Editorial

Core concepts of constitutionalism, federalism and parliamentary institutions are absent from school textbooks

Quetta has experienced an alarming drop in the water table that some say could be as much as 3.5 feet every year

Successive governments have had an uneasy relationship with the media in all its formats

There is much unfinished business that is going to act as a storage battery for trouble in the future

Afghanistan lost one of its earnest chroniclers who spent five decades preserving the country’s history this week

Once again the government has promised to end power load-shedding in the country

It all began with an innocent request from two youths who wanted to take one last dip

For a country to improve its record, it must build its capacity to reduce the anti-money laundering

The initiative to end gas theft is positive in two ways

PTI is willing to spend Rs10 million on lawyers’ fees in pursuit of the reinstatement of Akhtar Ayub

Annual growth rates in Bangladesh have been above 7 per cent in the last two years

The requirement for a national education policy was necessitated since the birth of this nation

For the first time in decades a set of opportunities are opening up and the trigger is President Trump

We are living in exciting times

Mr Sharif is struggling to keep a grip of the party with a wife ailing in London

'We cannot fight Afghanistan’s war in Pakistan'

Qatar shipping company set to launch what it claims to be the quickest direct service between Doha and Karachi

When there is struggling system, intelligent minds investigate challenges and determine how to bring efficiency

To any observer of the climate inside universities, radicalisation has been obvious for many years

As other cricketers too have noted, world cricket will benefit from the return of international cricket in Pakistan

The people of Pakistan are willing to travel almost anywhere in search of a job or a better life

For the BRICS states this was the equivalent of a repeat of the American ‘must do more’ mantra

There is a warning that parts of South Asia may become uninhabitable by the year 2100, a mere 82 years away

Kabul believes it has shown sufficient inclination for peace and normalising relations with Pakistan

As for this newspaper — we stand with the Rohingya

We can say with absolute confidence that none of this is going to change in the foreseeable future

An ex-military dictator is now a proclaimed offender

Sacrifice can also mean how Muslims can give more to the poor and the needy from their own resources

Policy is supposed to give voice to the voiceless, and act as a balance in terms of power structures

Some universities go so far as to provide their own bus services for students

The big issue facing the current and future governments is mitigation

Relations truly are at an all-time low, manifested by ongoing lack of cooperation regarding the Indus Water Treaty

Effectiveness of the blue helmets depends on critical dialogue and effective partnership between troop contributors

There is something distinctly distasteful about the public spat between two of the most senior diplomats in the cohort

Nothing warrants physical aggression towards a student

India’s nuclear expansion is not just an emerging threat for Pakistan but also for world peace and security

Under the population formula, Punjab stands to lose its current share of parliamentary representation

Irregularity on this scale is not a mere accountancy error

Pakistan-American relations are undergoing fundamental and far-reaching changes

Victory over dengue is possible but it will require coordinated action by different sections of society

Jirgas, panchayats and other tribal systems have been popular because citizens have little faith in the justice system

There is a need to update and implement existing laws

There are many national emergencies — but contraception is the one nobody is talking about

Gurus play an important part in the lives of many Indians

One must take into account the instances where Pakistan went out of its way to accommodate US interests

New technologies enable both the collation and transmission of supply and demand in real time

In total, the capital police spent Rs695.4 million in the course of PTI-PAT dharna

Although violence might be caused by many factors, low levels of infrastructure seem to increase the risks of conflict

A senior official of the human rights ministry now reports that progress is slow on virtually every front

Global average temperatures will still go up to about three degrees above pre-industrial levels