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Cricket crisis

The PCB currently finds itself in a state of absolute disarray following a disastrous 3-0 Test series whitewash against England. Marking...

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Environment paradox

Pakistan has made a remarkable improvement in the biennial Environmental Performance Index, rising 22 spots since coming in third from the bottom in...

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Sudden disappearances

A dozen kidnapping cases registered in Islamabad in a single day should alarm the capital's police authorities. The incidents involve a newborn...

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Gender gap at crisis level

Pakistan continues to be ranked near the bottom of the table in terms of its gender gap, with the WEF's Global Gender Gap Report 2026 ranking...

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Another cross-border attack

Another attack masterminded in Afghanistan has led to the martyrdom of 21 people in K-P's Kohat division. The Ittehadul Mujahideen Pakistan of...

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Crass stage performances

While theatre stages have always had a reputation for pushing boundaries, there was a time when Pakistan's commercial theatre was regarded as a...

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Justice for Rosham

Nine days after 17-year-old Rosham Hussain was shot dead inside his home in Manghopir neighbourhood of Karachi, his family is still sitting outside...

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Warning to Taliban

Pakistan did some plain talking at the UN Security Council when it said that it has every right to defend itself under international law. Asim...

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Bodycams may help, but

Punjab's decision to equip police with body-worn cameras is a step in the right direction as far as transparency is concerned. The devices are...

17.09.2026 30

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PIMS tragedy aftermath

It should not take the deaths of 14 newborns for a major public hospital to discover that its most basic safety systems are inadequate. Yet that is...

17.09.2026 20

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Security paradox

Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabian interests are pushing the region toward a major crisis. Reports of a drone attack over the holy city of Makkah are...

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Fading medical dream

The sharp decline in candidates registering for MDCAT, the Medical and Dental College Admission Test, is a warning about the changing aspirations of...

16.09.2026 20

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Unchanged policy rate

The SBP's Monetary Policy Committee has kept its benchmark policy rate unchanged at 11.5 per cent. While a general anticipation had been building...

16.09.2026 20

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Whither austerity

The government, surprisingly, believes that its so-called relief packages and austerity measures are a panacea for all inflation-driven ills. In a...

16.09.2026 30

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Thieving for addiction

Karachi's drug problem is becoming impossible to ignore. Men and women struggling with addiction are increasingly visible in open spaces, while...

15.09.2026 60

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Uneven tax burden

New tax data shows how hopelessly broken our collection system has become, as collection from the real estate sector crashed by 29% in the first two...

15.09.2026 40

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Sick psyche

It was a disturbing déjà vu. The refusal of the Indian women's cricket team to receive the award from a bona fide ACC nominee, who happens to...

15.09.2026 60

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BRICS consensus

The BRICS summit in New Delhi has come as a precursor to a change in realpolitik. High-level international diplomacy saw India lay out the red carpet...

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Students in danger

It is no secret that human life barely holds any value in Karachi, given the fact that every other day brings news of a murder or a death. It is,...

14.09.2026 40

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Total collapse

Pakistan's collapse to a 3-0 clean sweep at Edgbaston closes one of the bleakest chapters in the team's recent Test history. The manner of...

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Power and impunity

There are few things more corrosive to the rule of law than the belief that power brings immunity. In Pakistan, people with money and influence can...

10.09.2026 50

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Punishing Israel, barely

The coordinated announcement by Britain, France, Canada, and nine other nations to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements is a welcome step, and...

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Failure to save newborns

The pain of losing a newborn child cannot be explained, only felt. The risk of this tragedy is regrettably exacerbated by both an inadequate...

09.09.2026 60

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Pirate hostage blame game

The Karachi police "showed their mettle" earlier this week by "fearlessly" detaining non-violent participants of a sit-in who were...

09.09.2026 30

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The checkmate moment

Houthi brinkmanship is driving the region toward a major conflict. The Yemeni militia's coordinated attacks on several cities in southern Saudi...

09.09.2026 40

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GSP+ tasks

As the GSP-Plus renewal is due, Pakistan has to brace itself to meet the EU's trade regulation benchmarks. Islamabad has no choice but to ensure...

08.09.2026 50

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Our literacy deficit

International Literacy Day comes around each year with little cause for celebration in Pakistan. Despite decades of promises and successive education...

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Sindh's healthcare gap

There is a peculiar, state-manufactured dysfunction currently plaguing Sindh's healthcare department that is entirely nonsensical at face value....

08.09.2026 30

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IT boom, AI fears

Pakistan's technology sector is enjoying an impressive moment. IT and IT-enabled services exports have reportedly reached $4.6 billion,...

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Gaza: erasing progress

Since the start of the Gaza war in October 2023, Israel has left no stone unturned in ensuring that it breaks as many articles of the Geneva...

07.09.2026 50

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Second-class citizens

An influx of recent news regarding femicide and rape against women and girls once again highlights the ever-persistent issue of gender-based violence...

06.09.2026 60

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Dying delta

The Indus Delta is dying, and Pakistan is allowing it to happen largely out of sight. Journalists, environmentalists and policymakers have repeatedly...

06.09.2026 70

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Will relief follow?

Jamaat-i-Islami's sustained campaign against the petroleum levy appears to have yielded its first meaningful concession from the government....

06.09.2026 50

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Hawala in the 21st century

Hawala networks are once again becoming a source of concerning headlines, as operators of the notorious informal money transfer system are reportedly...

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An un-American law

It has become a convention for American legislators to act as a vanguard team in defending Israeli interests. In doing so, they often act above...

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NY's AI school ban

New York City's decision to impose a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative AI from pre-school through eighth grade is an unusually...

05.09.2026 50

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Dual-tranche Euro bond

Pakistan's forex reserves got a shot in the arm as the country raised $3 billion through a dual-tranche Eurobond. This unprecedented success...

04.09.2026 30

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A war without a mandate

Days after plunging his country into a war with Iran at the behest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump claimed...

04.09.2026 60

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Failed climate goal

For years, environmental activists - who understand the urgency of climate change far better than global policymakers - have rallied to prevent global...

04.09.2026 60

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Digital shield for our children

The Punjab Assembly's unanimous passage of a resolution seeking to ban social media accounts for children under 16 is a welcome move that...

03.09.2026 50

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Agri deal with Riyadh

Pakistan has aptly connected the dots on its agrarian potential by mapping Saudi Arabia as a valued food export market. It plans to export $3 billion...

03.09.2026 50

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Hard cricketing lessons

England's comprehensive victories in the first two Tests of the ongoing three-match Test series have already settled the contest with a match to...

01.09.2026 20

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Gul Plaza blame-game

In the wake of the recent PIMS tragedy wherein 14 infants lost their lives to institutional neglect and intentional maladministration behind the...

01.09.2026 30

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Congratulations, it's nothing

A disturbingly unusual incident that took place recently at a private hospital in Nazimabad, Karachi, has left the public stunned. A couple visited...

31.08.2026 30

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Illegitimate IWT defiance

India's continued defiance of its international legal obligations under the Indus Water Treaty is causing concern well beyond the borders of...

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ML-1 railroad

A delayed start is better than no start. The decision to kickstart the 1,733-km-long Karachi-Peshawar Main Line-1 (ML-1) project – by commencing...

31.08.2026 40

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11th place

Pakistan's hockey team beat South Africa 4-3 in a penalty shootout on Friday to finish 11th at the FIH Hockey World Cup in Amstelveen. It is a...

30.08.2026 40

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Flood control an afterthought

In another upsetting report that surprised no one, the Senate was informed by the Prime Minister's Office that the 2025 floods inflicted an...

30.08.2026 50

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AJK: new govt, new task

A tumultuous and bitterly contested electoral process in AJK - marred by a historically low turnout - came full circle as the PML-N's Iftikhar...

30.08.2026 40

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Partnership with Google

Pakistan's partnership with Google could prove to be one of the more consequential developments in the country's technology sector in years...

26.08.2026 50

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