Those who committed the murders in June deserve greater punishment than Gullu Butt, who was essentially a side player

In the short term, drop in prices may give some relief, though it will not be enough to alleviate pains of the people

We could, for administrative convenience, set up local governments after due elections

Audit report of HEC for 2013-14 found massive irregularities in salary payments and award of projects to universities

The people of Thar live on the margins almost like no other community — those in Balochistan excepted

Pakistan is going to bump along the bottom of development pond for a long time if it will not invest in human capital

We need to see a more determined effort to move towards a solution so that this matter can be sorted out quickly

If militancy and extremism are to be fought, the active cooperation of the Afghan government is necessary

Saad Haroon’s victory has exemplified that Pakistanis have talent in all arenas, including that of entertainment

Our prisons are not always ‘fit for purpose’ and present an unacceptable risk to the state