Editorial

We as citizens need to show more conscience and join in the fight of the brick kiln workers.

According to a UNODC representative 40 per cent of the world’s opium supply moving through Pakistan.

There will be no let-up in building boom, care should be taken that regulations are followed in their construction.

We believe trade policy should be transferred to parliament, taxation issues be decided by elected representatives.

As keen as the government has been on the peace process, it needs a close re-examination of parameters, expectations.

Pakistan still need to do much better than they have done so far to retain the Asian champions tag.

The state has failed in providing security to journalists.

PIA has been used as a political ‘favour box’ and allowed to become an albatross rather than the eagle it once was.

We need to recognise that the continued deprivation of women would be a disaster for our nation.

Discretionary appointments can no longer be made, which was the privilege of the President and obviously open to abuse

China has interest in how Pakistan handles extremism because of linkage of extremist groups in Pakistan and Xinjiang.

The deaths of some ducks may seem a minor matter, but the incident highlights the precarious state of wildlife.

It is important to involve international groups swiftly in the process of planning for a large-scale displacement.

The recent measures announced by the government are far more symbolic than effective.

The Egyptian is half-heartedly promoting a stumbling democracy that now appears to have been strangled at birth.

For too long, Pakistan’s security agencies have been doing their own thing instead of complementing one another.

What is of greater concern than the failure in duty of care, is the actions of the boys who killed their class fellow.

Law enforcers need to shift focus towards improving evidence-gathering mechanisms so that criminals are deterred.

Issuance of PoR cards is a welcome move, as it removes uncertainty from the lives of almost two million people.

For the sake of Afghanistan, and also Pakistan, we must hope issues over BSA can be sorted out as quickly as possible.

If govt wants to deal with illegal settlement, associated concerns, it will have to do lot more than run bulldozers.

The ability of people to earn more money is directly dependent on the development of the infrastructure around them.

One hopes that the senior team takes a cue from youngsters and gives creditable performances in the ongoing Asia Cup.

The projects being selected by the government are designed to serve the needs of the Pakistani people

The politicians should stop foot-dragging on the matter and hold LB polls in fulfillment of their campaign promises.

The Sehat ka Insaf immunisation programme is by far the single biggest contribution of the PTI to the country.

Heavyweight legislation to limit what most view as a minor irritant will bring a few hundred into prosecutorial net.

Approximately 8,000 people comprise the nexus of 141 human smugglers who have illegally sent 8,234 Pakistanis abroad.

There is no vaccine to cure dengue, only way to control it is by eliminating habitat of the mosquito that carries it.

Pakistan is badly in need of national conformity when it comes to education standards, curricula and best practices.

Honour killings are done by family members in order to avenge supposed shame brought on by any number of incidents.

Just as we have failed to promote these languages, we have allowed crafts to die.

Fuel taken away amounts to a large total and must be stopped through a crackdown on all those involved.

Overly relying on China to carry most of the weight of the work needed is just the sort of attitude that is not needed

It is easy to forget the disabled, but they are no less deserving of the protection of their rights than anybody else.

Expressing hope that talks would be back on track soon indicates reluctance on the part of the government to retaliate

India can hardly be expected to hand over its occupied territory to Pakistan or vice versa.

Pakistani football has never had role models to inspire future generations of players.

A way has to be found to keep gas pipelines safer given the losses incurred in economic terms.

There are media reports that sick animals are being transported to cities where they are sold off at knock-down prices

Our bureaucrats need to to change their ways, if we want to make the budget-making process representative in character

One needs to question what prompted such a sudden strong statement two weeks after its guards were abducted.

A wholesale sacking of virtually every political appointee hired by the previous government suffers from poor optics.

The primary focus of all efforts must be to re-establish calm in Syria, for the sake of its people.

If there is to be peace, there need to be fewer guns pointing at each other and more diplomacy.

The governments needs to do considerably more to bring international standards to mine safety.

If trains keep coming under attack, this is bound to discourage ever more people from using this mode of transport.

Nawaz Administration should keep its promise that it would focus on regulating the economy, not running it.

Existing legislation against harassment of women does not cover educational institutions and bodies.

There is not a single properly qualified person available to review textbooks and curriculum content in Balochistan.