Dawn Editorial 7th February 2024
Shut out AS Pakistan prepares for its 12th general elections, the glaringly low number of women candidates makes evident the …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 6th February 2024
Terrorism challenge THE new government that takes over after Thursday’s general election will have the briefest of honeymoon periods, with …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 5th February 2024
Muslims in India POST-Ram temple India is another country where a new religious edifice has become a flashpoint as social …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 4th February 2024
Call for change IN recent times, Pakistan has witnessed some encouraging signs of women’s political participation. For instance, Tharparkar district …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 3rd February 2024
Singled out WHENEVER elections take place, the Ahmadi community is reminded of their ‘otherness’ through the existence of a separate …
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Digital oversight THE Sindh High Court has asked the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to enforce the relevant laws to prevent and …
Read MoreDawn 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 …
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