Editorial

The population over the last 17 years has not only grown, it has become much more mobile as the cities expanded

It will be recalled that the report called out the interior ministry for its ‘monumental failure’ to combat terrorism

The dead are mourned and buried and the living have to carry on regardless

It is clear from the report that the law enforcement agencies are deeply deficient in a variety of ways

He has already hit the headlines as a wrestler with his performances in various US circuits

The new army commander General Qamar Javed Bajwa is wasting no time putting his own stamp on the forces at his command

Parliament resumed on Wednesday December 14 and promptly descended into a cacophony

There is an urgent need to lower the rhetoric

The reason for Azam Saigol's resignation was cited as ‘personal grounds’

The last week has seen a number of changes in the senior ranks of the army as the new Chief eases into his post

The situation amounts to hate crime and inciting social unrest amongst an already vulnerable minority

Punjab government’s Minister for Finance asserts Punjab’s GDP is higher than that of many regional countries

We have little choice but to look to our friend in the north to act as a balancing force

All concerned point fingers at one another rather than seeking — and finding — a solution to a recurrent problem

As soon as the large reality of CPEC hove into view, water should have moved to the top of the agenda in Gwadar

With no end in sight to the Kashmir issue, Pakistan and India should further explore this offer

The Supreme Court has adjourned the Panama Papers hearing until January 2017

The current Intifada in the IoK has now turned into a strident cry for independence

Ministry of Foreign Affairs boasts that its nuclear programme is world-class

The PK-661 flight was internal and it is now for the Safety Investigation Board to conduct the investigation

It is possible that once again Karachi will be the City of Lights

The latest hearing into the Panama Papers matter has adjourned until Friday 9th December

The aircraft was an ATR-42 and widely used for internal passenger services

A staggering Rs250 billion has been added to the outstanding dues of the Pakistan State Oil since June 2013

It may be long overdue but the honouring of Pakistan’s first Nobel laureate is no less welcome for all that

+Supreme Court hearing into the Panama Papers affair has been adjourned until 7th December

A massive fire broke out in the ground floor kitchen of the Regent Plaza Hotel on December 5 in Karachi

On the face of it, the experience was not all that pleasant for Pakistan as the host

Pakistan’s contribution to global greenhouse gases is one per cent

Education Minister Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar warned that Pakistan will face a destiny like Greece in a decade’s time

Punjab covers a vast area of over 205,300 square kilometres with millions of acres of agricultural land

An estimated 34 million people around the world suffer from the AIDS epidemic

The suspect has to be returned to Pakistan and charges filed

The junior hockey team lost its berth for the World Cup that starts in India this month

Good luck Mr Mayor, you are going to need it

The census has not been held because it suits the politicians

Pakistan last hosted a Davis Cup tie against New Zealand in 2004

Flame of hope in terms of peace talks between Pakistan and India is these days more sustained this side of the border

Donald Trump says he is ‘willing to play any role that Pakistan wants…to find solutions to outstanding problems’

E-ticketing service has also failed to resolve the difficulties involved with purchasing train tickets

The PPP is about to enter its 50th year and it is far from being in the best of health

Cybersecurity is an underdeveloped area in Pakistan

Up to 9,000 of its workforce of around 18,000 are being offered a Voluntary Separation Scheme

Pakistan has witnessed what may be a seminal event in its youthful history as a nation

Pakistan has taken on an additional $3 billion in foreign loans in the last four months

Castro was perhaps the last of the Cold War warriors

Subjectively Karachi feels safer than it was a year ago

Life in Karachi rarely offers its residents breaks in the daily hustle and bustle

The next conflict in the subcontinent is going to be about water and not territory

It is not difficult to see why CPEC as a concept is attracting players beyond original signatories China and Pakistan