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The fifth season

Every winter, a thick layer of smog engulfs the Land of Five Rivers transforming our vibrant metropolises into a grey, choking haze. This annual catastrophe reminds us of the true…

An unwanted fifth season

PUNJAB’S unwanted fifth season — smog — is currently in full bloom. Air quality in cities like Lahore, poor throughout the year, is at its toxic worst between October and January, with…

Fifty is the new 40

HISTORICALLY, the term ‘generation’ is used to explain relationships amongst family members — grandparents, parents and children. However, the word now alludes more to (six) social generations: the Silents (1925-1945),…

Fifty years later

THE 1956 constitution survived for two and a half years up until Ayub Khan’s martial law in October 1958. The 1962 constitution was the work of a military dictator, the…

The fifth attempt

PRIME MINISTER Shehbaz Sharif has attained nirvana. Within the same fortnight, he has met President Vladimir Putin at the SCO summit at Samarkand, attended the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II…

Fifty years of the constitution

The constitution of a country represents the hopes and aspirations of the nation and serves as a social contract between citizens and the state. Authored in the spirit of history,…

The fifth revolution

The world is in a process of permanent transformation. The transformation of the modern manufacturing process to enable humans and machines to work hand in hand is the next stage…

Balochistan & Fifth generation warfare

Media networks have recently had a policy shift towards educating the masses aptly packaged with entertainment. People have hardly known how the drug cartel worked and later uprooted before tuning…

Fifteen billion dollars a year

Some news, the outflow of 15 billion dollars during the outgoing year reported to the Supreme Court by the Committee headed by Governor State Bank. There is no reason to…

Amidst the fifth wave

A new wave of the coronavirus seems to be gripping Europe, forcing governments across the continent to carry out strict lockdowns. The recently announced restrictions on businesses have triggered unrest…