It is unfortunate that the Muslims have refused to liberate its female population.

The party’s allies while the MQM has so far remained silent. Its stance could prove crucial.

We certainly need an independent judiciary, but one which is made up of individuals with unchallenged integrity.

Kamran Akmal has to be dropped. The wicket keeper, in name if not deed, was the chief villain in our heavy loss.

The irony of the PML-N’s proposal is that it has repositioned itself as the champion of civilian rule.

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.