Narrative Watch

The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has uncovered an astounding Rs375 trillion in financial irregularities and mismanagement across federal government entities in the previous fiscal year. The unprecedented figure highlights...

It is a good omen that the 11th NFC Commission has been constituted. One hopes it will be able to come up with a consensual 8th Award, after a hiatus...

Only less than a month after United Nations-backed food security experts called Gaza "a disaster unfolding in front of our eyes" amidst mounting evidence of widespread starvation, the world body...

Till now, six lives have been claimed by the explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Al-Amna Plaza on Karachi's M.A. Jinnah Road. The blast not only destabilised structural pillars and...

Pakistan's reliance on government hiring quotas is a well-intentioned but flawed tool for addressing inequality. While designed to uplift marginalised communities, federal quotas have often compromised meritocracy, bred inefficiency and...

After 22 months of relentless bloodshed in Gaza, Hamas has accepted a ceasefire proposal put forward by Egypt and Qatar, opening what may be the first real window in months...

Karachi is drenched, drowned and devastated. This is so because it lacks proper drainage outflow, amid an overall fragile infrastructure. The metropolis is orphan by all means of civic sense....

Pakistan's healthcare system is teetering on the brink of survival. Among the major challenges facing the healthcare industry is a mounting wave of nurse emigrating to other countries. In 2024,...

Pakistan is hurtling towards an environmental emergency that demands urgent national attention. At the heart of this looming disaster is the rapid and largely unregulated over-extraction of groundwater, a practice...

All the plans and promises in the world will mean little if the government once again fails to follow through. The newly announced five-year privatisation roadmap envisages the sale of...