Editorial

New financial burden on electricity consumers

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) dropped another electricity bomb on the people due to severe inflation and made it more expensive in the whole country. By increasing the price of electricity by 3.75 rupees per unit, the consu...

Inflation see marginal decrease

During the week ended yesterday, inflation saw a marginal increase of 0.11 percent, while its rate on annual basis was noted at 21.40 percent, which has gradually declined from 29 percent to reach here.  Vegetable prices, which were at their hig...

Operations against terrorists in country

As a result of the operations and solid planning measures taken to control the menace of terrorism, terrorist activities have stopped to a large extent, but their hideouts still exist in various areas, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Our security f...

The higher education conundrum

The future of higher education in our beloved country is once again under threat. In this era of technology expansion, when all the developed and developing countries of the world are paying special attention to better possibilities and results by in...

Recognitin of Palestine by 3 European states

It is natural to have two different and conflicting reactions to the recognition of Palestine as an independent state by the three main countries of Europe and the implementation of this declaration from May 28.  It is not possible to completel...

Pak-China agri cooperation

Termed as 'CPEC phase 2 Pakistan' the China agricultural cooperation is taking four months since the start of contract farming or commercial farming in Pakistan with the cooperation of China.  With this new type of agricultural system, a contrac...

Ebrahim Raisi's tragic death: a void difficult to fill

The martyrdom of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi in a helicopter accident has saddened the Iranian nation as well as Pakistanis. President Raisi visited Pakistan last month. In this tour, he met different people, addressed and discussed at different...

The much-needed relief

For the first time in the country's history, rules have been made for children in jails under which every child will be provided with a cot or bed along with a table and a chair and will be able to read books before sleeping or resting.  The Pun...

Rescheduling the unprecedented debt

 A few days ago, this report came out that the amount owed by the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to the Ministry of Finance has reached 1800 billion rupees and the revolving debt of the energy sector has reached 2310 billion rupees. That is...

Street robberies on the rise

The unprecedented double-digit inflation and unemployment have been fueling the rate of street crimes. The irony is that most of the incidents of street crimes now take player in broad day light. There have been a large number of street robberies in...

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