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OUR lawmakers’ sense of entitlement is jarring. Through a set of three laws, the MPAs of KP have quietly granted...
NO matter how important workers’ remittances are, the record inflow of $41.6bn in FY26 should remind us of the...
WORLD Population Day has traditionally prompted discussions on population growth and fertility rates. This year’s...
Karachi belongs to everyone and, therefore, to no one at all.
Pakistan needs a new growth paradigm.
A state that suspends performance on its own assessment of another’s breach acts at its own peril.
Managing or steering population issues must ensure that the gap between the rights and needs of the most vulnerable and poorest families is bridged.
IN India, creative boundaries are tight. Its far-right regime prefers facts fictionalised and communities demonised...
THE Federal Constitutional Court’s ruling that land acquired for a specific purpose cannot later be converted into...
THE security situation in Balochistan remains alarming, with a recent uptick in terrorist violence resulting in a...
Modern data systems do not need our records to reconstruct us.
Holistic solutions are needed to combat the heat.
A sustained lawfare strategy must be pursued through international institutions with sufficient seriousness.
What is in this budget for the vast majority of Pakistanis?
IT comes as no surprise. Karachi — Pakistan’s largest city, its financial engine and home to over 20m people —...
THE recent decline in diesel and LPG prices should have brought some relief to consumers struggling with high food...
IS the fragile US-Iran ceasefire — and the memorandum of understanding that underpins it — collapsing? Unless...
Many readers do not read the terms and conditions of online contracts.
Parades, fireworks and boastful speeches mark nations’ decline.
Pegging the next generation of revenues that the state requires urgently to enhanced powers of enforcement and audit is a mistake.
Iran, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia offer immediate economic opportunities.
AFTER ending co-hosts America’s World Cup run in the last-16 stage, Belgium felt justice had been served. It was...
THE surge in terrorist violence in Balochistan highlights the renewed threat confronting Pakistan. The martyrdom of...
THE decision taken by Hamas to relinquish governance of Gaza appears to be designed to put the onus on the US and...
A dark tide has been creeping across much of South America.
Social work is not an act of goodwill; it is a profession.
No rupee in Pakistan truly compounds. We accumulate without amplifying.
Chaotic governance and inconsistent policies continue to deter foreign investment in the country.
Etihad Town Phase - IV marks the developer's ninth project across Pakistan and fifth development in Lahore, further strengthening its presence in the...
A fully digital initiative connecting visa application directly to travel bookings, making it easier to visit Saudi than ever before.
The strategic partnership will enhance cyber resilience and safeguard Pakistan's critical infrastructure from evolving digital threats.
ACHILD will be tried in a court of law over January’s deadly Gul Plaza fire that claimed 72 lives, but not, it...
SUPARCO’S satellite imagery reveals the rapid expansion of Lahore into the floodplains of the Ravi river, with the...
THOUGH America’s 250th independence anniversary observed on Saturday is a significant milestone, the celebrations...
Human agency must be prioritised over content coverage.
We must raise more taxes progressively.
On the larger canvas of bilateral ties —or their absence — the call for peace seems an old one, but the circumstances are newly minted.
The 18th Amendment, which was aimed at boosting democracy, ended up weakening it in some ways.
The opening of Chery South marks another important step in Chery Master Pakistan’s commitment to building a strong sales and after-sales network...
TAXILA is far more than a collection of ancient ruins. It is one of South Asia’s greatest archaeological ...
IF nothing else, it was good to see the four provincial chief executives sharing a common platform. The chief...
THE roadmap for eliminating riba from Pakistan’s financial system from 2028 offers some clarity on how the...
Pakistan’s fiscal federalism needs urgent reform.
It’s time we let our girls and women run.
A plethora of legislation is tightening or extending executive control over a range of social and governance aspects
Pakistan’s destiny will be shaped by choices made at home, not by its external engagements.
INNOCENCE stands overwhelmed by another health emergency. The HIV crisis, beyond surging statistics — over 350,000...
PAKISTAN enters another monsoon season with little room for complacency. Last year’s rains claimed more than 1,000...
THE funeral ceremonies for Iran’s assassinated supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members, which...
There’s an urgent need to find ways to defuse tensions during crises.