Editorial

Short of being able to evict the Taliban, there is little the government can do to protect educational institutions.

Soldiers who are fighting a war they know cannot be won and for a cause that now eludes them, are bound to snap.

Abida has simply chosen to tell her reasons for favouring smoking. Is this truly a crime?

To stop such attacks, all agenci­es, all securi­ty force person­nel must demostrate their will, commit­ment.

Only time will tell if new powers granted to the commission have a genuine impact on the lives of women in Pakistan.

The National Commission for Human Rights Bill should not end up being yet another govt body that is ruined by inertia.

Experts are warning that the dengue outbreak this year could be even worse than in 2011.

Fact remains that simply appointing a new head is unlikely to have much of an impact on ISI's activities, performance.

Our current phase has grown directly out of a warlike nationalism etched into the national mind as ideology.

In a team that has been pilloried for its arrogance, no one ever had a bad word to say about the humble Dravid.

Fortunately new rules would prevent controversy like JUI-F’s Maulana Ghafoor Haideri becoming opposition leader.

If we are to function as a state with rules, conform to Constitution, those engaged in such acts need to be controlled

However, two of the five members of the ECP who were hearing her case voted to absolve Ms Shah.

At the founding of Pakistan, Hindus comprised nearly 15 per cent of the country’s population, now barely two per cent.

The party has conceded that it has a lot of thinking to do. Much of it will need to be done by Rahul Gandhi.

In a country where income inequality is so pronounced, it is no surprise that jealousy, anger lead to theft, violence.

On International Women’s Day, lets take stock of just how dire the situation for women remains in the country.

There is a need for the police to treat sexual crimes with the seriousness they deserve.

There seems to be no reason at all why women running in a marathon should provoke so much anger.

A pleasant surprise to hear Mian Nawaz Sharif say the right thing as far as the military establishment is concerned.

There was a moment when the Chaudhrys of Gujrat were interested in rejoining Nawaz Sharif.

The province is drifting away from the federation. What else do we need in order to open our eyes on this matter?

One can only imagine what it is that we need to see to realise that militants pose single biggest threat to Pakistan.

China is clear that Xinjiang violence is fanned by movements percolating in two states: Pakistan and Kazakhstan.

Khar publicly disavowing the policy of 'strategic depth' is a good initial step to fixing ties with Afghanistan.

The suo motu notice has highlighted a societal malaise that haunts Pakistan: the powerful will get away with anything.

Failure to investigate groups 'selling' high-value targets to militants has encouraged trend of kidnappings.

Given that the elections have taken place, it points to the fact that our democracy continues to function.

It finally seems that we have a Supreme Court which is ready to deal with issues squarely.

Pakistan has decided to liberalise trade with India by moving from a positive list to a negative list.

According to recent reports, Hindus are being kidnapping and forced into marriage to Muslim men.

The deaths of Jiang Hua and her Pakistani associate, are at best suspicious, and must be investigated.

The move is disappointing because it shows the skewed priorities of the government and the military.

The gross injustice imparted to the Baloch can only begin to be rectified if the military’s power is reduced.

There is a lot that the future holds in store for Amir, many believing he will emerge as one of the world’s greats.

There are few details of what appear in this PEMRA code for TV content, but the earlier signs are ominous.

What adds to the disastrous nature of such attacks is that they serve to detach political leaders from the people.

All 25 of the passengers travelling from Gilgit to Rawalpindi are believed to have been Shia.

Ms Bukhari should be disqualified for slapping a polling officer as she visited a polling station in her constituency.

With the firewall in place, the government will be able to take the war on internet freedom to a new level.

From now on she will be looked on as a pioneer that others will be seeking to emulate.

The crisis may not be followed by democracy because those who are in revolt have no idea of it.

Pakistan’s problems in Afghanistan are a result of its policy in the latter country.

Parliament is expected to give only broad guidelines on how to deal with the US.

For the very first time, the Gilani has called for the Taliban in Afghanistan to come to the negotiating table.

Despite the seeming recent calm, the war against militancy still needs to be fought.

The HEC, being the regulator of universities, should not be ranking them since that is a separate function.

Baloch leaders are waiting to see if the amnesty announcement has the blessings of the military establishment.

No matter how much the US wishes to distance itself from Pakistan, a complete break in relations would hurt the US.

US, Nato allies should have learned after a decade in Afghanistan that the Quran needs to be treated with respect.