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Stricter conditions IT is all a bit confusing. Is it its familiarity with Pakistan’s poor track record or some sinister …

Misplaced focus CIVILIAN governments change, as does the military leadership, yet one factor remains constant in our confused political culture: …

Boat tragedy THE woeful plight of refugees forced to flee from violence, persecution and hunger at home has been one …

Safer Basant THE season of spring is here — and with it, the usual crackdown on those attempting to celebrate …

Under pressure THE instability that has wreaked havoc on the legislature and executive for the greater part of the past …

PTI’s foibles IT already seems safe to say that Imran Khan has grossly overplayed his hand by moving forward with …

Austerity measures THE austerity measures announced by the federal government on Wednesday should not have come as an afterthought. Pakistan …

NAB chief’s exit AFTAB Sultan, whom Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah had described last July as “a man of impeccable integrity, …

Disparity in society IN her remarks to a German broadcaster on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference last week, …

Poll announcement AT a time when the country needs stability, President Arif Alvi’s decision to unilaterally announce a date for …

Security stocktaking Friday’s brazen attack by the banned TTP on the Karachi Police Office came as a violent jolt to …

Audacious raid SECURITY experts have been proved correct in their assessment that the bloodthirsty TTP juggernaut would sooner rather than …

Progressive measures A SENSIBLE initiative is on the cards that proposes to use technology and the huge Nadra database to …

More taxes THE inevitable came to pass yesterday when Finance Minister Ishaq Dar introduced additional tax measures in order to …

Gas price increase BY raising gas prices by up to 113pc for six months, the coalition government has implemented another …

Organ racket THANKS to the sustained efforts of activists and health professionals, the illegal organ transplantation trade has come down …

Another lynching THERE is no question about it: we are living in a hell of our own making. The kind …

Women’s World Cup FOR Pakistan, the second round of the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup is the promised land. In the …