2025-06-07-01-19

Build before it’s too late

EDITORIAL: Even without India’s formal suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, Pakistan’s water vulnerability was... Published 07 Jun, 2025 04:59am

2025-06-06-01-21

Hoping against hope for a ‘bold budget’

EDITORIAL: The finance minister, Mohammad Aurangzeb, is describing the upcoming budget as a ‘bold budget.’... Published 06 Jun, 2025 05:02am

2025-06-06-01-21

Recommendations for cashless economy

EDITORIAL: An expert committee on cashless economy, with representatives from the public and private sector, ... Published 06 Jun, 2025 05:02am

2025-06-05-02-10

Budget consultation with IMF

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif while speaking to a group of journalists in Peshawar stated that ongoing... Updated 05 Jun, 2025 07:57am

2025-06-05-02-10

A society in moral freefall

EDITORIAL: Another day in Pakistan: another young woman silenced by the brutal hands of male violence. The tragedy... Updated 05 Jun, 2025 07:59am

2025-06-04-12-28

Taxing savings – a recipe for stagnation

EDITORIAL: The tax bureaucracy’s propensity of coming up with measures that purportedly aim to enhance revenue... Published 04 Jun, 2025 03:03am

2025-06-04-12-28

Empowering Balochistan

EDITORIAL: The promises are familiar. So is the setting. Federal leaders descend upon Balochistan, praise its... Published 04 Jun, 2025 03:03am

2025-06-03-01-31

No high population growth blackmail, please

EDITORIAL: Ahsan Iqbal, the Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives, on the occasion of the launch... Updated 03 Jun, 2025 06:38am

2025-06-03-01-31

Pay now, or pay forever

EDITORIAL: The UN’s latest report on disaster risk couldn’t be clearer: the world is haemorrhaging money, lives,... Published 03 Jun, 2025 06:14am

2025-06-02-02-03

Nepra’s MYT decision: a step in the right direction

EDITORIAL: After a prolonged delay, the regulator — National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) — has... Updated 02 Jun, 2025 07:33am

2025-06-02-02-03

Legal gaps in crypto adoption

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s push to embrace cryptocurrency has seen the government take a host of measures over the last... Published 02 Jun, 2025 06:12am

2025-06-01-12-39

Inflaming the region for votes

EDITORIAL: It is not the first time that an Indian election campaign has found itself tangled in jingoism. But Prime... Published 01 Jun, 2025 03:03am

2025-06-01-12-39

A child welfare law

EDITORIAL: The Islamabad Capital Territory Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Bill signed by President Asif Ali... Published 01 Jun, 2025 03:03am

2025-05-31-01-33

Faceless, clueless, hopeless

EDITORIAL: For all the noise around digital reform and anti-corruption efforts, Pakistan’s Faceless Customs... Updated 31 May, 2025 07:37am

2025-05-31-01-33

Defending against digital breaches

EDITORIAL: The advisory issued on May 26 by the National Cyber Emergency Response Team — the government body... Published 31 May, 2025 05:56am

2025-05-30-01-11

A ‘bold’ budget for next FY

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb while addressing an event organised by Karandaz Pakistan and Pakistan... Updated 30 May, 2025 07:43am

2025-05-30-01-11

A hard, necessary line on deportees

EDITORIAL: The government’s move to cancel the passports of deported Pakistani nationals and register criminal... Updated 30 May, 2025 07:43am

2025-05-29-12-46

Tariff reforms

EDITORIAL: Reports suggest that the policy of providing protection against imports to industry has failed as it has... Updated 29 May, 2025 06:19am

2025-05-29-12-46

Dangerous gamble in Kabul

EDITORIAL: The Director General of ISPR has said out loud what the Pakistani security establishment has been warning... Updated 29 May, 2025 06:22am

2025-05-28-12-50

Exports falling again!

EDITORIAL: April’s export figures are a red flag, not a blip. And yet, there is no sense of urgency at the top.... Published 28 May, 2025 06:02am

2025-05-28-12-50

Challenging India on the world stage

EDITORIAL: Following its battlefield success, Pakistan is now all set to counter India’s diplomatic manoeuvres... Published 28 May, 2025 06:02am

2025-05-27-12-32

Reforms key to recovery

EDITORIAL: Anna Bjerd, World Bank Managing Director for Operations, after the conclusion of her two-day visit to... Published 27 May, 2025 03:05am

2025-05-27-12-32

Explosive weapons taking too high a toll

EDITORIAL: Although our internal security situation has improved considerably relative to the years between 2008 and... Published 27 May, 2025 03:05am

2025-05-26-01-23

Taxation system needs fundamental reform

EDITORIAL: Reportedly, the World Bank (WB) deferred the approval of additional International Development Association... Published 26 May, 2025 05:56am

2025-05-26-01-23

Keep talking

EDITORIAL: The recent agreement between Pakistan and India to pull back troops from forward positions along the Line... Published 26 May, 2025 05:56am

2025-05-25-12-33

Power in decline

EDITORIAL: Just as the government prepares to repackage power sector subsidies in a new structure discussed with the... Published 25 May, 2025 02:42am

2025-05-25-12-33

Khuzdar brutality

EDITORIAL: Wednesday’s terrorist attack on a school bus in Khuzdar comes as a huge shock since those targeted were... Published 25 May, 2025 02:42am

2025-05-25-12-33

Israel’s new military offensive

EDITORIAL: The ‘Never Again’ phrase associated with the Holocaust for long symbolised a universal commitment to... Published 25 May, 2025 02:42am