Editorial

Pakistan is losing millions of gallons of valuable water and it need not

Timely moves in Sindh ahead of potentially difficult days will pay dividends

In Karachi, the majority of public health facilities in the city have no paediatric emergency capacity

It is a budget announced with the short-term goal of enhancing the sitting government’s political chances

At the moment it does make eminent sense to build on the deal and not scrap it

The government of Sindh has fought tooth and nail to ensure that there is no truly independent police force

Asif was one of the true heavyweights, a politician of real heft and clout

The lives of millions depend upon this and it transcends petty politicking

A change in the mindsets of our communities’ elders should start from urban centres for now

One key ingredient seems to be missing in the mass transit projects altogether: a proper operational plan

The whiff of scandal around the recently-concluded matriculation examinations was too overpowering

Afghanistan really does teeter on the brink of implosion

The government may have another chance to get the bills through on Friday

The court has let it be known that merit is the only route to take — now and always

If there is to be ‘Accountability for all’ then self-accountability is essential

There is a chronic lack of joined up thinking blighting both of these essential services

There is little documentation by the government on the conditions these new entrants live in

First-time female voters outnumbered males in the voter registration campaign in Khyber agency

Extended hours of load shedding coupled with the sweltering summer conditions have exacerbated human misery

Legal frameworks should be revisited so as to encourage investors by establishing regulatory laws

The country remains saddled with a civil service that is largely unreformed since Independence

The last people to hand anything resembling a gratis feed to Pakistan are the Americans

We would advise the next government to work harder on the tax amnesty scheme

Presumably those that put the bills together hail from a planet other than Earth

The CJ lifted the corner of the carpet exposing what was beneath

The days when America was armourer to the world are fading, as is its regional influence

Nothing of the like has ever happened in the political history of Pakistan

There should be more emphasis on achievement of demographic goals

Peace in Yemen seems as distant a possibility as it has ever been

The negative financial impact of political dirt slinging must be realised

If Pakistan is going to thrive in the future the Diamer-Bhasha dam is a vital determinant

It is easier, however,to examine the devastating impact of not having either an agriculture or youth policy

Justice Iqbal asserted that the missing were handed over to the Americans in exchange for money

Tayyaba is a child who has been cruelly abused

FIA has slowly started plugging the gaps through which would-be migrants often manage to slip into European countries

With attempts being made to create protocols, there are independent players who have no interest in peace

Latest in the chain of bad-news transport stories is the Abdul Sattar Edhi Bus Line

Greater efforts must be made to turn it into a public policy and governance framework

Children of Tharparkar deserve better

Intricate network that carried out, covered up murder has been exposed

Looking ahead, India needs to show reciprocity

The mainstreaming of Fata really does matter

Syria is a grotesque theatre, the world the paying audience

School children and other high-risk groups should be prioritised for inoculation

A line is drawn, the markers are down and ruthless as it is the SC has created a space for honest politics

Karachi, the country’s largest city, has been at the thick end of the environmental stick

Despite legislation children are abused daily and right across the country

A reliable indicator of development is the opening, anywhere, of an airport

The world community, although aware of the Rohingya genocide, has barely acted

We no longer live in the Stasi or KGB age. We live in the age of Facebook