Editorial

Diamer-Bhasha Dam and other small dams

Nature has blessed Pakistan with vast water reservoirs, which can be harnessed to generate cheap electricity and make millions of acres of barren land cultivable, but we have not made any progress in this direction after the construction of Mangala a...

Masses scared of new fiscal discipline

The masses are scared of new reports which hint at mini-budget and strict tax rules by the government. As a matter of fact, the common man is running from pillar to post to make both ends meet. On the one hand, the unprecedented double-digit inlfati...

Educational backwardness must be removed

Every government in the past has felt the need to remove the educational backwardness from the country, but until today it could not go beyond a dream.   Successive governments have failed to address the education crisis in the country. Though t...

Fresh curbs on women's rights

In fresh curbs on women's freedom, the Afghanistan's Taliban regime has now come up with a ban on women’s voices and also bare faces in public. The Talibal rulers say that the new laws approved by the supreme leader and they are aimed at  ...

Rains take toll on cotton, other crops

The recent monsoon rains have caused large-scale loss of life and property, along with the destruction of standing crops on lakhs of acres of land.   According to preliminary data, farmers have lost 86 billion 86 crore rupees due to the destruct...

Justice delayed is justice denied

The number of cases pending in the Supreme Court of Pakistan has reached an all-time high with over sixty thousands cases still in the apex court. According to available information, the number of pending cases in the Supreme Court has reached 60 th...

Sexual abuse cases on the rise

It is very unfortunte that the cases of sexual abuse of women are increasing in Pakistan. In the same week that a female doctor was raped in India last month, there were reports of a woman being gang-raped in the capital Islamabad. Apart from this, t...

Mosquito menace rears its head again

Every year, the menace of mosquitos returns after the monsoon rains across the country. It is very unfortunate that despite serious efforts, we are unable to eradicate the serious diseases from our society. There are reports of dengue in Rawalpindi...

Time to thwart nefarious designs of BLA

BLA terrorists have crossed all limits of brutality. In the recent attacks in Balochistan, these beasts proved that they are not only enemies of Pakistan, enemies of Balochistan and the Baloch nation, but they are also enemies of humanity.   For...

Menace of another kind

In Pakistan, the begging has turned into a mafia and an organized and strong network is working behind these beggers.   Under a regular network of professional beggars, different groups of beggars are assigned to different areas of the city and...

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