Opinion

Impoverishing expenditures

Catastrophic health expenditure has been rising steadily.

Zafar Mirza

Democracy & capitalism’s shadow

Democracy is about political equality. Capitalism, by design, needs economic inequality.

Farid Panjwani

Unlearning old ways

Pakistan’s education system is one where learning is measured before it is cultivated.

Muhammad Ilyas Khan | Aliya Khalid

Search for legality

It is concerning that street vendors get cross-referenced with illegality.

Farhan Anwar

Editorial

Board takes shape

Prospects of the board’s success remain dim largely because of Trump's very clear bias towards Israel.

Lethal structures

AT least 67 people are now confirmed dead after the Gul Plaza inferno in Karachi. The toll may still rise as DNA...

Improving exports

PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s reiteration that Pakistan’s economic future is in “export-led growth” risks...

Branded Content

Sky47 launches Pakistan’s largest cloud and AI infrastructure platform

Sky47’s newly launched infrastructure includes high-density cloud environments and AI-ready compute capabilities, positioning it as the largest cloud and AI farm in Pakistan.

Maria B makes history with grand debut in Bangladesh

The launch of its flagship store at Center Point Mall, Dhaka marks a new chapter in the brand’s international journey

Dawlance inaugurates advanced condenser manufacturing facility, strengthening Pakistan’s industrial self-reliance

The initiative marks a major milestone in Dawlance’s localisation strategy and represents a significant advancement in Pakistan’s refrigeration component manufacturing capabilities.

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.

Cartoon

Letters

Let Gul Plaza fire be a wake-up call

THIS is with reference to the report ‘Another day of anguish as seacrh for missing persons continue’ and...

Death traps

THE recent fire at Gul Plaza proves that most buildings in Karachi remain death traps, and that nothing would be ...

Occupational safety

THE tragic fire at Gul Plaza in Karachi, which claimed several lives, injured many and caused huge financial losses,...

A city neglected

IT is devastating to see Karachi suffer. One often wonders why it is always Karachi. This city has given so much to...

MNAs and tax returns

AS a sitting Member of the National Assembly, I feel very embarrassed and discomforted that 159 of my colleagues ...

TANGLED WIRES

TANGLED WIRES: On most roads and streets across Karachi, tangled electric, internet and cable wires hang loosely ...

50 Years Ago

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Bhutto slates Opposition

HYDERABAD: Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto said today [Jan 22] that Pakistan People’s Party is a dynamic,...

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Aid for Palestinians

ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan is rushing relief material to Beirut by way of Damascus for the Palestinians...

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: 50pc electricity wasted

KARACHI: Fifty per cent of the total electricity generated in the country ... is lost in faulty distribution and...