Editorial

Pakistan's women participation in the labour force has increased by 50 per cent in the last decade and a half

Turkey demands return of its nationals working as teachers in Pakistan affecting Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

Climate change leads to water shortage and Pakistan is one of the top five countries affected by climate change

This is another of those invisible health crises that happen under our noses

The election is throwing spanners in the works across the political system

The tale of circular debt reads like a Shakespearian tragedy for Pakistan

It is in everybody’s interest to facilitate steps towards peace in Afghanistan

In many cases the leaders of political parties prefer wealthy candidates to ideological workers

Several parties have suddenly awoken from slumber and have become alerted to Sindh’s water woes

It is the misspending in the sector that needs to be prevented

Rather than being embarrassed by these figures, the foreign affairs ministry has been awkwardly nonchalant

A cleaner Pakistan is good for all of us — go to it!

By choosing to stick to the old guard, the party has shown some of its inherent weaknesses as well

Development funding is now in the tight end of the funnel with elections mere months away

Provincial government’s programme is indeed commendable as legal organ donation is a rare occurrence in Pakistan

Yet again there is a conjunction of a member of a minority group and blasphemy allegations and the internet

Punjab is largely measles-free now is because decisions were made to resource the EPI programme

Last year alone there were 1,300 ceasefire violations

Health is an underserved area and most services are interventional rather than preventative

If we do not see any cessation of hostilities, there won’t be any decent flow of humanitarian relief

Line of Control and Working Boundary between Pakistan and India have heated up considerably in the last three months

Myanmar government’s motto of destroying-to-rebuild Rohingya communities is highly dubious

The home secretary has been tasked to work out a safety plan for them

The distribution infrastructure is in many places beyond its designed life

Corruption is never easy to tackle anywhere in the world

The conditions have triggered a health scare

Minds get changed, perceptions altered

It is required that Afghans are treated with dignity and returned to Afghanistan

Pakistan, it must be pointed out, is one of the few countries that allow ordinary citizens to own such weapons

International Committee on International Trade may consider possibility of upgrading EU relationship with Pakistan

So should ccountability bar be set higher for organisations delivering succour to neediest and most exposed

In South Asia, the US needs to work with China and Russia as well as Pakistan and Iran

Governance is all about how best we are able to manage our lives in different public domains

Between 2000 and 2010, Pakistan lost forest cover equivalent to size of Lahore

Step back and breathe deeply

Roads can come in many forms, not only tarmac and concrete

One in 22 newborns fail to live past the first month

In a nutshell, America is attempting to place pressure on Pakistan by persuading a raft of other states

Effective protection of witnesses is a critical tool in the fight against terrorism and other serious crimes

The disastrous policy is akin to a parent ranking his or her own children

The devastation by PIA to the national exchequer has amounted between Rs34 billion and Rs45 billion annually

The arrival of the sixth team also means that the talent pool has been both expanded and stretched

Not all protests in the capital were sparked by the vagaries and compulsions of domestic or national politics

Education is mandated for all but the government needs to facilitate parents and students

If we are shunted into the grey zone, the international banking community is unlikely to be impressed

Let her death be catharsis rather than a footnote, and Pakistan move to being a better, safer, place for its children?

Sindh’s women and girls also lag behind in literacy and the overall socioeconomic conditions of the masses

The production of a video-tape is not the same as a court appearance and should not be touted as such

The main obstacle seems to be the current impasse between the provincial government and the labour ministry

The legal point of whether Mr Sharif is being disloyal to the state is in a sense marginal