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  • Gas crisis

    A way has to be found to keep gas pipelines safer given the losses incurred in economic terms.

  • Dying livestock

    There are media reports that sick animals are being transported to cities where they are sold off at knock-down prices

  • Gaps in budget-making

    Our bureaucrats need to to change their ways, if we want to make the budget-making process representative in character

  • Tension between neighbours

    One needs to question what prompted such a sudden strong statement two weeks after its guards were abducted.

  • Sacking political appointees

    A wholesale sacking of virtually every political appointee hired by the previous government suffers from poor optics.

  • Sorting out Syria

    The primary focus of all efforts must be to re-establish calm in Syria, for the sake of its people.

  • Militarisation of the subcontinent

    If there is to be peace, there need to be fewer guns pointing at each other and more diplomacy.

  • Miners’ rights

    The governments needs to do considerably more to bring international standards to mine safety.

  • Unsafe railroads

    If trains keep coming under attack, this is bound to discourage ever more people from using this mode of transport.

  • Regulating the petrol oligopoly

    Nawaz Administration should keep its promise that it would focus on regulating the economy, not running it.

  • Workplace harassment

    Existing legislation against harassment of women does not cover educational institutions and bodies.

  • Educating Balochistan

    There is not a single properly qualified person available to review textbooks and curriculum content in Balochistan.

  • Need for national census

    Government should should trust its strength to carry out the long overdue head count.

  • Ban on kite-flying

    The tradition of kite-flying in Lahore must not be allowed to die, but passed down from one generation to the next.

  • Trilateral summit: old pledges, new times

    Not only does Turkey have interest in seeing the two clear the air but can also facilitate push for regional stability

  • Status of women

    Empowering women all across the province is the duty of the Punjab government and its real test begins now.

  • Penny wise, pound foolish

    Planning minister has refused to approve Dasu Dam project because he believes that it can be completed for cheaper.

  • In the line of duty

    The government needs to step in and make sure that the police personnel know that their sacrifices are highly valued.

  • Swine flu again

    It is unclear whether Tamiflu vaccine is sufficient for the sufficient for the inoculation of the wider population.

  • Justice delayed in Kohistan

    The mere condemnation by tribal elders for something as innocuous as clapping and dancing is condemnable on its own.

  • Misguided austerity

    In short, we have cut back on investing in the future to finance consumption in the present, on borrowed money no less

  • Celebrating Faiz

    Faiz Ahmed Faiz was more than just a workers’ activist.

  • No right to know

    The lack of transparency in public bodies has contributed to corruption and wrongdoing within them over the years.

  • A shoddy consensus

    In theory, the government has agreed to put the Gencos up for sale, but is only soliciting interest in the DISCOs.

  • How not to educate

    Despite their non-functionality,the schools in Sindh still have ghost teachers who draw very real salaries every month

  • Lighting up Lahore

    There have long been plans for a laser light show at a number of locations in the city to highlight our varied culture

  • Regional realities

    We hope that Afghanistan would be allowed to act independently and without outside intervention.

  • Changing spaces

    The thinking expressed by Imran Khan, his desire to open up a closed country, is something that was badly needed.

  • Monopoly in world cricket

    The PCB now needs to put its own house in order, especially after the events of February 10.

  • The economy beyond the numbers

    The voters will be judging the government’s performance not on numbers, but on the reality that they live every day.

  • Pakistan’s hope at Sochi

    Karim is only the second Pakistani ever to compete in the Winter Olympics and we wish him well.

  • Exploding CNG cylinders

    According to a report released last year as many as 2,000 people had died because of CNG cylinder explosions in 2011.

  • Outsmarted by criminals

    We need to build an agile and innovative force capable of nabbing the evil geniuses by getting the better of them.

  • Preserving culture

    Unesco project will hopefully plant seeds in young minds to grow into a desire to protect, preserve cultural diversity

  • Sindh Festival: A welcome initiative

    It serves purpose of: sending loud & clear reminder about merits of Sindhi culture, reaffirms waning Sindhi identity.

  • Dead fishermen

    Pakistan, India need to discuss the problem once more, examine why past agreements have not been adhered to.

  • Failure to pay up

    RBISE needs to wake up to the reality that teachers are a valuable resource whom they can ill-afford to alienate.

  • Educating girls

    Only 43 per cent of all children in grade five can read a simple English text.

  • Dam difficulties

    The chronic failure to coordinate, curses any number of developments vital to the national economy.

  • Talks in Balochistan

    The trust of the Baloch insurgents needs to be won if any progress is to be made.

  • Karachi Literature Festival

    One hopes that it will be as packed and well attended as it was last year.

  • Meaningful dialogue with India

    We welcome the premier’s fresh call for dialogue to India and sincerely hope that the ice will finally be broken.

  • Encroachments in Lahore

    It is time to reclaim initiative from the land grabbers, others who make life for commuters and pedestrians a misery.

  • The wrong message

    If India really wants to lower temperature of bilateral relations, it needs realise not all Pakistanis are terrorists.

  • Privatisation: Managing the pain

    Our foremost problem is one of timing: the government seems to be in far too much of a hurry to complete the process.

  • Fighting in the ranks

    In this situation, the police force needs a leader who unites the groups into one and gives the entire force hope.

  • Imminent disaster

    It is imperative that timely preparations be made ahead of any earthquake to prevent loss of life.

  • Above the law

    Statesmen willing to take on corrupt elite will be hailed. Unwilling politicians will find themselves unemployed.

  • Grave concern

    It is important that the truth is ascertained as to how these unfortunate souls died and who killed them and why?

  • Public transport options

    The extension of the metro bus project is, therefore, a welcome step, with important implications for people.