Editorial

The biggest challenge he faces is that of uniting the disparate political forces in Egypt to keep the military at bay.

India's green toilet initiative needs to be replicated, expanded even if that means giving up a missile or two.

US blamed the Haqqani Network for the attack. The Pakistan military has repeatedly refused to take action against it.

Pakistan has no shortage of people for whom ‘sorry’ is a dirty word. Salman Butt is only latest addition to the list.

The omens are not good for Egypt and it risks falling under authoritarian rule again.

We have to realise that the real enemy is in our guts. It is the Taliban and its master, al Qaeda.

Ashraf did try to sound all the right notes in his inaugural PM speech despite not being the ideal candidate.

Even today, language deeply divides Pakistani where many barely-known dialects are spoken, some with no script.

Gilani may claim that he almost completed his tenure, but he left behind the same uncertainty that was there in 1990s.

It would be tragic if we lose what limited means of entertainment we have left in Pakistan due to power crisis

The legal fraternity, it seems, would prefer not to extend constitutional rights to those it disagrees with.

Ever since Shakil Afridi episode, Western aid workers have found it even more difficult to gain the trust of locals

The new state of instability that has been created, post removal of Yousaf Raza Gilani, will not help us at all.

The ODI series loss against an opponent that Pakistan had dominated in the recent past is a worrying sign.

Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry is taking on what may be his greatest challenge yet: the might of the military.

Taking guns out of hands of extortionists would be a more viable policy than putting them into the hands of traders.

Of course, all of this is not to say that Yousaf Raza Gilani or the PPP is without blame.

Here was a middle class woman, defiantly and proudly taking centre stage in an arena that was dominated by rich men.

Ahmadis are lambs silently going to their slaughter, its ethnic cleansing that recalls the pogroms of Hitler’s...

Shifting to democracy was never going to be easy but the people of Egypt are now finding out it may well be impossible

The reliability of the news we hear and the integrity of those who present it is coming under serious scrutiny.

Despite possessing the nuclear bomb, we are hardly better off than the non-nuclear neighbours of India.

It is quite obvious that emergency measures need to be put in place immediately.

Can attorney general, in his investigation of the matter, be expected to re-visit alleged link between Riaz and CJP?

Hopefully, this will lead to measures by media itself to subject journalist activities to rules, regulations.

Simple apology, few words either written or spoken, over what happened at Salala should not be so difficult after all

It is imperative that we get to the bottom of the matter and discover the whole truth.

Order advises media to ensure that it is not used by elements acting against the state or the Constitution.

A withdrawal from Siachen would free some of that money to be spent on more worthwhile endeavours.

Some would also say that the commission’s commentary on Haqqani’s loyalties was unnecessary.

Today, we must ask ourselves if we will ever be able to produce new singers of the same calibre.

Talent and ambition exist aplenty, but the misguided hands behind them result in agony.

What is good is that we seem to be heading towards a reality where there will not be any holy cows in the country.

Regardless of who these women were, it was the duty of the security forces to ensure that they were kept safe.

Around 2,000 cases of persons coerced into matrimony since January 2011 in England.

Pakistan has acquired a reputation as a country where terrorists strike at will with no one there to stop them.

The PAC objects to some persons walking away with multiple plots of lands, not to the idea of their getting plots.

Given the state of the electoral system in Pakistan, mandatory voting may be unenforceable at this time.

We need a strategy to make fire safety a compulsory measure at all sites and government institutions.

Government wants to be the sole authority on what we can watch and listen to and which websites we can visit.

Our narrow interest in having more influence than India in Afghanistan should not trump greater interests of the world

Act of self-immolation is unusual; unlike others, it does not involve a very poor man unable to put food on the table.

Those who issued murder verdicts against Kohistani women must be given exemplary punishment.

What we need today is more voices to speak out against such abhorrent actions.

EU advised Pakistan to work on key human rights issues to improve its standing in the eyes of international world.

Current economy crisis should lead to some introspection, temporary moratorium on military showing off its new toys.

We need to devise mechanism to regulate buses and vans, ensure these are not converted into killing machines.

Prime minister is trying to deflect blame for situation in Balochistan on outside forces and foreigners.

Matters of dual nationality should be investigated by the Election Commission, and not the Supreme Court.

With Kohistan video incident, we are not becoming a more civilised race, but rather more backward.