Editorial

All governments have secrets and some of them essential to the maintenance of order and stability

The panchayat ordered the victim’s brother to rape the perpetrator’s sister as an act of revenge

The single exception has an ego only slightly smaller than Alpha Centauri and is unchallengeable anyway

The failure occurred not only in punishing culprits, but also in setting an effective example for them

60 female staffers, including community and social mobilisers, will be hired for anti-polio activities across Bajaur

The blatant answer is at the cost of innocent civilian lives

This is a fixable problem

There is going to have to be a successor

Had Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif come clean at the outset there would have been no Joint Investigation Team

Pakistan has an undeniable image problem

So far there is no claim of ownership of the blast, and any claim has to be treated with caution anyway

The Taliban have moved unchallenged to a summertime offensive

Kenyatta’s decision can be seen as motivated by next month’s general election

Proper investment on surveillance systems to protect our cities will help improve the law and order situation

Where is the outrage at these awful crimes? None noted

We watch and wait for the results

Refocus, retrench and bite a few bullets no matter the squeals from a privileged few

The unanswered questions generate their own questions and they are existential

Turkey’s president is taking personal interest in resolving the conflict, and China shows interest too

The adequate provision of healthcare is a fundamental human right

Perhaps a few more chief ministers should get a grilling live on air — but maybe that is too much to hope for

There is also acknowledgement of the reduction in terrorist attacks, a phenomenon widely noted in domestic media

Sectarian violence in the recent past has already resulted in the loss of countless lives

We await a final verdict of the Supreme Court while keeping up with new strategies employed by the family

'You affect the world by what you browse'

Pakistan’s economy may have made some progress, but most of it came on the back of falling oil prices

Terrorism is not defeated but it has been rolled back, the streets really are safer

Vast amounts of time, money and effort have been expended by all sides to defeat or break the other

The social media went abuzz with varied opinions on the Pakistan women’s team’s debacle

IS flag has flown from a bakery in Bahawalpur where IS symbols were for a while obvious in a number of retail outlets

The PM is going nowhere other than safely home to his bed, there to smile in his sleep

Tampering with the water supply is a serious offence; anyone who tries to poison water supplies will be punished

Attitudes and responses by the Indian army somewhat parallel attitudes we have been familiar with in our own country

Karachi Electric, soon to be acquired by Shanghai Electric Power, holds a steady stance on its argument

If the police actively employ the anti-terrorism clause, there may be hope that fewer criminals evade bars

Ours is a complex neighbourhood and getting ever more so

American policy regarding Afghanistan and Pakistan is still evolving

This is not alarmism for the sake of a headline; this is what is going to happen a generation hence

The police have taken the landlord into custody and will present him before a magistrate soon

A reliable source has told this newspaper that more than 70 people have been interrogated for making critical postings

Earlier this month a local politician and his guard were also slain

Ostensibly the two are to talk Syria and counter-terrorism

This is not the first time that the CEC has delivered a wake-up call to the legislature

The most obvious option would be to boost exports in non-traditional areas

The frenzy of urban development must be halted if it is coming at the risk of endangerment to our heritage sites

The Modi-led government has been dilatory in respect of the vigilante groups that have in some cases murdered Muslims

Hell hath no fury seen like a VVIP scorned

The accountability bar is rightly set higher for those elected to represent the people, transparency an expectation

The PPP can rejoice for now — but only for now

The provincial minister for women development promised to construct a hostel but so far not a brick has been laid