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The Solution to Electoral Problems By Ali Anwar. Consensus has emerged between the Muslim League-N and the Pakistan Peoples Party on …

New funds PAKISTAN plans to seek a new loan of $6bn from the IMF under its Extended Fund Facility for …

Nepra’s reluctance WHAT is the point in having a regulator that does not punish the entities it oversees for misconduct …

Burden or opportunity? IN terms of women’s leadership, Maryam Nawaz’s rise to the position of chief minister of Punjab marks …

Trigger-happy police ARE the citizens of Karachi becoming fair game again? There were some grisly signs of a rapid return …

Empowering Democracy in Pakistan: The Transformative Power of Youth Voting and Electoral Engagement. In her address to the younger generation, …

Imprisoned abroad THE issue of Pakistani prisoners imprisoned in foreign jails crops up regularly, particularly during parliamentary debates, as lawmakers …

Why an Israel-Saudi Deal Won’t Bring Middle East Peace by Paul R. Pillar. The Biden administration continues to give high …

Truth under threat AS WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange mounts a last-ditch effort against being extradited from the UK to the …

Zoo zealotry IN a bizarre twist of faith and fur, the Indian right-wing Hindu nationalist group, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, has …

Pneumonia menace PANIC is on the rise as the alarming surge in pneumonia cases has created an explosion of headlines …

Banning festivity EVERY year, as the winter chill gives way to the arrival of spring, a centuries-old tradition is suppressed …

Power protests PROTESTS against extensive power outages are not uncommon in Pakistan, particularly in the hot summer months. Yet the …

PSL begins THE ninth edition of the Pakistan Super League begins today, but this time around, the glitzy T20 league …

Humane strategy DOG culling has ended in Sindh, the high court was recently told, marking a shift towards a more …

Revitalising the Indus IN a much-needed development for the overexploited and climate change-ravaged Indus river, the UN has included Pakistan’s …

Missing persons WHEN all else fails, the highest offices in the land need to answer problematic questions about the role …

Last bastion OBLIVIOUS to all censure, the murderous Israeli regime presses on in Gaza, its lust for Arab blood still …