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A republic begins to betray itself when a young person demanding employment becomes a security problem, a woman seeking an answer about a disappeared relative becomes a suspect, and a family protesting an unaffordable…
The Punjab Assembly deserves credit for the thoroughness of its investigation into Lahore Gymkhana. Its Special Committee No. 6 has demanded original lease deeds, government summaries, file notings, valuations, building approvals and audited accounts.…
Supreme Court settles the limits of the Seventh Schedule for banking companies
From Tehran diplomacy to the corridors of Parliament, the escalating confrontation exposes uncomfortable questions about political consistency, institutional authority and the limits of opposition politics in Pakistan.
Pakistan’s blue-passport debate is not really about the colour of a travel document. It is about how a republic turns public office into private status — and then struggles to take the privilege back.
As Pakistan confronts regional tensions, economic uncertainty and changing geopolitical realities, Field Marshal Asim Munir's military leadership and diplomatic engagements have acquired renewed significance. From national defence to high-level talks in Tehran, the challenge…
