Editorial

There is plenty of mistrust on both sides, not all of it unfounded

The government of Punjab on July 14, has enacted an ordinance banning the employment of children

Govt has cut down its subsidy for power sector and managed it by absorbing the benefit of falling oil prices

Turkish president may be in power, but whether he has a complete control over the armed forces is clearly not so

Umar Naray alias Khalifa Umar alias Khalid Khurasani was the planner behind the Army Public School attack in Peshawar

Government will now need IMF to adopt a lenient approach as it considers Pakistan for the last loan tranche of $102m

The weapon of choice in this instance was a large white lorry that was driven indiscriminately

Ittehad Tanzeemul Madaris will be adopting the Federal Board’s curriculum for matriculation and intermediate

If we make the bullets our detractors are more than happy to fire them back at us

Reports of the development of eCourts are much to be welcomed

The rate of growth in inward remittances continues to remain sluggish

The PM is said to be angry at the ‘malicious propaganda’ unleashed against him by a range of parties

Theresa May says there will be no change in stance and the referendum decision will be considered final

Completion of the 870-megawatt Suki Kinari hydroelectric power project may be delayed by at least one year

Both India and Pakistan continue to support groups that the other side sees as terrorists or sponsors of terrorism

Violence faced by minority communities, especially black men, at the hands of LEAs, has become a hot button issue

Kashmir issue remains the greatest impediment to peaceful relations and regional development in entire sub-continent

The political life of the country has been on hold since the Panama Papers story broke

The government has changed the tax regime on the import of mobile phones, laptops and desktop computers

Decision needs to be taken whether Fata should be turned into a separate province or be merged with Pata

Both Pakistan and Bangladesh have played softball with extremist elements and IS has moved quietly in the background

Pakistan has lost a true leader and a man of unparalleled stature, made all the greater by his humility and honesty

Many forces nationally have become corrupt and politicised

Chilcot lays out in forensic detail the nature of the relationship between Blair and Bush

PTI, PPP and the PAT have separately filed disqualification references with the election commission against the PM

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar recently told the Ministry of Water and Power to expedite work on ongoing energy projects

McCain visit has been little more than cosmetic — nothing achieved or perhaps expected beyond a holding operation

The numbers killed and injured were low but the attacks were highly symbolic

The people of Chitral are much to be pitied as what they suffer is not their fault

Unlike al Qaeda, IS sought to take, hold and administer large swathes of territory

Millions continue to suffer as a blind eye is turned to human trafficking in Pakistan

Authorities in Fata have decided to close down nearly 500 schools in the tribal areas

IMF’s three-year Extended Fund Facility programme seems to have added to an already mounting debt burden for Pakistan

The lesson for all is that the IS can conduct sophisticated operations in locations supposedly secure

Between 64 and 116 civilians were killed in 473 strikes by drones made between January 2009 and December 31, 2015

Tax net has not widened and those who have historically paid their tax dues have repeatedly been ordered to pay more

Rain in Karachi was followed by inundation of roads, choking of drains and parts of the city were left without power

K-P belongs to Afghans: Mahmood Khan Achakzai

If there is a single entity that scares the living daylights out of governments everywhere, it is the internet

Ranking Web of World Hospitals elucidates that Pakistan’s best public-sector hospital ranks 5,911 in the entire world

AJK is set to make history when for the first time five women will be contesting elections on general seats

The government has now granted, somewhat belatedly, Afghan refugees an additional six months to stay in Pakistan

An autonomous power sector may well result in a reduction of distribution losses and increase bill recovery

It is rare for our lawmakers to tackle head on a topic of cultural sensitivity such as violence against women

There are at least 41 dead and reportedly 140 injured in a gun-and-bomb attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk airport

There are times when the ruling PML-N really does do itself no favours

Mystery surrounds the date of return of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif

Narendra Modi has said it is difficult to decide who to talk to about the peace process in Islamabad

Pakistanis are now displaying the same xenophobic tendencies towards Afghan refugees

Our future generations, unfortunately, will be left paying off debts that never reached the public in the first place