Editorial

Yet another reminder that skyscrapers need protectionThe fire at Hafeez Centre may well have been caused by short-circuiting, but that does not mean that the electronics trade in Lahore, and i

An impressive and charged gathering The opposition has taken to the streets not out of choice but out of compulsion. For over two years it made several offers to the government for cooperati

No decision on ML-1 financingThere is a perception that the progress of the CPEC has slowed down during the present government. Recently an important meeting was delayed, a vital project annou

Resetting of priorities neededThursday was one of the worst days in the War on Terror, not merely for the armed forces, but for the country as a whole, with 13 security personnel losing their

Growth predicted worse than targetThe World Bank does not paint a flattering picture of Pakistan’s economy in its report on South Asia, predicting a mere 0.5 percent growth in the current fi

Former PM plays a high-stakes gameFormer PM Nawaz Sharif is not flying back home anytime soon despite the knowledge that unless he presents himself before the Islamabad High Court in 30 days,

How something routine is made a problemThe Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), through a letter from the Chief Election Commissioner to the Prime Minister, has been forced to ask for the pu

A test of nerve for the PTIIn his virtual address to the PDM leaders on September 20, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif maintained that the opposition's struggle was against those who brought

After Dr Abdullah’s three-day-long mission   While the Doha dialogue between Afghan and Taliban negotiators remains bogged down on principles and procedures, the three day long parleys bet

Symbolic of perhaps the nastiest election everUS Presidential debates have now been held (and televised) for 60 years now, with the candidates of major parties facing off to show voters what t

Unapologetically inappropriateAlthough CCPO Lahore Umar Sheikh first made headlines due to his alleged role in the ouster of former IGP Punjab Shoaib Dastigir to make room for a more agreeable

Govt should hold talks with oppositionThe PDM is finally in action. The alliance will hold its first rally in Quetta on October 11 to test the waters. After this, rallies will be held in other