Dawn Editorial 3rd March 2024
Without VCs THE delay in appointing vice chancellors across Pakistan’s universities has mushroomed into a crisis, with one third — …
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Streets of death A LIFE without a sense of permanence is one aspect of a human crisis as complex as …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 1st March 2024
Fleecing power consumers THE so-called independent inquiry committee, formed by the power ministry to probe charges of excessive billing by …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 29th February 2024
Gwadar deluge GWADAR has been battered with severe rains — the worst since 2010 — with both the town and …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 28th February 2024
Killing jirgas ANOTHER day and another chilling story unfolds in Kohistan. The jirga institution, declared illegal by the top court, …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 27th February 2024
New funds PAKISTAN plans to seek a new loan of $6bn from the IMF under its Extended Fund Facility for …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 26th February 2024
Nepra’s reluctance WHAT is the point in having a regulator that does not punish the entities it oversees for misconduct …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 25th February 2024
Burden or opportunity? IN terms of women’s leadership, Maryam Nawaz’s rise to the position of chief minister of Punjab marks …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 24th February 2024
Trigger-happy police ARE the citizens of Karachi becoming fair game again? There were some grisly signs of a rapid return …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 23rd February 2024
Imprisoned abroad THE issue of Pakistani prisoners imprisoned in foreign jails crops up regularly, particularly during parliamentary debates, as lawmakers …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 22nd February 2024
Truth under threat AS WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange mounts a last-ditch effort against being extradited from the UK to the …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 21st February 2024
Zoo zealotry IN a bizarre twist of faith and fur, the Indian right-wing Hindu nationalist group, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, has …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 20th February 2024
Pneumonia menace PANIC is on the rise as the alarming surge in pneumonia cases has created an explosion of headlines …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 19th February 2024
Banning festivity EVERY year, as the winter chill gives way to the arrival of spring, a centuries-old tradition is suppressed …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 18th February 2024
Power protests PROTESTS against extensive power outages are not uncommon in Pakistan, particularly in the hot summer months. Yet the …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 17th February 2024
PSL begins THE ninth edition of the Pakistan Super League begins today, but this time around, the glitzy T20 league …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 16th February 2024
Humane strategy DOG culling has ended in Sindh, the high court was recently told, marking a shift towards a more …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 15th February 2024
Revitalising the Indus IN a much-needed development for the overexploited and climate change-ravaged Indus river, the UN has included Pakistan’s …
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