Editorial

The participation of women in reporting roles had grown only from 27 per cent in 2010 to 36 per cent in 2015

While it is claimed that luxury items are being taxed, the fact is that ordinary people will still have to bear impact

Constant low-level state of conflict between India and Pakistan acts as a handbrake of the development of the region

The three major political parties in the province PML-N, NP and PkMAP signed an agreement to share power

Authorities in Punjab have issued a warning of possible attacks by the Islamic State

Scarcely a day passes without Mr Trump sending fact-checkers into near-meltdown

Pakistan contributes but a tiny amount as a proportion of global emissions, about 0.8 per cent

Cases of physical abuse, sexual harassment & the display of bigotry on campuses must be taken seriously by govt bodies

It is ECP's responsibility to see that gap between male and female registered voters is reduced to at least near zero

The investigation calls the attack a "human process error"

Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) candidates, in UC-34 of Baldia district, used the image of Mumtaz Qadri in order to gain support

We can now possibly look forward to Pakistan and India squaring off against each other soon at a neutral location

Marium Mukhtiar made history and we can only hope her example will encourage Pakistani women to follow their dreams

Experts feel the regulatory system, financial and legal, needs to be strong enough to support e-commerce segment

PML-N cannot be seen to be above the law any more than any other party

Journalists Hafeezur Rehman and Zaman Mehsud were both recently targeted by unidentified gunmen

Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Economic commission achieved almost nothing in terms of cross-border trade agreements

After Russian jet incident, crafting an anti-IS alliance is going to require the diplomatic equivalent of a miracle

The artist was best known for penning national songs, travelogues and a popular newspaper colum

Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mojaheed had been convicted of war crimes related to the events of 1971

Chaudhry Nisar made it explicit that deportees would be accepted if there was clear and solid evidence against them

A massive rockslide has blocked the main roadway connecting some 50 villages in Havelian tehsil from rest of K-P

Today, there are problems around the world with antimicrobial and antibiotic resistance

Where investigations are conducted, they invariably find that blasphemous allegations were groundless

Growing demands of the rapidly evolving ODI game have become almost an insurmountable challenge for the national team

The Paris terror attacks seem to have achieved their immediate objective. The world at large stands stunned

He will be remembered for his loyalty to the PPP and his quiet leadership through several decades

PML-N is guilty of the same thing the PPP was — an inability to keep promises made during election time

Pakistan is particularly vulnerable to entryism by the IS as swathes of the population are already radicalised

In Punjab, the ruling PML-N got the lion’s share of votes, bagging more than both independent parties and PTI combined

Alif Ailaan report assesses the performance of MNAs and MPAs in respect of education against four benchmarks

When families of two murder victims pardoned their influential killers, it naturally provoked public outrage

At 13.8 per cent, Pakistan’s internet user density is the lowest in the region

Today, November 20, is Universal Children’s Day celebrating rights of children

Death came on tracks once again on Nov 17 as a train carrying 281 people hurtled off track in Balochistan

There are approximately 2.5 million Afghan refugees and they are nowadays far from welcome

The Supreme Court ruled in September this year that Urdu replace English as the official language

The Third World War may already be in progress with Islamic State as the enemy

Pakistan is now seeking a United Nations (UN)-backed international ban on Shiv Sena

284 children had been abused over a decade, the abuse recorded on mobile phone cameras and disseminated via internet

The Shaheen Air pilot has now been charged and there will be proceedings against him in court

Notwithstanding consequences of Paris attacks, Pakistanis have been deported from over 40 countries in last two years

Recently observed World Pneumonia Day sought to shed light on the high number of child pneumonia cases in the country

As apprehensions regarding safety of heritage sites persisted, civil society wrote to Unesco, urging it to intervene

Maulana Abdul Aziz is seeking to revive his campaign to enforce Shariah law

Peace would never come to the tribal areas as long as it remains out of Pakistan’s judicial jurisdiction

The attacks in Paris will be replicated, possibly many times, in coming years

Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD party comfortably won more seats than were needed for an absolute majority

SBP has blamed newspaper articles and “columnists” for the most recent speculative pressure on the rupee

China and Pakistan are swiftly evolving since the announcement of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor