Is the answer to such a gruesome collective act another gruesome act, and this time with state sanction?

Perhaps it is time for the administration to try a new tactic: trade, not aid.

We now have killings by terrorist death squads who have struck in South Waziristan, Peshawar and Kurram Agency.

The startling call made by the MQM leader for the army to step in and remove corrupt politicians defies comprehension.

In times as desperate as these, good news is scarce. But evidence that we retain basic human qualities is important.

The finance ministry appears to finally have woken up from its stupor.

The Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority have agreed to conduct direct negotiations with the US.

Nature, for all her fury, appears to have delivered a relatively kind hand to the economy.

It is obvious that Washington believes now is the time to prove itself a dedicated ally of Pakistan.

Rising levels at Kotri Barrage add to the danger. Efforts to protect the city by building walls have failed.