Editorial

What exactly did the government give up in order to divert the money to the ISI?

At least 10 million children have been affected by the flood, including 2.8 million children under the age of five.

Decisions or actions should not be taken for the sake of an individual, or to save them from accountability.

The passage of The Competition Act of 2010 in the National Assembly on September 23 is a much-awaited welcome step.

We have already spent $2million on Aafia’s trial, it is time to admit she has been found guilty with evidence.

Pakistan’s military appears to have grown into a machine with an insatiable appetite for money.

The unexpected show of unity on the floor of the house suprises many who had seen the PPP-PML-N partnership as over.

As a society we need greater sensitivity to the different categories of people who form it.

With the Commonwealth Games less than a fortnight away, host city New Delhi is facing an unprecedented PR disaster.

This stir is hardly welcome given our need for stability as a means to overcome both political and economic problems.

The real challenge is not posed by resuming a few trains, but the question of how to get the railways up and running.

The deadlock in Indian Kashmir continues. This situation is extremely unfortunate for the people of Kashmir.

The latest round of violence is ominous. The danger that it could quickly expand is very real.

The inability to collect taxes from the wealthiest evaders suggests there is nobody in Islamabad to run the economy.

The latest allegations concerning possible pre-determined patterns of scoring have left the PCB foaming at the mouth.

The re-ignition of the Kalabagh Dam controversy will only create more difficulties between the federating units.

Disasters, both man-made and natural, seem to be constantly pummelling Swat and its people.

Vehicle owners in Lahore have found themselves paralysed by the petrol crisis which has left all pumps short of fuel.

Pakistan’s worst floods in living memory were a man-made rather than a natural disaster.

Regrettably, cutting government expenditures in this country results in the education sector's budget being decreased.

Journalists acknowledge that bias affects decisions regarding what news people want to – and should – know about.

Death by mob action is now becoming a real hazard in several parts of our country.

It has become a truism that for long-term development, countries have a greater need for trade, not aid.

We will gain nothing by continuing to support the forces of darkness like the Taliban.

President Zardari has made it clear that there is no option for the country but to move along with democracy.

Pakistan’s largest freshwater lake is full to bursting point and if it overflows it could flood surrounding areas.

The restriction of political space chiefly to the moneyed sections of our society is unfortunate.

It is vital that all institutions work towards protecting democracy using the Constitution as their touchstone.

Through his message Qureshi has done more than anything achieved by government officials or diplomats.

It is unforgivable when protocol for VIPs takes precedence over the welfare of ordinary people.

The Indian prime minister’s call for an all-party conference is a start, but much more is needed.

The ICRC has warned that land-mines have moved into flood hit areas posing risks to people unaware of their existence.

The police angered people by saving a rapist from a lynching, but a life was saved and the court will decide his fate.

Reports of breaches are too numerous and accusations have come from parliamentarians of all political parties.

The last thing Pakistan needs is a military intervention and it seems that the army too is aware of this.

Normally a time of joy and celebration, Eid this year will be a bitter-sweet event at best.

The government of Balochistan is right in rejecting the proposals suggested by Interior Minister Rehman Malik.

The government is relying on an increased flow of aid — post-flood — to help it deal with its fiscal pressures.

Despite the fact that the US is the single biggest floods donor it has found goodwill notoriously hard to win.

We see more and more outrages committed in the name of religion.

The Taliban are continuing their campaign of indiscriminate violence.

There are reports that gangs of human traffickers may be taking advantage of the flood crisis.

Overall, the proposal may be sound but its implementation will be controversial.

What we need to guard against is anarchy, which could destroy what we still have, or a new era of dictatorship.

Some lives in the Lahore procession attacks could have been saved had there been greater determination to do so.

After clamouring for autonomy, the provinces, having finally achieved it, do not seem to know what to do with it.

The capacity of the British tabloid press to blow matters out of all proportion is well established.

A month after catastrophic floods, the charges levelled against the influential are serious.

Politics in Pakistan has always been cyclical, with long periods of military rule.

The move by the ICC to provisionally suspend the cricketers may be unprecedented but the correct one.