Letters

Cement industry should wake up

PAKISTAN’S cement industry, supported by abundant indigenous raw material, comprises 26 plants with a collective...
Published 09 May, 2024 08:16am

The inside rot

THE Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has been increasing the cost of electricity almost on a monthly...
Published 09 May, 2024 08:16am

Money transfers

USING online banking channels has become necessary, if not inevitable, for various payments and money transfers....
Published 09 May, 2024 08:15am

Beyond emotions

NOT many would disagree with the assertion that Muslims around the world happen to be more emotional than practical....
Published 09 May, 2024 08:15am

THE MAIN CULPRIT

THE MAIN CULPRIT: Many argue that political unrest is the main reason behind the country’s decline in fortunes....
Published 09 May, 2024 08:14am

Is there a solution to wheat crisis?

WHEAT is grown on almost 80 per cent of cultivated land in rabi season. In 2023-24, wheat was grown on 23.69 million...
Published 08 May, 2024 07:40am

SOS from Skardu

LAST year, the enire city of Skardu in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), flanked by River Indus and the Satpara Dam, grappled...
Published 08 May, 2024 07:40am

Mental anguish

ADVERTISED in 2019 and conducted in 2020, the Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) 2020 by the Sindh Public ...
Published 08 May, 2024 07:40am

Inspirational example

DURING my recent visit to Tharparkar, I had a pleasant surprise when the people of Sumit village in Nagarparkar,...
Published 08 May, 2024 07:40am

Projects ‘on track’

THIS is with reference to the editorial ‘Mass transit mess’ (May 3). In fact, the Red Line project came to a ...
Published 08 May, 2024 07:40am

HOLIDAYS GALORE

HOLIDAYS GALORE: The government needs to realise the impact on the community of announcing holidays for official...
Published 08 May, 2024 07:40am

Pakistan Railways in need of a vision

FOR over three quarters of a century, Pakistan Railways (PR) has served as the lifeblood of the nation. As such, its...
Published 07 May, 2024 08:34am

Callous approach

WHEN a minister in the Sindh cabinet recently remarked that street crimes in Karachi were a part of everyday life, ...
Published 07 May, 2024 08:34am

An age-old conflict

THE Afghan Deputy Minister for Interior Muhammad Nabi Omari has called upon both the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan ...
Published 07 May, 2024 08:33am

A paradigm shift

THE current education system, inherited from the past, has been for long struggling to achieve and maintain the...
Published 07 May, 2024 08:33am

US visa rejection

I AND my family had applied for a B1/B2 visit visa for the United States last year and our interview call was on...
Published 07 May, 2024 08:31am

MESS ON THE ROADS

MESS ON THE ROADS: An intersection on Khayaban-i-Bahria in Phase IV of Defence Housing Authority (DHA) area of...
Published 07 May, 2024 08:30am
Medicine shortage causing misery

Medicine shortage causing misery

THE last few years have been among the toughest for the people of Pakistan largely due to the failure of our...
Published 06 May, 2024 06:06am

A stalled project

DESPITE a ‘clarification’ issued by the press secretary to the office of the President of Pakistan some five...
Published 06 May, 2024 06:06am

An embarrassment

ATTENDING university convocation is an unforgettable event for any dedicated student, because it is a day when...
Published 06 May, 2024 06:06am