Editorial

General Kayani may look back on his stewardship with a quiet sense of pride, a soldier Pakistan may be proud of.

In Pakistan, we have yet to develop a system wherein doctors are forced to act ethically.

The narrowness of moral policing, this orthodoxy, drives forward militancy.

As the Pakistani passport has come to be less respected, all kinds of problems have arisen for students, travellers.

The scam obviously benefited private contractors most but it should be realised that they did not act independently.

Our economy has so many structural flaws that fixing it is impossible without the nation suffering significant pain.

Balochistan is possibly the most difficult part of the country to deliver help to in the event of a natural disaster.

Despite the emphasis placed on care for the elderly, there is a lack of facilities in Pakistan for this age group.

We do not know how many of the 8,000 convicts currently on death row underwent a fair trial.

We are turning into a repressive state, perhaps also a desperate one, using puny means to tackle a gigantic enemy.

The question of who is to talk to who and under what conditionalities remains unanswered.

The wealthiest Pakistanis simply do not trust the government enough to keep their money within the country.

Our culture is such that parents are burdened with the concept of dowry and trying to keep face.

Status as a teacher, a holy man or a cleric should not bring trust.

The UNDP has reiterated its intention to continue supporting Pakistan in achieving the MDGs.

The last time the American government shut down was 17 years ago and the closure lasted a month.

11,000 signatures have been placed on a petition demanding that the government extend freedom to women.

Nobody and nothing is exempt from the rises in the prices of electricity, petrol and diesel fuels.

Both prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Manmohan Singh have proven themselves to be men of peace.

Talking to the Taliban has never ever produced a durable solution that has lasted beyond days or weeks.

It would be wiser to negotiate more carefully with the IMF before agreeing to conditions that damage the economy.

Mr Sharif will need to prove in the months ahead that he can indeed turn his optimistic vision into reality.

The government should not be in the business of picking winners and losers in any market.

Civilian aid agencies have strict protocols when operating in zones of conflict.

Crafting intent into concrete action is going to take statesmanship, and therein lies the challenge.

The incidents have brought fear to parents across the country.

The people of Balochistan need all the help that they can get.

here is no reason at all why some nations should possess weapons and those of others should bring so much angst.

Academic achievement is in so many ways crucial to our future. The matter of whether jeans are worn is not.

Simply put, the government borrows so much money so fast that there is nothing left for anyone else.

Setting up an office for the Taliban in Pakistan is no less fraught with pitfalls than setting up an office in Doha.

Instead of encouraging polio immunisation, the Taliban have done the opposite.

The armed forces are equipped for ‘first response’ but it will be for the civil administration to do the repair work.

The hunting of migratory birds has been strictly restricted under international law since 1970, but still takes place.

There may be pride in having a national airline but pride does not pay the bills, profit does. Time for change, PIA.

Hopes of getting justice for rape victims fade with the recommendation of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII).

Why should knowledge about other religions not be imparted?

Sindh Witness Protection Bill is a significant step in the right direction.

The terrorists are not going to lay down their arms nor are they going to stop killing at will.

The sad reality is, most children under five who die in Pakistan do so because of reasons that are entirely avoidable.

Payments from defaulting individuals are of little value considering the sums owed by our most powerful organisations.

And some of our politicians believe we should be talking to these people?

Of particularly grave concern is the rise in the number of reported rapes of children.

Let’s hope that this latest drastic step is able to bring some semblance of law and normality back to the city.

Pakistan is a land of wasted potential.

The government’s efforts to censor something as massive and ever evolving as the internet are doomed to failure.

If terrorists can be deprived of arms, restoring order in Karachi may become an easier affair.

The initiative to measure happiness in order to develop more targeted, direct and effective policies is a logical one.

The project violates laws, is a threat to the ecology and has been proceeded without approval and NOC.

Pakistan has no shortage of good legislation, but it has a chronic problem with its enforcement.