Editorial

Money given for rehabilitating drought victims of Tharparkar was used by health office for procuring new furniture.

We need many more people like Ms Ali to battle for the cause of education and all that it stands for.

One can only hope that this time around, Mr Khan would be up to the task in dealing with tricky situations.

Govt of national unity that has been agreed upon sends out a positive signal. We must now hope the accord stands.

The fact that the Saudis have laid down checks on this further limits personal freedoms in that country.

National polio outbreak in 2014 is almost certainly exacerbated by massive movement of IDPs from Operation Zarb-e-Azb

It is a welcome development that more people are seeking help despite social stigmas attached to mental illnesses.

The way minorities have been treated by governments in Pakistan exposes the intolerance at the heart of establishment.

KWSB seems powerless to shut down or bring into public ownership the illegal water hydrants running in Karachi.

Baroness Warsi's resignation over Israeli actions in Gaza may have far-reaching implications for British government.

Govt needs to clarify its stance on the protesters’ demands and take the tribes into confidence before it is too late.

It is essential to set the right precedent by punishing whoever is responsible for raping a mentally handicapped girl.

The extremists are carrying out attacks on schools with impunity as there is no record of prosecution.

The players can not do much when officials at the helm do not even care about country’s participation at major events.

65% of the grant by the Canadian govt for capacity building of teachers in Sindh disappeared in corrupt practices.

There is a desperate need for local govt elections & a city mayor,who can oversee the resolution of Karachi's problems

PTI and the govt need to defuse the brewing tension and put the welfare of the nation & of democracy within it first.

Increase in tensions between Kabul and Islamabad would not be something we want at the present moment.

It seems that nobody else wants a mutually satisfactory ceasefire either, let alone the warring sides themselves.

First 2 cases of dengue reported in Rawalpindi, city managers should consider themselves duly awoken

Formation of electoral reform committee is step in the right direction, but producing results will be a Herculean task

‘How not to conduct international relations’ may be title of future book by the incoming Indian Army Chief

Initiatives like e-police stations should not be icing on the cake; they should be the norm rather than the exception.

For the Hazaras, there seems to be no escape from death.

It is unfair to blame the police for what is an act of collective mass irresponsibility.

There needs to be an explanation for why he was acquitted when he was wrongfully holding adults against their will.

In broad brushstrokes, its fair snapshot of where Pakistan, other countries are in terms of developing human potential

Like the many other blasphemy-related incidents that have preceded this one, the details are somewhat unclear.

As we greet each other this Eid, we must also consider what we can do to bring a divided nation closer together.

How administration handles the issue of BJP MP force feeding a muslim cafeteria staffer is a test case for Modi.

The disgusting levels of Islamophobia and anti-Semitism that have risen since the offensive began do not help anybody.

K-E needs to learn a lesson from this episode, otherwise, people of Karachi must brace for outages lasting days.

We must hope the govt can clarify its position, reach joint line on what troops in Islamabad will do over 90 days.

The formation of this committee is a step in the right direction, but producing results is a Herculean task.

A landlord beat up a 10-year-old boy, burnt him with scalding hot water and chopped off his arms.

Given the bleak IMF forecast, govt must now consider how to turn things around and prove that IMF has got things wrong

The elimination of polio is extremely difficult given the fact that 25% of families overall are refusing vaccination.

We salute you, Haris and Babar Suleman, you stood for the best of Pakistan & you will be remembered for years to come.

Foreign secretaries of Pak-India will have to work earnestly to set the agenda and put a derailed train back on track.

It is not a bad idea that military officials on both sides keep a hotline & talk down any problem that may arise.

Mobilising an unwilling and fractious population in support of the IDPs is, in short, a wish that will go unfulfilled.

Digitising land revenue records is going to enhance the process of tax collection.

It is Irsa's responsibility to ensure that the designated share of provinces is supplied to them and no cut is made.

The six victims luckily escaped the physical scars, but emotional ones they have suffered will stay with them for life

It is only fair to give Grant Flower some leeway before the pundits start judging his performance.

The fact that laws barring bonded labour in any form are still not enforced in Pakistan is highly disturbing.

The government’s response to the power crisis has been little more than organising a vast game of pass the parcel.

The move to go public with records will hopefully make it easier to make examples out of criminals.

What is happening in Gaza is nothing short of a massacre that, tragically, continues to take place with regularity.

Urgent measures need to be taken not only to prevent travel ban but also simply to save our own children from polio.