Editorial

There was at least agreement on one item — that the elections should go ahead as planned, a view we endorse

No other government has ever done anything beyond bungle, fumble and fail with taxation

As any member of the government should know there are only two good days on the job: the first day and the last day

The gloves are off, the start line crossed and whatever passed for truth and honesty has been defenestrated

ignoring the fact that the government spent millions on promoting its positives using the very same media

Yet there are no signs of either side relenting or even easing up on the violence

It is time for our health department to stop being lazy and commit to some aggressive fieldwork

We must turn our back on the past and banish all kinds of manipulation from the electoral process

The hostility that exists between India and Pakistan is a significant impediment to development in both countries

This is the time of year when measles is at its most virulent

The purpose was to choose a symbol easily identifiable with the voting public

The president is essentially decorative and ceremonial, the teachers anything but

Adequate measures will also have to be taken to rationalise oil and gas prices and manage our resources properly

Both arguments have merits and demerits and we are not going to adjudicate

The rights of the individual are not automatically suspended once they enter police custody

Afridi contributed to the success of the intelligence agency’s operation-Operation Neptune Spear

Pakistan Railways is a federal government entity and no provincial government has the authority

Pakistani cricket players barred from wearing smart watches while playing test series against England

Dozens of vehicles and their passengers were looted in a highway robbery on 16 May

An Illegal rehab centre was operating in Kot Khawaja Saeed, Punjab

There is nothing that Pakistan can do that is going to affect long-term global weather patterns

What if a Pakistani national had slain a US citizen. Would they have been allowed to leave scot-free?

The ingredients for failure were on the table from the outset

The Action Plan? Years too late

This expansion of a privileged elite by subterfuge serves nobody well

Fuzzy logic may be useful but only so long as it is appropriately manipulating uncertain information

Around the world the transgender community is raising its profile across the spectrum

With a growth in jobs, there should be an increment in salaries

Externally Pakistan continues to receive an almost universally bad or negative press

Creating gender stereotypes on campuses will only contribute to our already prevalent culture of intolerance

Powers include enactment of legislation on minerals, hydropower and tourism sectors

There are multiple delays and failures-to-thrive across the entire spectrum

Advantage Pakistan!

Elections generally tend to be characterised by a lack of specifics in the run-up

There are aspects of justice that are capable of reform if the political will is there

It was indeed a dreadful display of political one-upmanship by assembly members

Breakthrough came when China decided to lower trade imbalance

In all fairness, the secretary was only given a short period of time to take major decisions on high stakes projects

The timeline strongly suggests that rape was unleashed on the Rohingyas as a weapon of war

The State of Texas has some of the most lax gun laws in the entire US

The KHEP project is the subject of an ongoing dispute between India and Pakistan

It is the place where representatives elected by the people work on the nuts and bolts of governance

Traders will argue that they charge the rates that the market will stand

Orchards in Hyderabad, Tando Allah Yar and Mirpurkhas have just not received enough water this season

The image of K-P painted by its government and the ruling party concerns the software of development

Postponement of Fata reforms has nothing to do with rights of people; everything to do with vested interests

There is to be a “fact-finding committee” to investigate the most serious power breakdown for at least a year

Running a ferry service from Karachi to Chabahar, Muscat and Dubai is an attractive proposition

Developers are responsible for inconvenience to residents

We are in dire need to diversify water resources