Editorial

Pakistan and the United Kingdom have a particularly close relationship

There are now 12 weeks to go until the OLMT is due to go operational

The authorities must overcome these difficulties as soon as possible

PIA is mulling the possibility of grounding passenger flights to the United States next year

We are told that Karachi is likely to experience a five-day heatwave from this week

In an ideal world there should be no need for the military to have intervened in the first place

A good start would be to fall back from the position of denial in respect of an Islamic State presence

There needs to be a foolproof system where all people in need can gain access to basic food items on their own

Caught firmly in the crosshairs of terror, Balochistan has borne the brunt of militant-sponsored violence this year

As for fatwas the genie is out of the bottle, and genies rarely agree to go back in

Far from acting transparent, the government drove a coach through procedures and bent the rules to suit itself

The police will have to do all their homework to end the knifing spree

Senate Functional Committee on Devolution has expressed its concern regarding the establishment of ministries

The twists and turns of the relationship between Pakistan, America, Afghanistan and India continue unabated

The aim of the project is to connect the six BRT lines but the government could not find the money

Pakistan needs procedural structures to operationalise the ideals of freedom and transparency

IG has now constituted ‘a high-powered committee’

Contracting a disease that has no cure brings with it grave anxiety and depression

The bill is flawed, and bad bills make poor law

It is a shameful way to thank those who have worked hard to teach our children and spread quality education

Mass shootings seem to be getting uglier and deadlier in the United States

Taliban and their extensive franchise are legitimate stakeholders in Afghanistan

Game designers in the pursuit of more commercial success have started to push the limit

Women truckers of Tharparkar may be little more than a quirky headline today but they are also harbingers of change

There are almost 250,000 polio workers targeting 38 million children

'Benazir was brutally murdered by people who actively rejected the values that we at the United Nations stand for'

Pakistan has seen a small but significant improvement in the global competitiveness scale

Prior to 2004 Pakistan had no organised emergency medical system

There is expected to be a visit by an American delegation in October and a strategy has already been shaped

Imposing criminal sanctions on those who attempt suicide is inhumane and ineffective

Six out of eight senior positions in the PC are vacant and the commission is dead in the water

The wounds are self-inflicted and state appears willing to tolerate the fiscal blood-loss rather than stem the flow

Education in Pakistan is not making slow or steady progress

Much of what governments do and opposition groups propose is calculated for electoral advantage

There are times when Pakistan does itself no favours

Ankara plans to use all options from economic sanctions to military measures to counter the Kurdish move

In reality terrorism and extremism unpleasant as they are have never presented a truly existential threat to Pakistan

The coming decade as noted before in these columns presents unparalleled opportunities for Pakistan

Rights activists believe the situation is not irredeemable in the wake of sufficient laws and judicial systems

Pakistan drinks a lot of petrol and as vehicle ownership expands the supply chain is of crucial importance

Unsurprisingly, the Indian media have mocked Dr Lodhi for this uncharacteristic mistake

The departure of Afghan refugees from Peshawar and areas of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province has its drawbacks as well

By next year the number of voters in Pakistan is expected to reach the figure of 100 million

Decisions to charge higher taxes are sound as the proportion of tobacco sales impact the overall health of the country

With the next elections barely a year away, it would be hard to test the applicability of most of the new provisions

One hopes that govt would undertake CPEC in the right earnest and link it up with all important cities of Pakistan

It is time for our authorities to clean up their act and work professionally for the benefit of the people of Pakistan

It seems the country’s political parties are losing ground to religious parties and the country’s politics is changing

Pervez Musharraf pointed a finger at Zardari and held him responsible for the murders of Benazir and brother Murtaza

Sindh High Court restrained private schools from raising their fee by more than five per cent in any academic year