Dawn Editorial 1st February 2024
Peaceful elections THE spectre of election-related violence is ever-present in Pakistan, with the last two nationwide poll exercises marked by …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 31st December 2023
In democracy’s crosshairs IT is usually assumed that spying on citizens is a feature of authoritarian regimes. But if one …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 30th December 2023
Politics in sports YET another sporting event between Pakistan and India is being overshadowed by politics. The All India Tennis …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 29th December 2023
Custodial torture DESPITE the passage of a law against custodial torture last year, allegations of the grisly practice still being …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 28th December 2023
Forex market reform THE State Bank of Pakistan’s new directive to exchange companies to submit their day-end closing buying and …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 27th December 2023
Reaching out TO help heal communal wounds caused by extremists, it is important that public office-holders empathise with minority communities, …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 26th December 2023
Mob violence KARACHI is witnessing a disturbing trend, in which suspected criminals are lynched by enraged citizens. The most recent …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 25th December 2023
Fortress Europe EUROPE cannot hope to participate in a debate on morality anytime soon. This became abundantly clear when the …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 24th December 2023
Canceling the opponent THE Indian parliament recently witnessed the en masse suspension of 146 opposition MPs, including apparently one who …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 23rd December 2023
Unfair delivery DEEMING the party’s internal polls unlawful, the ECP has dealt another blow to the PTI by stripping the …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 22nd December 2023
Crucial cash THE Asian Development Bank will give Pakistan $1.2bn, including $400m for budgetary support, for financing various federal and …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 21st December 2023
Red Sea force IN a fresh sign that the massacre in Gaza is fuelling tension elsewhere in the region, the …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 20th December 2023
Aafia’s case ALL clamour for humanitarian help should convey that human rights are above politics and diplomacy. Aafia Siddiqui — …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 19th December 2023
Balochistan’s wounds THE state’s usual response to grievances from Balochistan is either to ignore them, or crack down on those …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 18th December 2023
Rabies vaccine shortage PUBLIC health facilities, in particular those in Sindh’s remote districts, are facing acute shortages of the lifesaving …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 17th December 2023
Hockey hope SUCH has been Pakistan’s downfall in hockey that when they went to the Junior World Cup, there were …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 16th December 2023
Battling trafficking THE currency of human bondage, known as human trafficking, is the false promise of a better life through …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 15th December 2023
Fitch’s concerns STUCK in a protracted cycle of stagflation, Pakistan’s economy faces numerous challenges. Some of these pertain to long-standing …
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