With nothing to lose, the team has no choice but to go all out and push for a win in the second Test at Colombo.

Our provincial health departments certainly need to keep pace with the healthcare demands of a growing population.

The Cairo talks are being conducted at arm’s length, with neither side sitting across the table from the other.

Money given for rehabilitating drought victims of Tharparkar was used by health office for procuring new furniture.

It is not inconceivable that Ebola could find its way to Pakistan and the country would be poorly placed to treat it.

We need many more people like Ms Ali to battle for the cause of education and all that it stands for.

One can only hope that this time around, Mr Khan would be up to the task in dealing with tricky situations.

Govt of national unity that has been agreed upon sends out a positive signal. We must now hope the accord stands.

The fact that the Saudis have laid down checks on this further limits personal freedoms in that country.

National polio outbreak in 2014 is almost certainly exacerbated by massive movement of IDPs from Operation Zarb-e-Azb