2026-10-18-12-41

Children buried by negligence

EDITORIAL: The deaths of more than 30 children and a teacher in the collapse of a private school building in... Published 18 Oct, 2026 04:53am

2026-10-17-01-11

Recovery, poverty permitting

EDITORIAL: The government’s repeated assurances that Pakistan’s economy is improving sound increasingly hollow when... Updated 17 Oct, 2026 07:30am

2026-10-17-01-11

A bigger catch, a wider net

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s seafood exports have registered an impressive increase in the first quarter of FY2026-27,... Updated 17 Oct, 2026 07:32am

2026-10-16-01-05

State of economy: stabilisation at the cost of growth

EDITORIAL: The state of the economy is not presenting any encouraging picture. Businesses and consumers across the... Updated 16 Oct, 2026 02:21pm

2026-10-16-01-05

Passenger safety - a neglected priority

EDITORIAL: The tragic derailment of the Rehman Baba Express near Multan, which claimed five lives, including that of... Published 16 Oct, 2026 05:31am

2026-10-15-12-35

IMF growth projection

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its report titled World Economic Outlook released during the... Updated 15 Oct, 2026 06:45am

2026-10-15-12-35

From ESG reporting to action

EDITORIAL: The concerns raised by Senator Sherry Rehman at the launch of the Pakistan Environmental, Social and... Updated 15 Oct, 2026 06:45am

2026-10-14-12-45

Economic stability alone is not enough

EDITORIAL: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal in a letter to Prime... Updated 14 Oct, 2026 05:40am

2026-10-14-12-45

Overcrowded prisons, denied justice

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s overcrowded prisons represent not merely an administrative failure but a serious crisis of... Updated 14 Oct, 2026 05:42am

2026-10-13-01-49

Emergency and governor’s rule: KPK at a crossroads

EDITORIAL: With the federal government following through on its threat to impose emergency and governor’s rule on... Updated 13 Oct, 2026 02:34pm

2026-10-13-01-49

Cut in social sectors by provinces

EDITORIAL: Reports indicate that the visiting international Monetary Fund (IMF) mission in discussions with the... Updated 13 Oct, 2026 06:41am

2026-10-12-01-10

A national emergency demands local bodies

EDITORIAL: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal’s call to declare education, health, nutrition, clean water and population... Updated 12 Oct, 2026 05:41am

2026-10-12-01-10

SOEs: An unending burden on the exchequer

EDITORIAL: The fiscal performance of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) is deteriorating fast despite the government’s... Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

2026-10-11-12-06

Reform, not more privilege

EDITORIAL: Reiterating Pakistan’s opposition to adding new permanent members to the United Nations Security Council,... Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

2026-10-11-12-06

Lahore’s expanding pollution season

EDITORIAL: Lahore appears determined to collect every variety of environmental emergency, with the latest warning... Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

2026-10-10-01-26

Pro-growth policies

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for a shift from stabilization to pro-growth policies with a... Updated 10 Oct, 2026 05:10am

2026-10-10-01-26

Democracy, terms and conditions apply

EDITORIAL: There should be no remaining excuse for delaying local government elections where the Election Commission... Updated 10 Oct, 2026 05:10am

2026-10-09-01-22

IMF: We have secured the coveted agreement

EDITORIAL: The staff-level agreement on the fourth review of the $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the... Updated 09 Oct, 2026 03:34pm

2026-10-09-01-22

Renewed surge in violence

EDITORIAL: The figures reported by the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) are deeply disturbing. At... Updated 09 Oct, 2026 07:06am

2026-10-08-01-18

Retailers must not be allowed to evade taxes

EDITORIAL: The Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR’s) decision to begin nationwide mapping of markets and individual... Updated 08 Oct, 2026 06:25am

2026-10-08-01-18

Protecting minors under Punjab’s vagrancy law

EDITORIAL: The Punjab government’s decision to raise the age threshold under the provincial vagrancy law from 14 to... Updated 08 Oct, 2026 03:47pm

2026-10-07-01-38

IMF programme

EDITORIAL: Reports indicate that the visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) team will reach a staff-level... Published 07 Oct, 2026 05:37am

2026-10-07-01-38

The ‘dead man’ turns up alive

EDITORIAL: India’s latest attempt to establish a Pakistani hand behind terrorism in occupied Kashmir has run into a... Published 07 Oct, 2026 05:37am

2026-10-06-01-31

The provincial revenue problem

EDITORIAL: Sindh government spokesperson Sukhdev Hemnani’s recent observation that federal revenue shortfalls are... Updated 06 Oct, 2026 05:48am

2026-10-06-01-31

Need for restraint

EDITORIAL: The federal government’s decision to open a dialogue with the opposition rather than resort to... Updated 06 Oct, 2026 05:39am

2026-10-05-02-08

Remittance incentives

EDITORIAL: One of the prime reasons for balance of payments sustainability and the build-up of SBP’s forex reserves... Updated 05 Oct, 2026 05:38am

2026-10-05-02-08

Democracy, subject to revision

EDITORIAL: The controversy surrounding India’s electoral-roll revisions has brought the independence of its Election... Updated 05 Oct, 2026 05:37am

2026-10-04-12-09

PPRA rules: revamped framework

EDITORIAL: The government has notified the Public Procurement Rules 2026 with immediate effect and introduced a... Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am