Editorial

We need to remove guns from people’s hands, just as should happen in the US, to make society a safer place.

The Supreme Court has taken suo-motu notice of another horrendous panchayat crime in Punjab.

We should be glad that the 2 governments are trying to reduce tension but it should not blind us to dangers ahead.

Allowing any government body to investigate the media may end up inviting the government to launch a witch-hunt.

It is significant that Abdul Qadir won by only 4,096 votes, the PPP now has some things to think about.

CIA would be involved in surveillance, passing information on 'high value' targets to Pakistani forces for action.

Assad’s time is up but he seems not to have realised that.

Ulema of the country need persuade mosque imams in towns, villages, hamlets in the county to work towards unification.

Kaka, your fans know you hate tears but today they cannot stop shedding tears over this sad news.

What is important is that India follows the rules set by Pakistani courts if it wants justice to be done.

The Taliban ruling has led to a suspension of the campaign in the Waziristan area, affecting some 250,000 children.

It looks like the DAG will be the latest victim of the lawyers' crusade to define Pakistan in their own image.

There is nothing that generates quite as much sporting excitement as a cricket contest between Pakistan and India.

We need to do all that we can to push the ISI out of politics so that it can play its designated role fully.

Through sheer force of numbers, the DPC has now made itself an entity that needs to be taken seriously.

Caretaker government talks: The truth is that both parties feel threatened by ‘third parties’.

Instead of blaming our woes on our junk bond status, we need to figure out what we can do to rectify it.

Pro-Taliban, anti-American stance is the political trend in Pakistan today.

The death of the civil servants of yesteryear is to be mourned for their likes are hard to be seen today.

CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry and other members of the bench made it quite clear that they were running out of patience.

By setting NAB on the Sharifs, the PPP is actually helping Imran Khan as the ‘third presence’ in the next legislature.

Surely, the future of the country is more important than an official request typed out on letter-headed paper.

We may know unsavoury characters fronting DPC but we also need to investigate if establishment is working behind it.

An entirely preventable disease has once again mushroomed in Pakistan, simply because of ideological fanaticism.

After a relative lull, it now appears that the Taliban has once again become active in Punjab.

Despite the efforts of the Supreme Court, various govt meetings, situation in Balochistan remains unchanged.

Soon, groups will be targeted not just on the basis of their ethnicity, beliefs but also because of their lifestyle.

Kohistan’s clerics are now on the warpath against NGOs because of their alleged ‘conspiracies against Islam.

US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter’s interview with BBC Urdu has created quite a buzz.

Elections demand transparency, fair play at all stages. Justice Ebrahim can be trusted to ensure that this happens.

The process of bringing the ISI under civilian control will be a long and arduous one, with many false starts.

The greatest worry is state adopts these tactics, not due to lack of resources, but for a larger ideological game.

The law was literally thrust through parliament with a barge pole and no time was spent on discussing it.

The rally of the killers, Al-Badr Mujahideen, sends signals that will be absorbed equally by politicians in Pakistan.

It is unfortunate that our institutions have struggled so much to work together smoothly.

The simple truth is that the US does not trust us.

We are losing our national treasures It is slowly — but definitely — being taken away from us.

Many would agree that the reputation of PIA is plummeting, with the possibility of a complete collapse.

Nato route terrorism in the coming days will decide where Pakistan will land next.

The military’s role in Balochistan needs to be curtailed, replaced with a policy of negotiation by the civilian govt.

the spree of murders will simply not be stopped until weapons are removed from the hands of the general public.

People like Afridi may be doing some vital work and for that they deserve the best protection government can give.

The whole matter has been kept in the open and not hidden behind screens as has been the case in the past.

Gaddafi might have been a friend of Pakistan’s but acceding to Libya's request would be a goodwill gesture.

The stand-off between the Supreme Court and the government could threaten our system of checks and balances.

The Bahawalpur incident incident stems from growing intolerance, hysteria over blasphemy & the failure to amend laws.

So, is Mortenson a hero or a villain? We still do not know.

Is there a lesson in all this for Pakistan? Yes, three lessons.

Non-Muslim Pakistanis contributing to the society have been pushed aside completely — out of thought and out of...

The CCP must be more proactive rather than acting against cartels long after.