Editorial

It is important to initiate debate on safe sex and ensure that people are aware enough not to reuse syringes

Once again a minority group has been targeted and once again the state failed in its duty to protect it

Will Pakistan-owned, operated drones armed with Pakistan-developed missiles take over from US drones

One would hope that after having registered its protest, India would get on with the dialogue process

It is crucial for Pakistan’s match-winners to rise to the occasion with a berth in the knockout stages beckoning

No one should die at the gallows at the hands of the state when there are doubts about investigation and trial process

It is good to see Senate being led by a person of competence backed by all political groups

There is a need to initiate a meaningful process of weeding out ghost employees in all departments of Sindh government

Authorities need to prioritise the building of sanitation facilities& must create awareness regarding personal hygiene

Pakistan can do a lot to improve the competitiveness of Pakistani businesses seeking to compete in global market share

In the interests of natural justice, the moratorium on non-terror related executions must be preserved

The weaving of a durable peace must continue — and Mr Karzai needs to keep his meddling fingers to himself

Right now, it is crucial that all parties recognise the need to maintain peace in Karachi

By upholding the sentence given to Qadri under Section 302 of the Penal Code, IHC has stood on the side of order

The PML-N has made a magnanimous gesture by not contesting the post of Senate chairman

The possibility of a backlash inside Pakistan if we went to fight alongside Saudi Arabia is considerable

Islamic State has bulldozed the city of Nimrud, & the carved stone winged lions, a cultural icon of Iraq — are no more

The delay in construction has increased project’s cost by more than twice the initial estimated cost of Rs5.1 billion

Whilst NAP was doubtless crafted with good intent, its downfall lies squarely at the door of provincial governments

In the 21st century it should be possible to track every airliner everywhere

How does the govt plan on cracking down on power theft when it creates plenty of disincentives for honesty

Local governments are a key aspect of democracy and citizens must not be further deprived of their democratic rights.

It will not be until women achieve places in which they have real power will they be able to push agendas of change

Players’ confident body language augurs well for Pakistan, who would now be confident of reaching the quarter-final

Khursheed Shah as PAC Chairman has condoned the illegal hiring of 11,000 party cronies into state-owned enterprises

With main elections now behind us, it is now clear that there needs to be a reform of electoral process to the Senate

$3.7 million worth of vaccines went to waste in Islamabad only because they were not stored at the right temperature

Supreme Court has set down September 2015 as the deadline for these polls to be held in Punjab and Sindh

Islamabad at a time when it faces many internal perils, needs friends ready to stand by its side

The nuclear flashpoint remains in the Middle East, and Mr Netanyahu has done none of us any favours

A closer analysis, however, suggests that there are still some kinks that need to be ironed out

The press statement released by Chaudhry was as anodyne as the press conference, but it got the bullet points out

Rapists must be punished in exemplary manner and Singh should never walk among us again.

Denial of polio drops to their children by parents, have emerged as a major factor in our tale of polio-related woes

Irregularities and poor management aside, we wish this project well and hope that it now proceeds with all speed

Inability of Pakistan to find the right combination half-way through group stage should be enough of a reality check

The regional churn triggered by the American withdrawal from Afghanistan is proving to have some positive outcomes

Pakistan is to propose a new series of CBM in the hope of breathing life into the mummified peace process

Nadra has allegedly issued more than 40,000 CNICs to unregistered Afghan refugees in the last 10 years

For the first time there will be a coalition at govt level in IHK between people of the valley and the people of Jammu

Things do not change overnight and until there are focused and sustained efforts with respect to changing mindsets

It is time the government dragged its bureaucrats — kicking and screaming, if necessary — into the 21st century

The stillborn child of political reform was quietly kicked into the long grass, there to quickly fade from memory

We urgently need to put up a legal barrier that can protect people against abuse inflicted on cyber-spac

Digital divide between Punjab and the other provinces is widening by the month & this needs to be recognised federally

Within the welter of data one figure stands out — there was not a single parental refusal in the whole of G-B

Pakistan and America are unwilling bedfellows in a marriage of convenience but divorce is not an option

The authorities need to ensure the restaurant remains shut otherwise lives of countless people could be at risk

Far better time, effort is spent tracking those who mean harm to Pakistan and let Sharbat Bibi go back to her life

There is scant recourse to law for those who are harassed and many thousands suffer in silence