Disasters, both man-made and natural, seem to be constantly pummelling Swat and its people.

Vehicle owners in Lahore have found themselves paralysed by the petrol crisis which has left all pumps short of fuel.

Pakistan’s worst floods in living memory were a man-made rather than a natural disaster.

It now seems that the city can be shut down even if the violence is not within the city itself.

Regrettably, cutting government expenditures in this country results in the education sector's budget being decreased.

Death by mob action is now becoming a real hazard in several parts of our country.

It has become a truism that for long-term development, countries have a greater need for trade, not aid.

No country can emerge unscathed from a situation in which politicians are targeted and killed in such a manner.

Without any belief in the impartiality of law and order, the public takes the law into its own hands.

We will gain nothing by continuing to support the forces of darkness like the Taliban.