Imposing criminal sanctions on those who attempt suicide is inhumane and ineffective

Six out of eight senior positions in the PC are vacant and the commission is dead in the water

The wounds are self-inflicted and state appears willing to tolerate the fiscal blood-loss rather than stem the flow

Education in Pakistan is not making slow or steady progress

Much of what governments do and opposition groups propose is calculated for electoral advantage

There are times when Pakistan does itself no favours

Ankara plans to use all options from economic sanctions to military measures to counter the Kurdish move

In reality terrorism and extremism unpleasant as they are have never presented a truly existential threat to Pakistan

The coming decade as noted before in these columns presents unparalleled opportunities for Pakistan

Rights activists believe the situation is not irredeemable in the wake of sufficient laws and judicial systems