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.

The startling call made by the MQM leader for the army to step in and remove corrupt politicians defies comprehension.

In times as desperate as these, good news is scarce. But evidence that we retain basic human qualities is important.

The finance ministry appears to finally have woken up from its stupor.

The Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority have agreed to conduct direct negotiations with the US.