Editorial

The misguided mob might have been led to violence by rabble-rousers who had their own axe to grind

Retired employees of several other departments of the provincial government too are facing hardships on this account

So the new year throws the same old challenges at us — apart from Covid, of course

Investigations revealed registration of 7,013 vehicles was fake and 4,000 had been registered on unauthentic vouchers

We have no assurance that undetected cases are already out there

NAB says that the total assets held by Khawaja Asif swelled from Rs5.1 million in 1991 to Rs221 million in 2018

Sindh CM has warned that the growing gas shortage might cause unrest in the province

All this brings us back to the one constant that is known — Balochistan remains a troubling place

Undue interference in medical education would only harm cause of the important and sensitive profession of medicine

Team’s performance over many years has been dismal, but certainly not to the extent of being left out of the reckoning

Even the gloomiest of scenarios painted at the start of the year focused on political strife and economic stress

Animals across Pakistan who live in a variety of zoos usually suffer because of very poor living conditions

Society enables rape. It is as simple and as complex as that

Prime Minister Imran Khan is actually pinning his hopes on the probable fault lines within the PDM

There should be a fine ethical balance between protecting society and the rights of the people

Timely action in such situations is necessary to prevent further harm

Trump has shown a constant willingness to harness the worst forms of populist rhetoric

There is also concern over how little time people and businesses will have to adjust to the new rules

It takes so long just to process information from one census that it coincides with time for the next one

The Kiwis have undergone a remarkable turnaround in recent times

Cooking, if possible, is an ordeal, and can only be attempted if the rest of the family wears half-a-dozen sweaters

As today we celebrate the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation it is time for introspection

The raging pandemic has also benefited Pakistan’s exports

Increasing salinity of agricultural lands is rendering them unsuitable for farming or their productivity is decreasing

Pakistan has several other longstanding problems, many of which have not gotten better under the incumbent government

Many areas in Lahore are no different from Karachi in terms of bad sanitation

The fact that it is more contagious is enough justification for the abundance of prudence being shown

Already number of people in Bangladesh have been forced to leave their homes after their land was swallowed by the sea

The recent engagements had become all the more important in the context of the peace process

Imran's warning follows several days of Pakistani officials speaking about the threat of an Indian operation

Pakistanis have been winning laurels around the world with their outstanding contributions in various fields

The truth is that we are already in the twilight phase. The aid crisis no longer needs foreshadowing, it is here, now

Maharashtra tops the list of farmer suicide in India

No question that significant strides have been made to enhance the green nature of the country

The real world – needless to say – is far more complex

The world can no more afford to ignore that India is playing with fire

Will people take to the streets for the defence of democracy?

It’s unfortunate that a genuinely talented player is being wasted.

Files are not stored safely, so they are prone to be destroyed by fire, floods or damaged by termites

Incompetence was on display when the petroleum ministry banned imports of the commodity

People increasingly fear for the safety of young as well as little girls

Nearly 70 poor countries will only be able to vaccinate about 10 per cent of their populations

Boko Haram is, like many others, an outright gang of murderers and rapists

Whether the decision is good or bad can only be judged by the results it gives

Why is it that our politicians only side with principles when it makes some political sense to them?

Promise far more than you can perform, for it is easy to find alibis for failing to fulfil promises

Government’s best-case scenario appears to be to make the vaccine widely available by the end of 2021

America continues its descent into banana republic territory under the rule of a tinpot dictator

Cheap cosmetics are available in abundance the world over

The 11-party alliance does have the numerical strength to add to the political chaos in the country