Editorial

SC judges do not make that kind of statement unless they have serious concerns about the institution they represent

There is no single or simple answer, no plug-and-play solution

Balochistan’s political chessboard has been rearranged

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has trained parents and teachers how best to use the funds

Pakistan generally has tried and repeatedly failed to eradicate polio

Road map developed by the K-P government for reforms in the criminal justice system should create wide interest

Pakistan has succeeded in curtailing terrorist activities inside country by launching Zarb-e-Azb in 2014

Human beings are far more generous and cooperative than the assumptions of economic theory allow for

The question of civil-military relations in the country is the question of who controls whom?

First instance of such an incident [Kasur] should raise an alarm loud enough to ring an emergency

There have been exaggerated reports of the numbers of people suffering from flu and scaremongering about ‘swine flu’

Pakistan needs to reinstate itself among FIFA countries,as they were removed on the basis of ‘political interference’

There are DNA matches that link a perpetrator in all the cases

Personal rifts and schisms brought Zehri down rather than any clash of political ideology

It may be short-sighted of K-P government to give control of registering 3,028 seminaries to education department

Neglect shown towards illnesses borne from infected water supply demands that somebody be held culpable

Pakistan is no exception and it has already signed national and international commitments towards its citizens

In the final analysis, it would be Rowhani’s pragmatism against Khamenei’s conservatism

If Punjab has to pay the market rate for the imported LNG, then there is going to be a knock-on effect

The UAE and Saudi Arabia failed to make good on pledges of $141.9 million

Examination of public record reveals no convictions for espionage by detained fishermen of Pakistan or India

Hints in new report that government beginning to stir at policy level in response to sophisticated internal threats

Growing pressure to regulate cement industry in the wake of protests against environmental degradation

It is now up to the authorities to provide financial assistance to appropriate projects

Political parties start marking allegations of “dhandli” (foul play) only after the poll results come in

There are going to be bumps along the road even if the necessary constitutional amendments are passed

The placement will be seen as a political move and not a genuine attempt for Pakistan to look at its record

A loss of focus and a preoccupation with electoral manoeuvers could not come at a more inopportune time

American frustration is rising, much encouraged by a tweet-happy president

Poverty is sectoral and multidimensional

It is difficult to pigeon-hole him in one role or the other, because Asghar Khan was so much more

Pakistanis will open their hearts to the World XI, but the PHF needs to set its preferences right too

The American contribution to our border security in the period under consideration has been zero.

There have been unedifying sights in 2017 than the struggle to keep policing honest political influence in Sindh

The government needs to jump onboard and support campaigns that will improve healthcare for 2018

Slowness seems to be the hallmark of the tax administrative body

Any visitor to Islamabad will have seen collection boxes of banned groups in a range of markets

Pakistan’s currency exchange companies seem to be hurtling towards another potential crisis

Trump is a child in a man’s body with an intellect to match his diminutive internal stature

The authorities will have to devise a more potent instrument to check vaccination refusals

The good work that the police do is devalued

The National Counter-terrorism Authority is underfunded and understaffed

It is time for individuals and organisations to abandon selfish mindsets

We ought to be reaping far more from soft power.

The education emergency stands firm and the provincial leadership continues to work at a lethargic pace

There seems little possibility of matters being resolved to the satisfaction in 2018

Virtually everything that is bad about Pakistan is to be found somewhere in the PSM saga

It is important to raise awareness about mental health in the country

This is also a prime opportunity to raise morale within the government programme

The administration has to have a firm grip on policing and intelligence