Editorial

As far as Indo-Pakistan relations are concerned, induction of Mr Khurshid should hardly make a difference.

There is still room to ensure that better measures exist at all industrial concerns to avoid hazards.

At least 80 policemen have been killed this year, with around a dozen being targets of terrorists.

The possibility that the tiny, innocuous-looking card has turned into a lethal weapon is a rather terrifying thought.

Will the PPP government prosecute former army chief General Mirza Aslam Beg (retd) and former DG-ISI Asad Durrani?

The best index of the happiness of a nation is its economy. On this Eidul Azha, the statistics are abysmal as usual.

Recent SC move leaves open the question whether it is encroaching on the domain of policymaking.

The display of a life-size model of the Baluchitherium, at the Pakistan Natural History Museum, is good news.

Kayani has invited the Senate Standing Committee on Defence to South Waziristan in November to visit troops.

One must ask where funds for these activities came from and why did setting world records suddenly become a priority.

Instead of subsidising drugs, the government is actively working on behalf of big drug companies.

What blocking of cellular services actually displays is the authorities have no strategy, ability to combat terrorism.

Is it wise to put off operation in North Waziristan because government believes public opinion will not be behind it?

As citizens of a democracy, we need to know more about what happens in our country, factors which lead to such events.

The obvious religious bigotry at display, as well as its political undertones, must not be ignored.

Pakistan is not going to attack N Waziristan. Instead, it wants to get America to clean up Kunar, hand over Fazlullah

The death of a woman due to a beauty treatment in Hong Kong should come as a wake-up call for our own country too.

How to respond to the attack on Malala will now be a litmus test for every political actor in the country.

Its seemingly impossible to ask for concern for wildlife when state cannot even offer protection, rights to people.

The question we need to ask is why it has taken so long for this verdict to be delivered.

The TTP should be considered insurgents, not criminals and they need to be fought in the battlefield, not the courts.

Just the fact that Pakistani fans will be witnessing some form of international cricket at home is a positive.

Just because MMA is a spent force does not mean we should forget the damage it heaped when it was in power.

Thankfully, SC did not fall for ‘national interest’ excuse given by former MI head Sindh to justify his actions.

Unfortunately, no funding has been provided to aid research to study and identify the new coral species.

Four authors from Pakistan have been longlisted for the 2013 edition of the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature.

SMS voter verification service will be another valuable tool in ensuring that voters have information they need.

Polio has resurfaced but the fight to eliminate it still remains difficult.

It would be folly and treasonable for anyone who accepts the version of religion that kills little girls.

To safeguard our security, policemen and paramilitary officials risk their lives daily.

Pakistan has to fight terrorism and North Waziristan is the battleground.

A 16-year-old Christian boy in Karachi has been charged with blasphemy after allegedly sending blasphemous texts.

It is reported that army is well deployed in N Waziristan, ready with firepower to attack. But are politicians ready?

Somehow, we need to devise a strategy to tackle sectarianism wherever it exists.

The priority is not only nabbing cricketers, but also the big fish, too powerful to collar otherwise.

Nobel Peace Prize Committee has made a bizarre choice by handing the award to the European Union.

A three-judge bench of the SC has listed a number of issues relating to the lack of governance in Balochistan.

Drones have created many problems, but so have the militants they target.

Let's hope that Pakistan will fight its war against terror as its own war because there is no other way forward.

It is time for the drone war to be calmly scrutinised.

We must hope that further such incidents are prevented and courage is allowed to live in this country.

It seems that a battle is unfolding between Sindhi nationalists and the PPP.

The first ingredient required is complete commitment to vanquish the militants, which has so far been absent.

One thing we should have learnt is that no law on accountability will be effective until supported by all parties.

This incident should ram home the reality that the enemy is still alive and remains as brutal as ever.

It is hoped that delivering justice in a timely manner will help reduce future occurrences of such practices.

The very idea of an organism that eats away at the brain to cause death is a horrifying one.

We do not want a recreation anywhere else, least of all in Sindh, which suffers its own potential for political chaos.

The drone war will continue unabated and there is nothing that Imran Khan can do about it.

Peace has to come first, then trade and then resolution of the Kashmir dispute.