Editorial

Islamabad also needs to take heed of the polite warnings issued.

The biggest problem appears to be the approach taken by the government.

Afridi should not have aired his own views, packaged with his completely gratuitous judgement of Indians as a people.

Offices of intelligence and other law enforcement agencies are one of the chief targets of militants

As pre-tournament favourites, India lived up to its reputation, but not without a few hiccups during the journey.

The fact now is that we have stability in no corner of our country. Karachi and Balochistan have multiple problems.

Whichever industry can pull strings and lobby the right quarters can get all kinds of concessions and exemptions.

Everyone is aware of the security difficulties in Pakistan, state institutions must function under restraints.

The Punjab government needs to move quickly and find a means to end the crisis before there is further mayhem.

The spokesman for the president has said the main aim is to correct a “historic wrong”.

The reason cited by the prime minister is that this is for continuity in the fight against militancy and terror.

It is incumbent on us to realise that this price hike is going to disproportionately affect the middle class and poor.

You inspired us and, win or lose, we’ve got your back. You’re the champions of our hearts.

This needs to change and one hopes that the peasants of Khanewal will be able to achieve this.

These are positive signs: The fact that Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and some parliamentarians joined the two men.

Dropping Tendulkar four times, some sloppy fielding could have made the difference between defeat and victory.

The absence of such schools has left many children and teenagers completely isolated.

the HEC would be in the best position to assess the wider needs of academia and the nation.

Th e agreement to work against terrorism may be rhetorical, but still symbolically significant.

The polarity still persists, those opposed to reopening of Bhutto Case want to reopen the murder of Murtaza Bhutto.

It is worth remembering that we are preparing for a sporting encounter, and not World War III.

The setting up of what amounts to a death squad in North Waziristan comes in response to stepped up US drone attacks.

Gilani genuinely wants to lower tension levels with India to be better able to cope with the problems.

Asking UN to force its member countries not to allow actions that would hurt religious sentiment would be pointless.

Interior Minister Rehman Maliks states report has names of all people involved in Benazir assassination.

Unless we get the upper hand in our battle with the Taliban, talking peace with them may be of little use.

The opportunity opened up by Manmohan Singh’s remarks must be seized.

Creating awareness, stamping out underage use and giving adults the right to free choice may be the best strategy.

If there is one thing we have learned in the Middle East this year, it is that predictions are futile.

We must hope that there is no terrorist outrage and that all the excitement is restricted to the field.

A key issue is the multi-tiered nature of education — with madrassas operating yards away from elite private schools.

A survey shows that malnutrition levels in Sindh, between 21 and 23 per cent, are higher than those in Africa.

Indian peace delegation is the only way to make progress in India-Pakistan relations should be warmly welcomed.

Pakistanis are being targeted by protesters who see them as collaborators of the unpopular regime.

Karachi is loses a dozen people a day to target killings. Killers are apprehended, but the mayhem never ends.

This March 23 is perhaps the gloomiest because we have opposed terrorism inflicted on us.

The win over Australia was truly momentous for it not only enabled us to top our group, it ended their unbeaten run.

It is high time this happened so more lives are not lost.

Yemen in particular has seen violence for several weeks because the people of Yemen are fed up.

The involvement of ISI in Davis’s exit would make any role played by the central government less significant.

Overcrowding is, in fact, a common problem, and one which exacerbates other inconveniences.

Vaccination campaigns in insurgency hit areas have repeatedly had to be postponed or cancelled.

If you connect all the dots, Pakistan and America are going to clash in the near future.

We wonder if the US and those who determine policy in its capital have understanding of the impact of drone attacks.

Nations/states that are really strong don’t feel the need to constantly prove that they are honourable.

Those the tax net will now have to cough up the extra 15 per cent so that the trader can go on having a freebie.

Religious parties, right wing elements should really not be objecting at all given their support for ‘Islamic’ laws.

The last seven weeks were fraught with tension but it is finally time to put that behind us.

Pakistan needs to maintain a position of studious neutrality as good relations with Iran, Saudi Arabia are important.

Pakistan's match against Australia is purely academic but a victory is still vital as we need a confidence boost.