Sharafata died on the spot, becoming the third polio vaccinator to be killed in Peshawar.

Governments missing its budgetary targets has become something of a political tradition.

The removal of a NAB chairman is no small matter; raises for the future the possibility of many complications.

Pakistan currently spends less than one per cent of its GDP on health.

Hundreds of Hazara Shias have been killed this year in brutal attacks.

Despite the hype created around the proposed talks with the TTP, it may just turn out to be an exercise in futility.

It won’t be surprising to see top players back out of Squash World Cup due to security concerns, but one can hope.

This is the second time Guddu has fallen apart this week - perhaps a sign of the aging power infrastructure.

The talks with the Taliban issue is not one that can be taken lightly; all players to be on the same page.

The militants remain organised, efficient and quite capable of continuing the reign of death they have inflicted.