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Diplomatic success

News September 3, 2026

PAKISTAN’S star in the field of foreign policy is on the ascendant. Not too long ago, because of our own mistakes and the malevolence of some in the neighbourhood, Pakistan’s reputation had suffer...

Sudden overhaul

News September 2, 2026

THE logic of the decision has been questioned, with critics accusing cricket authorities in the country of pressing the panic button following the national team’s successive Test thrashings at the h...

Hague decision

News September 2, 2026

THE unanimous decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague is unambiguous: India’s unilateral withdrawal from the Indus Waters Treaty is invalid. This is a moral and legal victory for...

A reckoning

Business September 1, 2026

LAST week’s horrific fire tragedy at the Pims’ nursery has elicited a flurry of responses from the state. Inquiries have been launched, officials have faced the axe, and pledges have been made to ...

Modi’s hate policy

News August 31, 2026

ORGANISED hate against the marginalised has defined Indian politics under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has urged India to address hate spe...

Six months on

Business August 31, 2026

IT has been six months since the US and Israel launched their war on Iran β€” a costly misadventure that remains far from being resolved. In fact, the threat of renewed hostilities is ever-present, de...

Steep challenge

Health August 30, 2026

AN abundance of good fortune has landed a 46-year-old barrister, Syed Iftikhar Ali Gillani, in the hot seat. He will serve as the 17th prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, having been elected to ...

Mineral treasure

Technology August 29, 2026

OFFICIALS often state that Pakistan’s untapped mineral wealth can be a potential β€˜game-changer’. The planning minister’s recent comment while speaking to a think tank in New York, offers more ...

Hospital tragedy

Health August 28, 2026

WHERE does one begin? The mind goes first to the parents of the 14 newborns who died early Wednesday in the Mother and Child Health Ward of Islamabad’s Pims Hospital. The heart falters at the sheer ...

Defeating malaria

Health August 27, 2026

PAKISTAN logged 1.8m malaria cases last year, revealing that sustained preparedness is not on the government’s priority list. The disease, preventable but potentially fatal, is registering a worryin...