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Editorials

Toxic rhetoric

EDITORIAL: Akin to his two previous general election campaigns India’s far-right Prime Minister Narendra Modi,... Published 27 Apr, 2024 05:03am
Editorials

Asia climate disaster

EDITORIAL: Climate and weather-related changes continue to bring bad news across the world, but it turns out that... Published 27 Apr, 2024 05:03am

C/A surplus

C/A surplus
EDITORIAL: The current account registered surplus for March 2024 of 619 million dollars against 537 million dollars...

Energising the SME sector

Energising the SME sector
EDITORIAL: In yet another bid to encourage the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the government...

Chronic power defaulters

Chronic power defaulters
EDITORIAL: So, once again the government faces the “challenging task” of extracting recoveries – this time more than...
The President’s address
2024-04-23-12-50

The President’s address

EDITORIAL: President Zardari’s address in parliament, and the way the joint sitting was turned into a circus because... Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am
Regulating organ transplants
2024-04-23-12-50

Regulating organ transplants

EDITORIAL: It’s been more than two decades since a law was enacted in compliance with the World Health... Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am
The energy conundrum
2024-04-22-01-18

The energy conundrum

EDITORIAL: The mismanagement and irrational decision-making in the energy sector is making the industrial sector... Published 22 Apr, 2024 04:39am
Tax burden on industrial sector
2024-04-22-01-18

Tax burden on industrial sector

EDITORIAL: A report in this paper, explaining how 19-20 different federal and provincial taxes presently levied on... Published 22 Apr, 2024 04:39am
Annual rain and flood disaster
2024-04-21-01-51

Annual rain and flood disaster

EDITORIAL: Come rainy season and the same cycle of destruction repeats itself – flash floods, roof collapses,... Published 21 Apr, 2024 04:10am
No end to climate troubles
2024-04-21-01-51

No end to climate troubles

EDITORIAL: Earlier predictions about the effects of climate change are turning out to be so frighteningly true that... Published 21 Apr, 2024 04:10am
SIFC, NAB and the civil service
2024-04-20-01-38

SIFC, NAB and the civil service

EDITORIAL: It’s no small endorsement of the SIFC’s (Special Investment Facilitation Council’s) credibility that its... Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am
Troubled ties with Afghanistan
2024-04-20-01-38

Troubled ties with Afghanistan

EDITORIAL: While tensions have been rising between Pakistan and its western neighbour over the TTP sanctuaries ... Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am
The LSM decline
2024-04-19-03-18

The LSM decline

EDITORIAL: Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) registered negative 0.51 percent growth July-February 2024 against the... Published 19 Apr, 2024 05:07am
Uncovering ‘an inconvenient truth’
2024-04-19-03-18

Uncovering ‘an inconvenient truth’

EDITORIAL: Even as the Supreme Court in its 2019 judgment on the 2017 Faizabad sit-in by the Tehreek-i-Labbaik... Published 19 Apr, 2024 05:07am
Decline in inflation
2024-04-18-01-22

Decline in inflation

EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb while addressing a think-tank in Washington DC stated that... Published 18 Apr, 2024 03:24am
Surge in remittances
2024-04-17-01-35

Surge in remittances

EDITORIAL: Remittances in March 2024 soared to 2,953.7 million dollars against 2,250.1 million dollars the month... Published 17 Apr, 2024 05:28am
Combating street crime in Karachi
2024-04-17-01-35

Combating street crime in Karachi

EDITORIAL: The recent statistics depicting the overwhelming rise in street crimes in Karachi come as little surprise... Published 17 Apr, 2024 05:28am
A yatra for financial support
2024-04-16-01-02

A yatra for financial support

EDITORIAL: A Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb-led economic team has arrived in Washington DC to attend the annual... Published 16 Apr, 2024 03:38am
Iran-Israel face-off: de-escalate now
2024-04-16-01-02

Iran-Israel face-off: de-escalate now

EDITORIAL: Tensions in the Middle East have ratcheted up exponentially following Iran’s retaliatory attack against... Published 16 Apr, 2024 03:38am
Unified GST collection proposed
2024-04-15-01-12

Unified GST collection proposed

EDITORIAL: The World Bank has urged the government of Pakistan to merge various federal and provincial revenue... Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am
‘An awful milestone’
2024-04-15-01-12

‘An awful milestone’

EDITORIAL: Six months of Benjamin Netanyahu’s “mighty vengeance” for the October 7 Hamas attack (precipitated... Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am
Unequal and unfair
2024-04-14-01-14

Unequal and unfair

EDITORIAL: Although women’s participation in different public spheres has increased significantly during the ... Published 14 Apr, 2024 03:23am