Editorial

Much needs to be done in mainstreaming disability in all national, regional and global development discourses

APTEN have put forward their demands to ECP to facilitate trans individuals' participation in the next general polls

the war in Yemen garners less headlines than the Syrian conflict, yet in terms of scale it is a greater tragedy

AD Khowaja's tenure came to an end on June 13th and he was replaced with Amjed Javed Saleemi

Pakistan could face an absolute water shortage by 2025 and reviving the Kalabagh dam project is no solution

Rioting outside the Taj Mahal’s west gate took place on June 10

Public healthcare in Pakistan has been neglected by successive governments

Latest depreciation of the rupee shows the increasing vulnerability of the national economy

Meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump fell short of expectations

Election Commission Pakistan increases scrutiny over applications for elections

Trump is not tearing up the rule book because he came to the presidency not having read one

By facilitating and not blocking the return of Musharraf, we can do ensure justice effectively

The Nisar ego is not the only one to have taken a hit and there are yelps of dismay across the political parties

The judgment is notable in several ways

Since 1967, global plastic production has increased from two million tonnes to 380 million tonnes

Acute shortfalls in electricity are routine in all provinces, barring the areas where VIPs live

So far neither the interim premier nor members of his cabinet have submitted the statements of their assets to the ECP

Trump’s parting words at the Quebec summit were full of warning

The Afghan Taliban have for the first time declared an Eid ceasefire and so has the Afghan government

Pakistan and India are set to attend the SCO summit being held this year in Qingdao, eastern China, on June 9-10

Authorities summoned by the Lahore High Court for ignoring petition challenging the Seed (Amendment) Act of 2015

Incapacity of political parties to agree to interim post-holders is emblematic of the chasms that split the landscape

In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court scrapped a project to build a cricket stadium in Shakarparian

The Supreme Court noted that it was not difficult to draft the affidavits

Peace is locked to economic wealth

Consumers can get better and safe medicines if we turn to modern technologies

The Supreme Court on Tuesday advised politicians to arrange their own security after retiring from elected positions

June 5th marked World Environment Day but rather than a celebratory occasion ugly statistics were reiterated

Several university associations have shared with political parties a plan to reform the higher education sector

The outrage being expressed at the acquittal of Shah Hussain for his attack on Khadija Siddiqui is different

This is a small but important body whose entire raison d’être is to reduce the socio-economic and fiscal vulnerability

The whole issue of organ trade must be looked at holistically and with an eye to stopping it permanently

Madrassah reforms have been poorly implemented or not implemented at all at provincial level

Twitter is particularly prone to fakery; this newspaper has identified many fake accounts

We must concede the fact that there is no single effective way to stop wildfires from growing in Margalla

Perhaps Syria will no longer be a home to Syrians

The participation of women in the economy results in better outcomes socially

Each newborn is tagged with a bracelet within minutes of birth

Our soldiers and policemen while donning the uniform of peacekeepers have left a legacy of endurance and peace

There is significant improvement to be made at the macroscopic level insofar as economic equality is concerned

The ‘simplified’ nomination forms were a rat quickly smelled by the ECP

There was at least agreement on one item — that the elections should go ahead as planned, a view we endorse

No other government has ever done anything beyond bungle, fumble and fail with taxation

As any member of the government should know there are only two good days on the job: the first day and the last day

The gloves are off, the start line crossed and whatever passed for truth and honesty has been defenestrated

ignoring the fact that the government spent millions on promoting its positives using the very same media

Yet there are no signs of either side relenting or even easing up on the violence

It is time for our health department to stop being lazy and commit to some aggressive fieldwork

We must turn our back on the past and banish all kinds of manipulation from the electoral process

The hostility that exists between India and Pakistan is a significant impediment to development in both countries