Editorial

With the second tranche of the Panama Papers released, offshore assets of 259 more Pakistanis have now come to light

Almost three years to day that he was kidnapped, Ali Haider Gilani has been recovered from his captors in Afghanistan

A recent study called for Karachi’s katchi abadis, or squatter settlements, to be formally recognised

CJP Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali has hit several nails regarding the education debate squarely on the head

Pakistan has been drifting in the direction of intolerance and extremism for decades

The 47-year-old replaces Waqar Younis as the head coach of the most mercurial team in international cricket

The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark 100 Index is inching towards an all-time high

NAB on May 6 did arrested the finance secretary of Balochistan, Mushtaq Raisani, on a charge of corruption

Around a million Pakistanis are said to have left the country for better work opportunities in 2015 alone

It is unfortunate that the government has allowed the Panama Papers controversy to completely overshadow good sense

Sadiq Khan is the son of a man who left Pakistan to make a better life

Turkey is a country in flux politically, and as the last two elections have indicated, a country polarised

A 16-year-old girl’s life was tragically cut short in Abbottabad, once again at the hands of a jirga

The government is considering penalising those salaried persons who don’t file their income tax returns

There is a need for urgent electoral reform, especially to ensure women’s participation in the electoral process

Chaudhry Nisar has said that the target of opposition parties was Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and not corruption

The death of Aftab Ahmed has once again brought to light the issue of use of excessive force by our LEAs

Donald Trump is no joke, and what he has achieved in the last year is a statement of serious intent

China is reportedly upset over a delay in the Gwadar port project

The opposition has not insisted on the demand that the prime minister resign

Layyah district of Punjab is slowly recovering from the poisoned sweets disaster

The struggle between the Pakistani state and society on the matter of freedom of expression is a long-drawn one

Chitral is an area of sublime natural beauty but underdeveloped, poorly invested in and lacks political muscle

The forests of Pakistan are disappearing faster than you can say ‘matchstick’

The supporters of President Hassan Rouhani won 42 per cent of the 290 seats in parliament

The air is thick with flying teddies in the political playpen. Rattles and cuddly toys are hurled right and left

There is the huge disparity in numbers that exists at different stages of education

Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to refuse the invitation to visit Pakistan

A vast majority of labourers and daily-wage workers in Pakistan remain outside the field of labour laws

Pakistan’s policies are such that it is much easier for companies to exist in informal sector than in formal one

A resident of Orangi Town, Karachi stabbed his sister multiple times after beating her severely

It is unusual if not unique for a film, which is certified by Central Board of Film Certification to be de-certified

Obama Administration earmarked $742m in aid for Pakistan and not everybody in the US thinks it is a good idea

In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, most departments are said to have used around 50 per cent of development funds

Thar Commission clearly blames the Sindh government for the deaths in the area

There will be much argument & dispute, quite possibly ill-informed, regarding investigations relating to Panama Papers

There appears to be a national malaise when it comes to dealing fairly with daily wage health workers

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been getting out and about, ostensibly to focus on the development agenda of the PML-N

One and a half hours of secretary-level talks do not make a peace deal

PBA and FBR appear to have reached a deadlock over issue of allowing the latter access to account-holders’ database

The attempt to isolate Pakistan diplomatically is going to take nobody anywhere

It is a race against time and time is running out fast

With the advent of the PML-N government, the channel has suffered losses worth Rs1.12 billion

The weekend of April 23-24, 2016 saw something of a stirring in the political ranks

So, it is not only the Sindh police that is worryingly inefficient but even the one belonging to Punjab

Many leading economists have come to agree that modern economic theory represents triumph of ideology over science

Tense relations between Pakistan and India continue to upset potential regional trade agreements

His tragic murder is the latest in a string of attacks on the Sikh community in K-P

What the PM delivered in his address was essentially an open-ended option as far as any Panama Papers inquiry went

The global drugs problem is being tackled in a variety of ways and not all of those ways are complementary