Editorial

Racism continues to persist, whether it is in the form of Sterling’s racist remarks; or state of America’s schools.

Even those who sympathised with the party’s stand will be tested by the way things have been handled thus far.

A new team management has been brought in but it seems that a change in the leadership is also a dire need of the hour

Despite his electoral success, Erdogan has shown himself intolerant of dissent and criticism.

The Ziarat residency, Jinnah's home during the last days of his life, has been restored under a Rs140 million...

The forced conversion of married and expecting women of the Hindu faith impinges on basic human rights.

The devastatingly low attendance in school/college requires the attention of the Sindh government.

A little over an hour of heavy rain should not have caused the degree of mayhem we have seen in Peshawar.

Chlorination, urgently, may prevent further deaths, and we urge the administration to do that with all speed.

The latest acts of violence in Quetta shows we are still a long way off from overcoming this menace.

Both sides have much to benefit from by way of peace dividend, but neither seem able to agree to make jump together.

The Sindh government needs to step in and the one-day model of launching a massive campaign needs to be applied.

US should know that airstrikes are hardly the answer to rampant militancy, and that Iraq’s troubles are multi-faceted.

Pakistan needs to look after its sons and daughters abroad a lot better than it does at the moment.

August 14 is a time for all democratic political forces to find some common ground.

As soon as govt appoints a new IG, those close to him end up getting appointed at the most profitable police stations.

The long march should not disrupt fundamentals of the market as profit-making companies will continue to make profits.

It is now up to civilian government to summon the political will to fight the cancer that blights the lives of so many

With nothing to lose, the team has no choice but to go all out and push for a win in the second Test at Colombo.

Our provincial health departments certainly need to keep pace with the healthcare demands of a growing population.

The Cairo talks are being conducted at arm’s length, with neither side sitting across the table from the other.

Money given for rehabilitating drought victims of Tharparkar was used by health office for procuring new furniture.

We need many more people like Ms Ali to battle for the cause of education and all that it stands for.

One can only hope that this time around, Mr Khan would be up to the task in dealing with tricky situations.

Govt of national unity that has been agreed upon sends out a positive signal. We must now hope the accord stands.

The fact that the Saudis have laid down checks on this further limits personal freedoms in that country.

National polio outbreak in 2014 is almost certainly exacerbated by massive movement of IDPs from Operation Zarb-e-Azb

It is a welcome development that more people are seeking help despite social stigmas attached to mental illnesses.

The way minorities have been treated by governments in Pakistan exposes the intolerance at the heart of establishment.

KWSB seems powerless to shut down or bring into public ownership the illegal water hydrants running in Karachi.

Baroness Warsi's resignation over Israeli actions in Gaza may have far-reaching implications for British government.

Govt needs to clarify its stance on the protesters’ demands and take the tribes into confidence before it is too late.

It is essential to set the right precedent by punishing whoever is responsible for raping a mentally handicapped girl.

The extremists are carrying out attacks on schools with impunity as there is no record of prosecution.

The players can not do much when officials at the helm do not even care about country’s participation at major events.

65% of the grant by the Canadian govt for capacity building of teachers in Sindh disappeared in corrupt practices.

There is a desperate need for local govt elections & a city mayor,who can oversee the resolution of Karachi's problems

PTI and the govt need to defuse the brewing tension and put the welfare of the nation & of democracy within it first.

Increase in tensions between Kabul and Islamabad would not be something we want at the present moment.

It seems that nobody else wants a mutually satisfactory ceasefire either, let alone the warring sides themselves.

First 2 cases of dengue reported in Rawalpindi, city managers should consider themselves duly awoken

Formation of electoral reform committee is step in the right direction, but producing results will be a Herculean task

‘How not to conduct international relations’ may be title of future book by the incoming Indian Army Chief

Initiatives like e-police stations should not be icing on the cake; they should be the norm rather than the exception.

For the Hazaras, there seems to be no escape from death.

It is unfair to blame the police for what is an act of collective mass irresponsibility.

There needs to be an explanation for why he was acquitted when he was wrongfully holding adults against their will.

In broad brushstrokes, its fair snapshot of where Pakistan, other countries are in terms of developing human potential

Like the many other blasphemy-related incidents that have preceded this one, the details are somewhat unclear.

As we greet each other this Eid, we must also consider what we can do to bring a divided nation closer together.