Editorial

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

There is no extradition treaty between Pakistan and the UK

Pakistan has earned enormous goodwill by announcing the immediate reopening of its border with Afghanistan

The government needs to start focusing on more concrete steps

All this of course needs to be done under a fresh spirit of cooperation

The state of education in Pakistan is absolutely pathetic

Although it is a truism that there are lies, damned lies — and statistics, some sets of numbers are obvious truths

There can be no doubt that the allegations made by Mr Haqqani require the closest of scrutiny

Karachi is unfortunately a filthy city

Any cuts in aid to states that are contiguous to Pakistan, and specifically Afghanistan are going to have a impact

There is an emerging sense of maturity in the governance of Pakistan

There is some surprise at the alacrity with which the PPP agreed the proposal for commission to probe Haqqani's claims

The ECP is lauded for dismissing the reference and recognising the bad call by Ayaz Sadiq

Another attempt is under way to resolve difficulties that beset the relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan

The board has done all that it could and cricket will be better off for their actions

The Sindh Assembly is praised for passing the Sindh Transparency and Right to Information Bill, 2016 on March 14

Thar seems to be at the bottom of every list when it comes to getting access to life’s essentials — like potable...

Pakistan is a member of a very exclusive club — club of nations that possess nuclear weapons & their delivery systems

It is a shame that Pakistan did not conduct a census in the past 19 years

Since he resigned, allegedly under pressure, Hussain Haqqani has not missed an opportunity to speak his mind

Whether the PSX is able to retain its ranking as one of the top performing stock markets this year remains to be seen

A renewed focus on National Action Plan and what it has achieved so far

Foreign remittances to Pakistan have reduced by 6.9 per cent