Editorial

UN-sponsored negotiations have made little headway

Fake news has been a source of heated controversy during the US Presidential elections

Child labour must be tackled in a way that dissuades parents and employers from employing children

A campaign should also be launched which highlights the danger of illegally crossing borders

JUI-F chief tore into the legislation and the two bills proposed by the Safron minister

The past decade has been a ‘good run’ for the two men and for Pakistan cricket

The traffic police is under no obligation to listen to directions of the city mayor

A similar pledge should also be made for local workers

It is clear that North Korea wants to maximise its political leverage ahead of possible negotiations with the US

The commerce ministry is only underscoring that it has no actual will to improve the exports market

Many IDPs say their houses are either in ruins or badly damaged

Any move that takes some of the heat out of the relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan is to be welcomed

Cyberattack is criminal in intent, a vast robbery, rather than an attempt to bring down any specific country

Business confidence was expected to decline against the backdrop of an unstable political and security situation

The horrific explosion is a reminder that the state’s blood-drenched battle against terrorism is far from over

No culture anywhere is immutable. Aspects of all cultures are changing over time

It is a truism that workforces everywhere are a reflection of the cultures and societies they recruit from

Now is the time to read the writing on the wall

We expect no early improvement

The Law of Unintended Consequences is in play, and will be for decades to come

Both sides could fall back on a host of recommended measures to tackle border irritants and the like

Implementation of an e-ticketing system seems quite advanced for Pakistan

Bilateral series between the two sides would have guaranteed some of those profits

CNIC is the passport to just about everything in the Pakistan of today

Moodys report pushes all the red buttons

It is unlikely that Macron is going to unify France any time soon

Fact of the matter is that Pakistan cannot afford to get into an exchange of arms with Iran

Pay scales should be revised annually for all employees

Free hospitals that rely almost solely on donations are not necessarily sustainable models

He should have handed over the controls to the first officer, who was relegated to the observer’s seat

How the JIT performs may redraw the political map of the nation

Kabul and its border forces have stepped out of line again

Countless other women, alive and still seeking justice, wait in the wings of a system that is loaded against them

Pakistan struck its second lowest score of 81 against West Indies which is the tenth lowest score it has ever made

The rule of law is cancelled by the blasphemy curse, and anybody so accused is immediately a dead person walking

It should not be unreasonable to assume that FBR has awareness of tax status of projects associated with CPEC

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