Editorial

The ruling by the ICSID is not just one instance where a verdict by former top judge has cost the country dear

Pakistan’s role in the Afghan peace process has been the subject of intense debate for too long

As Maryam Nawaz initiated a row against Judge Arshad Malik with a questionable video

CJP says throwing acid on someone a crime worse than murder

Past govts failed to properly assess tax liability of businessmen and traders

Govt must put proper regulations in place to ensure that safe and secure houses are provided to the people

To our politicians politics is like love and war where everything is fair

The report shows that over one-third of children in Pakistan under the age of five were malnourished

Whether or not the merchants stand convinced is not yet known

It seems the government is treading a dangerously regressive path

All aspects of the issue should be kept in view to bring the railways back on track

After China and India, Pakistan is among the next 11 most populated countries of the world

That parliament is incomplete without the standing committees is hardly debatable

Govt took four months to issue a simple notification that would allow FBR officials to look into foreign accounts

The cost of food in Pakistan increased 7.52% in June 2019

t’s time for us to learn from the experience of Malaysia

The way Kashmiris are being persecuted by India makes it clear that it only wants Kashmir, not its people

The cost of imported spare parts has also increased because of the rising rupee-dollar parity

The real casualties in the ongoing conflict are the citizens of Iran and the country’s shrinking economy

The legal fraternity and the media also demand proper investigation into the whole affair

These promising ‘politiconomic’ developments do not mean that our economic crisis is over

Perhaps China’s accelerating support for Pakistan is a warning sign for the US

ThOther state units not similarly large also need a constant pumping of cash to keep running their affairs

Ehsas Programme rests on the assumption that illegally-accumulated wealth is enough to lift Pakistan out of poverty

As the hopes of a repeat of the 1992 triumph remaining a distant dream once again

As officialdom’s laid-back attitude remains unchanged even during economic turmoil

As PM Imran struggle with tax collection

The increasing cases of child abuse are a wake-up call for the government and society

Ideas may be bulletproof, but projects need to be viable

Only 130,000 or so people availed the scheme and paid just Rs60 billion in taxes

The current civil and military leadership appears on track to take this campaign

The rising inflation would result in declining demand for goods and services

What is required is a massive revamping of the existing water conservation infrastructure

Hindu erxtremists-led attacks on minorities have increased since Narendra Modi came to power

The verdict assumes special significance in the context of the ongoing actions against corruption

The listing means that all of the BLA’s property and interests in property subject to US jurisdiction are blocked

or Sanallah, the arrest was longtime coming and he had time and again said that he was prepared for it

Lands and properties of influential persons were saved at the cost of severe harm to those without influence

This arrogant Indian attitude is meeting with increasing global criticism

This is clearly the case of punishing an entire community for misdeeds of a few who exploited loopholes in the system

It may well be a tit-for-tat reaction from the govt to the opposition’s attempts at bringing change at the Senate helm

Resuming talks at this point in the American political calendar can only serve one purpose and benefit one individual

We humans have warmed the climate of our abode by 1 degree Celsius with the use of fossil fuel to power our economies

Sometimes corporal punishment results in serious and permanent damage to children

New Delhi is aiming to complete the road by the end of September and the passenger terminal by end of October

With no experience of governance prior to his stint as Trump’s special adviser

Following the visit of the Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani

As the entire nation appears to be in a frenzy as against the backdrop of this new budget

The existing process is not worth the effort and the cost involved

We hope this new chapter is less thrilling and more mundane than the dozens that the citizens of both countries