Editorial

The opposition is counting on suo-motu action by the chief justice of Pakistan to stave off the PPP move

Pakistan spends billions on good ideas every year only to see them fall by the wayside due to a lack of political will

Pakistan is preserving just 10 per cent of its flowing water and the country

Women fare far worse than their male counterparts on most aspects, from nutritional levels to the workplace

Differently-abled persons in Pakistan are viewed as people who are merely taking up space

Whilst the ship is listing it is not sinking. The near-term outlook for growth is generally favourable

The world is shape-changing at speed and accelerating with a Trumpian foot on the accelerator

There are a few who would disagree with NAB being flawed and in need of revision

According to Amnesty International, many of those Rohingya Muslims flee Myanmar out of hunger

The injunction is just what the education sector needed: proper and timely intervention

Rural health outposts need to be incentivised, infrastructure improved and civil service structures revise

What the US is doing is attempting to reverse large elements of the globalisation process

Pakistan has lost more than half of its market share in Afghanistan to India

PML-N lawmakers need to realign their understanding of the purpose of each branch

PTI clinches on six seats and establishes itself as the third biggest party in the house behind PPP and PML

Pakistan's women participation in the labour force has increased by 50 per cent in the last decade and a half

Turkey demands return of its nationals working as teachers in Pakistan affecting Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

Climate change leads to water shortage and Pakistan is one of the top five countries affected by climate change

This is another of those invisible health crises that happen under our noses

The election is throwing spanners in the works across the political system

The tale of circular debt reads like a Shakespearian tragedy for Pakistan

It is in everybody’s interest to facilitate steps towards peace in Afghanistan

In many cases the leaders of political parties prefer wealthy candidates to ideological workers

Several parties have suddenly awoken from slumber and have become alerted to Sindh’s water woes

It is the misspending in the sector that needs to be prevented

Rather than being embarrassed by these figures, the foreign affairs ministry has been awkwardly nonchalant

A cleaner Pakistan is good for all of us — go to it!

By choosing to stick to the old guard, the party has shown some of its inherent weaknesses as well

Development funding is now in the tight end of the funnel with elections mere months away

Provincial government’s programme is indeed commendable as legal organ donation is a rare occurrence in Pakistan

Yet again there is a conjunction of a member of a minority group and blasphemy allegations and the internet

Punjab is largely measles-free now is because decisions were made to resource the EPI programme

Last year alone there were 1,300 ceasefire violations

Health is an underserved area and most services are interventional rather than preventative

If we do not see any cessation of hostilities, there won’t be any decent flow of humanitarian relief

Line of Control and Working Boundary between Pakistan and India have heated up considerably in the last three months

Myanmar government’s motto of destroying-to-rebuild Rohingya communities is highly dubious

The home secretary has been tasked to work out a safety plan for them

The distribution infrastructure is in many places beyond its designed life

Corruption is never easy to tackle anywhere in the world

The conditions have triggered a health scare

Minds get changed, perceptions altered

It is required that Afghans are treated with dignity and returned to Afghanistan

Pakistan, it must be pointed out, is one of the few countries that allow ordinary citizens to own such weapons

International Committee on International Trade may consider possibility of upgrading EU relationship with Pakistan

So should ccountability bar be set higher for organisations delivering succour to neediest and most exposed

In South Asia, the US needs to work with China and Russia as well as Pakistan and Iran

Governance is all about how best we are able to manage our lives in different public domains

Between 2000 and 2010, Pakistan lost forest cover equivalent to size of Lahore

Step back and breathe deeply