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Iranian Tragedy | Editorial THE tragic helicopter crash on Sunday, in which Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian …

Wheat price crash WHAT the government has done to Punjab’s smallholder wheat growers by staying out of the market amid …

Students in Kyrgyzstan BEING stranded on foreign shores is hardly an agreeable experience. And if the environment is hostile — …

Ominous demands THE cash-strapped government opened talks with the IMF this week in search of a larger and longer bailout. …

Uncalled for pressure THE recent press conferences by Senators Faisal Vawda and Talal Chaudhry, where they demanded evidence from judges …

Another Education Emergency By M Nadeem Nadir An education emergency has been imposed by the federal government to stem and …

CTDs’ shortcomings WHILE threats from terrorist groups need to be countered on the battlefield through military means, long-term success against …

Plague of rape FLAWED narratives about women — from being weak and vulnerable to provocative and culpable — have led …

Guns and guards THERE are some flawed aspects to our society that we must start to fix at the grassroots …

Climate authority WITH the authorities dragging their feet for seven years on the establishment of a Climate Change Authority and …

Pak-KSA All-Weather Friendship By Faisal Ahmad Strong signs of cooperation between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and Pakistan are …

Hope after defeat ON Saturday, having fallen behind Japan in the first quarter of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup final, …

Taxing pensions DESPITE the state of the economy, the IMF’s demand that the cash-strapped Shehbaz Sharif administration start taxing civil …

Save the witness THE old affliction of failed enforcement has rendered another law lifeless. Enacted over a decade ago, the …

Visa fraud THE FIA has a new task at hand: cracking down on fraudulent work visas. This was prompted by …

Saudi delegation PLANS to bring Saudi investment to Pakistan have clearly been put on the fast track. Over the past …

Wheat investigation THE Shehbaz Sharif government is in a sort of Catch-22 situation regarding the alleged wheat import scandal. It …

Unpacking South Asian Growth By Dr Kamal Monnoo One has analysed growth within the South Asian countries numerous times with …