The popular notion outside the Pakhtun belt that majority of the locals supports the Taliban movement lacks substance.

It is now time to admit that anti-Taliban lashkars have contributed to the constant cycle of violence in tribal areas.

According to NGO figures, 46 per cent of victims are women, 36 per cent men and the remainder children.

With a literacy rate of just 51 per cent, Pakistan slips lower on the list of countries with attainments in education.

There are few cities that have been spared the wrath of the extremists.Until yesterday, Faisalabad was one of those.

The trouble in Balochistan is deeper than most people think.

March 8, International Women’s Day, has, since 1909, brought women from across the world together.

Our obsession with matters of morality is increasing.

It has long been an open secret that intelligence agencies have been holding sway in Balochistan.

Malik is far from the only politician unwilling to consider resignation for dereliction of duty.