Editorial

Debt has to be repaid as well as the interest

A mutually agreed nuclear disarmament treaty between India and Pakistan has never been on the cards

Misbahul Haq will be calling it quits after the upcoming series with the West Indies

Much has been made of the working relationship between the PPP and the PML-N

The census will continue and must be completed within the designated time frame

The hot topic of Muslim refugees and immigration has somewhat overshadowed the conflict in Syria lately

At least five died on the morning of 5th April and another dozen are severely injured

The PML-N government in Islamabad has been consistent from the outset in its desire to reach out to India

Let the letter of the law be upheld and let the scrutineers go about their business

What is never present in any government briefing regarding load-shedding is a road map

Islamabad has to walk the walk not just talk the talk if Tehran is to be truly reassured

It is rare for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) to host a national sporting event

Whoever had a hand in the design of the new uniforms for the Punjab police it is clear they were no Dior or Versace

The removal of AD Khawaja will directly impact on the ongoing ‘Karachi operation’

Thereafter the ratification of the deal will take another three or four months

It is the support of the judiciary that makes this initiative successful

It is more of a collective failure to act against our worst suspicions

At this time, Pakistan and Bangladesh need to think long-term strategie

There needs to be greater facilitation and incentivisation for women’s participation in journalism

The dispute cannot be allowed immortality

The foreign relationships engaged in by Pakistan are undergoing some fundamental shifts

The crisis in India with respect to the meat ban is opening communal wounds that will not be healed soon

22 died and at least 57 were injured on Friday 31st March in Parachinar

Currently the government owes around Rs250 billion

Punjab University has come up with a nutcracker of a solution to keep its students out of trouble

The ‘How not to do governance’ manual has new chapters added on an almost daily basis

For cricket fans, even the smallest hint of détente in Pakistan-India relations is good news

Police brutality and abuse of power must be done away with

Natural gas is a vital national resource but comes with a whiff of politics attached

The railways instead of becoming a jewel in the national crown went on to be neglected by successive regimes

There is scant empirical evidence in respect of the longer-term effects of terrorism on children’s education

Another grim reminder of the social injustices that blight our country came late last week

How the National Action Plan is faring is usually conveyed by a whole lot of numbers

General Raheel is neither leading a Pakistani military unit at the alliance nor representing the country

Army chief General Qamar Bajwa announced the construction of the fence on Saturday

The federal government will be the ultimate beneficiary of the recent cut in power tariffs for K-Electric

Khalid Masood, a late Muslim convert, mowed down four people near Britain’s Houses of Parliament

The application of a business model to a political process has played poorly in the United States

Airport attacks have become increasingly popular across world in past decade and Pakistan has experienced its share

Once again the judiciary has lifted the lid on the rot that is at the heart of governance

Pakistan is in the top-ten of countries most likely to be adversely affected by climate change

Few might ever consider it but terrorism, the carrying out of terrorist acts — costs money

Only a thorough investigation will uncover the truth

Ban on carrying laptops in cabin baggage is most certainly going to make travel unnecessarily taxing for passengers

Yet another skeleton has tumbled out of the political closet

A new report says 4,139 children were sexually abused last year, 2,410 girls and 1,729 boys

Legendary batsman Javed Miandad has called for match fixers to be hanged

There was something of a glitch in passage of the legislation that gives a life of two years to the military courts

Adding fuel to the discriminatory fires is never a good idea

The talks by the water commissioners of both countries are the first since March 2015