Editorial

LG polling has been postponed for so long that it's become difficult to conduct it smoothly, without controversy

Experts in Chitral point out that water pipes laid in the area were sub-standard and have been destroyed by the floods

It is important to implement laws against hate speech and reduce the space for religious fanaticism

Whoever was responsible for the attack, it will have automatically fuelled the trust deficit that already exists

The government has a promise to keep to the IMF. It has to show that it has taken measures to reform the tax system

For many reasons, it is time we ended the isolation of Fata and drew these areas into the mainstream of our country

Azhar, the captain and opener, passed the test he was put through with flying colours

It is to be hoped that real reform does flow from a political imbroglio that nobody emerges from with much credit

Currently, there are indications that health care spending at the provincial level is actually dropping

Journalists, whether they operate in remote parts of the country or in mega cities, essentially have no protection

There could be a lot more to bilateral ties with Iran than just the gas pipeline project

One way out is the step-by-step way, the Simla Accord way, to which India would surely agree readily

We need to ask ourselves what various bodies set up to manage flooding are doing, why they have not proved effective

The PTI will, perhaps, be dented by the JC report, but is unlikely to lose much of its support

Farmers need to be trained, told — again and again — about repercussions of their negligence to ensure quality...

We need greater commitment to education if we are to improve the quality of lessons offered at public sector schools

The meeting that produced the new arrangements was run at arm’s length from Dubai, itself emblematic of the...

The murder of Hazaras and also other marginalised groups is the result of a rapid growth of hatred and violence

One of the last vestiges of Cold War disappeared into history 20 when US, Cuba re-established formal diplomatic ties

Advance the process by all means, but be sure to leave no hostages to fortune

KP provincial assembly excluding itself from questioning is reflective of how unwilling it is to ensure accountability

Natural severe weather events cannot be avoided, but their worst effects can be mitigated

It is now almost a year since elections that brought Ghani to a fragile & fractious power, and Karzai is back in Kabul

Now that govt has averted a balance of payments crisis , it can get down to increasing the export base

Any attempts made towards lowering tensions and rhetoric between India and Pakistan will be most welcome & much needed

Being an immediate neighbour, Pakistan is to benefit from the re-entry of a sanction-free Iran into the world markets

The Indian court’s verdict provides an acid test for the ICC’s zero-tolerance policy towards corruption in the game

IMF wants debt relief and restructuring rather than more debt, which on past performances is unlikely to be paid

The political geography of Afghanistan is now once again turgid, stirred by the entry of the IS to the scene

The federal government has for the first time provided a cover for health for the poor in the country

If Iran and the US can do a deal, reach a compromise, then so can India and Pakistan

There is a need for KE to upgrade its infrastructure, fix the distribution network

The kind of vitriolic statement that Altaf Hussain has given will do little to ease the party’s plight

In reality, not a single issue has been resolved between Pakistan and India since Partition

We need to develop language policies to protect our lingual diversity

The very people who are against the withholding tax are the biggest undocumented segments of the economy

There is a need to revamp the entire system instead of playing blame games over shortcomings of Rescue 1122 in Karachi

A deal between Iran and P5+1 could help assuage the Arab world’s nuclear fears

This is going to need resources and political support, as well as a group of police who buck the trend

With the foreign invader fast disappearing as a target option, a return to internecine warfare seems inevitable

Countries of SCO bloc are where Pakistan has economic opportunity, something no country on Arabian Peninsula can offer

The provincial governments should be held liable for the 767 child tragedies reported last year

The arrest of a serving minister indicates that as per PTI’s promise, the Ehtesab Commission is working independently

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Russia provided a timely opportunity for some large-scale housekeeping

Inciting hatred & violence against particular communities should be considered akin to being an act against the state

The US refusal to recognise China’s rise is what persuaded Beijing to create its own global economic institutions

The fact that it has reached this sorry position is the fault of nobody but the Sindh government itself

Pakistan’s Test fortunes have taken a U-turn since 0-2 whitewash at the hands of the same Sri Lankan outfit last year

NAB's failure to deter corruption has added to our continuing difficulties in battling the corruption

Pakistan has a major stake in the outcome of any peace process in Afghanistan