Security apparatus criticised over militants’ return to Swat

Lahore: Asking where the security apparatus was when militants returned to Swat, former senator Afrasiab Khattak on Sunday said that this time, the people have had enough and have came out against terrorism in a big way. �...

Family law confusion

Last year, the Supreme Court of Pakistan affirmed that a woman is entitled to dissolve her marriage on the grounds that her husband, without her permission, married another woman. Recently, the Council of Islamic Ideology releas...

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Mining bill & autonomy

The recently concluded Mineral Summit was proclaimed a success by federal officials. Yet beneath the celebratory tone lies a contentious debate — particularly in KP and Balochistan — over a draft mining legislation r...

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Dying newspapers

As a student and later a lecturer of journalism, the future of newspapers and the challenges faced by print media were part of the academic discourse. But three decades ago, no one imagined that newspapers — the foundation of ...

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Gender sensitisation

Women make up only two per cent of the police force across Pakistan. Considering they constitute around half of the total population, this stark underrepresentation highlights a significant gender disparity in the country’s la...

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Paying the price

The freak hailstorm that swept across northern Pakistan on Wednesday, claiming lives and causing destruction, indicates how climate chaos is fast becoming our new normal. Social media was awash with videos showing ‘golf ball...

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