The key issue is whether state has capacity; will to calm sectarian, nationalist and ethnic tensions in Balochistan.

The blackout incident serves as a microcosm of our crumbling infrastructure.

School staff in general are not trained to look out for hazards or deal with them.

In the short term, shifting to imported coal or gas might be one solution.

Politicians and clerics should get out in front of the blasphemy issue and try to change minds.

Pakistan has to bear the brunt of US pressure on this if it wishes to import gas from Iran.

Pakistan is thwarting the possibility of even creating an anti-Taliban alliance.

The action against the LeJ leader has come late; but the fact that it has happened is possibly a good omen.

Certainly, a connection exists between Britain and its former colonies but it is a connection steeped in inequality.

PPP, its electoral candidates will hope that wiping away the law will benefit in some way, help get support in Sindh.