Editorial

We hope that elections are held so that civilians can regain control once again through an elected mandate

The campaign should be even-handed and must not target those who have not been guilty of occupying state land.

The problem with the failure to eradicate measles is systemic rather than cultural.

Congress needs to be rebuilt, and the Gandhis should not be the ones to do it.

Tribal areas have become a polio hotspot but they still remain beyond the reach of the vaccinators for the most part.

FBR chief recently hinted that the income tax exemptions available to the VIPs will not be removed.

The EU ban on import of mangoes from India has opened a window of opportunity for Pakistan to boost its mango exports.

The ease with which militants were able to close down schools in Panjgur raises questions of impunity and complicity.

US conveniently took a u-turn on its policies regarding Modi, inviting him to visit US after denying visa in 2005.

There seems to be a lack of political will on part of the government to provide relief to people of Awaran.

Fabricating figures regarding polio immunisation may erode what little international credibility we have.

Rather than just a specific group, it is the wider problem also that needs to be tackled.

This particular case provides one important lesson: Do not trust your friends blindly.

The dangers are very real and it is not difficult to see why the gun-and-guard culture has rooted and grown so quickly

Rubella is preventable and Sindh government should be proactive in getting rid of virus before it claims more lives.

Incidents involving trading women to settle familial or tribal disputes is a prevalent evil across the country.

There is a lot of responsibility on BJP to make sure that minorities are not left behind on BJP’s march to progress.

If political interference is out of the way, there should be no excuses this time for leaving the job half-done.

Now is the time when we need to see intercommunal CBMs, rather than a picking at old scars and wounds.

The government must tackle the violence instead of further dividing a district already split by religious differences.

CJ Jillani affirmed that the top court will ensure protection of minorities’ rights and set guidelines to enforce them

Compiled and edited by inmates, the publication is a first-of-its-kind in the jail.

Pakistan came very close to eliminating polio six years ago, but lost the initiative to extremism and obscurantism.

Concrete steps need to be taken for the safe recovery of all those girls still in captivity.

The sclerotic bureaucracy that has become dumbed down after years of patronage and dilution is now feeding upon itself

It is time for Pakistan to be a little less timorous and a little more assertive in determining its foreign policy.

If a crime has been committed it must be prosecuted without fear or favour.

Indeed there is a lot of room for improvement, but the rubbishing of an entire electoral process is irresponsible.

The sad fact is that nobody in Islamabad is willing to plan for a day when Pakistan can stand on its own two feet.

Waqar needs to settle his alleged differences with some of the squad members, if he has to ensure a smooth run.

Poverty and the defence of honour are seen as the primary triggers for young people to commit acts of violence.

Leading political parties of Balochistan have no plans yet to put forward any woman candidate for a mayoral post.

We should begin movement to encourage more young couples to be screened for hereditary diseases including thalassaemia

These initiatives need to be taken forward and the full potential of solar power pulled down, too, out of the sky.

Parents are still allowing their kids to misuse the resources that should not be at the disposal of the children.

Getting nomadic tribes-people vaccinated is a more difficult than getting those who travel by air.

Focus on defeating militants should combine armed action with development activity carried out by civilian authorities

It is time for hospitals to regulate their spaces and require validation of identity at the primary points of entry.

Rehman is yet another casualty for a fast-thinning last-line of defence against bigotry in Pakistan.

Textile industry is pleading for a bailout from the government instead of dealing with its own structural incompetence

One should wary of what is asked in return for generous donations by the international development organisations.

Many of the seats available to ‘foreigners’ do not get filled for and thus become a wasted opportunity.

It is high time that the government responded to the will of the people and unblocked Youtube.

The tragic incident in DI Khan calls for a strict watch on companies by EPA as to where and how waste is disposed.

The travel restrictions are a direct result of the export of the polio virus to countries like Syria.

Balochistan is an overlapping Venn diagram of conflict, the bottom layer of which is women and children.

On purely humanitarian grounds if nothing else, let these men go because nothing is gained by holding them.

Exchanging little girls for settling family disputes is akin to human trafficking and ought to be outlawed.

Israel’s decision to withdraw from peace talks certainly shows the side which is least interested in achieving peace.

Many of those who blame governments for ‘begging’ donors for loans themselves do not pay their fair share in taxes.