Editorial

Sindh government must start making arrangements so that the elections are held in a fair and transparent manner.

At the root of the failure lies bad planning and at least some of the blame for that has to be owned by the ADB.

The fundamental problem that economy is facing is the ad hoc approach taken by Pakistan’s economic managers.

Without the sacrifice made by those posted to protect us, these horrors would have been even greater.

Federal government is threatening to deduct Sindh government’s unpaid electricity bills from its share of revenues.

PTI chief’s efforts will be a tribute to all those who have lost their lives during the anti-polio drive.

Very little is done to highlight the valuable services of these martyrs and far less to compensate their families.

The census is already overdue by many years and we simply cannot afford to wait any longer.

The meeting between two DGMOs is a significant step in the right direction and has our strong support.

Sindh festival deserves our support at a time when the forces of darkness are knocking at our door.

The priority of the government must be to act on merit, make sure every official is appointed in the same way.

Prime Minister’s claim that GDP has grown by 5.1 per cent in the past year seems to be completely unbelievable.

Punjab Government has allotted the land, a political adversary of PTI, on which Namal College has been built.

Some epidemics can only be eradicated if they are identified and treated at the right time and at the right place.

The storm kicked up by the PTI over alleged rigging in the polls has dogged the ruling PML-N since election time.

Unless proactive steps are taken to preserve our culture, it will wither for lack of care and attention.

It seems that the threat of US sanctions has brought the IP pipeline project to a halt.

It is simply essential for the people of both nations that we move forward towards a fully functional relationship.

Women are becoming more, not less, vulnerable to abuse and an attitudinal change is decades overdue.

A trade-centric foreign policy is the best guarantee of self-supporting, sustainable economic growth in Pakistan.

Wapda awarded the 106MW contract to an Austrian Andritz Hydro in a tender which got only a single bid.

What is happening in Bangladesh signals clearly that the people of that nation have not forgotten what happened.

Our governments need to realise that the public has the right to hold them accountable.

Abortion is not and never should be an appropriate form of birth control.

It is possible that individual states will pre-empt any travel directive from the WHO and impose restrictions as well.

Giving such favours to one particular media group casts doubt on the functioning of the Supreme Court administration.

It is now for the government to partner with agencies that are world leaders in disaster preparedness.

The pattern set by Justice Chaudry is, however, unlikely to be replicated and perhaps, for this we should be grateful.

Waqar Younis's recognition was long overdue and should have come much earlier.

The stubborn position taken by India over the Siachin Glacier has not helped lower temperatures at all.

The warning that Secretary Hagel has now delivered in no uncertain terms had been coming for some time.

There is speculation that some of the animals have been sold for as much as Rs20,000 apiece.

The Indian state polls were held in an orderly, transparent manner — and marked by a clearly evident show of maturity.

According to provincial election authorities, polls were not held in over 600 constituencies up for contest.

If Punjab establishes a parallel HEC why not Sindh, or Balochistan?

The RTI law, considered to be one of most ‘progressive’ in recent history, has been widely praised, and rightly so.

Why should the United States or any other country in the world help us when we absolutely refuse to help ourselves?

Acid attacks became illegal in Pakistan only as recently as 2010.

Even more than any award, an election that no one could doubt would be the biggest prize of all.

The PTI and its partners have achieved precisely nothing by their actions.

A WHO travel ban could have truly catastrophic results, but it is now a distinct possibility.

What matters more is that whatever rate the rupee is at, remains relatively stable over extended periods of time.

Few exceptions aside, the majority of people in the former colonies are still losers in the global political economy.

Transparency and accountability attract investors and create a tide that erodes corruption.

This administration has shown itself to be shockingly unwilling to tackle Pakistan’s tax collection problem.

Allowing party workers to take the law in hand for selfish political reasons today would only embolden them in future.

All we need is a sincere commitment to end violence in the city, once and for all.

The question now to ask is whether this is an end to the blame game from both sides.

Our need for an election system people can have faith and trust in is immense.

It wouldn’t be wrong to say that IJT has destroyed PU’s repute by spearheading Kalashnikov culture at universities.