Editorial

We are heartened to see that ECP has taken up the cudgels on behalf not only of the women of Lower Dir but all women

Free speech in West has been reduced to taking on an already marginalised and demonised Muslim minority

Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park proves that solar is now cheaper than installing a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant

The UK 2015 general election has been something of a political slaughter

At the very least there needs to be an urgent review of the serviceability and operation of our transport helicopters

By convicting Salman Khan,India’s judiciary has demonstrated that its legal system is there for all citizens to follow

Distant Australia may be, irrelevant it is not, and the wheels of diplomacy always benefit from timely maintenance

PML-N has decided to challenge the tribunal’s decision declaring the election in NA-125 null and void

Urban environments are rapidly expanding but infrastructure services rescue are not keeping pace

If Karachi operation is to have credibility then the perception of one entity being singled out needs to be corrected

IS claiming responsibility for the shooting in Texas have overshadowed the discussion on the moralities of free speech

The right of women to vote should not be imperilled by a group of men bent on holding back the tides of history

Yes we welcome the talks, but only if they are something other than a polite circular dance

NA-125 seat in Lahore is much-coveted, and election tribunal's decision to hold by-elections will dent the PML-N's ego

Despite the government apathy, the cueists continue to dazzle at both the Asian and world levels

Lifting of moratorium after APS attack seems little more than a knee-jerk reaction with a strong element of populism

Being first of its kind in history of Pakistan, commission’s findings would hopefully strengthen democratic process

On the World Press Freedom Day, we should be thinking clearly and deeply about the ability of the media to speak out

Karachi has a low flashpoint & it takes only the tiniest spark to start a fire, with destruction the inevitable result

Yemen conflict has provided us an opportunity to recalibrate our relations with Arab world

To say that the census is going to be politically sensitive understates the matter by several orders of magnitude

Zimbabwe have confirmed a tour of Pakistan next month

Consensus must also be built for deciding the future of Fata so that it can be ruled according to the Constitution

The recent ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative by China is a golden opportunity for Pakistan to truly move forward

The fault lines which have divided US since the Civil War are still there

For the first nine months of fiscal year 2015, the deficit has widened by over 15 per cent

Rangers claimed that violence had gone down in the city by 50 per cent since the launch of operation in September 2013

PPP is in need of a re-boot of its hard drive, but on the evidence of the April 26 rally, that is a distant prospect

Of equal weight is question not only of legitimacy of US drone strikes, but rules of engagement surrounding them

The provincial disaster management authority issued a weather alert after the storm had already swept through Peshawar

The possibilities of how and where the Sikh family may have gone missing are many and the situation is very sensitive

It is in our interest that the trade Corridor is completed in time without letting it become a hub of controversies

It has been a long and bumpy road, but Pakistan is beginning to find its democratic feet

Landlocked, mountainous, with poor infrastructure, Nepal is going to need all the help it can get in the coming weeks

Sabeen Mahmud was one of those who rose above the crowd, who may well have been afraid for her life but was undeterred

There are 11.2 million male primary school-age children in the country and 2.6 million of them do not attend school

oining a fighting coalition in Yemen crisis would compromise some of our other interests and positions internationally

There was a clear ‘win’ for the democratic process on April 23 in Karachi, which is a very good sign for our democracy

The dengue prevention centre must also seek help from researchers to identify the source of larvae growth

Afghan Taliban have formally announced that their “spring offensive” is to begin on April 24

It is true that solar and wind energy are costly today, but they will not always remain so

The guise of ‘honour’ given to murders stemming from want of power over another person’s life needs to be obliterated

Execution should not proceed until matter regarding Hussain's age at the time of sentencing is conclusively determined

It is beginning to look like the govt has scored a foreign policy success by the deployment of masterly inactivity

As many as 218,000 are thought to have crossed from Africa to Europe in 2014, and at least 3,500 have died

Of the 53 agreements signed on April 20, a total of 31 are private sector agreements in the energy sector

The return of an undercooked Saeed Ajmal, however, once again exposed the weakness of PCB coaching and selection staff

Unlike other terrorist organisations, the IS has a proven capacity to take and then hold and administer large areas

HRCP report says Pakistan's human rights record remains almost as dismal as it was the year before

If India wants to resolve the Kashmir problem, it would have to seek Pakistan’s cooperation