Editorial

We ban YouTube, cell phones and pillion riding, but allow ostensibly banned militant organisations to thrive.

Pakistan must look at 2013 with trepidation. It anticipates punishment for wrong decisions taken in past three years.

Winter, with its brisk chill and bracing breezes, was once a season long awaited in Lahore.

Pakistan does not have a credible policy on the Taliban. Its approach is riddled with contradictions.

The question for us, as for India, is how to make our cities and indeed our villages and towns safe for women.

Pakistan can be called a dominant force in Asia once again — they are the Asian Games gold-medallists.

Fighting the Taliban can make you target but it is better to die an honourable death than to live a life of surrender.

Future terrorists might come from various religions, which is not surprising for Pakistan.

We need to move towards a situation where it is possible to conduct elections without military help.

Taking care of our youth should be a concerted effort between parents, community, education system and state.

Mobilising women voters could be the chief engine to democratic progress.

The vast reserve of natural resources in the province should make it a haven for locals.

Pakistan has reason to like Kerry. He knows a lot about US foreign policy in general and about Pakistan in particular.

Most outrage expressed in Pakistan over injustice is either false or mischievous measuring brutal nature of society.

Tahirul Qadri's sudden arrival on the scene is somewhat puzzling, especially in context of overall national scenario.

If foreign dramas are antithetical to our values, then they will be rejected by viewers.

The art form of puppets is unique and Faizaan made it possible for people in country to gain an appreciation for it.

The blasphemy issue in particular has played havoc with too many lives.

Idrees, stranded for 13 years in an Indian jail has been disowned by his family and by Pakistan.

Government argues law will help fight terrorism but hasn't answered question on how personal rights will be protected.

There is no getting away from fact that gas reserves are depleted, we have no option left but to reduce CNG demand.

Modi’s convincing victory tells us that communal politics, all that they stand for are alive, well in ‘secular’ India.

The more polio cases there are in Pakistan, the greater the chances that we export it to other countries.

The one thing Kainat's long saga should not lead us to do is believe that our justice system is working well.

If change is going to come it will be painfully slow because it requires society to change itself.

Parents need to be more aware of grotesque content of some games, consider whether they are appropriate for children.

These women who were once forced to face war should not be neglected and should be provided proper medical care.

Deaths in Karachi only prove that those involved in efforts to eradicate polio are no less than soldiers on frontline.

Who will stop the militants and how, so that this ceaseless cycle of death can be broken?

Fact is a band of heavily armed militants was able to make their way into heavily secured facility, & inflict havoc.

Indian Muslim terrorists cannot qualify as non-state actors because Pakistan used its non-state actors against India.

Every time there is a horrifying school shooting in US, politicians tear up but never dare speak of ‘gun control’.

So shameful has been Pakistan’s performance in this field that accountability itself seems like corruption.

It is our bad luck that ideology of those who want to push Pakistan back is same as ideology of the state of Pakistan.

Not renaming Shadman chowk shows how our government balks at the mere threat of trouble by rightwing groups.

We need to act in order to stop the wave of madness which is claiming lives in this fashion.

Committee formed to oversee Keenjar Lake’s contamination is requested to make efforts in removing this contamination.

Some means need to be found to end violence, make it possible for people to live lives not constantly marred by fear.

When we see someone in danger; do we blindly act like heroes and go in to help or do we assess our own safety first?

He may have been mainstream but he never sold out to get there; rest of the world had to make place for Ravi Shankar.

Lack of coordination between institutions for ‘close off’ dates means students were unable to apply for other courses.

PPP has been active passing pro-women legislation at the centre but now it needs to mobilise its members in provinces.

The lack of maintenance or timely replacement of cylinders as they age adds to the risks they pose.

Militants are misusing Pakistan’s territory, need to be stopped. If there were no militants, there would be no drones.

Malala has moved the world; it is a pity it took so terrible a crime to do so.

Paris can be a good beginning to get the Taliban exposed to the art of give and take after the conclusion of a war.

Crisis in Egypt has come rather swiftly, with more and more divides coming between the people and various institutions

A student should not have lost his life over being tardy, we hope to see justice served to the teacher in this matter.

Pakistan was once the world’s best. Now, they sit ninth. The rot must be tackled swiftly.

Modern philosophy emphasises that zoos should focus on conservation and also educating people about wildlife.