Editorial

The pleas of the Christian community have gone unheeded in the Narang Mandi graveyard land dispute.

What is most frightening is that even as the hearings continue, the pattern of disappearances has also continued.

Civil rights activists claim that excessive security searches violate the constitutional rights of American citizens.

Pakistan must attend the Chicago Summit and be persuasive with its position, which is still unclear to everyone.

Pakistan is effectively being turned into a no-go area by militants.

Releasing each others’ prisoners will engender massive amounts of goodwill.

The government needs to prevent the situation from turning into an even uglier one.

A reforms of the system is needed where taxpayers’ money is casually divided up by greedy government workers.

The truth is that more than any other writer of Urdu, he has a message that hasn’t died after a 100 years.

The trend of taking commercial organisations of every kind to consumer courts is on the rise.

It is sometimes easy to forget that a full-fledged civil war is currently raging on in North Waziristan.

For the PCNS to simply state that it will deal with the intelligence agencies will not be enough.

The responsibility is on us to root out militants that have found it all too easy to hide in our country.

Once mistrust is minimised, governments can get around to discussing thorny, seemingly unsolvable issues like Kashmir.

The voters are in an anti-incumbent mood and are almost certain to vote out unpopular governments.

Pakistan’s folly is that it has tied foreign policy to public passions.

What is upsetting is that the bowler seems unabashed by his experience.

Even as hearings continue, the pattern of disappearances in Balochistan continues unchanged.

The Punjab police, in particular, have over the years become synonymous with viciousness.

It is now time for arrests, negotiations & a vow to practise politics without enlisting the aid of hardened criminals.

Suicide attack in Bajaur is foretaste of what will transpire in region after US, Nato forces leave Afghanistan.

Bin Laden letters reveal a man who over time lost control, not only of his organisation, but possibly of his senses.

Creation of Seraiki province is high priority for south Punjab people, PPP exploited it to water down PML-N dominance.

Egypt’s transition to democracy is not going to be easy — it does not seem that it will become any smoother.

Transport vehicles that use low-quality cylinders or not installed them properly, their routes should be cancelled.

As deadly as official power to operate freely can be for journalists, media faces pressures from advertisers as well.

What we need beyond raising awareness is more effective policies to protect forest areas, protect natural habitats.

The phone-hacking scandal should also come as a wake-up call to the sensationalist tabloid media.

Government — particularly NDMC — still has time to prepare for torrential rains, but it remains to be seen if it does.

Only in Pakistan would a speech by the army chief, reiterating his commitment to democracy, be seen as major news.

Behind the erosion of internal sovereignty stands the figure of dead Bin Laden threatening state's very foundations.

I would like to point out some misconceptions regarding laptops that were present in Pervez Hoodbhoy’s article.

Every foreigner in Pakistan, no matter what work he is involved in, knows that there is a mark on his or her head.

For political parties to disassociate themselves from the armed gangs that roam the city is the only way out.

The decline of the labour movement in Pakistan is a huge loss.

Many IDPs need to travel far away to gain access to healthcare while shortages of other vital items are commonplace.

One of the most abysmal performances has been in achieving education for all.

Pakistan and India have steadily been making progress on a host of issues of common interest.

Our politicians must think of the survival of the country instead of obsessing about ruling it.

Neither Punjab Arts Council nor Lahore Arts Council will be marking International Dance Day that falls on April 29.

There are clear steps that government can take at this stage to limit distress once dengue season starts in earnest.

PCNS was essentially an exercise in public relations with true target of its proposals being Pakistani people, not US.

Shabnam’s visit should serve as a reminder for us to revive what was once the essence of Pakistani entertainment.

The coming weeks are likely to become increasingly turbulent, especially if the prime minister does not step down.

Safety in public transport will now be seen as an illusion with both air and rail travel proving to be risky.

We need to find ways to persuade people — especially in critical fields such as medicine — to stay in Pakistan.

Crucial reports required in Mehrangate proceedings had gone missing, they may have been innocently misplaced.

A small number of pedestrians use the dozens of overhead bridges built in Lahore.

NADRA now says the record listing MPA Mahmood’s religion as ‘Islam’ cannot be changed.

Only the CAA can assuage the legitimate fears that have now sprung up after the Bhoja Air crash.