Law enforcers have failed to keep order in the tiny city where a sense of community holds strong.

There is confusion and political turmoil over why flood warnings were not issued earlier.

The effect of the floods on the environment has not received the attention it deserves.

In Balochistan, killings of various kinds continue. The latest victim is the PPP-Sherpao’s provincial leader.

They gripe, moan and think that voting is a waste of time but something is stirring amongst the youth of Pakistan.

The electronic media is improving in its role of using its power to force the public to shake off its apathy.

It is clear too that along the banks of the Indus vast tracts of land stand destroyed.

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.