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  • Stop, in the name of justice

    Gang responsible for these stabbings must be apprehended and such vigilantism must be clamped down upon immediately.

  • A dishonest culture

    This newspaper supports disqualification of Malik, and of any legislator found holding falsely-claimed qualification.

  • Time to talk

    Fazalur Rehman will need to decide how he is to tackle an entity which consists today of multiple outfits.

  • Of ball-tampering and batting collapses

    Whether his action was deliberate or not, Du Plessis should have been given a commensurate punishment.

  • Brazen corruption

    There is absolutely no way that any government official should have been able to invest any amount into TIBL.

  • The Balochistan conundrum

    Balochistan CM will need the support of all institutions and federal government, if he is to succeed in his endeavour.

  • Reclaiming Karachi

    Organization will work with students and educational institutions, and try to overcome growing culture of violence.

  • The gender gap

    Development of the role of women in society is a key element in the health and wealth of that society.

  • Explain yourselves

    Government is quick enough to offer to talk to TTP, but less alert to the necessity of talking to the general public.

  • Countering terrorism

    The decision of APC to talk to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and other terrorist organisations still hangs in the air.

  • A lack of brainpower

    The government should have known how much time it had before they would need the first tranche.

  • Shortage of gas

    The crises in the energy sector are all interconnected and there is no ‘single button’ solution.

  • A most vile trade

    It is going to take a cultural and attitudinal shift to eradicate human trafficking, and neither is on the horizon.

  • LoC skirmishes

    Continuous firing mars ties between two countries and threatening to encroach into other areas, including visa regime.

  • Power rentals

    It is important that the investigation into the RPP affair be conducted openly and transparently.

  • An evolving US-Pakistan relationship

    Government needs to think about how Pakistan can draw benefits from the US, keeping in view the way all the cards lie.

  • Procrastination rules

    Pakistan is a member of the General Council of UNESCO but a representative has yet to be appointed.

  • Weak measures

    Under the existing law, there are no punitive measures for the parliamentarian who fails to declare their assets.

  • Drones — the evidence

    The government has failed to protect and enforce the rights of victims of drone strikes.

  • Sick adult minds

    Until strong enforcement against perpetrators of child abuse are introduced, the number of cases will continue to rise

  • The clarity deficit

    There is a real risk that agencies of all types are now being empowered in ways that are open to abuse.

  • Trains of terror

    As Jaffer Express blast shows, it is the ordinary people of Balochistan who are the chief victims of the unrest.

  • Selling success

    NADRA is rated among the top 50 system integrators according to the Italy-based agency.

  • Bad for business

    Nawaz Administration needs to realise that dithering on cracking down on militancy is bad for business.

  • Strengthening the state

    Increase in crimes such as abduction for ransom and militancy have become the most pressing problem of our nation.

  • The solar solution

    Pakistan would appear to be an ideal candidate for photovoltaic power generation.

  • Medieval murders

    Accounts of honour killings keep coming in from across the country.

  • A pharma famine

    A moratorium on price increases which has been in place for 12 years, has driven vital drugs out of pharmacies.

  • The curse of dengue

    Preventing the disease is better than curing people of it and action must be taken wherever dengue rears its head.

  • Appeasement

    In some ways, the stance seems to insult Gandapur, others who died, suggesting weakness to stand up to killers.

  • Bilawal’s speech hits right notes

    Where Bilawal scored, and it may be scored well, is that he named names, pointed unequivocal finger at the terrorists.

  • Humbling South Africa

    The one thing the team management may still be missing is lack of a quality all-rounder.

  • A long emergency

    The deadline for the completion of the Gaddani and Port Qasim plants must be taken seriously.

  • Eid day tragedy

    Imran Khan has to demonstrate that he is capable of leading from the front.

  • Training deficits

    The training of teachers in Pakistan has never been a priority for any government.

  • More polio

    The year 2013 is shaping up to be the worst in a decade or more in terms of notified cases of polio.

  • Festivity and fear

    It is simply not acceptable that thoughts of attack should mar one of the most holy of days on the Islamic calendar.

  • Selling the strategy

    The time has come to begin expecting ourselves to pay our own bills.

  • Decoding LoC tensions

    Most of the trigger-pulling seems to emanate from India; Pakistan has exercised a wise restraint in its response.

  • A dangerous place for policemen

    The price that Karachi law enforcers have had to pay is definitely great.

  • Testing times ahead

    Expectations from the national side in the first Test against South Africa will not be too high.

  • Plain words

    An agreement needs to be reached, at least on stopping exchanges across the LoC.

  • Tougher terror laws

    New ordinance is resource-heavy and will need large amounts of money, time and effort at federal, provincial levels.

  • Desecration and discrimination

    We also see, once again, how intolerance is spreading in our society and how it emanates frequently from seminaries.

  • A legend will retire

    Tendulkar is rightly considered the most complete batsman of his age.

  • Terror lives on

    Something needs to be done urgently against the militants, who demonstrate no desire to end their killing run.

  • Malala’s Nobel disappointment

    A Nobel laureate Malala Yousufzai is not, but she is a daughter of Pakistan to be proud of.

  • Conservation and citizens

    Indeed, all organisations working on conservation must join hands to save it.

  • Rise in rape

    The rise can be attributed to the fact that more women are stepping forward to report rape.

  • A good choice

    Mr Jilani is a career diplomat who has held a number of important positions before becoming foreign secretary in 2012.