Editorial

Battles we fight at home are crucial to our future & we cannot afford the ‘luxury’ of going off to fight...

Other provinces need to follow K-P and Punjab in introducing legislation to protect child labourers

In two years alone, 51,500 people have fled Pakistan

Action should be taken against all criminal and militant elements because cutting out half of the tumour is no cure

The constant struggle faced by transgenders needs to be recognised and seen with the empathy that it deserves

Once again fig-leaf of ‘the national interest’ is being used to cover the advance of limitations to freedom of speech

In order to encourage investment & competition in the aviation sector, the new policy features zero tax on investments

Both may not be the greatest Pakistan have produced, but their services remain invaluable for many reasons.

Given Pakistan’s less-than-easy relations with its neighbours, Qatar is a safe & attractive relationship to cultivate

We need to resolve problems within our voting system &any inquiry carried out by the commission will help achieve this

Tahira Mazhar Ali brought a splash of political red to the table and more courage than most political men ever muster

In terms of evaluating how successful the various operations are, we remain largely in the dark.

The brave response of Afghan women may be indicative of changes in their lives since the fall of the Taliban

There are at least four large players looking to develop the BRT system and they are not all on the same page

While speculating about the state of civil-military relations, one should keep in mind that we are in a state of war

For the sake of our children’s health & our international standing, serious efforts need be made to eradicate polio

The dream of the dedicated leaders behind the plan laid out for a new nation in 1940 must not be allowed to fade away

Bombings and shootings can happen in any neighbourhood, and no community can regard itself as safe

It is a victory for whole country which now gets an opportunity to bring matters out into the open, settle the doubts

Pakistanis need to learn from India when it comes to how that country’s citizens have stood up for the rights of women

There are 492 mosques within the municipal limits of the CDA and 233 of them, 47 per cent, are unauthorised

The timing of broadcast of Mirza's video & any linkage to this with Nine-Zero raid all need to come into the open

200 families, displaced almost six years ago, are on their way back to their ancestral lands in South Waziristan

Why it has taken so many years for the material facts to emerge in Shafqat Hussain's case is something of a mystery

If the 2016 census takes place and if the results are published it will be a momentous moment

Netanyahu’s election is likely to further destabilise a region perennially teetering on the brink

The shortsightedness of the govt when it comes to addressing energy crisis is so pervasive as to become maddening

The acts of a few must not be used to demonise an entire community or ignore the injustices it has long faced

We await an operation targeting any of the other political parties, without which MQM might have cause for complaint

While the motorway system is important, it is incomplete since it all but excludes most parts of Balochistan and K-P

Pakistan have gone through a see-saw campaign but seem to be peaking at the perfect time

Nearly 75 per cent of drinking water resources in the country are contaminated and unfit for human us

The government needs to stop shilly-shallying and move against those who bomb churches and other places of worship

The area under forests in G-B has decreased more than 50 per cent in the last 20 years

It is important to initiate debate on safe sex and ensure that people are aware enough not to reuse syringes

Once again a minority group has been targeted and once again the state failed in its duty to protect it

Will Pakistan-owned, operated drones armed with Pakistan-developed missiles take over from US drones

One would hope that after having registered its protest, India would get on with the dialogue process

It is crucial for Pakistan’s match-winners to rise to the occasion with a berth in the knockout stages beckoning

No one should die at the gallows at the hands of the state when there are doubts about investigation and trial process

It is good to see Senate being led by a person of competence backed by all political groups

There is a need to initiate a meaningful process of weeding out ghost employees in all departments of Sindh government

Authorities need to prioritise the building of sanitation facilities& must create awareness regarding personal hygiene

Pakistan can do a lot to improve the competitiveness of Pakistani businesses seeking to compete in global market share

In the interests of natural justice, the moratorium on non-terror related executions must be preserved

The weaving of a durable peace must continue — and Mr Karzai needs to keep his meddling fingers to himself

Right now, it is crucial that all parties recognise the need to maintain peace in Karachi

By upholding the sentence given to Qadri under Section 302 of the Penal Code, IHC has stood on the side of order

The PML-N has made a magnanimous gesture by not contesting the post of Senate chairman

The possibility of a backlash inside Pakistan if we went to fight alongside Saudi Arabia is considerable