Opinion

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: Illegal immigrants living in Pakistan have only 26 days left to leave the country or face imprisonment and deportation if they fail to meet the given deadline. With the deadline looming, federal and provincial…

Mohammed Ajeeb Bradford: Are elections going to be held in Pakistan in the last week of January 2024? This question is being asked by all and sundry in Pakistan, but the answer to it is complex and uncertain. There are a number of…

Dr Imtiaz Ahmad Malakand: On ‘World Teachers Day, which is observed worldwide on October 5, I recall an important occurrence that occurred in 2006, when on this day, former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz granted a scale upgrade to university…

Seemab Khan Peshawar: The current wave of opposition to the state’s approach to its subjects in the tribal belt resulted in a large gathering in Islamabad, criticizing the nation’s leadership for their subservience to undemocratic…

Marium Mangi Karachi: Ah, the age-old quest for equality! You know, that noble pursuit where everyone should be treated with fairness and respect, regardless of gender, race or any other arbitrary factor. But plot twist: equality…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Interim Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq has declared a resolute commitment to supervise the enforcement of strategies aimed at countering power theft, hoarding and smuggling. Furthermore, he has pledged that the…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Middle class forms the economy but in Pakistan, this class is diminishing due to inflation and unchecked price hikes. A report says that the middle class was at 45 per cent in General Pervez Musharraf’s…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: For a country to progress it needs to retain and utilise the best of its human talent. The lack of opportunities at home are driving those who could be contributing to the development of Pakistan to look…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: People have come out in great numbers as what they are earning is far less than what they are supposed to pay in the form of electricity bills dispatched by power companies, especially in recent months.…

Ishtiaq Ahmed Bradford: The Jaranwala incident has made international news. Those responsible for such violence against minority communities perhaps do not fully grasp the enormity of their violent actions on the image, reputation and…