Editorial

Mr Dulat says it is difficult to understand why India is refusing to discuss Kashmir with Pakistan

This polluted relationship is going to sully the waters regionally for years to come

The city is strangling from its own economic success

Millions are affected every time there is a major flood

The founders of the source of the Panama Papers, the firm of Mossack Fonseca, are in custody

The average rate of tax on builders of all categories came to Rs33 per square foot

Regulating the use of red beacons would result in more stringent checks on vehicles that might be carrying suspects

A similar project was set up in the Swat Valley after the fall of the Taliban regime there

Primary financial institutions of the nation are being run by a collection of temporary and adhoc post holders

Latest voice to call for a resolution and the resumption of dialogue is that of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Selling a kidney is a quick way of expunging debt, paying for a wedding or funding a village start-up business

‘May Day’ in Pakistan is more analogous to the distress call ‘mayday’

Far too many times we have seen slander being committed against individuals & institutions without substance or proof

An independent investigation is needed against the use of arbitrary police and legal powers

In an hour-long speech, the US leader counted his successes

Pakistanis welcome international cricket and with the revised ICC financial policies

Whatever the truth justice is going to be long in coming to Ehsanullah Ehsan

Knotty issues such as terms of reference are going to have to be decided

Lectures on tolerance are a good way to start but many other steps should follow

A cook-turned-labourer poisoned five of his children to death and himself because he could no longer feed them

The arrival of Mr Jindal cannot have been unknown to the security services of both countries

Khan cannot have expected that his 10bn claim would go unchallenged

Differences exist between close allies

Ban on social media inhibits people from obtaining useful knowledge and different world perspectives

Provincial police forces must work towards spreading awareness to first eliminate stereotypes

It is time to put a stop to an invidious practice that taints the image of Pakistan internationally

‘No pain, no gain’ goes the saying

. Foreign observers have expressed their satisfaction at the way the census has been conducted thus far

Galloping inflation, to a great extent, can be faulted most for this trend

Authoritative figures are not allowed to compromise on integrity

There are clear and objective risks in the moves that Pakistan is making

PM has lost whatever moral high ground he held long ago

Kabul has to bolster its defence forces in all provinces if it wants to counter acts of terror

Rangers extension provides solace to many

The solution the FBR found was the withdrawal of zero-rating regime and imposing 10% sales tax on milk products

Campus politics have been all but erased from university life

A man was alleged to have made blasphemous remarks in a mosque immediately after Friday prayers

The revenue body’s performance cannot be blamed on external factors

Pakistan’s current issue at the top of the nuclear agenda is the maintenance of proportionality rather than parity

The crux of the literacy problem is school enrolment and poorly-resourced schools

Women themselves have emerged as the strongest backers of the NA standing committee’s recommendation

It is Nawaz Sharif who is still the prime minister and on current evidence he is not going anywhere

Eventually, we could start seeing higher tax-to-GDP ratios

It is impossible to pre-empt the result either way

A clumsy attempt to dodge a bullet or two

With a mere Rs700 billion available for core development, there are going to be a lot of disappointments

Counter-Terrorism Department has drawn up interesting conclusions about militants languishing in jails

Unannounced visits by high-ranking American officials are at the least unusual if not unprecedented

The vote is over, but there is a sense that the struggle has only just begun

One good deed deserves another