Editorial

Pointless to have hordes of policemen or forces on guard if they can do nothing to stop the killers.

Contrary to the advice of politicians, the Supreme Court should cast as wide a net as possible in its hearings.

After months of tension between US and Pakistani agencies, it seems things may finally be coming together again.

This is not the first time the American government has funded journalism activities in Pakistan.

It is time that we learnt to face reality and address the issue before it worsens.

The police can only play a reactive role and try to limit the damage from each militant attack.

Mr Zulfiqar Mirza has always spoken as if he were a loose cannon.

Freedom to information is a basic right of every citizen. It is protected under the law of the land.

Ethnic violence rising in Quetta, we must ask why no outcry from society, media, political parties and clerics.

Questioning the police, is not enough, Until political parties inflaming the violence are also held accountable.

A solution to the Balochistan problem, as we can see, is as distant as ever.

Let us hope that this Eid we use the occasion to reflect on what has become of us, what we can do for a better future.

One lesson the Pakistani Army needs to learn is that it cannot treat different tribal agencies as separate entities.

Allowing US military trainers back into the country needs to be reciprocated.

The AGP, responsible for looking into financial wrongdoing in government needs to be a person who can command respect.

To expect these powers to be used wisely is extremely optimistic, almost to the point of naivety.

Despite the presence of a large number of military personnel, not every location can be kept under constant watch.

There has been a warning that the hours of loadshedding will increase still further after Eid.

One wonders what dehumanisation process the killers must have gone through to be able to engage in such ghastly acts.

UK-based humanitarian organisation, Plan International, says around 3,000 children vanish from home each year.

The first thing the Indian government must do is use all the resources to identify as many of the bodies as possible.

Nothing has come of Saleem Shahzad case, we do not know what force or forces are behind deaths of other journalists.

The recently released audio recording explains how killing civilians in mosques is acceptable.

The Pakistan Army is busy fighting the terrorists in the tribal areas in battles that remain inconclusive.

The nature of Karachi’s politics dictates that political violence invariably takes an ethnic tinge.

This simply cannot continue and Bashar al-Assad must step aside and allow fresh elections.

What can one say of a country where children bring violent death even as people are at prayer?

In his activism, Hazare has aped the tactics of Gandhi, with his civil obedience and public fasts.

All political parties involved need to adopt a more responsible attitude and play a role in ending the killings.

Sialkot lynching case is inconclusive after a year while Sarfaraz Shah's case concludes in a about two months. Why?

The policy of handing these animals over to Karachi zoo must be reconsidered in light of the death of the cubs.

The danger now is that vital foreign aid programmes will grind to a halt as foreigners fear coming to the country.

The fact is, we simply do not know the truth about what is going on in Balochistan.

The military needs to make sure that all those serving in its ranks fight for the cause of Pakistan.

The changes in the FCR give people the right to appeal against decisions of the political agent.

Jazz album released by a group from Lahore called the Sachal Orchestra has risen to the top of the iTunes jazz charts.

One hopes hat GB's CM will take note of the terrible incident and order action against the trigger-happy policemen.

What will come as a relief to the UK government is the solidarity expressed by the various communities.

Our policemen risk their lives daily to help divert attacks from areas that have a high concentration of civilians.

The fact that Afghanistan and Pakistan repeatedly reinfect each other adds to the complications.

It appears the world expects the bilateral equation to get out of the old rut of repeating irreconcilable positions.

General Kayani does appear to have worked towards ensuring that the military stays out of politics.

It seems our police, which have taken upon itself the kind of role the Taliban reserve for their vigilante squads.

Previous incidents of police brutality have led to condemnation but never descended into such an orgy of violence.

The MQM and ANP are now further apart than they ever were.

In the ongoing tussle between the government and the Supreme Court, neither side is willing to budge an inch.

The Pakistan Railways (PR) is another one of the loss-making giants of the state sector.

A law is only as good as those who are tasked with implementing it.

The MQM and the PPP seem to be on their way to holding hands once again.

Besides, for administrative reasons at least, the creation of more geographical units may make some sense.