Editorial

For three weeks people of Islamabad and Rawalpindi remained in a state of siege

Unqualified leadership is one of the most dangerous threats to the stability of a number of countries and regions

Spare a thought for young people living in the tribal regions as well as those in the settled areas of K-P

An almost siege-like situation had prevailed in Lahore over the last week as major roads into the city were blocked

There is a world of difference in official reactions worldwide between the Panama Papers and the Paradise Papers

The dharna in Islamabad has finally ended to the relief of every one

The role which the US has played in Afghanistan has been quite elusive to be unequivocally explained

Despite marginal improvements in gender-specific legislation in Pakistan, violence against women hasn’t declined

As a result of the hostile environment, students are unable to learn, engage and above all think

International relationships fluctuate up and down and few more so than that between Pakistan and the US

Enough of deploring Trump on withdrawing from The Paris Agreement, and other trivial matters

This means Pakistan and other member states have the liberty to determine their respective role in the coalition

Virtually all commentators have agreed the PML-N government handling of events has been nothing short of disastrous

The interesting thing about Bollywood film Padmavati is that no one has seen it yet

There are developments taking place around Afghanistan's borders that could completely isolate the country

Corruption, the purest form of tyranny, thrives when people of good conscience choose to remain silent

Political parties in Nepal have been shy to allot tickets to women and representatives of marginalised groups

Pind Dadan Khan-Khushab area is set to receive a new irrigation system

ANF has already confirmed that the use of synthetic drugs is on the rise

Experts keep hinting at the danger of these maladies developing into a ‘pandemic’ with terrifying results

Punjab police has also suffered many attacks at the hands of terror groups this year

There has been for decades and even at times of great tension the back channels continue to operate

A significant element of the problem is education, both quality and access

A couple of thousand men have choked commuters between the twin cities for weeks

Most military analysts project Yemen as ‘Saudi Arabia’s future Vietnam’

Electoral rolls of September 2017 indicate that there are 12.17 million fewer women registered as voters

Fire erupted in Orangi Town raised many questions pertaining to the safety of its residents

Truly horrific picture of the state of prisons, prison population in Sindh has been revealed in Sindh Assembly

For the second time in a month, the nation is facing widespread power outages

Mixed reports have emerged on the outcome of the 7th meeting of the JCC on CPEC

Since Narendra Modi rose to power, India’s religious minorities, especially Muslims, have come under increased...

Pakistan has to be saved from the clutches of “political vultures” and “political wolves” who have torn it apart

Growing number of think tanks, security analysts now agree that climate change is increasing instability throughout

Pakistan seems to find itself at bottom when it comes to a whole gamut of community health issues

Accountability in its myriad iterations, semantic convolutions is on lips and agendas of every politician

Whilst he will leave his post as finance minister he is to retain his seat in the cabinet

o Zahid Dar, read on, while we catalogue the technocrats to step into Ishaq Dar’s shoes

Record keeping is not a strongest point of government authorities

Corporate social responsibility appears to be alive and well in Bahawalpur

Political parties all over the world have come to be closed shops

Government has cornered itself, allowing judiciary (and military) to sweep in to make the tough calls

Few could have foreseen the endless troubles that were ushered in by the drawing of the Durand Line

AUN tribunal has sentenced a former Bosnian Serb army warlord, Ratko Mladic, to a life term

Unsurprisingly, the hardest legal concept I’ve had the misfortune of teaching

Virtual lockdown of large parts of Islamabad by right-wing religious party for fortnight goes beyond the ridiculous

Most of the advertisement industry in the West is soiled with stains of sexism

One of the foremost foreign policy challenges for Pakistan has been managing its relations with India

Many people agree that we have an intellectual crisis in the country

Under the rules, the SECP cannot function with just two commissioners of the five designated ones

CPEC is going to be crucial for Pakistan; the whole country is eventually going to benefit — but not at the same time