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THE federal cabinet’s zoning directive has the potential to be the most consequential decision in the redefinition...
MALNUTRITION has become one of the biggest obstacles to Pakistan’s development. Around 40pc of children under five...
OVER the past few days, Pakistan has been going the extra mile to assure Iran that the Makkah Joint Defence ...
Even if there was a dialogue, it may change little.
A US report has inadvertently honoured Castro’s legacy.
The government is cutting what rooftop solar owners earn for a problem that better coordination, not lower payments, would solve.
The Makkah Agreement has fundamentally altered the strategic landscape of the region.
The openness and warmth highlighted in “Azadi, Cheez Hai Aesi” exist year-round whenever people make space for one another.
Bringing the country's first brand-new NVIDIA H200 GPUs on Pakistani soil to accelerate the nation's AI revolution
THREE years after the 2022 floods submerged a third of Pakistan, more than 134,000 verified affected families in...
These verbal gymnastics indicate that Tel Aviv has no intention of ending its occupation of the Strip.
Religious minorities continue to face mob violence, attacks on their places of worship, forced conversions and social and economic exclusion.
As per Polanyi, the market economy is built on fictitious commodities.
Net-hydel profits remain largely unrealised in practice.
The ‘Modi wave’ had taken care of Maharashtra and Haryana state polls in quick succession.
It’s hard to keep count of the underpasses and flyovers CDA has inflicted on Islamabad.
PAKISTAN’s presence among countries with the fastest-growing HIV epidemic in Asia is a matter of shame. Globally,...
THE 1,914 cases of child abuse across Pakistan in the first six months of 2026 should spark outrage. The figure ...
ON the surface, the Punjab cabinet’s decision to allocate funds for local government elections is a welcome step...
The postman’s profession has lost its charm.
A single spark can set off an explosion.
The state’s lost capacity will not be regained by increasing the number of provinces.
There is a spurious connection between the provincial configuration and the governance crisis.
FIFA PRESIDENT Gianni Infantino is at the centre of a storm of his own making. Even after a crisis meeting in...
THERE is a reasonable argument that the democratic process must go on regardless of prevailing conditions; that...
IN the midst of a gruelling war between the US and Iran — currently at a stalemate — the signing of the Makkah...
What exactly did the Al Jazeera ban achieve?
Jail inmates must know their rights.
The question is whether good governance will be achieved by creating more provinces or by strengthening the institutions.
The country lacks a coordinated strategy that converts operational success into durable peace.
The reveal marks the moment the brand's flagship SUV moves from anticipation to an actual number Pakistani buyers can plan around.
An inaccurate record of a victim’s wounds hinders the dispensation of justice. Medical examiners in such a critical area cannot cut corners.
ANY hope that Hamas’s decision to disarm would lead to a breakthrough has been dashed for one simple reason:...
PAKISTAN has already paid a heavy human price this monsoon, even as another dangerous spell approaches. NDMA figures...
El-Sayed’s win shows how much the US electorate has changed.
Stories shape children’s mindset and their moral compass.
Pakistan’s electricity challenge is about more than the amount of generation capacity available.
The last two years have been the worst so far, with police losing 314 personnel.
The ceremony, attended by investors, business leaders, industry stakeholders and prospective buyers, officially marked the start of construction on a...
THE Sindh government’s agreement with the World Bank to combine health, nutrition, sanitation, social protection...
Any future agreements involving critical minerals must be subjected to rigorous legal, financial and technical scrutiny.
DESPITE the use of both carrots and sticks by the international community, the Afghan Taliban refuse to cut their...
Remote and hybrid work has reached a new equilibrium.
The project envisages a significantly above-normal water allowance.
Many Pakistani tech companies already maintain strong governance practices because foreign clients demand it.
The HIV epidemic is part of a prevailing public health crisis in Pakistan.
The accomplishment is particularly significant because it has been driven by Pakistan’s growing demand for intelligent hybrid mobility.
PAKISTAN’S automobile industry is at a critical juncture. Sharp cuts in tariffs on the import of completely built...
THE government’s move to impose restrictions on international media will not only alienate the foreign press, it...
THE interior minister’s comments at an Islamabad seminar last week have sparked many a conversation about the ...