Editorial

Once again the justice system is revealed as deeply flawed

None of the protagonists in the latest bout of fisticuffs in and around parliament emerges well or honourably

The United States government appears to be obsessed with knowing every bit of information there is to know

Fate of two teenagers from Azad Jammu and Kashmir who crossed LoC last year and had been detained has taken an upturn

Pakistan is a poor country but like all poor countries it has a very rich minority

84 per cent of the country’s water supply sources that actually function are not suitable for consumption

International Women’s Day has passed in Pakistan, causing barely a ripple on the face of a culture and society

Remarks made by Mr Khan at a recent PTI meeting were recorded and have surfaced on social media

US President Donald Trump just can’t stop making America ‘great’ again

For all the right reasons the Pak-Afghan border has to stay closed

The vexed issue of military courts is again to the fore

The morning after the revels there is always a reckoning

Relations with two neighbours that we enjoy the least cordial of relationships with have been in doldrums for a year

Pakistan has taken little longer to realise the usefulness of data in fighting crime but it is better late than never.

Thousands of Pakistani workers have just been labelled criminals by Saudi govt and packed off home without evidence.

Pakistan has always institutionally denied people their culture and heritage; it is surely time to change.

All that matters was the return of cricket

Whether Pakistan evolves into a theocratic state or not depends on who wins the battle

One of the problems suffered by the leader of the PTI is that he can be both right and wrong simultaneously

The bill passed by the K-P Assembly to outlaw dowry is a landmark legislation in its scope and impact

There is no match at all between the justice system operating in Fata and that operating in K-P

PCB needs to understand cricket fans want international cricket but not at the cost of risking people’s lives

Zardari-Marwat meeting in Dubai last week was sufficient to spark reaction from three Bhutto scions acting in consort.

There has been virtually no change in the way the Fata have been governed and administered since Independence.

In a departure from the norm, Donald Trump in his first address as President to Congress stayed on-script

We are always told to stay positive and hope for the best

ECO moot in Islamabad is of particular significance for the hosts, Pakistan

Military courts in Pakistan make a mockery of a badly broken justice system

Fighting terrorism is never pretty, tidy or even fair, and omelets do not get made without eggs getting broken

The business community is suffering heavily because it is unable to complete transactions promised under pacts

As with so much that surrounds the relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan there is a pervasive opacity

The turn of the screw in this new operation is also illustrative of the failure in part of Operation Zarb-e-Azb

One might call it the dawn of a new era for cricket in the country

The real problem for our economy is not just the size of our debt but the repayments to creditors

The Presidency of Donald Trump is unlike any Presidency that has preceded it in virtually every way

China’s offer to extend support for operation Radd-ul-Fasaad last week must come with some level of clarity

Reasons highlighted in the CBFC preview of Raees were quite petty to begin with

Report claims crime rates have dropped in other parts of Sindh as well

Bottled gas is entirely safe to use so long as appropriate safety precautions are observed

It is too easy to get away with transgression of rules and laws in Pakistan

The confusion that surrounded the explosion in Lahore on Thursday February 23 is beginning to clear

Hindu marriage bill has been passed by the Senate and will soon become law

At bottom the PTI was unable to deliver a knockout blow to the PM

The number of dead is reported as 8 or 9, the number of injured as 21 — or 35

The Panama Papers affair has set any number of financial hares a-running

PML-N politicians and journalists locked horns outside the Supreme Court on February 22

We will see more of Lala in T20 leagues; however

The Panama Papers case seems to be trudging to a weary end

Attacks on a single target by multiple suicide bombers are relatively rare

Reports that the Rangers are to enter the battle against terrorism in Punjab must be treated with a degree of caution