According to UN conventions, children are only to be detained as a last resort and for a minimum period of time

It is estimated by Unicef that at least 21,000 children are missed in every campaign in the province

There is a long and dishonourable litany of incidents in which Punjab police have displayed criminal police brutality

With a more sensitised police,we can eventually hope for more reporting of crime as well as less biased investigations

The low interest rate will help in reducing the cost of borrowing for most businesses as they seek to grow

Mr Karzai cannot be dismissed as an irrelevance but it is the govt of Mr Ghani that Pakistan now has to deal with

If Pakistan is to ever move forward, then the energy nut has to be cracked internationally

Extremist ideologies affect all strata of society not just illiterate and poor ones

he IS is the richest and most successful terrorist organisation of modern times. And thus far — unstoppable

With our own armed forces operating against terror groups along the border, why are US drones still over Pakistan?