Editorial

The IMF has admitted that Pakistan’s multi-billion dollar privatisation programme has “faced setbacks”

One can only hope that the new & improved Myanmar will also provide justice & equal rights for its minorities as well

4,600 Pakistanis died in violent incidents in 2015, says HRCP

Pakistan as an international tourist destination is not as far fetched an idea as it may sound

Bill recovery remains one of the biggest problem areas for all power companies in the country

Army Chief General Raheel Sharif has ordered a Punjab-wide operation against suspected militants

Preparation and prevention are key to mitigating loss of human life due to heatstroke

Two demonstrations with very different outcomes, neither of them satisfactory or indeed desirable

The civil war in Syria is now in its sixth year and almost five million Syrians have fled the conflict

The Ministry of National Food Security and Research is reported to have taken “serious notice” of nepotism in PARC

Pakistan has received half of the $9.2 billion it expects to get in foreign economic assistance during the year

Commissioner Tasneem Noorani is said to have quit because he wanted elections to be held for all party positions

IIt was a difference of a mere five runs that stood between women’s team and a place in semi-finals of World Twenty20

Chief of army staff has ordered what are described as “intelligence-based operations” against terrorists in Punjab

Kulbhushan Yadav, a possibly-retired commander in the Indian Navy, seems to have been up to no good in Balochistan

There are reports of 73 dead and about 300 wounded in the suicide attack on Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park in Lahore

Natural disasters are something that are inevitable in Pakistan

For long, bureaucratic red tape and an inefficient organisational structure have hindered the country’s development

Work on much-delayed gas pipeline is far advanced on the Iranian side and needs to be put on fast-forward in Pakistan

Pope Francis is the leader of the world congregation of Catholics but he often speaks across the denominational divide

Pakistan have limped out of the World Twenty20 as all plans and hopes of advancing to semi-finals came crashing down

How can one think of launching an airline in public sector when we could not save an already existing one from failing

Bilawal Bhutto visited the Hindu community at Umerkot to join in the Holi celebrations on March 24

Nothing has been explained about circumstances surrounding detention and deportation Pakistani nationals from Russia

On the face of it, the issue of marrying off children is not one that should be a contentious one

Ours is a society that has become increasingly comfortable around weapons, despite this increased weaponisation

President Dr Hassan Rouhani of Iran is making a visit to Pakistan on March 25-26

Increasing exports by assigning an ambitious target will be a very difficult task to accomplish

Unfortunately, the consumption of illegally brewed alcoholic drinks is widespread

The presidential visit to Cuba is the first in 88 years and, historic

The war between the MQM and the PPP continues to play out on Karachi’s turf

Pakistanis who find it all too easy to criticise people in the limelight and question their patriotism

On this Pakistan Day, let us look as much forward as back, and catch a sense of where we might be going

It is clear that the terrorists have scored another major coup in Europe

The airport currently under construction that will replace the airport at Islamabad thus far has no link to that city

It is all too easy to criticise the incumbent and past democratic governments for their failures

The PPP in its time in office had a long and dishonourable record of kow-towing to Mr Musharraf

The Syrian war is of monstrous complexity and achieving a temporary lull is in itself a considerable victory

Tax amnesty schemes are one of the major factors causing distortions in the system, says Tax Reforms Commission Report

The productivity of female lawmakers compares favourably to that of their male counterparts

Pakistan is not a war zone like Syria or Iraq but for those wearing a press badge, it can sometimes feel that way

The three existing carmakers are not going to be too happy with measures taken under new auto policy

The sheer volume of deportees carries another less obvious difficulty running alongside — that of credibility & trust

Furore over an Intermediate-level textbook, describing Baloch as an “uncivilised people" has resulted in much outrage

For all intents and purposes, the efforts to bring him to justice are at an indefinite standstill

The meeting between Ms Swaraj and Mr Aziz signifies the air of understanding and mutual cooperation

The western arm of the CPEC is receiving considerable attention — as it must

The government is planning to withdraw tax exemptions worth roughly Rs80 billion in the upcoming budget

If ever there was a group overdue for legislative protection, it is the much-abused women of Pakistan

In Pakistan, the struggle to reach some sort of gender parity at the workplace is far from over