Editorial

In essence, Islamabad is forcing the provinces to run surpluses to compensate for its own massive deficits.

The authorities must not be cowed down and should spare no effort to track down the culprits and bring them to justice

There are enough abuses of power already and it is not for the state to widen the opportunity to abuse the populace.

The premier and the army chief would do well to sit together and clear out the air and put to rest any apprehensions.

It is our responsibility to ensure that these children don’t return to streets and keep scoring goals for Pakistan.

If Modi become PM, it will be difficult for N Sharif to take bold initiatives with regard to ties with India.

The irresponsible behaviour of school managements and education department have had consequences for the students.

The ban of imports by the Walt Disney will cost Pakistan approximately $200 million annually.

The election in Afghanistan was a milestone and a positive one at that.

The episode goes to highlight the police force’s general inefficiency and is a terrible reflection on its performance.

Criticising Bilawal for breaking from his party’s initial stance is more disingenuous than his changed line itself.

Keeping the conspiracy theories aside, Hafeez’s decision to step down as T20 captain seems a brave one.

Status quo is not an option and priorities need to be re-ordered if country is to reverse the infrastructural decline.

It is clear that no matter how powerful the state, it is not easy to simply “rein in” intelligence services.

The government believes that whenever it needs money, it can simply print more without any consequences.

It is time seniors called time and made way for young blood that has been sidelined for too long.

The health secretary admitted that the government has access to only 55 per cent of Tharparkar.

Everyone in govt appears to be concerned with getting through one year, hardly anyone gives any thought to next year.

The condition of womenfolk is deplorable in our society and improving their condition should take our time and effort.

There are currently seven million children out of school who should be in it, the second-highest figure in the world.

Unfortunately, the commerce minister make absolutely no mention of granting MFN status to India in his speech.

What is important right now is to ensure that Hindus across Sindh are able to follow their beliefs without any fear.

Pakistan’s industrial elite is willing to let entire country live in darkness so long as their factories keep humming.

It is commendable that the army — on the face of it — did not attempt to step in to try and stymie the process.

Maybe it is time we competed with India to attain a higher ranking on development indices.

We should know the difference between who our true heroes are and who are not.

Measures like clearing circular debt using five-year bonds and then raising electricity bills is not called a solution

It may not be immediately apparent, but Pakistan actually has enough installed capacity to meet summer surge in demand

We continue to do our job of telling the truth despite fear for our lives.

Unless the government releases the funding, there is a real risk that National TB Control Programme will collapse.

Let there be no hangings in 2014 and the hanging hiatus be converted into abolition.

Islamabad and Tehran must do everything possible to placate each other’s grievances and suspicions.

Six months later, Sindh Witness Protection Act 2013 is nothing more than a piece of paper.

Although peace process has made unprecedented progress, government must not let excitement cloud extreme caution.

The devolution of budgets to the provinces has done nothing to improve the national map of education.

Banning of locals from supporting international teams deserves some sort of rebuke or punitive action by ICC.

Sherani needs to understand that parliament is precisely the place where such matters must be discussed.

No officer transferred out of the Punjab government is permitted to retain either staff or official vehicles.

The murder of a 45-year-old LHW is just another reminder of how vulnerable these essential health workers are.

We welcome PM’s address at Hague where he aired Pakistan’s legitimate demand for access to civil nuclear technology.

Bureaucrats are known to watch over their interest and work behind the scenes to influence induction to key posts.

Nobody doubts that mass-transit in our cities is the need of the hour. Many doubt how we are going about the job.

Free speech always finds a way of being heard, whether governments like it or not.

In the case of Gwadar Port, it appears that misappropriation of funds have played a key role in rising cost of project

Atrocities of jirgas are only addressable by negating the very existence of a parallel judicial system.

Sindh government appears to be taking a key step towards bringing brick kiln workers into the social safety net.

Geopolitical tectonics invariably move exceeding slow, but events in Crimea in last 3 months represent seismic shift.

Welcome as it is, there must be lingering concern about how quickly Punjab government will move to act on the new Bill

Neither condolences nor an investigation is likely to do anything to mitigate the instances of accidents such as this.

He will be best remembered as a satirist, lambasting in somewhat ribald terms the society he lived in.