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Reviewing CT policy

News February 3, 2026

THE coordinated terrorist attacks across Balochistan on Saturday should serve as a wake-up call to the state: unless the counterterrorism approach is fine-tuned and recalibrated to meet the needs of t...

Subsidised relief

Business February 2, 2026

THE generous relief package recently announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for an industry burdened with high energy prices, elevated financing costs and an excessive tax burden was a necessary i...

Balochistan attacks

News February 1, 2026

THE seemingly coordinated terrorist attacks across Balochistan on Saturday reinforce the fact that the state must confront the menace of terrorist violence in the province firmly. As per security sour...

Stance on Iran

News January 31, 2026

WHILE the US continues to mull a new attack against Iran, it is welcome that the upper echelons of the Pakistani state have made clear their stance against aggression targeting the neighbouring countr...

Constant vigilance

Health January 30, 2026

PAKISTAN’S decision to heighten surveillance at all entry points in response to the confirmed Nipah virus cases in India is a prudent one. It reflects the authorities’ understanding of the serious...

No appetite for war

News January 29, 2026

WITH the threat of a new American attack on Iran persisting, many of the Islamic Republic’s neighbours have said they will not allow their territory to be used against Tehran. This is significant as...

Super tax

Business January 29, 2026

THE Federal Constitutional Court’s short order upholding the legality of the contentious super tax on high-earning individuals and businesses signifies an important turn in Pakistan’s struggle bet...

Prudent stimulus

News January 28, 2026

BY holding the policy interest rate steady while cutting the cash reserve requirement for banks, the State Bank appears to have clearly signalled a significant recalibration of its stance in favour of...

Tirah displacement

Health January 27, 2026

AS the KP government and the centre squabble over who ordered the evacuation of civilians from Tirah in order to pave the way for a counterterrorism operation, local people are caught in no man’s la...

Beyond extraction

News January 26, 2026

PAKISTAN’s first shipment of critical minerals to America in October last year, following a $500m agreement between a US company and the Frontier Works Organisation, was a milestone in an otherwise ...