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Relief, reforms and revival: What Budget 2026–27 seeks to achieve
Editorial

Relief, reforms and revival: What Budget 2026–27 seeks to achieve

A notable feature of the budget is its emphasis on broadening the tax base rather than increasing the burden on existing taxpayers. Pakistan has long struggled with a narrow tax…

Relief, reforms and revival: What Budget 2026–27 seeks to achieve

Relief, reforms and revival: What Budget 2026–27 seeks to achieve

Jun 22, 2026
A notable feature of the budget is its emphasis on broadening the tax base rather than increasing the burden on existing taxpayers. Pakistan has long struggled with a narrow tax net, forcing a relatively small segment of the population to shoulder a dispr…
Water Dispute Deepens: Punjab’s Canal Plans and Sindh’s Concerns

Water Dispute Deepens: Punjab’s Canal Plans and Sindh’s Concerns

Jan 24, 2025
The water dispute between Punjab and Sindh has once again flared up, ignited by Punjab's controversial plans to construct new canals under the Green Pakistan Initiative. This project, aimed at facilitating corporate farming in the province, has raised ala…
The ECP’s Enduring Struggle with Impartiality

The ECP’s Enduring Struggle with Impartiality

Jan 23, 2025
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) once again found itself in the Supreme Court's crosshairs, this time for its overreach in a politically charged case. An independent lawmaker, who had publicly declared his allegiance to a different political part…
A Frozen Paradise, A Lingering Question

A Frozen Paradise, A Lingering Question

Jan 22, 2025
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Broken Bars: Pakistan’s Prison Crisis

Broken Bars: Pakistan’s Prison Crisis

Jan 21, 2025
Pakistan's prisons, overcrowded and mismanaged, epitomize a correctional system in shambles. With facilities operating at 152% of their capacity, the country’s jails are less institutions of rehabilitation and justice and more glaring symbols of bureaucra…
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A Crisis Ignored: Kurram’s Boiling Point

Jan 20, 2025
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The Shadow of the Al Qadir

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Hope Amidst the Rubble

Jan 18, 2025
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A Digital Sword Against Dissent

A Digital Sword Against Dissent

Jan 17, 2025
Pakistan's cybercrime landscape is marred by a glaring disconnect. While the authorities boast of a robust anti-cybercrime apparatus, the reality paints a grim picture. Conviction rates hover below 5%, exposing a system more adept at harassing journalists…
The Missing and the Judiciary: A Jolt That Must Not Fade

The Missing and the Judiciary: A Jolt That Must Not Fade

Jan 16, 2025
Chief Justice Yahya Afridi's recent "jolt" over the crisis of enforced disappearances in Pakistan is a welcome development. However, it risks becoming just another instance of belated recognition followed by inaction. While acknowledging the jurisdiction …
A Call for Action: Protecting the Lives of Pakistan’s Miners

A Call for Action: Protecting the Lives of Pakistan’s Miners

Jan 15, 2025
The recent mining tragedies in Balochistan have once again laid bare the hazardous conditions under which miners in Pakistan toil, and the glaring absence of safety protocols that could protect their lives. Two workers lost their lives in Harnai when a co…
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The water dispute between Punjab and Sindh has once again flared up, ignited by Punjab's controversial plans to construct new canals under the Green Pakistan Initiative. This project, aimed at facilitating corporate farming in the province, has raised ala…
The ECP’s Enduring Struggle with Impartiality

The ECP’s Enduring Struggle with Impartiality

Jan 23, 2025
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) once again found itself in the Supreme Court's crosshairs, this time for its overreach in a politically charged case. An independent lawmaker, who had publicly declared his allegiance to a different political part…
A Frozen Paradise, A Lingering Question

A Frozen Paradise, A Lingering Question

Jan 22, 2025
The icy winds of the Karakoram echoed the discontent brewing within the hearts of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan. For decades, they had yearned for a voice, a say in their own destiny. The promises of autonomy, of a brighter future, had remained elusive, …
Broken Bars: Pakistan’s Prison Crisis

Broken Bars: Pakistan’s Prison Crisis

Jan 21, 2025
Pakistan's prisons, overcrowded and mismanaged, epitomize a correctional system in shambles. With facilities operating at 152% of their capacity, the country’s jails are less institutions of rehabilitation and justice and more glaring symbols of bureaucra…
A Crisis Ignored: Kurram’s Boiling Point

A Crisis Ignored: Kurram’s Boiling Point

Jan 20, 2025
The recent wave of violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram district has laid bare the state’s failure to address long-standing grievances in the region. The narrative pushed by some state functionaries, that this is merely a tribal dispute, collapses unde…
The Shadow of the Al Qadir

The Shadow of the Al Qadir

Jan 19, 2025
The air in the courtroom hung heavy with the weight of accusations and denials. Imran Khan, his face etched with a mixture of defiance and weariness, listened impassively as the judge pronounced the verdict: guilty. Fourteen years. Fourteen years of his l…
Hope Amidst the Rubble

Hope Amidst the Rubble

Jan 18, 2025
After 15 harrowing months of relentless violence, a fragile ceasefire has brought a temporary halt to Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza. The battered Palestinian people now have a brief respite to mourn their staggering losses over 46,000 lives, with ma…
A Digital Sword Against Dissent

A Digital Sword Against Dissent

Jan 17, 2025
Pakistan's cybercrime landscape is marred by a glaring disconnect. While the authorities boast of a robust anti-cybercrime apparatus, the reality paints a grim picture. Conviction rates hover below 5%, exposing a system more adept at harassing journalists…
The Missing and the Judiciary: A Jolt That Must Not Fade

The Missing and the Judiciary: A Jolt That Must Not Fade

Jan 16, 2025
Chief Justice Yahya Afridi's recent "jolt" over the crisis of enforced disappearances in Pakistan is a welcome development. However, it risks becoming just another instance of belated recognition followed by inaction. While acknowledging the jurisdiction …
What Is the Real Objective of the Kashmir Action Committee?
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FBR Chairman assures reduction in taxes on imported mobile phones
June 21, 2026 Business | Latest News

FBR Chairman assures reduction in taxes on imported mobile phones

ISLAMABAD: Chairman FBR Rashid Mahmood Langrial…

I saw people praying on the set without getting drunk, Zoya Nasir disagrees with Mohsin Abbas’s statement
June 21, 2026 Entertainment | Latest News

I saw people praying on the set without getting drunk, Zoya Nasir disagrees with Mohsin Abbas’s statement

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Lebanon dispute will be at the top of Iran-US talks, Tehran makes a categorical statement
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