Editorial

There could be a lot more to bilateral ties with Iran than just the gas pipeline project

One way out is the step-by-step way, the Simla Accord way, to which India would surely agree readily

We need to ask ourselves what various bodies set up to manage flooding are doing, why they have not proved effective

The PTI will, perhaps, be dented by the JC report, but is unlikely to lose much of its support

Farmers need to be trained, told — again and again — about repercussions of their negligence to ensure quality...

We need greater commitment to education if we are to improve the quality of lessons offered at public sector schools

The meeting that produced the new arrangements was run at arm’s length from Dubai, itself emblematic of the...

The murder of Hazaras and also other marginalised groups is the result of a rapid growth of hatred and violence

One of the last vestiges of Cold War disappeared into history 20 when US, Cuba re-established formal diplomatic ties

Advance the process by all means, but be sure to leave no hostages to fortune

KP provincial assembly excluding itself from questioning is reflective of how unwilling it is to ensure accountability

Natural severe weather events cannot be avoided, but their worst effects can be mitigated

It is now almost a year since elections that brought Ghani to a fragile & fractious power, and Karzai is back in Kabul

Now that govt has averted a balance of payments crisis , it can get down to increasing the export base

Any attempts made towards lowering tensions and rhetoric between India and Pakistan will be most welcome & much needed

Being an immediate neighbour, Pakistan is to benefit from the re-entry of a sanction-free Iran into the world markets

The Indian court’s verdict provides an acid test for the ICC’s zero-tolerance policy towards corruption in the game

IMF wants debt relief and restructuring rather than more debt, which on past performances is unlikely to be paid

The political geography of Afghanistan is now once again turgid, stirred by the entry of the IS to the scene

The federal government has for the first time provided a cover for health for the poor in the country

If Iran and the US can do a deal, reach a compromise, then so can India and Pakistan

There is a need for KE to upgrade its infrastructure, fix the distribution network

The kind of vitriolic statement that Altaf Hussain has given will do little to ease the party’s plight

In reality, not a single issue has been resolved between Pakistan and India since Partition

We need to develop language policies to protect our lingual diversity

The very people who are against the withholding tax are the biggest undocumented segments of the economy

There is a need to revamp the entire system instead of playing blame games over shortcomings of Rescue 1122 in Karachi

A deal between Iran and P5+1 could help assuage the Arab world’s nuclear fears

This is going to need resources and political support, as well as a group of police who buck the trend

With the foreign invader fast disappearing as a target option, a return to internecine warfare seems inevitable

Countries of SCO bloc are where Pakistan has economic opportunity, something no country on Arabian Peninsula can offer

The provincial governments should be held liable for the 767 child tragedies reported last year

The arrest of a serving minister indicates that as per PTI’s promise, the Ehtesab Commission is working independently

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Russia provided a timely opportunity for some large-scale housekeeping

Inciting hatred & violence against particular communities should be considered akin to being an act against the state

The US refusal to recognise China’s rise is what persuaded Beijing to create its own global economic institutions

The fact that it has reached this sorry position is the fault of nobody but the Sindh government itself

Pakistan’s Test fortunes have taken a U-turn since 0-2 whitewash at the hands of the same Sri Lankan outfit last year

NAB's failure to deter corruption has added to our continuing difficulties in battling the corruption

Pakistan has a major stake in the outcome of any peace process in Afghanistan

National players shouldn’t be earning a measly allowance of $20 &should be able to earn a decent living from the sport

Greece is a case study on the risks the Pakistani financial system is built upon

As with so much else that ails the nation, the drug problem lacks a policy framework and supporting legislation

Mr Hussain will live on in his writings and his greatness will not be forgotten

SC has pointed a finger at the wake-up call that never was, and the interior ministry is clean out of fig leaves

The recent report on the quality of life for children by National Commissioner for Children makes miserable reading

It seems that the only way the govt might introduce the substantial tax reforms is if IMF insists on this being done

The rocks in the path of better relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan are inconvenient but not immovable

There are limits to what military can achieve and at some point the civil administration has to step up to the plate

This is a reflection of how indifferent we are to the physical, psychological trauma that countless people go through