Letters

CBC’s performance

THE residents of Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority (DHA) are enduring daily hardships due to substandard...
Published 14 May, 2024 06:33am

Confusing lexicon

IT is high time we addressed a funda-mental barrier to justice in Pakistan; the confusing set of legal jargon that...
Published 14 May, 2024 06:33am

Railway staff’s woes

NOT every ‘development’ project is cost-effective, but the administration of Pakistan Railways (PR) seems to be...
Published 14 May, 2024 06:33am

DANGEROUS ROAD

DANGEROUS ROAD: A massive hole on the Gizri Road, underneath the flyover, has been left unattended due to construc-...
Published 14 May, 2024 06:33am

US-China conflict may hurt Pakistan

THE ongoing trade war between the United States and China has significant implications for Pakistan. The tussle had...
Published 14 May, 2024 06:33am

Underage teachers

A DISTURBING trend is emerging in private schools; the hiring of underage teachers, barely older than their ...
Published 14 May, 2024 06:33am
Climate justice is the way forward

Climate justice is the way forward

PAKISTAN has been named the second most polluted country in the world. This should have been seriously alarming, but...
Published 13 May, 2024 07:28am

Carbon credit market

CARBON credit is a creative strategy promoting a more sustainable and environment-friendly global economy, and aims...
Published 13 May, 2024 07:28am

Tackling wheat crisis

THE government seems to be pulling the proverbial wool over the eyes of the people. One says this because issues are...
Published 13 May, 2024 07:28am

Quality of TV drama

TELEVISION stream was introduced in Pakistan in 1964. The main purpose of TV was to entertain, educate and provide...
Published 13 May, 2024 07:28am

Let people breathe

UMERKOT, known as ‘the city of peace’ that has a rich historical background, is turning into a city of smog. The...
Published 13 May, 2024 07:28am

Documented economy

IF there is one good thing the current opposition party did when it was in power, it was to introduce the...
Published 13 May, 2024 07:28am

MEDIA MARTYRS

MEDIA MARTYRS: Journalists in Gaza have remained steadfast in their professional task of exposing the dark realities...
Published 13 May, 2024 07:28am

ILLOGICAL PROCUREMENT

ILLOGICAL PROCUREMENT: I fail to understand the logic behind the allocation of imported and expensive heavy...
Published 12 May, 2024 07:38am
It is the right kind of emergency

It is the right kind of emergency

THIS is with reference to the report ‘PM vows to get 26m out-of-school children enrolled’ (May 9), which was...
Published 12 May, 2024 07:38am

What is SSGC up to?

I AM a hapless Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) consumer (ID: 2305430000) in the rather posh Phase V of Karachi’s...
Published 12 May, 2024 07:38am

Sales tax fraud

RECENTLY, I went to purchase some stuff from a famous food outlet’s franchise at Giddu Chowk in Hyderabad. I was...
Published 12 May, 2024 07:38am

Unnecessary fuss

THIS is with reference to the report ‘Operators agree to block SIMs, finally’ (May 11). It was nice that sanity...
Published 12 May, 2024 07:38am
Drug addiction and campuses

Drug addiction and campuses

THE use of drugs in educational institutions is alarming. The pace at which it is happening is even more alarming,...
Published 12 May, 2024 07:38am