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The SBP's recent decision to allow teenagers as young as 13 to open and operate bank accounts entirely on their own is meant to create an...
President Donald Trump's vocabulary and mindset are quite unbecoming of the high office he holds as the world's lone superpower. The...
The terror spectre from across the western frontier continues unabated. This past weekend, the terrorists belonging to TTP tried to infiltrate North...
Heavy spells of rain and storm-like weather continue to batter parts of Pakistan with a ferocity that the country's infrastructure and...
Mining is considered one of the most unprotected, hazardous and neglected sectors in Pakistan due to its flagrant lack of safety regulations and...
In a country where judicial stalemate is the order of the day, and where litigations move at a snail's pace, an alternate mechanism for...
The FBR's latest formula to tax YouTubers, based on number of views secured, may be one of the most incoherent bits of rulemaking in the tax...
Institutional indifference often hides behind anecdotes and news pieces that are forgotten soon after they are relayed. But statistics are able to...
Currently, Pakistan is the fifth most populous country in the world, and at its present growth rate, it is projected to surpass Indonesia, the fourth...
Despite the poor choice of date, the April 1 carbon credit agreement inked between Pakistan and Norway in Islamabad is no joke. The deal could end up...
Epic Fury is not proceeding as per the aspirations of the United States which is ramping up on the scale of losses. The reported downing of five...
A devastating suicide attack on a police station in Bannu town of K-P simply reminds us that the terror nexus is intact. It also comes as a reality...
The countrymen have been literally left stunned as the government has pushed the price of petrol to Rs458 per litre and that of high-speed diesel to...
The world observes the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on April 4, i.e. today. This year's theme – Invest in...
For most Pakistanis, seeking justice through a defamation suit is an endless marathon. Cases languish for years, bogged down by a legal system rife...
Pakistan's fiscal tightrope has rarely looked as precarious as it does today. The latest round of negotiations with the IMF has once again...
As escalation is the order of the day, the five-point plan proposed by China and Pakistan could act as a deterrence in realising a peace format. The...
The two-tier judicial system in vogue is now snowballing into a confrontation. The bizarre observation from jurisprudents that the newly-constituted...
The viral video from the operating theatre of Lahore's Lady Willingdon Hospital may be one of the most glaring examples of the lack of...
Against the backdrop of persistent gender-based violence in Pakistan and the repeated failure of institutions to safeguard women, the recent gang-rape...
The quadruple talks involving the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Egypt and Pakistan were a step in the right direction. The intention on...
Poverty has yet again surged in Pakistan with fresh estimates placing nearly half the population below the poverty line, exposing a widening gulf...
Pakistan's vulnerability to climate change is a lived reality that continues to intensify with each passing year. This reality was brought to...
Parliament's approval of the NADRA Amendment Bill 2026 moves us one step closer to a place where the National Database and Registration Authority...
Pakistan's move to develop a National Drought Action Plan marks a necessary shift in how the country approaches climate risk. For years, drought...
The credibility of public examinations in Sindh has long been fragile, with cheating common across centres and enforcement often uneven. The...
The indecent and undiplomatic remarks from India's External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar were uncalled for and unwarranted under...
After six long years, PIA will restart direct flights to London this week, starting with three weekly flights from Islamabad and one per week from...
In light of World Tuberculosis Day that has just passed us by, the World Health Organisation has emphatically pointed out Pakistan's severe...
A new UN report dealing with the weather and climate change has underscored that for Pakistan, the climate crisis is not an abstract future threat,...
The far-right Indian government is still working overtime to otherise Muslims, not just by attacking and silencing the living, but also erasing the...
The IMF has raised a pertinent issue of propriety in governance by refusing to accept the government's request to appoint heads of state-owned...
Unregistered pharmacies and unlicensed pharmacists are, to the detriment of public health, quite a common occurrence in Karachi and interior Sindh....
Pakistan's air has turned into a slow, invisible killer. The latest report by IQAir ranks Pakistan as the world's most smog-affected country...
War seems to be going wayward as Iranian gas facilities were once again targeted by Israel despite a firm commitment from President Trump to hold the...
The ongoing war in the Mideast and Persian Gulf has put the region and beyond on a razor-edge. The conflict, now in its 25th day, has entirely changed...
Topping the Global Terrorism Index is not a distinction any country seeks, but it is one that Pakistan must now confront with full honesty. The...
As Pakistan approaches another dengue season, the National Institute of Health has issued yet another advisory urging prevention, surveillance and...
The federal government's ambitious target to enroll 25,000 out-of-school children in Islamabad within three months will hopefully serve as an...
The World Food Programme's estimation that another 45 million people worldwide will be pushed into acute hunger in the next three months is yet...
The bounties of Almighty are on us, as the faithful celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr after a month of fasting. This day is not only associated with festivities,...
That twenty people perished in Karachi on Tuesday and Wednesday as a result of rain that lasted barely fifteen minutes in most parts of the city is,...
The Asian Development Bank's announcement of a $10 billion financing strategy for Pakistan over five years arrives as welcome news for an economy...
The pause in fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan on the eve of Eid is a promising development, and must graduate into a permanent ceasefire. The...
The wide-ranging scandal emerging from the Mirpurkhas Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) is an indictment of the country's...
Every year, more than 52,000 women die in Punjab alone from causes directly linked to pregnancy and childbirth. Fresh data from the Population Council...
Another high-profile assassination from a US-Isreal air strike has pushed the war on Iran towards further escalation. The killing of Ali Larijani,...
Inflation in Pakistan is mostly discussed in terms of the prices of petrol, household groceries and essential goods. But it can also be seen in the...
Gul Plaza was not built as it was meant to be built. That much has now been admitted by SBCA. The building violated its approved plan, yet it was...
The denial of lawful access and due medical facilities to former prime minister Imran Khan is now at the heart of debate. Members of the House of...