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  • Rewriting history

    PTI government must not give in to pressures to create any kind of misunderstanding about our past in textbooks

  • Working at odds

    With a US pullout planned within months, Afghanistan must work with Pakistan in order to overcome militancy

  • Women of Hunza

    The Hunza guides are a beacon of hope and should be celebrated by everyone in the country

  • Naval partnerships

    It is good geopolitical housekeeping for Pakistan to service bilateral relations with the Russians

  • De-escalation the only way forward

    It is essential that the present rate of tension be lowered so the mention of a nuclear war can go away

  • IDPs: below the news horizon

    The IDPs may no longer be above the media event horizon, but they are no less real than when they were headline news

  • A success story

    When we give credit to women where it is due, we are establishing healthy role models for future generations to follow

  • Dampening hatred

    Urgent action is required to prune back the ugly tree of hatred that has been able to sow its seeds in too many places

  • Quetta mayhem

    The real problem for Hazara is that there are segments administrations which seem to be sympathetic to their killers

  • Well done, Younus Khan

    Like a true champion, Younus’s bat has done the talking for him once again

  • Attack in Ottawa

    Journalists in Pakistan need to learn from CBC how to respond responsibly in the immediate aftermath of an incident

  • Payback time, finally

    For the first time, Balochistan will receive $500,000 as a ‘production bonus’ from a gas producing company

  • Tension with Iran

    Pakistan-Iran needs to initiate high-level civilian and military contact to resolve the border issues

  • War is not the solution

    Kashmir — like Palestine and the West Bank — has become one of the great insolubles of geopolitics

  • End of inquilab?

    PAT’s efforts over last two months seem to have bred the idea of change & this may have impact when time comes to vote

  • Economy problems

    According to textile ministry the severe load-shedding is going to cause Pakistan a potential loss of $2 billion

  • Modi wins again

    There are concerns that India’s swing to the right might fuel extremism to the detriment of minority groups

  • Electoral poverty

    Local government elections the seed-beds in which are sown political futures, and often the engines of change

  • Robbing Edhi

    Robbery at Edhi centre symbolises of the depravity of our culture, where a man such as Mr Edhi is targeted

  • Widening trade deficit

    It is time our officials wake up and try to achieve real goals instead of painting a rosy picture that does not exist

  • State of strife

    Political leaders need to look at the wider picture when they speak and must avoid stirring up trouble

  • A shining example for Chitral

    It is vital to acknowledge Ms Gul’s efforts in breaking gender and community stereotypes

  • Dengue strikes again

    Mitigating the effects of dengue is no rocket science

  • Back to the future

    PPP needs to democratise itself and bring on the leaders of the future rather than shuffle the deck of aging hacks

  • LHC verdict

    Issue needs to be urgently addressed, misuse of blasphemy law prevented so that it can't be used to victimise people

  • The Ebola crisis & Pakistan

    Were Ebola ever to enter Pakistan, it would find an environment highly conducive to its spread. We hope it never does

  • The captaincy predicament

    The PCB needs to keep a back-up plan ready if Misbah capitulates and opts to stay out of the ODI team

  • Beset on all sides

    Pakistan should seek stability with its neighbours, not conflict

  • Decisive defeat in Multan

    PTI must inform its supporters precisely how it intends to deliver; what are its policies for the future

  • Police brutality

    Exemplary punishment must be given to those who unlawfully pulled the trigger and killed an innocent man

  • Attack in Khyber Agency

    Without focusing on development, militancy will not be defeated and will continue to haunt us

  • Long overdue

    It is important that parties apart from PML-N and PPP be taken into confidence and consulted on the matter

  • Sindh’s education woes

    A sincere effort on part of education department is needed if the standard of education in province has to be salvaged

  • A dose of bitter medicine

    Suspension of US aid under Kerry-Lugar bill may force Pakistan to find other means to generate the resources it needs

  • TTP’s support to IS

    TTP spokesperson Shahidullah Shahid and five other senior TTP leaders have declared allegiance to IS

  • A sunny future

    There is no quick fix for prevailing energy crisis, but solar is a fix that is quicker than just about everything else

  • Difficult times

    Pakistan is likely to get $1.1 billion in December, but only if it meets specific conditions set by the IMF

  • Tunnelling terrorists

    Terrorists’ bid to tunnel into Karachi jail shows they are still able to plan and mount complex operations in Karachi

  • Reopen Sea View beach

    In a city where free-of-charge recreation spots are hard to come by, the continued closure of the beach is unfai

  • A demoralising defeat

    What Pakistan require is for Misbah to return to form & for batting line-up to stop completely freezing under pressure

  • The medium and the message

    Our rulers need to realise that there is a reason why the protest movement has caught such mass attention

  • Mental health legislation

    There is a mental health crisis in the country and the federal and provincial governments need to prioritise the issue

  • Poverty & terrorism

    Poverty may not drive people in the direction of militancy, but it may drive them to desperate anti-state actions

  • Death by protocol

    Malik was a victim of culture of exceptionalism no matter what ‘justification’ is offered in defence of the shooting

  • To what end?

    It is time for both countries to move on and allow the politics of peace a place in the limelight

  • Tragedy in Multan

    It is unlikely that lessons will have been learned, but it is to be hoped that all concerned take note

  • Childbirth negligence

    The phenomenon of doctors delaying deliveries without reason needs to be questioned

  • A timely visit

    If the blood-and-guts war is won in North Waziristan, it has to be followed by a win in the hearts-and-minds war

  • Malala makes Pakistan proud

    For Malala Yousufzai, her life and its goals are still a work-in-progress, and she has much to achieve in the future

  • Plight of jail inmates

    Despite provision of medical check-ups & a balanced diet, jail authorities are often negligent about inmates’ health