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Timeless lesson for the govt to learn

PAKISTAN today finds itself at a critical turning point — grappling with economic hardship, political uncertainty...

Published 13 Jul, 2025 08:58am

Modern-day Nazis deserve some attention

WESTERN movies, especially from the United States and the United Kingdom, are incredibly powerful. They shape how we...

Published 13 Jul, 2025 08:58am

Reliance on China

IN the wake of recent Pakistani success over India in the limited armed conflict, social discussion invariably veers...

Published 13 Jul, 2025 08:57am

Strategic silence

FOR over four decades, Iran’s foreign policy has been marked by its Marg bar Amrika (Death to America) slogan....

Published 13 Jul, 2025 08:56am

PAVER BRICKS

PAVER BRICKS: For the last few days, the Garden Lane leading to Garden Road is being converted to paver bricks....

Published 13 Jul, 2025 08:55am

Coal can still be a real game-changer

NOT everyone would agree immediately, but the fact is that we need to focus on our coal reserves to produce...

Published 12 Jul, 2025 06:26am

Illusion of justice

THE cause of justice is served only by giving to each what is owed regardless of social status or anything else. ...

Published 12 Jul, 2025 06:26am

PhDs for bureaucracy

THERE are fewer than 10,000 people in Pakistan who hold PhD degrees — an alarmingly low number in a population of...

Published 12 Jul, 2025 06:26am

Pension reforms

THIS is with reference to the letter ‘Pension policy’ (June 25), which rightly raised the critical issue of...

Published 12 Jul, 2025 06:26am

Outdate procedures

IT is perplexing that real estate developers, cooperative societies and government land authorities continue to...

Published 12 Jul, 2025 06:26am

BAN ON FISHING

BAN ON FISHING: In a recent move, the government of Sindh has lifted its fishing ban, allowing such activities to...

Published 12 Jul, 2025 06:26am

Reforms are vital to free UN of chains

THIS is with reference to the report “UN’s founding principles under attack, says Guterres” (June 27), which...

Published 11 Jul, 2025 05:26am

Some questions

THE United States has a long history of attacking countries, breaching inter-national norms of diplomacy, ...

Published 11 Jul, 2025 05:26am

Medical education fee

AS medical students, we are fortunate to be pursuing this noble profession that demands a lifelong commitment to...

Published 11 Jul, 2025 05:26am

Prison rehabilitation

DURING my recent visits to the central prisons of Karachi and Hyderabad in connection with an academic thesis, I had...

Published 11 Jul, 2025 05:26am

FLAWED BILLING SYSTEM

FLAWED BILLING SYSTEM: The slab-based pricing mechanism in electricity billing is flawed. According to the ...

Published 11 Jul, 2025 05:26am

Spreading peace via massive destruction

UNITED States President Donald Trump is an erratic person who has an insatiable hunger for power and prestige. If...

Published 10 Jul, 2025 10:39am

Air raid shelters

THE recent bout of hostilities between Pakistan and India and the 12-day war between Israel and Iran have underlined...

Published 10 Jul, 2025 10:23am

Inaccessible fortresses

RECENTLY, as I stepped into the Rescue 1122 building at Kalma Chowk, Multan, I was met with a barrage of hostility...

Published 10 Jul, 2025 10:14am

FBR mechanism

THERE have been a lot of advertisements placed by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) regarding the loss of Rs300...

Published 10 Jul, 2025 10:13am

An irony

THIS is with reference to the report ‘Monsoon haunts damaged Mohenjo Daro again’ (June 27). It was actually the...

Published 10 Jul, 2025 10:11am

CHOKED SEWERS

CHOKED SEWERS: Heaps of garbage and open sewers pose a serious health and safety risk to the residents of Orangi....

Published 10 Jul, 2025 10:07am

An Afghan dreamer waiting in Pakistan

THREE years ago, I was one of the last girls in Afghanistan to take the Kankor exam under the Taliban regime. I...