Narrative Watch

When the law of the land and a religious ruling are in conflict with each other, ambiguity and confusion prevail - with real-world consequences. The recent Lahore High Court judgment,...

The deal with 18 commercial banks that will see Rs1.25 trillion go into settling the soaring circular debt has come as an out-of-the-box remedy. Circular debt has been an enigma...

For decades, Karachi's citizens have been forced to live under the shadow of an exploitative water economy - one controlled not by the state, but by illegal mafias. Sindh Chief...

A new World Bank report on poverty, equity and resilience in Pakistan delivers a sobering verdict — Pakistan's hard-won gains in reducing poverty are rapidly unraveling. The alarming reversal demands immediate...

The 80th United Nations General Assembly session is submerged with high drama, expectations and disappointments. The decision to recognise the State of Palestine by American allies, especially Britain, France, Portugal,...

The alarming surge of suicide cases in Chitral demands far more than perfunctory concern. Between 2015 and 2019, as many as 83 lives were lost, nearly half of them women....

Arshad Nadeem's recent performance at the World Athletics Championships did not deliver the medal many hoped for, as he ultimately finished 10th in the men's javelin final. Yet, this result...

Tariff, Chabahar and now H1-B visa fees — all implying a crippling squeeze on India by the US. The latest in the line of the punitive measures by the Trump...

In the span of just three years, nearly 2.9 million Pakistanis have left the country, marking one of the most rapid waves of outward migration in recent memory. For a...

Cotton farmers and related industries are facing another crisis year. Even though early reports were showing a 40% year-on-year increase in cotton arrivals by mid-September, trade groups are warning that...