Editorial

Instead of statesmanship, infantile politicsThe proposed change in the status of Gilgit-Baltistan is a highly sensitive matter that must not be politicized as is being done by the PTI leader

The swallow that will make a summer?Despite his best efforts, PML(N) President Shehbaz Sharif has been arrested by NAB in a money-laundering case, after the Lahore High Court rejected his pre-

Wrong solution for a serious problemFederal Information Minister Shibli Faraz disclosed that Prime Minister Imran Khan is considering banning TikTok, the popular video streaming social media p

The curious working of the hybrid systemPrime Minister Imran Khan is unwilling to talk to the opposition, notwithstanding the negative consequences of the attitude for the country. Consequentl

APS commission report highlights security lapsesIt has taken almost two years for the Judicial Commission Report on the APS (Army Public School) Peshawar massacre to be made public and it took

The latest power tariff hike merely adds to the common man’s burdenThe National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has notified a quarterly tariff adjustment of Rs 1.62 per unit, wh

But the last onslaught on Mian Shahbaz is not encouragingAt a time when the Opposition agreed to let the government amendment bill go through, the government has chosen to institute new cases agains

Need to abandon pursuit of fool’s goldThroughout the PTI’s tenure foreign ambassadors and government leaders, as well as delegations of local businessmen and ulema, have called on the COAS to di

Strictly follow the ConstitutionOn Monday there were media reports about a dozen opposition figures having held a meeting with the COAS where the DG ISI was also present. The politicians had c

Cold winter ahead as gas shortages imminentWarnings from both the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) about confirmed gas shortages for Punjab and Si

From Parliament to streetsThe formation of the Pakistan Democratic Movement on Sunday could turn out to be a watershed event in the country’s politics. The PML-N and PPP wanted the PTI to co

There should be no re-judgementFederal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood seemed to be painting himself into a corner when he tweeted on Saturday that the schedule for re-opening schools would