Editorial

The Taliban may next make ‘moral’ judgments on colour or pattern, especially as far as clothing for women goes.

The current government is faced with a truly independent apex court, as never seen in the past.

Everyone knew going in that these talks were merely a precursor for further negotiation.

The government appears to be involved in an effort to avoid the truth from emerging.

The emergence of the new nation puts an end to the 50-year conflict between rebels and the government.

The foreign ministers of both countries are to meet in New Delhi today, hawks wishing that they come to naught.

The manner in which lawyers have chosen to try and extort money using their collective power reflects poorly on them.

There are real world consequences to the FBR’s apparent mendacity.

Boys like Sharukh, equipped with suicide jackets and pistols, are as much victims as those they intend to kill.

The feudal culture must be broken down and no child should suffer the terrible trauma and pain Hussain faced.

We must realise that, given the scale of the danger we face, we need assistance.

Families believe bright future lies only overseas. Policies need to be put in place to end this sense of despondency.

Politicians and media moguls should not be in bed together, be intrinsically adversarial in nature.

A city of 18 million must have a power company that is able to carry out all its essential work without any hindrance.

It is very important to see how the world looks at the argument advanced by Pakistan about US ‘betrayal’

Ms Khar has shown in her relatively brief career as a politician that she is quite capable of going about her mission.

The watchdog on government abuses needs a watchdog of its own.

It will be fascinating to see how things pan out from here and what the future developments are on a Karachi scene.

Taliban have proven by their acts and misdeeds that there is not much of a difference between them and animals.

A definite plan of action is now needed both to bring about peace in the region and to make provisions for people.

Pakistan is the lynchpin of any successful transition in Afghanistan.

The workers seem to be refusing to budge an inch, and the same goes for the management.

Pakistan has now lost its third State Bank governor in three years.

What we need is a diplomatic settlement and a process of dialogue with all stake holders.

A horde of PML-N workers attacked the station, took Aqeel away after roughing up several policemen.

It was feared that someone might try to ruin the recent trend of improving relations by striking again in Mumbai.

At a time when cooperation is essential, both Pakistan and the US seem hell bent on confrontation.

IDPs deserve all the support they can get. Government needs to mobilise funds ensuring their misery is not prolonged.

The only people who will win as result of such attacks are the hawks on both sides of the border.

Better safety standards could have quite possibly saved the lives of those aboard the bus.

The fact that the bomber was stopped by police marks an improvement in security arrangements.

PPP, MQM and ANP forget their principles when it comes to power in the industrial capital of the country.

Thailand has a long history of military intervention since it became a democracy in 1932.

There seems as yet to be no end to the thinking that spurs on militancy and extremism in Pakistani society.

Despite an infrastructure for the disabled in Pakistan, the Pakistani contingent at the Special Olympics won laurels.

Lack of preparedness means groups of people, including flood victims of last year remain in a vulnerable position.

No matter how hard they try, successive governments are unable to keep disgraced nuclear scientist AQ Khan quiet.

One can only hope that an otherwise well-intentioned measure is implemented in letter and spirit.

Karachi has been used as a theatre to play out political power games; people have been reduced mere pawns.

The PML-N and MQM should remember that they need to play the role of a loyal opposition.

Since the 2002 abduction and murder of Daniel Pearl, 15 Pakistani journalists have died because of their work.

There seems little we can do to convince the authorities to provide some relief from the constant loadshedding.

JI head's irresponsible interview will further exacerbate the problem by discouraging women from speaking up.

Latest set of developments in the ongoing National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) saga is disturbing.

At a time when Pakistan needs stability, trying to remove an elected government from power smacks of irresponsibility.

Today, social applications such as Twitter and Facebook determine more and more of what we know of the world.

Groups in civil society must back the students taking a brave stand against IJT's criminal activities.

Rather than choosing another former cricketer as PCB chairman, we should now look to those with business experience.

Participants in educational institutions should be involved in the process of true and open learning.

The destruction of records in 2007 will badly affect court hearing continuing in Gujrat riot cases and its verdict.