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A vicious cycle

  The electricity consumers continue to suffer from rising electricity bills, yet the longstanding problem of circular debt remains far from resolved. During fiscal year…

Construction reforms 

The construction sector plays an important role in any economy, generating employment and supporting a wide range of industries, including cement, steel, transport, engineering and…

A response to skepticism over the Makkah accord

Brig. Asif Haroon Raja PAKISTAN is a nuclear-armed state with highly trained, battle-hardened and combat-experienced defence forces. For the past 25 years, they have fought…

Fireworks lit independence sky above Islamabad

Tariq Osman Hyder Allied Fireworks Delivers Landmark Pyromusical Show at Marqa-e-Haq Monument I first met Shahid Butt Sahib , CEO Allied Fireworks when our government…

Balochistan: Geo-economic pivot

Brig (Retd) Dr. Zakeer Ahmad Khan Abbasi For decades, conventional discourse framed Balochistan through geographical isolation and physical deficit, viewing its vast landmass—over 43 percent…

Urban Tantrum And The Trees That Paid

Freedom at Midnight with Diversions

The grass was faster on Independence Night in Islamabad. Urban Bystander By eleven on the night of 13 August, Islamabad had opened several new roads…

Shifa Foundation Concludes Cohort 3 Of Nur Of Tomorrow Equipping Youth With Skills For Life Safety And Leadership

Shifa Foundation Concludes Cohort 3 of “NUR of Tomorrow,” Equipping Youth with Skills for Life, Safety and Leadership

Islamabad, 16 August 2026: “Shifa Foundation successfully concluded the third cohort of its flagship “NUR of Tomorrow” Youth Internship Programme, held at Shifa International Hospital,…

The Architect Of Defiance The Shaheed Who Guarded The Faith The Frontiers And The Future

The Architect of Defiance: The Shaheed Who Guarded the Faith, the Frontiers, and the Future

Remembering President General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq Shaheed on his death anniversary Ijaz ul Haq On 17 August 1988, the skies over Bahawalpur claimed a soldier-statesman whose…

Beyond numbers: Informed choices

Ayesha Javeed PAKISTAN’S population debate is often reduced to a familiar set of figures: how fast the country is growing, how many schools and jobs…

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