Editorial

Today normalisation is not around the corner — but neither, now, is war

The anti-honour-killing bill hasn’t only made waves in Pakistan but its passage has also struck a chord overseas

Karachi is a graveyard of mass transit transport systems’ proposals few of which have left the drawing board

On this World Mental Health Day 2016, let us acknowledge that these battles cannot be won alone

PHF must ensure that the momentum isn’t lost and the national team continues to make progress

Within India the ‘strikes’ have been politicised, possibly in connection with upcoming elections in Indian Punjab & UP

It is pleasing in this backdrop that CM Murad Ali Shah has finalised the Karachi Liveable Improvement Project

Parliament has finally passed the much-awaited anti-honour killing and rape bills

The United Nations (UN) has chosen a new Secretary General to replace Ban Ki-moon at the beginning of next year

Increasing number of refugees is a collective problem that the world is not collectively sharing responsibility for

On the second day sadly, the Joint Session of the Parliament became disjointed

Pakistani TV channels are no longer to make Indian content a part of their transmissions

Parliament is in need of revival, of re-energising & bringing back to the forefront of national political narrative

CPEC is the largest project undertaken by the state, and will have an impact on the lives of every individual

Afghan Taliban have demonstrated their military reach and capacity with another assault on the city of Kunduz

The establishment in both countries realises that war would be nothing more than a folly

The Sindh Assembly recently adopted a resolution to recognise Sindhi as a national language

August 12, 2016 may well be marked as the day on which the latent schisms within the MQM began to tear it asunder

PM Nawaz Sharif called an all-parties meeting on Monday to gain cross-party unity at a time of national crisis

The year 2015 was the hottest on record and 2016 is shaping up to be even hotter

September 27 marked a historic day for Pakistan’s minorities

The Modi government has whipped up war hysteria and is now having to follow through with its grandstanding

India argues that the role of UNMOGIP has been overtaken by the 1972 Simla Agreement

To the surprise of many something very large stirred in Lahore on September 30

A Pakistani man is suspected to have raped the eight-year-old daughter of an Iraqi man in Berlin

Pakistan’s large-scale manufacturing (LSM) industries underwent contraction for the fourth successive month

The question of whether India carried out ‘surgical strikes’ as a response somewhat hangs in the air

Lahore High Court on Thursday allowed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf to hold its march on the PM residence at Raiwind

Let us be clear and unequivocal — Pakistan does not seek or desire armed conflict with India

Pakistan have all to play for as the T20 series should spur the ODI squad to greater things

The local business community will keep reiterating that Pakistan is suffering from competitiveness issues to no avail

Both India and Pakistan share a common need regarding water and it is a diminishing resource

Pakistan is in a state of emergency with respect to nutrition

Poor people and marginalised groups are most at risk of being abused by the police, but it can be anybody

Neither candidate lost their equilibrium, though Mr Trump looked decidedly flaccid towards the end

A recent report on emigration trends points towards the level of despair in this country

The government’s plan to add more debt to its stockpile seems to be never-ending

The ultimate goal should be to collaboratively help varsities raise their standards

Pakistan Stock Exchange’s benchmark KSE-100 index finished 363.89 points higher to end at 40,135.31

Show of cooperation with Russia is likely to be noticed both at home and abroad

Civilian and military leadership should form a common front against Indian belligerence

The editorial calls for the government to categorically declare the Line of Control a “red line”

Pakistan’s geography bestows upon it an entire ocean’s worth of water supply

Pakistan continues to suffer from division and lack of consensus

In Pakistan, women’s primary role is still considered to be that of a caregiver

PM fulfilled his promise to highlight the Kashmir issue at the UN General Assembly during his speech on September 21

After many years when there is finally hope that polio can be eradicated from Pakistan this year

China continues to be a major contributor of Pakistan’s FDI with other countries pulling out their investments

Indian authorities continue to take an aggressive stance which has become even more evident in wake of the Uri attack

Pakistan maintains Azhar Ali as captain of the ODI team for the upcoming series against the West Indies