Tobacco consumption causes an estimated 100,000 deaths every year

The JIT must be implacable in the way it conducts its business

Pakistan needs to step away very smartly from any alliance that has a sectarian thread at its core

An opportunity has now been lost to create and sustain a counter-narrative.

There comes a point at which temperatures rise to a level at which it is difficult to sustain human life

Corporal punishment continues to thrive in our schools and Madrassas and very little is being done to check this

Kashmiris are unlikely to accept the measures without a fight

FIA insists that the cash went missing when there was a change in the person who was incharge of the storeroom

Young doctors are making a point and it is coming at the cost of patient lives every day

The geopolitical consequences of China’s rise have encouraged other global powers to aid India’s arms build-up

PTI legislator ought to be ashamed of himself and should immediately apologise for his actions

The trillion-rupee threshold will be crossed for the first time for the development budget in the next fiscal year

We have seen beggars migrating from rural areas to our cities in droves when Ramazan approaches

The poll supervisory body is likely to contest any move aimed at sidelining it

There is a dire need to facilitate underprivileged families

We need to all be on board to counter such conspiracies being hatched against us

Interior minister’s unapologetic tone on the crackdown had justifiably ruffled a lot of feathers

Controversy is therefore pointless

Primarily, there is a need to first create more awareness and facilitate diagnosis of mental health disorders

In recent years, Britain has shown remarkable compassion and resilience as well

We have to tread carefully and smartly

Nobel laureate deserves our support in fighting for women’s education

All these discoveries point to the collusion of airline staff in this nefarious practice

FIA has been rounding up suspects and questioning them about their tweets and posts since late last week

Hyderabad has seen a rapid growth in high-rise buildings over the last decade

Mr Trump also promised that his country would help Gulf Arab states to crush the enemy

The PML-N lawyers forum have rejected these demands

There are thought to be at least 30 Pakistani inmates in the central prison

Mr Rowhani navigated his country past the economic crisis, reducing inflation and stabilising currency exchange rate

Pakistan will have to play its cards delicately and wisely

It is time we had a competent woman from the developing world heading the organisation

We must ponder why such cases arise every few years

Islamabad should commission an immediate study on the subduction zone in Makran

It is good that Pakistan and China have announced the creation of a transparency commission

Our prime minister will be one of a number of Muslim leaders who are also meeting Trump for the first time

UN-sponsored negotiations have made little headway

Fake news has been a source of heated controversy during the US Presidential elections

Child labour must be tackled in a way that dissuades parents and employers from employing children

A campaign should also be launched which highlights the danger of illegally crossing borders

JUI-F chief tore into the legislation and the two bills proposed by the Safron minister

The past decade has been a ‘good run’ for the two men and for Pakistan cricket

The traffic police is under no obligation to listen to directions of the city mayor

A similar pledge should also be made for local workers

It is clear that North Korea wants to maximise its political leverage ahead of possible negotiations with the US

The commerce ministry is only underscoring that it has no actual will to improve the exports market

Many IDPs say their houses are either in ruins or badly damaged

Any move that takes some of the heat out of the relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan is to be welcomed

Cyberattack is criminal in intent, a vast robbery, rather than an attempt to bring down any specific country

Business confidence was expected to decline against the backdrop of an unstable political and security situation

The horrific explosion is a reminder that the state’s blood-drenched battle against terrorism is far from over