that the former will care for all of its needs

We must admit our lack of planning for vaccination amid gross violation of the prescribed SOPs

With Ramazan just around the corner anxiety about rising inflation is at fever pitch among the public

The authorities need to be focused more on the issue in view of the gravity of the situation

A generation grown up with no memory of life without Internet has the world on its fingertips

Human error, official neglect cannot be ruled out in fire that engulfed the Urdu Bazaar in Rawalpindi