Editorial

Quite obviously Pakistan today is not the vision Jinnah had for the country he carved onto the map.

As judicial evolution has tended to favour strict ideology,extremism has gradually increased in Pakistani society.

The conduct of authorities in the rape case raises fears that justice may not be served.

The wave of ‘abductions’ that began soon after 9/11 may have slowed down but it has not stopped.

The amendment is expected to result in balance of institutional power, we urge members of parliament to approve it.

With the skills of an established healer, the president seems to have succeeded in soothing ruffled feathers.

Pakistan is playing on a weak wicket, but its attitude towards the two complaining neighbors is extremely interesting.

Wen Jiabao’s first visit to the country has gone well — even better than could be expected.

Political and religious opposition not to alleviate suffering of people victimised by blasphemy law.

Pakistan is more vulnerable to what will follow the American exit.

Even nations that pride themselves on democracy appear willing to only tolerate a limited free flow of information.

Balochistan cannot afford for its children to be left so far behind those elsewhere in the country.

China's settling on wooing India for economic benefit is is likely to make Pakistan less valuable in the short-term.

The evidence that we are adding to the areas in which we rank among the worst in the world is frightening.

The people of Pakistan coexist happily wherever there is no clerical or terrorist coercion.

After the simplistic militarism of the Bush administration, Richard Holbrooke’s diplomacy was a welcome change.

Did JUI-F's pragmatism buckle suddenly, or was it stimulated further into acting 'practically' after the RGST storm.

No one can win in Karachi. Political manoeuvrings are meaningful when the paradigm of the state is in place.

The announcement by the head of the JUI-F, Maulana Fazlur Rahman, could well make for a decidedly shakier coalition.

It is in Pakistan’s benefit to accommodate India’s rise by facilitating its energy projects.

What has happened in Hyderabad suggests the police are being guided by the thug-like behaviour of the religious right.

It is encouraging to see commitment from Nadra to get to the bottom of the fake CNIC matter.

People seem to think that a protest does not send a strong enough message until property is damaged.

Gilani and Karzai must remember that within both their countries there are elements that do not want equilibrium.

It has almost become a given that the Shia community will be targeted by terrorists during this time.

The post-scam strategy of the government has been equally smelly and damage control has met with
damage enhancement.

The whole sorry business should remind newsrooms not to allow themselves to be used.

It is now clear that no one can remove himself from the obligation of habeas corpus — even a terrorist.

The people of South Waziristan must not be used as pawns in any game between the militants and the military.

The people in Kohat live under the twin administration of the Pakistani state and the Taliban.

The surprise is not that this accident took place but that there haven’t been countless others like it.

The Foreign Office needs to act against its officials and determine how many are part of the latest scandal to hit us.

The setting up of tribal lashkars to challenge militants had seemed like a good idea last year.

If Musharraf wishes to become part of the democratic system he must demonstrate respect for all other players in it.

WikiLeaks have done a lot of damage to America; and the effort is to foreclose on the leaks in the pipeline.

Courts, parliament and institutions must ensure that such laws do not remain on statute books.

Dr Munawar Hasan is the stormy petrel of politics, intensifying politics of rejection rather than toning it down.

For all the uproar that surrounded judges appointments, it seems things may work out quite well after all.

India fears even temporary preferential access to European markets will give Pakistani goods a competitive advantage.

The kind of terror the Taiban unleashed in Swat during their rule is now beginning to come forward in its entirety.

Instead of condemning WikiLeaks, the government should be thankful that it brought military meddling to the fore.

Judicially speaking, no one has committed blasphemy in Pakistan since the coming into force of this law.

Some people, through time, take a leap into the pages of history. The founder of WikiLeaks has done just this.

The Americans have gradually become vilified as allies that violated the sovereignty of the country they were to help.

President, army chief and PM was the distribution of power supposed to preclude imposition of martial law in the 90s.

With parliament haggling over RGST, it is likely that the next round of financing from IMF will be delayed.

It is not so much possible export of nuclear weapons to other countries as their falling into wrong hands in Pakistan.

Only a balanced federal budget can guarantee manageable levels of inflation.

Because of Pakistan’s ambivalence towards TTP and Haqqani Group, it has had to suffer gradual diminution of its...

All empires were hated by their competitors but tolerated because they imposed an order on anarchic world.