The Express Tribune Editorial 29 June 2020
A challenge of our own making Can you imagine how Pakistan’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic would be different with …
Read MoreThe Express Tribune Editorial 27 June 2020
Power protests Prolonged power outages during summer months in Sindh, including capital Karachi, Hyderabad and other urban areas, have …
Read MoreThe Express Tribune Editorial 26 June 2020
Plane crash report The preliminary investigation report into the May 22 crash of PK-8303 almost entirely pinned the blame …
Read MoreThe Express Tribune Editorial 25 June 2020
Diplomatic dispute Islamabad and New Dehli have gone back to tit-for-tat ejections of diplomats. After India said it would cut …
Read MoreThe Express Tribune Editorial 24 June 2020
Limited Hajj Saudi Arabia has finally decided that Hajj this year will be performed only symbolically, and a “very limited …
Read MoreDaily Times Editorial 23 June 2020
Some success? While any good news regarding the coronavirus pandemic is always very welcome, it is extremely important to …
Read MoreThe Express Tribune Editorial 23 June 2020
Threat of urban flooding In a recent statement, the Karachi mayor has said the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation does not have …
Read MoreThe Express Tribune Editorial 22 June 2020
Some closure at last Defence contracts tend to be murky business. One would naively hope that no country in …
Read MoreThe Express Tribune Editorial 20 June 2020
Shooting at hospital A man shot and wounded a doctor at the National Institute of Cardio-Vascular Diseases (NICVD) in …
Read MoreThe Express Tribune Editorial 19 June 2020
Punjab, Sindh budgets Punjab and Sindh presented their budgets this week. Punjab’s total outlay was Rs2.24 trillion, backed by a …
Read MoreThe Express Tribune Editorial 16 June 2020
On a rampage The Covid-19 coronavirus is now proliferating in Pakistan at a frightening rate. On May 22, the …
Read MoreThe Express Tribune Editorial 13 June 2020
A rolling budget? What was supposed to be an extraordinary budget, given the unprecedented economic misery brought about by …
Read MoreThe Express Tribune Editorial 12 June 2020
Social stigma and Covid-19 In spite of ceaseless talks in the media about preventive measures against the coronavirus, there is …
Read MoreThe Express Tribune Editorial 11 June 2020
WHO’s concern The rise in the number of Covid-19 cases — around 5,000 a day over the last 10 …
Read MoreThe Express Tribune Editorial 10 June 2020
Wheat import The federal government efforts to control flour prices have seen the removal of restrictions on wheat imports by …
Read MoreThe Express Tribune Editorial 9 June 2020
100,000 cases With more than a hundred thousand Covid-positive cases and deaths in excess of two thousand, Pakistan now …
Read MoreThe Express Tribune Editorial 8 June 2020
Falling pollution levels Apart from debunking the claims of climate change skeptics, the pandemic has reinforced the need to introduce …
Read MoreThe Express Tribune Editorial 6 June 2020
Failed pursuit Amid the country’s struggles against the coronavirus, the NAB continuing pursuit of key opposition leaders is worrying some …
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