Editorial

Taxes that are not paid because of corrupt SROs are costing the national exchequer Rs200 billion.

We need to take measures to empower women and take them away from the target area set up by clerics.

The finance minister should leave in place institutional mechanisms to ensure that the govt lives up to commitments.

Last year, in 2012, Pakistan lost 300 peacocks to the deadly Newcastle virus.

With the recent transfer of power, appalling instances of graft in the previous PPP administration are surfacing.

This disturbing phenomenon of gangs kidnapping children and forcing them to beg is not new to Pakistan.

We applaud KESC’s efforts to get both individuals, as well as large institutions like PSM, to pay their bills.

We need to keep in mind that it is still too early to say what Billah’s fate will be.

If Ishaq Dar is going to turn down bailout pleas from one company, he has to turn them down from all of them.

The SC had set July 17 as the deadline for the provinces.

Hague said that British Council library would open soon in Pakistan.

The question of Malala return is unthinkable till Taliban continue to remain active on the ground.

If the privatization is carried out with transparency, it might be the solution to Pakistan's financial problems.

Law enforcers need to be held accountable for their acts and penalised under the law.

President Zardari's mantra of "trade, not aid" should be adopted as government policy.

In a democracy, we need openness, accountability and transparency.

There have been previous escapes from courts in Karachi and yet, measures were not taken to prevent the mishap again.

Bangladesh must be careful that these trials being conducted by the tribunal do not turn into a witch-hunt.

Depoliticisation of the police force constitutes one vital aspect of ensuring security in Balochistan.

Female officers in the army would now take part in combat along with men.

The government appears to be taking significant measures to try to improve the national airline.

Talks with groups who violate law & question the writ of state should only be carried out from a position of strength.

Potentially, this could be an effective tool in combating the endemic corruption and pressure at the thana level.

The PRI is a good example of the government attracting money by competing for it.

If all women across Pakistan and the world were educated equally, the world would be a more resourceful place.

The leaked report by the Abbottabad Commission suggests that bad management and general slackness were to blame.

Security is a major threat to our country and its sanctity.

Punjab is offering its people a path to the middle class and other provinces appear to have begun to take notice.

Although jirgas are outlawed, support must be extended to such initiatives since they function as advocacy groups.

In both North and South Waziristan, no vaccination has been carried out in most areas for some 13 months.

The government has had difficulty in going after rich people’s incomes because they are frequently undocumented.

It is important that investigators get to the bottom of the Bilal Shaikh murder.

Corporate Pakistan is betting on democracy and that is excellent for the country’s long-term stability.

A key problem is that we do not quite know what the true official stance on the matter is.

Transparency International ranks Pakistan as the 34th most corrupt country on a list of 180 countries.

There is a critical need for the provincial government to take full charge of the security.

The Commission sensibly decided to name no individuals.

Real economic growth requires capital investments, which, in turn, require financing sources.

Beyond better urban planning, the migration from rural areas across the country also needs to be looked at.

Acts of violence, such as the one at Old Anarkali, add an unwanted element of fear to the lives of citizens.

Pakistan’s problem is the lack of a comprehensive energy plan, and the government has yet to chalk one up.

China is looking out for its self-interest, and if Pakistan can benefit from it than there is no better outcome.

It is indeed unfortunate to see a side that was once a giant on the hockey field, fall so tamely by the wayside.

We sincerely hope Finance Minister Ishaq Dar impose the growth-oriented vision he promised in his budget speech.

A rapid population growth obviously places an acute strain on already scarce resources.

The right of every citizen to live with a sense of security has been snatched from them, quite literally, at gunpoint.

Pakistan remains on the dwindling list of countries, which still retain death penalty for a wide range of offences.

Following the crushing defeats, it was expected that a few heads would roll and make way for fresh ones.

The question is what role is the Pakistan’s government playing in the continued drone strikes on Pakistan soil.

The key lesson from Egypt is that institutional conflict does not lead to effective governance.