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There’s no escaping the ominous sense of dread this monsoon as disaster management authorities issue a fresh advisory, cautioning against another round of heavy rainfall. Though not as disastrous as two years earlier, the recent deluge has wreaked havoc, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake from Karachi to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, leading to flooding, […]

The country woke to the news of a surge of violent attacks in Balochistan, which caused the martyrdom of 14 security personnel and over two dozen innocent civilians in different parts of the province. Already in the headlines for the ongoing conflict, the province witnessed a new wave of terror as militants targeted both security […]

Remittances sent by overseas Pakistanis play a crucial role in Pakistan’s economy and contribute about 10 per cent of the Gross National Product (GDP). It is safe to say such transactions are the largest source of foreign exchequer for our economy. The Asian Development Bank has rightly recognised these remittances as an important pillar of […]

Goodwill, like charity, begins at home. No matter how well-intentioned, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent peace offer to his “friend” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a recent meeting rings hollow when considering his aggressive posturing in the immediate neighbourhood. It should be difficult for the international community to have faith in his pledge to […]

On Friday, Punjab Police patted its back for a befitting reply to a heartwrenching onslaught on its authority in the riverine belt between Sindh and Punjab by neutralising the alleged culprits. Although the infamous Katcha area has long been in the limelight as a haven for notorious criminals, whose parallel state continues to twist the […]

There’s an old English saying that people living in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. Its message is a simple truth, which Pakistan might do well to heed, especially as the recent appalling rape of a five-year-old within the premise of Ganga Ram Hospital in Lahore shook it to its core as a reminder that it […]

In the past few years, dozens of tree-planting initiatives have taken root around Pakistan aimed at combating deforestation and promoting environmental sustainability. Though commendable, many of these initiatives, such as the much-talked-about Billion Tree Tsunami have been marred by hollow promises and inadequate planning, raising concerns about their long-term impact. Perhaps, learning from these mistakes, […]

Months after the IMF greenlighted the next three-year loan programme, even though it made the government bend over backwards for it, the ruling party appears stuck in a quagmire. That’s because, despite all the limitations of IMF’s so-called prior conditions, the program is yet to receive the official rubber stamp. For now, Finance Minister Muhammad […]

Six months in, the PTI leadership, despite having a strong electoral mandate, fails to exude any noticeable energy, relying solely on its founder’s star power to do the trick. On Thursday, the party cried wolf for the fourth time in the recent past when it could not follow through with a much-talked-about rally in Islamabad, […]

This week, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the Middle East for the ninth time since Israel launched an unprecedented armed offensive on Gaza but headed back home without any tangible progress in hand. Repeated mentions of renewed optimism for a ceasefire deal did little to convince Israel to show any inclination towards […]