Editorial

Saleem Shahzad’s violent death in these circumstances leaves open a lot of very dark questions.

Brining the fiscal deficit under control will be a challenge in fiscal year 2011-12.

The ban in not backed by Saudi law, rather, it has crept in thanks to fatwas.

We must hope that the commission succeeds in uncovering at least some of the mysteries that still surround the issue.

This incident must not be allowed to become just another number on the list of dead journalists.

The war on terror which we remain caught up in, can only be won if there is cooperation between the two agencies.

The theft of deer from in Bahawalpur raises issues about how seriously we take conservation of animals.

The strike by doctors in Quetta is approaching a month and it is becoming easier to quantify the human toll of this.

In Karachi, being mugged, kidnapping for ransom, and burglaries at home, among others, are not uncommon.

Pakistan needs to go after the terrorists to restore its dented image and veer it away from an isolationist trajectory

The responsibility of the Egyptian military, however, does not end with Mubarak’s trial.

Mladic’s actions were as monsterous as Bin Laden’s. Why was a criminal trial for Bin Laden deemed out of the question?

All these attacks point to one sobering truth: The militants are getting stronger than ever.

The merger of Altaf Hussain's MQM and the MQM Haqiqi could be a hugely significant positive development in Karachi.

The new ‘pre-emptive’ or ‘proactive’ approach will put an end to the myth of a US-Indian-Israeli axis.

Most neutral observers say that it is the young people of the country who lead the movement.

Blame can and should be apportioned to both sides.

This discrepancy may seem minor, especially when compared to the massive intelligence failure.

The IDPs have suffered a great deal already, through no fault of their own.

The only conclusion the common man can draw is to believe that India, America and Israel have attacked our navy.

Elements in the forces, albeit lower cadres, are sympathetic towards terrorists, what is being done to weed them out?

A new pollution monitoring website has been set up by four students at the LUMS and one at the UET.

The problem is so deep-rooted that sexually harassing women is considered a form of recreation rather than a crime.

US President Barack Obama’s ratings had been sinking across the Muslim world.

The boo-boo is so serious that a number of heads should roll in the departments concerned.

It hardly takes the intellect of Einstein to guess that in the post-Osama scenario, foreigners will be targeted.

Many observers actually thought that the army could be behind the orchestrated groundswell of anti-drone emotion.

If we are to solve the power crisis in Karachi, everyone will need to get their act together.

If we want to move even closer to the future superpower, we need to understand the Chinese mind more effectively.

Death constantly stalks the city and has sprouted so many tentacles, that, it is impossible to disentangle them.

Aid or loans from other countries are not necessarily a bad thing, the economies of many countries run on such loans.

Pakistan has long-term economic and governance problems that cannot be solved in quick time.

The action in Abbottabad was carried out by the US on its own. The aftermath must be dealt with by Pakistan.

While child labour seems to be decreasing worldwide, in Pakistan it is actually increasing.

It is then fair to ask if the IJT is serving as a gateway to Taliban membership.

Perhaps Dr Singh’s words can add some sanity to a situation that has grown more and more hostile for Pakistan.

The need is to develop skill and, by doing so, encourage our young people to take up new challenges.

Lack of reforms or change in security doctrine would lead to further international isolation for Pakistan.

The tradition in most democracies is that the party chief and the head of government or state are not the same person.

The chances of Osama bin Laden’s followers lashing out after his death were all about certain.

The ISI chief is reported to have admitted that the agency had failed in its duty.

The inability to protect our few allies will only hasten our descent to the status of an international pariah.

There seems to be some hope now of an improved economic order.

As a nation, we need to rethink the national security paradigm we have based policy around.

The government is planning an energy summit at the end of this month to discuss the energy crisis.

The people of this hapless land need some answers, and it would help if they were close to the truth.

The demonstration by students from Parachinar has drawn attention to an issued of crucial significance.

The prime minister went a little overboard defending the army.

The annual mothers’ index, prepared by the respected US-based NGO Save the Children ranked Pakistan 77th.

There is a larger factory of emotional splurge asking the government and the army to take revenge against America.