Right now, the entire country has essentially been held hostage by the militants.

Effective witness protection programmes are now of utmost necessity in Pakistan.

This might be the year when Pakistan can record its name among the winners of a Grand Slam trophy.

It is the unfortunate children who have been caught in the crosshairs of battles they are far too young to comprehend.

We can now start hoping that women will soon be able to take part in the polling process in Fata.

Families should be aware of the economic benefits of education as this can increase female participation in education.

ECP will likely have to take many more such decisions, so it is important that precedent for its powers be set now.

Tax evaders are the wealthiest and most politically-connected people so, taking action against them is not that easy.

The truth is that in Pakistan, life of an Ahmadi simply does not hold same weight as that of majority population.

As the Peshawar attack shows, law-enforcement officials are also going to be in the crosshairs.