Editorial

The government would do well to take measures to stop POL smuggling to bring stability in the supply chain

It doesn’t matter how good they were at their jobs later

Amid protests, another abuse of power case emerges in Haripur

The PM’s speech in parliament carried a hint of his desire for a new beginning with the opposition

While it is unlikely that Europe will take the unprecedented step of placing sanctions on Israel, it is not impossible

The power suppliers are, as usual, advancing unconvincing arguments for their failure to ensure proper supply of power

The only losers here will be politicians from these areas that fly for free

The spoilers, however, seem to have hit the target.

Prejudice of different kinds has prevailed in most human societies, with that based on skin colour being most notable

Given that Raymond Davis incident is still alive in public memory, Pakistan was just acting cautiously, not illegally

What made Fawad Chaudhry come up with a charge-sheet against his own party is anybody’s guess

However, the main reason for the delay in the project’s completion is lack of political will

It is not often that you hear a politician call the residents of an entire city stupid

This is going to be the first time in the known history that no foreigners will be able to travel to the holy land

Politicians should stop playing politics in the name of coronavirus, typhoid or any other disease

Nothing unusual though, the gentlemen’s game is surrounded by allegations of wrong and unwelcome doings, of late

A tug of war has long been going on particularly between the local governments of Karachi and Hyderabad

Significant belt-tightening brought on by the economic impact of Covid -19 and other revenue issues

We must stop these crimes from persisting at all costs

The days of horror are long past when terror struck as a matter of routine in Pakistani cities

It is heartening to see there has been some measure of justice in a case that most of the world had long forgotten

SJC may again come into play in case a link is established between Justice Isa & foreign properties owned by his wife

Perhaps someone should call the Competition Commission

People living near the collapsed building have been without water and power when heat is at its peak

The MQM founder already faces a separate terrorism case in Britain relating to an incendiary speech

India's election shows opposition to Pakistan’s stance that India does not qualify for the prestigious UNSC

The shooting incident at the hospital raises questions about security of physicians, patients and those working there

It is clear that one focuses on economic recovery from Covid-19, and the other on saving lives

BNP-M’s exit has reduced the PTI-led ruling coalition’s strength in the National Assembly to 180 seats

This will help citizens in the birth registration process at a time when the pandemic has restricted people’s movement

Tariq Aziz had been far ahead of a lot of poets and authors had he concentrated a little bit more on this side

The entire society should join hands in motivating coronavirus survivors to donate their plasma

While the military didn’t admit it, Pakistan is directly in the fallout zone of this brewing nightmare

We must not vilify these people and help them see that there is a better way to progress as a society

We should learn to live without society and need help from experts

One way to do that is to start a new war, even a fake one, to distract from the lost cause

The prevailing confusion about cattle markets will likely affect both traders and intending buyers

After all, why would an expert know more than a random web page or an aspiring quack relative?

Unfortunately, people are not as responsive as the situation warrants

The denial of financial relief to govt employees and pensioners has come for scathing criticism from PPP and PML-N

One can only hope that these kits are used effectively rather than as another means of profit

All previous attempts to get the peace process off the ground have been derailed by one spoiler or the other

UAE appeared willing to hold back at the oppression of Palestinians while it focused on its national security

This all is but a small recognition of the selfless services being rendered by our valiant health practitioners

The budget clearly makes an effort to keep the IMF programme afloat by setting a high revenue target

The government has lately been taking steps to put the railways back on the rails

We still need to figure out how to come up with the money to repay them

This is a dangerous situation but wholly avoidable because the survival rate for the coronavirus is 98%

Arrested in 1998 in a murder case in Mandi Bahauddin

Notes that on certain telecoms metrics, Pakistan lags behind its regional peers despite facing similar challenges