Editorial

No national plan can be expected to realise its goals in the absence of an up-to-date national head-count estimate

The lives of at least 400 prisoners may be at risk in District Jail Mansehra for no reason other than sheer negligence

Pakistan and Bangladesh need to draw a line across the miserable history they were forced into sharing

The creation of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is having an effect on the status of Gilgit-Baltistan region

One can only hope that the Sindh govt will not wait for deaths to go into double digits before taking action

In worsening Saudi-Iran relations, a modicum of vagueness and a soupcon of ambiguity are the default position today

As things stand, it appears that Punjab stands to benefit a lot from CPEC projects & K-P, in comparison, a lot less

Authorities need to implement laws concerning the maintenance of marine life

Polio cases declined from the 306 recorded in 2014 to 51 in 2015

The attack on the Indian air base at Pathankot is designed to bring the peace process to a shuddering halt

While the PFA’s grading rubric is nascent, this is a good start to a healthier restaurant experience for Pakistanis

Witness Protection, Security and Benefit Bill 2015 is a bill that must be passed as soon as possible

To allow govt to recruit top talent it is rightly being proposed to offer higher salaries for civil service positions

Projected doubling of population over the age of 65 underscores the need for a reevaluation of our healthcare system

APS atrocity is one instance where greater transparency is vital, & anything less, a cruel disservice to the survivors

Pakistan cannot get drawn into Arab-Persian conflict despite the fact that we have good relations with Saudi Arabia

Indian sources are suggesting that the attack may have been carried out by Jaish-e-Mohammad

There have been reports of IS literature circulating in K-P, Punjab and Karachi for over a year

Two CII members entered into an argument over the status of Ahmadis under the Constitution that ended up in a scuffle

In postponing the power sector privatisation, the party is hoping to keep its supporters happy

Men of his calibre, professional worth and integrity are hard to find in this day and age

As the gap between supply & demand increases by the day,a new project designed to sate a thirsty city is coming online

It is far too early to predict national health insurance programme's success or otherwise — but we wish it good health

The struggle between the federal government and the Sindh government over the Rangers’ powers is quite disturbing

One would certainly wish to see the war on terror come to its logical conclusion with terrorists completely vanquished

People have reason to fear more attacks such as the Mardan carnage

Terrorism took a beating in 2015 and external mutterings of ‘failed state’ have fallen silent

Despite how the terrorist ‘climate’ might feel, there has been a marked decline in terrorism nationally

The cut in power tariffs is a benefit the industrial sector needs to pass on to the rest of the country

It is far too early to talk of a tide being turned,but military success in Ramadi has eroded the myth of invincibility

Yasir’s loss will be a massive setback for Pakistan cricket

There is a trust-deficit between Pakistan and Afghanistan that is not going to disappear overnight

The majority of referrals to UK's Prevent programme are coming from agencies which many Muslims in UK may not trust

Pakistan’s seriousness to pursue the ambitious agenda appears sorely lacking

Let us hope PM Nawaz will be able to cool down the tempers and find a way out of this political logjam

Mohammad Hafeez and Azhar Ali caused some controversy after refusing to join the national team’s conditioning camp

The insensitive statement by Nisar Khuhro after the infant’s death didn’t help matters either and deserve censure

For Prime Ministers Modi and Sharif, this is a moment of both opportunity and threat, almost in equal measure

The PTI has scored a very considerable victory in the NA-154 (Lodhran-1) by-election

Christians around the world celebrate Dec 25 as birthday of Christ-child while Pakistanis as the birth-date of Jinnah

Absence of government data on sexually transmitted infections speaks volumes about research and prevention in Pakistan

There have been no improvement in the disparity between salaries paid to women and men

Federally Administered Tribal Areas are a legacy of Pakistan’s colonial past and are decades overdue for reform

Punjab and K-P are again facing the prospect of a tariff hike at the turn of the year

One in three Pakistanis still does not have regular and assured access to sufficient nutritious food

Key locations within and around the town fell to the Taliban on December 20

About 38 per cent of IDPs have returned to their hometowns in North and South Waziristan, Kurram and Orakzai agencies

Thousands of applications have been turned down this year without no specific reasons

The women’s wing of IS in Karachi has been a significant fund-raiser

A mob in Karachi recently charged after a suspected robber and resorted to burning him alive