Editorial

At least four activists have gone missing in one week: Waqas Goraya, Asim Saeed, Ahmed Raza Naseer and Salman Haider

Pakistan has successfully fired an indigenously-developed submarine launched cruise missile, the Babur III

The US security and intelligence landscape could be vastly different under Donald Trump's leadership

The recovery of 10-year-old Tayyaba from a location close to Islamabad on Sunday 8th January is a welcome development

Quality and quantity of food available to most poor Pakistanis is not enough to meet their basic nutritional needs

The government has the reputation of being stingy when it comes to the welfare of people

Invitation extended to Raheel Sharif to take charge of the 39-nation military coalition is an interesting development

In Rawalpindi, no major development projects have been initiated since the metro bus service was launched in 2015

The militarisation of any justice system anywhere in the world is never good news

Finance minister has dropped a hint that such a policy may be in the works

General Bajwa has added his weight to the matter by refusing to accept that India conducted any ‘surgical strike’

Pakistan is a classic example of a society that openly, knowingly, and willingly oppresses its members

Younus’s previous best in Australia was the 87 he scored at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) 12 years ago

If there was a competition for Worst Job in the World then management of PIA would stand a good chance of winning it

The role of the parliamentary Opposition has come under the scrutiny of Imran Khan

Panama Papers presented Imran with yet another opportunity to overturn the incumbency of the Prime Ministe

India-held Kashmir saw a whole population rising against the state, demanding the right to self-determination

It will be intriguing to follow Mr Ki-moon’s journey as he returns to South Korea, his home country

It transpires that no public hospital in Lahore has emergency resources sufficient unto need

If Mr Hashmi is able to credibly shine a light then it is welcome

The year 2016 has been perhaps the most unhappy and violent in Turkish recent history

Pakistan has kept its proverbial cool throughout and must continue to do so

PCB Shaharyar Khan dubbed the facility ‘four-star’ with facilities that can be matched with the best in the region

Pakistan continues to produce universities and PhDs by the dozen with little or no standards

Pakistan continues to stress the imperative for a non-discriminatory criteria-based approach for NSG membership

The 4,000MW transmission line costing $1.5 billion will be first of its kind and will link Matiari town to Lahore

CPEC will continue to dominate through 2017 possibly with some of the expected benefits beginning to show green shoots

Can Pakistan save their skin in Sydney’s final Test?

Pakistan must continue fostering enterprising minds and impart sound scientific training to its students

The composition of the bench to hear the Panama Papers case is of interest to both the government and to the PTI

Bilawal’s sister Bakhtawar Bhutto is also to contest the next General Election

It seems that our govt has decided that the only way to collect taxes is by offering additional tax breaks to crooks

The PPP is after all in the process of cobbling together something of a parliamentary coup

Any willingness to shake hands literally or metaphorically is a signal that Imran may have abandoned moral high ground

It is imperative that govt invests in projects aimed at providing long term cures for Pakistan’s electricity issues

There has been a reduction overall in the time when the darkness is on, but there is yet another long hot summer ahead

For Russia and China this is green-field diplomacy as far as Afghanistan is concerned

The FEF is encouraging locals to take up teaching positions hence creating jobs while also providing valuable service

For the PPP this strategy is going to give them a chance to repair their battered reputation before next election

Some even see Pakistan and India restarting the engagement process

The United Nations must initiate a project to rethink and reformulate the conception of human rights

Pakistan’s nature and wildlife has attracted domestic and foreign visitors for decades

Various government departments are infamous for their nonchalant attitudes towards matters of public welfare

To become a more mature market attractive to international players entry of a strategic partner was necessary move

It would be naive, of course, to say that the plight of minorities is approaching eradication

At the end of 2016, Jinnah’s Pakistan this country is not, neither is it the Pakistan of most Pakistanis

PM’s current visit is expected to build on two decades worth of goodwill that both countries have towards each other

Military operations against terrorism have been very successful, but the military is not an agent of societal change

Whatever hope PTI may have had of mounting challenge at grass roots fell on deaf ears and votes went to the PML-N

Greatest achievement for Misbah was mace which consolidated his position in folklore of Pakistan’s most followed sport