The effectiveness of future negotiations in the region hinges upon better relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Since there is no possibility that government will be able to increase income, the deficit will be bigger next year.

The rise in thousands of cases of measles indicates that vaccination coverage is declining.

Recent blasts represent a true threat to what we had all hoped would be a free, fair and peaceful electoral process.

The role of the interim set-up is only to conduct a fair poll and hand over power.

Jail authorities aren't concerned about providing humane conditions for the prisoners to live in.

The Ahmadis need to be mainstreamed; no organ or individual has the right to determine the faith of a citizen.

A group of Republican senators have argued that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should be treated as an 'enemy combatant'.

Mr Kakakhel should be relieved of his duties if he is found guilty of committing any wrongdoing.

To enable democracy to function smoothly, it is important that each institution stay within its own sphere of work.