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  • Mortgaging Karachi airport

    It is unwise to use vital installations, like the biggest airport in the country, as the security for bonds.

  • Defending drones

    Beyond legal implications for US, the memo unwittingly provides rationale to countries for targeting citizens.

  • Becoming a fiscal pariah

    As external funding drys up, forex reserves are under threat and last quarter of current fiscal year will be critical.

  • Nuclear reactions

    More rationality needed when addressing matter of Iran’s nuclear weapons and more equality shown towards other nations

  • Languishing bills

    Among the stains on NA’s record is the fact that it allowed 176 private member bills to simply languish.

  • The end of the Swiss letter saga

    Institutions of state need to operate within parameters of constitutional boundaries, or else, anarchy may rise again.

  • Stricter punishments

    Gender-based sensitivity must begin at home and at the primary level in schools.

  • Yet another strike

    Karachi now basically operates on a four-day workweek.

  • Days of alliance

    The PPP’s two allies in government, the MQM and the ANP, have both stated they will contest the election...

  • Monetary policy review

    SBP has admitted failure in attempt to kick-start expansion of private sector credit and to trigger investment, growth

  • The execution of Afzal Guru

    By hanging Guru, India is, in fact, inflaming the very sentiment it wishes to suppress, the of tag “unjust and...

  • Games of rule

    Unless genuine civilian rule can be established, the problems of Balochistan will not go away.

  • Why Pakistan should not talk to the TTP

    Terrorists who killed thousands of Pakistan civilians, soldiers, police need to be dealt with an iron hand & defeated.

  • Dirty games

    The entire role of our agencies in the ‘dirty war’ waged after 9/11 must be made public.

  • PTI-Minhaj alliance?

    PTI is on this path because realises its popularity levels have fallen and Qadri wants to continue hogging limelight.

  • Fair play

    Bar on jobs by ECP is not a solution to the problem that political appointments bring.

  • Accused of blasphemy

    Just the accusation of blasphemy triggers a reaction so frenzied that even authorities fall into the trap.

  • Spiralling violence

    The pace at which violence continues to increase, in so many different forms, is deeply disturbing.

  • Educational issues

    Schools are the right place to begin such sex education campaigns, naturally in an appropriate fashion.

  • All that gas

    It is unfair now to the people who paid for the conversion, to suddenly find that there is no more CNG.

  • Malala’s quest for peace

    Nobel for Malala would be a slap in the face for those who concocted conspiracy theories regarding the Taliban attack.

  • Talking to the Taliban

    Government should negotiate only if it has the upper hand & feels that talks are only way to maintain that advantage.

  • Distance learning

    Distance learning programmes should be encouraged so long as they provide quality education to students.

  • War crimes

    The idea of trained soldiers indulging in mutilations that amount to war crimes is hard to digest.

  • Another day of bloodshed

    The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi is possibly the first one that comes to mind when Shias are killed.

  • Preventing epidemics

    Lahore government, and indeed federal and every other city government, has to ensure that vaccinations reach children.

  • Attack on check post

    State institutions owe public an accounting of accepting drones and need to take ownership of war against militancy.

  • Karachi killings

    Need of the hour is for political players in Karachi to suspend their differences and focus on the common threat.

  • The debt trap

    The real answer lies in austerity, in cost-cutting. Not by the average Pakistani but by the government.

  • Unsafe working conditions

    Coal mine owners are responsible for providing a safe working environment for their workers in accordance with the law

  • Intra-party polls

    ECP report says 114 parties (of the 200 registered parties) had not held intra-party elections in years.

  • Why so late, General?

    Lt Gen (retd) Shahid Aziz needs to explain why he did not resign despite his reservations about how Kargil transpired.

  • In the pipeline

    In theory pipeline makes excellent sense, in reality it raises questions as far as matter of Pakistan-US ties goes.

  • The Qadri facade

    The real and more relevant issue is why the government is talking to Dr Qadri anyway?

  • Nowhere to go

    The Rohingya Muslims are as genuine an example as it is possible to find of a people without a state.

  • Discrimination against cricketers

    ICC needs to consider if India should be allowed to hold tournaments when it can’t guarantee safety of all players.

  • Towards free and fair elections

    Everyone has a role to play in ensuring free and fair elections and no one should be allowed to overstep their bounds.

  • Irregularities in ERRA accounts

    Investigation into the matter of unrecorded receipts be launched, appropriate action be taken against those involved.

  • Modi for PM?

    BJP is a party which pays lip service to secularism but has usually treated Muslims like second-class citizens.

  • Back to the past

    As polls approach, the rise of new political entities — notably the PTI — seems to have taken something of a nosedive.

  • Preventing acid attacks

    Statistics on violence against women make for a depressing read in Pakistan and this year is no exception.

  • Unscheduled holidays

    The holidays that crop up suddenly make it even harder for school administrators to keep things on course.

  • Mysterious death

    It has become impossible to know where the truth lies and how Faisal Kamran’s life ended so tragically.

  • Minority matters

    Restricting access of Hindus to a temple in Tando Adam goes to highlight the state of minority groups in the country.

  • A tribute to Malala

    That Malala is still alive today is mainly due to luck, not the efforts of the state.

  • Indian president’s comments

    India has to realise that breaking cultural, sporting ties serves absolutely no useful purpose beyond mere posturing.

  • Animal welfare

    Zoo officials get away with excuse-mongering, deflect blame away from themselves since there is no accountability.

  • Voting rights for transgenders

    What are the chances that transgenders with old CNICs who could not get new CNICs will be able to vote?

  • Preventing epidemics

    The reason mass vaccinations are so important is that even one weak link in the chain can bring everyone down.

  • Home-grown terrorism in India

    India’s boasts of being largest democracy will ring hollow if one of its main parties is found to have terrorist ties.