Arifa Noor Cleaning the Augean stables The fear is that the PTI has taken a seemingly brave step without having thought it through. Published Apr 24, 2018 07:07am
Jawed Naqvi Follow Mayawati for salvation What is the strategic selflessness that Mayawati has displayed which can be of interest to liberals and democrats. Updated Apr 24, 2018 11:34am
Dr Niaz Murtaza Stagnant politics Our politics fails the minority urban middle class. Published Apr 24, 2018 07:01am
Moeed Yusuf Nuclear rivalry The revival of nuclear competition is disquieting. Published Apr 24, 2018 06:59am
Hajrah Mumtaz Quality of justice Injustice comes in all forms, as Asma Nawab’s story shows. Updated Apr 23, 2018 07:29am
Huma Yusuf Blind to basic needs Poor governance creates vacuums that others will fill. Updated Apr 23, 2018 07:27am
Umair Javed Patricians and parties The PTI’s electoral strategy shifted from underdog populism to calculated competition at the constituency level. Updated Apr 23, 2018 07:25am
Latha Jishnu Subversion of democracy The Modi regime’s intolerance of political opposition and its cavalier attitude is killing Indian democracy. Updated Apr 23, 2018 12:15pm
Ahmer Bilal Soofi The concurrent bind Can we uphold international commitments post-devolution? Published Apr 22, 2018 07:19am
Bina Shah Portrait of Sindh ‘Cake’ is cinema at its best and beautifully truthful. Published Apr 22, 2018 07:19am
JI chief’s allegations THE latest revelations have come from somewhat unexpected quarters, but the details are in line with what has been... Published Apr 24, 2018 06:56am
Kabul bombing WHILE a number of violent militias and terrorist groups have been active in Afghanistan, the militant Islamic State... Published Apr 24, 2018 06:56am
Migrant smuggling DESPITE attempts to check people smuggling, the FIA has failed to stop criminal networks from facilitating and... Published Apr 24, 2018 06:55am
Withdrawal of police security THE sheer scale of the problem is evident from the numbers: 12,600 policemen across the four provinces and the... Published Apr 23, 2018 07:21am
Why Commonwealth? IN the modern international relations regime, regional blocs are key structures through which countries join forces... Published Apr 23, 2018 07:21am
A suspicious ‘burglary’ THE timing and modus operandi of the ‘burglary’ at the home of a Human Rights Commission of Pakistan consultant... Published Apr 23, 2018 07:21am
Exemption denied THE law permits it, humanity demands it, but the accountability court is unmoved. Updated Apr 22, 2018 11:29am
Exemption denied THE law permits it, humanity demands it, but the accountability court is unmoved. Updated Apr 22, 2018 11:29am
Slow pace of justice THIS is apropos your editorial ‘Slow pace of justice’ (April 13). The summum bonum of your 10 points is two... Published Apr 24, 2018 07:46am
PIA’s efficiency EVERY one has suffered the consequences of delayed departures by our national carrier. On March 26, I had an... Published Apr 24, 2018 07:46am
Explosive detectors RECENTLY I saw an advertisement in a newspaper from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for the supply of handheld... Published Apr 24, 2018 07:46am
Chinese banking THE key to China’s rapid growth lies in its 17-tier banking system. The system needs overhaul to dovetail with... Published Apr 24, 2018 07:46am
Kashmir issue WESTERN societies and governments keep criticising the countries in the East for their curbs on freedom of ... Published Apr 24, 2018 07:46am
Religious tourism IT is pleasing to note that despite the current tensions between Pakistan and India, hundreds of Sikhs from India... Published Apr 24, 2018 07:46am
Justice Iqbal’s disclosure THIS is apropos the reports quoting NAB chairman and president of the National Commission for Enforced ... Published Apr 24, 2018 07:46am
From the past pages of dawn: 1968: Fifty years ago: War paintings show LAHORE: West Pakistan Finance and Information Minister, Syed Ahmad, Saeed Kirmani, yesterday [April 22] ... Published Apr 24, 2018 07:46am
From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1968: Fifty Years Ago: Steps to control cholera ISLAMABAD: The Health Co-ordination Committee today [April 22] reviewed the cholera situation in West Pakistan and... Published Apr 23, 2018 07:38am
From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1968: fifty Years Ago: Nation respects rights RAWALPINDI: President Ayub Khan today [April 21] expressed the hope that the proclamation of the Human Rights Year... Published Apr 22, 2018 07:20am
From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1968: fifty Years Ago: Wasteful expenditure FALSE standards, unhealthy customs, wasteful expenditure, and most of all the scare: “What will people say?” ... Published Apr 21, 2018 07:25am
OTHER VOICES : Punjab Press : Peanuts for the people ...[T]HE government tends to have the federal budget approved hurriedly while playing up its ‘successes’ in... Published Jun 07, 2014 01:41am
OTHER VOICES: Pashto Press: Afghan polls: second phase AFGHANISTAN has announced that the second phase of its presidential election [will take place on] June 14. ... Dr... Published Jun 06, 2014 01:03am
OTHER VOICES: Far East Press: Top security official DEFENCE Minister Kim Kwan-jin’s hawkish stance against North Korea has made him No. 1 target of Pyongyang’s... Published Jun 05, 2014 01:27am
OTHER VOICES: Sri Lankan Press: Natural hazards MOST people woke to the news of floods, giving an inauspicious start to the week. Torrential rains continued to lash... Published Jun 04, 2014 06:47am