Editorial

Non-tariff barriers and illegal smuggling of goods continue to impede growth in Pak-Afghan bilateral trade

Why did India opt to display a misplaced sense of power when it should have played the role of the welcoming host?

26 individuals injured in All Saints Church attack or are related to victims have not received monetary compensation

On March 10, three Islamabad-based NGOs were barred from working following allegations of receiving foreign funding

Pakistan’s state coffers received a boost on March 12 as KSA announced it will provide $122m in financial assistance

Currently, three manufacturers dominate the industry and have posted billions in profits in 2015

When Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network (GOARN) issues a warning, it is best to sit up straight & pay attention

We are told by Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar that the government is “in the process” of banning Jamaatud Dawa

There is a quiet but significant revolution in the way the people of Pakistan communicate with one another

Private schools as their title suggests are supported by the fees paid by the parents of the children that attend

Whilst we are happy with this outcome, there now arise a host of questions, some of which may be answered & others not

The government plans to raise another $3.5 billion by floating Eurobonds in the international debt markets

Islamabad on March 6 released 87 Indian fishermen and would free 86 others later this month

This time the attack was near Shabqadar Bazaar on March 7 when a suicide bomber detonated outside court premises

DFID-funded Integrated Disease Surveillance System will initially run for 18 months in six districts of the province

Taliban are saying that the so-called Islamic Emirate has not authorised anyone to undertake negotiations

International Women’s Day is being celebrated around the world today, March 8 with varying degrees of enthusiasm

It is heartening to note law-enforcement agencies are finally taking an interest in the violation of rights of minors

Four nations that are part of the $10-billion TAPI gas pipeline project have signed an initial investment agreement

Pakistan has undergone a series of positive developments that merit recognition, says Forbes magazine

It is in interest of state of play between nations that World T20 matches involving Pakistan are played as scheduled

All societies have their fair share of divisions and chasms and Pakistan is no different

Ejecting homeless rendered thus by historical floods is going to solve nothing and will exacerbate a chronic problem

Mere 15 per cent of health sector’s annual budget has been utilised in the first six months of the fiscal year 2015-16

There is little in what Mustafa Kamal said in the course of a two-hour news conference that has not been said before

Pakistan is beginning to have an outline of a social safety net

Asia Cup sprung a huge shock for Pakistan cricket fans as their batting line-up caved-in limply for the umpteenth time

One of every four ongoing projects it is financing in Pakistan has been facing hitches in implementation

Despite averting a jailbreak, security at the Hyderabad jail still remains vulnerable

The possibility now has to be admitted that Donald Trump could be the next president of the United States

A spanner has been thrown into the works in the form of some distinctly unhelpful comments by Indian Defence Minister

Petrol, CNG consumers were provided with much-needed and much-deserved relief as prices were slashed across the board

Interior Ministry cleared the introduction of new restrictions relating to suspects involved in terrorist acts

The decision to defer the planned and imminent census indefinitely may prove to be one of the worst decisions

Circular debt issue took another ugly turn as a central bank official confirmed SBP cleared Rs342bn worth of debt

The man who murdered the governor of Punjab in Kohsar market, Islamabad in 2011 met his end in Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has now distinguished herself and Pakistan by winning a second Oscar

More than 24 million children out of school in Pakistan

PML-N has become a closely guarded party of the Sharif family — one of the richest in the country

The 97 fighting groups in Syria as of midnight local time on February 26 have agreed to “a cessation of hostilities”

The need for a mass transit system in Karachi has been evident for at least a quarter of a century

There may finally be some respite for women who have long been subjected to domestic violence

A student at the government Boys Higher Secondary School in Faisalabad exploded crackers soon after assembly ended

In its annual report, Amnesty International has pointed out Indian government’s failure to uphold personal freedoms

Only 128 traders have so far availed the ‘tax amnesty scheme’

The elections scheduled to be held in Iran today will select a new parliament as well as the apex clerical body

The weather is expected to be very unkind come the summer months and the meteorological office has issued a warning

We welcome the news that the government has shut down 254 registered and unregistered madrassas

The night of February 23 at the Dubai International Stadium was a celebration of Pakistan cricket

Discovering the how and the why of their deaths has been a tortuous process