Editorial

What matters is the quality of governance, the way things are run than the actual framework of the system itself.

When India and Pakistan talk peace at Saarc, the region begins to smile with expectations of better days to come.

Textbooks reflect the mindset of a public motivated by intolerant religious organisations getting stronger.

While no significant agreements were reached between Gilani, Singh, decision to further friendship is important.

The government seems to have gotten into the habit of doing the right thing with the wrong methods.

Growing determination to stop the dissemination of information is one of the worst tragedies a nation can experience.

Hindu community had been a target ever since three Hindu men were accused of sexually assaulting Muslim girl in Sindh.

The horrendous death of a seventh grader at a school near Faisalabad raises bullying to levels rarely seen before.

Somebody makes a little more money during this period, in most cases, a not-so-rich man trying to make an extra buck.

We have struggled to decide just who we are in terms of religion and nationality amongst other factors.

Granting MFN status to India may open up a period of peace between the traditional enemies.

Private social safety nets and workers’ remittances have had significant mitigating effects on poverty.

People pour into cities in search of work, a better future, but it has devastating impact on infrastructure of cities.

During the height of its activism, the lawyers’ movement was lauded as a mass movement that brought down a dictator.

The bodies that continue to turn up in towns across Balochistan represent a tragedy we have ignored for far too long.

Had previous governments done a better job of producing electricity, we wouldn't be paying for imported electricity.

The PCB should now wake up, ensure that players know what is expected of them as far as match-fixing is concerned.

Afghanistan and Pakistan are at loggerheads despite the various sweeteners at the level of diplomatic rhetoric.

It’s about time that those who throw away matches and their country’s name were made to pay for their sins.

What is vital at this point is that peace be restored in Kurram, the vital Thall-Parachinar Road be kept open.

The issue with the railways is not government corruption, but rather that of bad management.

These short strides forward will, inevitably, meet one day with success.

The sad fact is that Musharraf will never be held fully accountable for the damage he did to the country.

It is time the railways management did what is best for their institution and the country.

Aid workers say donations have been thin on the ground at the local level in contrast to last year.

SBP Governor is not the malleable sort but will he release reports of financial malfeasance at NBP & Bank of Punjab?

the hawks led by Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and the lone moderate Nawaz Sharif — that of Chaudhry Nisar won the day.

We need to do much more to draw our minority communities back into the mainstream from which they have been sidelined.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan under Iftikhar Chaudhry has regained much of its lost prestige.

The obvious question that needs to be asked is if we can actually afford so many ministers.

WikiLeaks announced October 25 that they would suspend operations due to what they called a “financial blockade”.

The thought of an epidemic which is even more severe simply makes the heart stand still.

We must realise that an economic revival in Swat is vital to bring any kind of lasting peace to the valley.

Khan's suicide gives a stark message and reflects the plight faced by the majority of the population in the country.

Reported leak of heavy water from KANUPP should make us all think a little harder about just how safe we are.

There are flaws in our examination system but the intermediate exam fiasco in Punjab takes the cake.

The speedy resolution to the chopper incident can only help build trust and enable the process to inch forward.

The government stops spending on necessary programmes, without coming up with better alternatives.

Even if Elahi is indeed not guilty as he has said, there are others who are.

Nusrat Bhutto will be fondly remembered not only by the PPP but by all Pakistanis.

When lawmakers consider themselves above the law, it makes a mockery of our democratic system.

US has changed its stance, but would ‘conditionalities’ imposed from Taliban and Pakistani sides yield fruitful talks?

The future is for the Libyan people to sort out for themselves and any meddling must be kept to a minimum.

The precedent that would be set if Afridi rushed back into the team would be harmful for long-term health of the game.

Noman and Amir should be held up as exemplars of what citizens can do to contribute in the fight against militancy.

A bill granting inheritance rights to women was blocked by male legislators for the second time in two weeks.

No one can be happy over the confrontation Pakistan is embarking upon with the US and its Nato allies.

Minister Railways insistence that his plan, which has been deemed inadequate, is nothing short of irresponsible.

Unless the Pakistan and the US governments can work out a quid pro quo, Fazlullah will continue to gain in strength.

We ask once again — what is happening to our society? What are we coming to; why has life lost all worth?