Editorial

The blast also reflects the weakness of the state with respect to the high moral ground given to militant forces.

We may be pleasing our Arab guests, but we are allowing our own ecology and wildlife to be ravaged ruthlessly by them.

The acts of Khetran must not go unexamined and the identities of those helped by him must be uncovered.

Dump trucks seem to be involved in a number of such accidents and steps must be taken to regulate their movement.

Having a person who has bought a company from govt on a board that has final say on sale of companies is problematic.

While it is within its right to shuffle top mandarins, the exercise should be dictated by merit, justifiable needs.

It is unfortunate that the attitude of governments in Lahore and Karachi is preventing the handing down of power.

International flights go in and out of BBIA, and an aircraft coming down may impact a densely-populated urban area.

The administration’s current policies will likely accelerate the pace at which foreign currency leaves the country.

The right has dominated the narrative for too long and concerted efforts must be made to change this.

Nawaz Administration should continue projects that are being run well, even if they do not mesh with its own agenda.

Karachi is a city out of control of both the forces of law and order and civil governance.

There have been reports that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is unhappy with Mr Dar’s performance.

There are people in the country willing to give up their lives to stand up to violent extremists.

The government needs to take a reality check regarding the internet.

They finally got him on January 9, and the authorities need to quickly understand the gravity of this tragedy.

Of course, all road accidents cannot be averted.

This state of ambivalence is casting its baleful influence on key initiatives in the sector.

Indeed, Aitizaz will live as a hero forever, but it is a pity that our children have to fight this war.

Those carrying out these killings must be caught and put away and we hope made an example out of.

There are more women in the workplace and in higher education than ever before.

Assertion from Saudi foreign minister that he was merely on ‘friendly visit’ to Pakistan does not carry much weight.

Destroyed by pace and out-batted by sheer class, England were left searching for answers.

All the suo-motu notices in the world are an irrelevance unless there is both the will and the capacity to act on them

SBP needs to take a firmer stand against money laundering.

What is most needed in the country is a re-haul of content and changing medium of instruction is unlikely to fix that.

Decision to close Pakistan's Embassy in Dublin is an unwise economy and a reversal of the decision would be welcome.

PML-N’s rush to privatise seems to be driven by centrality of privatisation to the administration’s budget strategy.

There cannot and should not be any compromise on the lives and safety of Pakistani workers.

By November 2013, there had been 150 police killed and that number swelled to 172 by December 31.

We need to find a way of reducing the difficulties we face rather than standing by and watching them increase.

There does not appear to be any national strategy to address issue of how best to be custodians of cultural heritage.

Another child in domestic service has been killed under circumstances that are by no means uncommon.

We stand to lose far more by negotiating in bad faith than New Delhi would. It is time to change our tactics.

No government in the last 30 years has done much to ameliorate the plight of the Baloch people.

Nawaz govt doesn't appear to have stomach to crack down on tax evasion without which, closing budget gap is impossible

General (retd) Musharraf’s latest health scare could be the convenient fig leaf for his unhindered departure.

Some experts have suggested that spectrum being auctioned should be widened to include 4G frequencies.

Pakistan needs to implement laws on mistreatment of animals and fine zoos for neglect.

Ending sectarianism is a task somewhat like removing poison from a vat of water into which it has been poured.

The advent of Meesaq-e-Ilm elucidates that teachers in public education have the correct intentions.

The Punjab government must do all it can to ensure polls are held as quickly as possible.

PM’s sweet-sounding overture comes barely days after he warned that any attack on army by militants won’t be tolerated

Laws must exist beyond the paper they are written on if they are to have any real significance in battling terrorism.

Predicting anything in Pakistan with a better than 51 per cent degree of certainty is uncertain in the extreme.

PPP needs to understand that if walls are put in the way of the common man, then protest is an inevitable outcome.

The completion of local bodies polls will help our democracy gain stronger roots.

Selectors and players have learnt some lessons from the torrid time that the side went through against the Proteas.

K-P government believes that it is currently subsidising electricity costs for the rest of Pakistan.

Our faith in government cannot be restored unless those who govern us live by the same rules as everyone else.