Editorial

Absence of labour or industrial laws in public and private sector enterprises in Pakistan

Patriotic fervour alone will not get us massive funds required for Diamer-Bhasha dam

No regulatory body present for mass communication

The price tag on the unwinnable war in Afghanistan has already cost the United States a staggering $840 billion

Peaceful conditions in Afghanistan are significant for an effective and meticulous repatriation process

Kinks such as assigning roles to duty officers need to be straightened out

The development budget is proposed to be reduced from Rs1,030 billion to Rs775 billion in the 2018-19 budget

The country’s capital is averred to have a maladaptive homicide unit in which 100 murder cases have been pending

EAC is calling for what it calls ‘tough decision making’ within the first two months

A surge in the incidence of student suicides is deeply disturbing it is reflective of a malaise affecting society

Water is one of those crises that never go away

NAB on Wednesday approved probes against a number of prominent figures

The US and Iran are fast moving back to the warring ways

The Chief Secretary of Punjab, Akbar Durrani, has had his feathers ruffled

Talks between a United States delegation and the Pakistan government are ongoing

WHO is reporting that there has been a ‘huge’ surge in measles across Europe

Gas tariff is all set to rise, in what comes as one of the first decisions of the new PTI government

Ehsan Mani on Tuesday became the 30th individual to head the Pakistan Cricket Board

ECC failed to devise a mechanism to curb circular debt, which now stands at almost Rs600 billion

Five of the six constituents of the electoral college voted in favour of Alvi

Local governments are meant to ensure democratic and accountable governance

The US has been fierce in cutting aid to other countries, contrary to its past policies

Anam Tanoli was found dead in her home in Lahore’s Defence area

Pakistan continues to be one of the worst countries to raise a family

The PTI government will have to ensure that it is genuinely independent

In electoral terms this is uncharted territory

Contrary to the Afghan hostility for Pakistanis, Pakistan’s hospitality to the Afghans has been a matter of record

It has been a hapless cause to advocate for human health and safety in the country

Iran faces international sanctions in the wake of the US pullout from the 2015 nuclear deal

A Dutch politician and Islamophobe cancelled a blasphemous cartoon contest due to be held on 18th November

Round of talks about water in Lahore over two days in the last week has concluded

The fact that most of the arrestThe country’s largest province is performing better than all other provinces

Not all ministers are competent performers either in the media mainstream or on social media

The incoming government has challenges on all sides but there can be few as obdurate as an entrenched bureaucracy

The new government created six new task forces on Tuesday, August 28

The Iranian parliament decided to summon President Hasan Rouhani to account for the parlous state of the country

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) revealing that 2.2 million abortions are carried out in Pakistan every year

New government desires to bring back to Pakistan monies that are currently elsewhere

A police officer tried to discipline included Khawar Maneka, the former husband of First Lady Bushra Imran Khan

Lahore is hosting a nine-member delegation from New Delhi for two-day talks on the contentious water issues

The recommendations propose shrinking the share of the provinces by 8.2% to 49.3%

Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan is the PPP’s nominee while Maulana Fazlur Rahman is backed by all other opposition parties

Holiday time has a negative reputation universally when many accidents occur

Trump’s latest decision to cut funding to the forlorn nation challenges the latter

The assessment comes at a time when Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves have dropped to $10.23 billion

How the ECP now counters the NADRA claim before the investigation panel remains to be seen

The PM is no longer going to use his dedicated plane for foreign trips but for domestic flights

In Lyari, an 18-year-old wife committed suicide allegedly after frequent brawls with her husband

About 3,000 military personnel from China, Russia, India and Pakistan are to be brought together for joint exercises

Major flooding in the Indian state of Kerala has killed more than 230 people and displaced more than a million others