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JUST before 8am Pakistan time on Wednesday, a glacier collapsed in the central Himalayas, triggering flash floods ...
EVER since the Taliban took power in 2021, international human rights bodies have criticised them for their harsh...
OFFICIALS often state that Pakistan’s untapped mineral wealth can be a potential ‘game-changer’. The planning...
Millions of Pakistani women suffer abuse.
Hospitality in Pakistan is not performance. It is instinct.
Our civil service still largely operates on 1973-era structures.
Pakistan’s economic set-up is structured to fund CBAM via citizens’ fuel bills while getting no credit.
WHEN the Senate committee met on Tuesday to ask trade officials why exports were not growing, they received a...
THE Iran-Pakistan natural gas pipeline — a project decades in the making — is once again in the news. Lawmakers...
WHERE does one begin? The mind goes first to the parents of the 14 newborns who died early Wednesday in the Mother...
This isn’t just a question of political will on the part of a callous ruling class.
Humans try to communicate with the Divine in many ways.
The common man has borne the crushing burden of failed experiments.
We have yet to see a major sustained effort to reduce air pollution in the country.
Soft, buttery pull apart sausage rolls made with K&N's Breakfast Sausages are perfect for sharing at family gatherings or as a comforting snack.
Poor nutrition can affect learning, productivity, household incomes and the country’s economic future.
Annual malaria transmission across the country highlights the gaps in the healthcare infrastructure.
Standing still while the rest of the world advances is nothing but a quiet form of decline.
WITH regard to resolving the US-Iran stand-off, two distinct approaches are being pursued simultaneously. The more...
Believers are patient in adversity.
The history of British espionage is crowded with spies with dual loyalties.
People are turning to AI assistants with questions they once asked Google, journalists or experts.
We face a youth crisis of such severity that events like ‘Pakistan Idol’ are just a fleeting spark.
THE blame for the miserable state of women lies at the door of successive governments that did little to shape...
THE common citizen’s interactions with the bureaucracy are rarely pleasant in Pakistan. But over the last 26 ...
PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s renewed push to strengthen agricultural research, provide quality seeds to...
UfC’s model provides an incremental approach.
The expressway is bound to threaten Karachi’s ecology.
Has the new generation found the courage and the commitment to face the consequences of a massive pushback?
Co-option cannot happen at the level of high politics without also including the people.
Resources Future works with businesses and project developers to unlock additional revenue from eligible climate projects through carbon credits.
SINDH’S five-year pledge with the UN to bring children into school is welcome, but the province never had any...
THE privatisation programme seems to be moving forward — finally. Eleven prospective investors have now submitted...
THE country’s top civil and military leaders are absolutely right when they say that dialogue and development are...
Why has the system collapsed and at whose hands?
Might we return to human connection?
The prosecution of political women in the country is at an all-time high.
Pakistan’s troubled history offers a cautionary lesson against altering the provincial structure.
THE recent World Cup campaign has demonstrated that Pakistan’s fight to restore their place in the global hockey...
FINANCE Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb is right to wonder why salaried taxpayers have to navigate a tax return form so...
It is clear, then, that there is currently no clear path to a national dialogue, no matter what leaders appear to say.
Once illusions dissolve, priorities become clearer.
Why would anyone recognise reporting as an independent act?
You cannot amend your way to credibility — least of all by another amendment, when it was amendment that did the damage.
The Gulf model always inspires Pakistanis as an authoritarian success story.
THE government’s decision to expand its Unesco World Heritage list from 25 to 37 sites is a welcome move that...
ON Wednesday, Ogra announced a Rs32.63 reduction in high-speed diesel prices — from Rs395.69 to Rs363.06 per litre...
ALL the government had to do was take a prisoner from jail to an appointed hospital and allow them to have their...
Cities must be allowed to look after their own governance issues.
Pakistan hasn’t kept pace with the demands of data protection.