Editorial

All the suo-motu notices in the world are an irrelevance unless there is both the will and the capacity to act on them

SBP needs to take a firmer stand against money laundering.

What is most needed in the country is a re-haul of content and changing medium of instruction is unlikely to fix that.

Decision to close Pakistan's Embassy in Dublin is an unwise economy and a reversal of the decision would be welcome.

PML-N’s rush to privatise seems to be driven by centrality of privatisation to the administration’s budget strategy.

There cannot and should not be any compromise on the lives and safety of Pakistani workers.

By November 2013, there had been 150 police killed and that number swelled to 172 by December 31.

We need to find a way of reducing the difficulties we face rather than standing by and watching them increase.

There does not appear to be any national strategy to address issue of how best to be custodians of cultural heritage.

Another child in domestic service has been killed under circumstances that are by no means uncommon.

We stand to lose far more by negotiating in bad faith than New Delhi would. It is time to change our tactics.

No government in the last 30 years has done much to ameliorate the plight of the Baloch people.

Nawaz govt doesn't appear to have stomach to crack down on tax evasion without which, closing budget gap is impossible

General (retd) Musharraf’s latest health scare could be the convenient fig leaf for his unhindered departure.

Some experts have suggested that spectrum being auctioned should be widened to include 4G frequencies.

Pakistan needs to implement laws on mistreatment of animals and fine zoos for neglect.

Ending sectarianism is a task somewhat like removing poison from a vat of water into which it has been poured.

The advent of Meesaq-e-Ilm elucidates that teachers in public education have the correct intentions.

The Punjab government must do all it can to ensure polls are held as quickly as possible.

PM’s sweet-sounding overture comes barely days after he warned that any attack on army by militants won’t be tolerated

Laws must exist beyond the paper they are written on if they are to have any real significance in battling terrorism.

Predicting anything in Pakistan with a better than 51 per cent degree of certainty is uncertain in the extreme.

PPP needs to understand that if walls are put in the way of the common man, then protest is an inevitable outcome.

The completion of local bodies polls will help our democracy gain stronger roots.

Selectors and players have learnt some lessons from the torrid time that the side went through against the Proteas.

K-P government believes that it is currently subsidising electricity costs for the rest of Pakistan.

Our faith in government cannot be restored unless those who govern us live by the same rules as everyone else.

Whether or not he succeeds in commanding the charisma of his slain mother remains to be seen.

Human life is cheap in Pakistan, that of animals, even cheaper.

If the K-P govt does not protect these historical monuments, the day is not far when they will come tumbling down.

It may not be possible to completely eradicate dengue fever but it is possible to minimise the numbers.

We believe that allowing for more political appointees without legislative oversight may be a recipe for disaster.

The chances of ever getting to the truth fade almost by the day.

If the DGMO meeting can be parlayed into diplomatic activity, then we may look forward to a more peaceful 2014.

In a country with desperately low levels of literacy, brain drain is not something we can afford to lose.

Sindh government needs to display the kind of responsibility required to take care of important resources.

Pakistan can take advantange from its close equation with Turkey, by picking up on the models of modernisation.

Pakistan needs to hold on to its newly-educated generation, to provide the jobs that it needs to start in life.

Jinnah would be saddened by what he saw today, his dream sullied.

We have done Mr Jinnah the most extraordinary disservice possible by deliberately distorting history.

Karachi in dire need of rapid mass transport systems.

So far, 50 cases involving a staggering Rs5 billion paid out to fake companies have been recorded.

It is also obvious that the PML-N government has not succeeded in building any degree of confidence among the people.

From a high point in the early 1990s, it has been downhill all the way since.

In focusing only on polio, officials have lost the plot on measles.

If the government believes it can solve the energy crisis by getting people to use less electricity, it is mistaken.

US would do well to learn from cousins across the pond on how to conduct foreign policy in this part of the world.

Its of utmost importance authorities take all possible precautionary measures, ensure mishaps due to fog are minimised

Protection of children from predatory paedophiles ought to be a priority, their detection, prosecution top the agenda.

Sindh government must start making arrangements so that the elections are held in a fair and transparent manner.