Opinion

Starring roles

Sohail Afridi's outreach to people is striking in an environment where few are making the effort to do politics.

Arifa Noor

Be at the table, or on the menu

Holding the BRICS presidency for 2026, Modi is required to host a summit of its increasingly powerful and influential leaders in New Delhi around August.

Jawed Naqvi

Justice, Pakistan-style

Is justice a promise the state intends to honour?

Naween A. Mangi

Broken federalism

Climate change is not a sectoral issue.

Aisha Khan

Editorial

Overstayed welcome

IT is about time the three gentlemen took their leave. The five-year terms of the chief election commissioner and ...

Tirah displacement

Neither the KP administration nor the centre is ready to take ownership for the evacuation and displacement.

HIV emergency

THE Pakistan Medical Association’s “high level alert” over the alarming spike in HIV cases among Sindh’s...

Branded Content

Why Tiger Downtown Ajman Is redefining resort-style living in the UAE

Planned as a $10 billion lagoon community in Al Alia, the development is conceived as a full urban district.

King Salman Gate brings a new era of development to Makkah for Pakistani pilgrims

Announced in October 2025, King Salman Gate will enhance the arrival and stay experience for the approximately 170,000 Pakistani pilgrims who visit Makkah each year.

K&N’s SmartCooking Recipes: Cheesy Sausage Bread Cones

Crispy bread cones filled with cheesy spiced K&N’s Frankfurter Sausage and baked with garlic butter make a delicious party snack.

Analysis & Comment

A jolt that may trip K-Electric

Nepra’s surprise tariff cut may ripple far beyond Karachi’s power grid as KE’s profits sink and investors threaten arbitration.

Nasir Jamal

Taliban seek quid pro quo from US

Unlike previous occasions, Kabul is now looking to secure concessions before complying with the Trump administration’s wishes.

Sindh and Punjab at odds over discrepancies in water flow data

Sindh officials claim discrepancies in data shared by Punjab authorities; Punjab seeks proof, says auto and manual systems working accurately.

Why breaching is ‘not an option’ for Sindh

Irrigation minister says Punjab’s strategy can’t be emulated downstream due to Sindh’s peculiar topography.

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Letters

Indian ‘supremacy’ is an absolute myth

THE economic comparison between Pakistan and India is usually presented through simplified narratives, headline...

Venezuela tensions

THE relations between the United States and Venezuela have never been of friend-ship and trust. Venezuela, an...

Karak neglected

KARAK district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has emerged as an important contributor to country’s energy sector due ...

The youth bulge

THE current dynamics of the country do not indicate a rising economy for at least the next five years. That being ...

WAKE-UP CALL

WAKE-UP CALL: The recent happenings in Iran should serve as a wake-up call for Pakistan. The poor and middle classes...

Glum youth waiting outside the system

A LITTLE while ago, I met a university graduate in Karachi whose story I found painfully familiar. He had done...

50 Years Ago

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: RCD collaboration

LAHORE: The Planning Council of the Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD), at is first plenary session … ...

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Parties Act amended

ISLAMABAD: The President today [Jan 25] promulgated an ordinance amending the Political Parties Act, 1962. The...

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Formidable nation

HYDERABAD: Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto declared here today [Jan 24] that days are not far off when Pakistan...