Editorial

When families of two murder victims pardoned their influential killers, it naturally provoked public outrage

At 13.8 per cent, Pakistan’s internet user density is the lowest in the region

Today, November 20, is Universal Children’s Day celebrating rights of children

Death came on tracks once again on Nov 17 as a train carrying 281 people hurtled off track in Balochistan

There are approximately 2.5 million Afghan refugees and they are nowadays far from welcome

The Supreme Court ruled in September this year that Urdu replace English as the official language

The Third World War may already be in progress with Islamic State as the enemy

Pakistan is now seeking a United Nations (UN)-backed international ban on Shiv Sena

284 children had been abused over a decade, the abuse recorded on mobile phone cameras and disseminated via internet

The Shaheen Air pilot has now been charged and there will be proceedings against him in court

Notwithstanding consequences of Paris attacks, Pakistanis have been deported from over 40 countries in last two years

Recently observed World Pneumonia Day sought to shed light on the high number of child pneumonia cases in the country

As apprehensions regarding safety of heritage sites persisted, civil society wrote to Unesco, urging it to intervene

Maulana Abdul Aziz is seeking to revive his campaign to enforce Shariah law

Peace would never come to the tribal areas as long as it remains out of Pakistan’s judicial jurisdiction

The attacks in Paris will be replicated, possibly many times, in coming years

Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD party comfortably won more seats than were needed for an absolute majority

SBP has blamed newspaper articles and “columnists” for the most recent speculative pressure on the rupee

China and Pakistan are swiftly evolving since the announcement of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

There have been 40 cases reported so far this year compared to almost 300 in 2014

The body lacks necessary tools to accurately verify authenticity of any degree

The near-term economic outlook is positive as the government continues its reform momentum

The $2 billion project will address the power crisis that has for long been the country’s most consistent enemy

The military has expressed a degree of frustration over the slow pace of implementation of NAP

The least we can do is at least ensure that our educational institutions do no become heavily weaponised areas

Pakistan tends to be towards the bottom of ‘ranking’ lists that get issued by a range of international organisations

With the re-election of Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, political life appears to be returning to what passes for ‘normal’

The loss in Bihar means that he may not be able to push forward economic reforms

This is no small matter because last year 90,000 people have been returned to Pakistan under these protocols

Pakistan is already under a net external debt of $65 billion, which will increase

Despite the new regime, the country’s exports have been unable to register a notable increase

The local government laws for each province, in their current form, provide limited autonomy to the local councils

Maldives is reportedly a focus for jihadi recruitment to the many conflicts in the Maghrib and the Levant

The Chinese play the long game, are far seeing and have their eyes on the prize — business

To secure the next loan tranche, the government will introduce another mini-budget

The series win also confirms that Pakistan’s iron-cast grip on their adopted home of the UAE is as firm as ever

Few would even know what biodiversity was, and it barely gets a mention anywhere in the national school curriculum

The election of Narendra Modi has been a disaster from the human rights perspective

She has been selected for the Mother Teresa Memorial International Award for 2015

80 per cent of disputes in the country are settled by the unregulated informal justice sector

The incident will fade from the headlines within days at most, and therein lies the rub

Only 1.2 million people in the city possess driving licences, whereas 3.8 million vehicles are registered

If the government wants to really ban these organisations, then it needs to do a lot more in concrete terms

At present, the local government system appears to be out of its depth

The government plans a change in policy to push Pakistan’s population growth rate down to 1.6 per cent

The AKP has reversed the result of June 2015 election in which it lost its parliamentary majority

THe next phase of Karachi operation needs to target infrastructures that support criminal and terrorist activity

What divine message can possibly come of a divorce that the media is spending so much time and energy mulling over it

A deadly power struggle is going on within the group and there is a long history of settling disputes by force of arms

Stranglehold of elected feudalism and dynastic politics has again trumped change