The speedy resolution to the chopper incident can only help build trust and enable the process to inch forward.

The government stops spending on necessary programmes, without coming up with better alternatives.

Even if Elahi is indeed not guilty as he has said, there are others who are.

Nusrat Bhutto will be fondly remembered not only by the PPP but by all Pakistanis.

When lawmakers consider themselves above the law, it makes a mockery of our democratic system.

US has changed its stance, but would ‘conditionalities’ imposed from Taliban and Pakistani sides yield fruitful talks?

Both the US and Pakistan cannot prolong the current contest of who blinks first. A middle ground must be found.

The future is for the Libyan people to sort out for themselves and any meddling must be kept to a minimum.

The precedent that would be set if Afridi rushed back into the team would be harmful for long-term health of the game.

There is a forgivable tendency to romantacise those who have just died but this should be avoided in Qaddafi’s case.