Editorial

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

There have been 40 cases reported so far this year compared to almost 300 in 2014

The body lacks necessary tools to accurately verify authenticity of any degree

The near-term economic outlook is positive as the government continues its reform momentum

The $2 billion project will address the power crisis that has for long been the country’s most consistent enemy

The military has expressed a degree of frustration over the slow pace of implementation of NAP

The least we can do is at least ensure that our educational institutions do no become heavily weaponised areas

Pakistan tends to be towards the bottom of ‘ranking’ lists that get issued by a range of international organisations

With the re-election of Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, political life appears to be returning to what passes for ‘normal’

The loss in Bihar means that he may not be able to push forward economic reforms

This is no small matter because last year 90,000 people have been returned to Pakistan under these protocols

Pakistan is already under a net external debt of $65 billion, which will increase

Despite the new regime, the country’s exports have been unable to register a notable increase