Polio Punch By: Daily Times on April 19, 2025Since February 10 of this year, there has been no new polio case, which shows all provinces,k including Punjab. are working hard to stop polio, a disease that can harm children. The Emergency Operations Centre for Polio Eradication is starting a big seven-day campaign on April 21. This plan aims to give polio drops to […]
Nuke Puke By: Daily Times on April 19, 2025The world must criticize US President Donald Trump for threatening to bomb Iran’s nuclear sites if it doesn’t agree to a deal. Such harsh words hurt peace efforts. Iran says it is open to a new nuclear deal with the US, but only if the US is fair. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said this […]
Finally, a B-! By: Daily Times on April 18, 2025Is it really light at the end of the tunnel? Fitch Ratings lifted Pakistan’s long?term foreign?currency rating to B- from CCC+, in a rare nod to the country’s recent policy strides. Just last month, Islamabad pared its year-on-year budget deficit down from $2.288 billion, going so far as to aim for a surplus surpassing 2 […]
‘Black Hole’ By: Daily Times on April 18, 2025That the US was deporting people aggressively has been known for quite some time now, but what to do when it continues to do so without any regard for the law? If deportations can now ignore court orders, even as President Trump’s own senators call for an end to the status quo, migrants everywhere are […]
‘Pakistan Will Prevail’ By: Daily Time on April 17, 2025Yesterday’s horrific IED blast in Mastung, which claimed the lives of three Balochistan Constabulary personnel and injured many more, serves as a stark and recurring tragedy. While Balochistan has long borne the brunt of Pakistan’s struggle against terrorism, its people enduring a disproportionate share of loss and suffering, the path to a lasting resolution demands […]
Toxic Solidarity By: Daily Time on April 17, 2025On Monday, a mob unleashed violence on a KFC outlet in Sheikhupura, leaving a kitchen worker Asif Nawaz dead and prompting national outrage. The attack, carried out under the banner of Palestinian solidarity, was neither protest nor principle. It was murder fueled by misguided fervour. Pakistan’s empathy for Gaza is undeniable: a recent Gallup snap […]
Over to Overseas By: Daily Time on April 16, 2025The political side of the government has risen to win over the overseas grounds, largely occupied by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Imran Khan. In this regard, the incumbent government arranged the first-ever Overseas Pakistanis Convention in Islamabad. Addressing the event, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced new benefits for Pakistanis living abroad. These include special courts to […]
Carol of Canals By: Daily Time on April 16, 2025The ongoing row between Sindh and Punjab governments over new canals on the Indus River is both unfortunate and unnecessary. Every press conference by media tsars of both sides is dominated by the canal issue as the issue has turned into a political shouting match. Every day both sides accuse each other instead of sitting […]
Mob Justice By: Daily Time on April 15, 2025Earlier this year, the finale of a television drama delivered a haunting portrayal of a fictional mob lynching, shocking viewers across Pakistan. Regrettably, such scenes are not confined to the realm of fiction. From bustling metropolises to serene valleys, Pakistan is increasingly witnessing public executions not sanctioned by courts but by mobs driven by anger […]
Saudi Nuclear Ambitions By: Daily Time on April 15, 2025Saudi Arabia’s renewed push for nuclear capability-couched as a civilian energy initiative in collaboration with the US-is reshaping the strategic landscape of the Middle East. Though the proposed U.S.-Saudi 123 agreement remains stalled, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s repeated insistence on pursuing enrichment rights, combined with his warning that “if Iran gets a bomb, we […]