Editorial

Yousaf Saleem's induction as Pakistan’s first visually-impaired judge is a remarkable feat

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has a massive and unenviable task it has before it

FATF has the potential to take action against Pakistan for failing to do enough to prevent the financing of terrorism

At 105, Pakistan is among the worst ranked in the world in World Justice Project

The merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has always been fraught

On Monday 25th, the Pak-Afghan Track-II initiative welcomed a commitment to bring an end to the circular ‘blame game’

Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people in Pakistan ‘disappear’ every year

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won the election in Turkey and Turkish politics and governance is going to be changed

Caretaker administration is under enormous pressure to increase gas tariffs

Yet in this very coastal city of over 20 million souls, there is proof that we haven’t quite lost all of our humanity

Strategy to mitigate tragedies like these is three-fold

President Trump has reshaped, redefined what an American President can and cannot do and still retain the job

Despite spending nearly 90 days in lobbying at UNHRC, Bhutan and Mauritius testified in New Delhi’s favour

Pakistan is poised to be one of the topmost countries impacted by global warming

In the financial year 2016-17, the considerable sum of $15.253 billion was transferred out of the country

It should be noted that the Constitution does not make any distinction between permanent and caretaker governments

Radicalisation is influencing thinking mechanism of an individual, group through continuous interaction

For the third time in its history Pakistan is seeing off a seemingly lost decade in terms of the economy

Women parliamentarians have consistently outperformed their male counterparts in the country

Like every other developing nation in the world Pakistan has a burgeoning reliance on the interne

It is difficult to grasp the enormity of the deception practised by elected representatives

Desalination plants may offer a solution on how to get out of the severe crunch we presently find ourselves in

The Interior Ministry has briefed members of a Senate standing committee on the possibility of ‘fringe elements’

Gilgit-Baltistan is a casualty of independence with an ambiguous tax status and no representation in Parliament

The BJP has always considered direct federal rule in the Jammu and Kashmir region as a viable option

More than five billion people could face severe water shortages by 2050 due to climate change

A recent analysis of the relationship between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia by RUSI bears careful reading

Such information is already in the public domain courtesy of the 2013 election

The inspiration behind the proposal was of course South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission

The awarding of a degree to a former PTI MNA Murad Saeed is an example

Poor discipline has continued to afflict the party, threatening it internally

If Pakistan is ever to break the process of elective feudalism ECP is going to have to exercise full force of the law

The old colonial power has little or no part to play in the current scenario and America wanes

The last year has seen deterioration in the security and human-rights sectors across Kashmir

HEC should meet twice a year to clear regular business but has met four times in the entire tenure of PML-N government

Much needs to be done in mainstreaming disability in all national, regional and global development discourses

APTEN have put forward their demands to ECP to facilitate trans individuals' participation in the next general polls

the war in Yemen garners less headlines than the Syrian conflict, yet in terms of scale it is a greater tragedy

AD Khowaja's tenure came to an end on June 13th and he was replaced with Amjed Javed Saleemi

Pakistan could face an absolute water shortage by 2025 and reviving the Kalabagh dam project is no solution

Rioting outside the Taj Mahal’s west gate took place on June 10

Public healthcare in Pakistan has been neglected by successive governments

Latest depreciation of the rupee shows the increasing vulnerability of the national economy

Meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump fell short of expectations

Election Commission Pakistan increases scrutiny over applications for elections

Trump is not tearing up the rule book because he came to the presidency not having read one

By facilitating and not blocking the return of Musharraf, we can do ensure justice effectively

The Nisar ego is not the only one to have taken a hit and there are yelps of dismay across the political parties

The judgment is notable in several ways

Since 1967, global plastic production has increased from two million tonnes to 380 million tonnes