Editorial

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

The state must act and stop a possible descent into chaosA sudden escalation in hate speech and violence against the Shia community is alarming and has all the makings of leading towards full-

Importing may do more harm than goodThe recent meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet failed to finalize a wheat import plan amid a rise of two percent in the price in t

Suspected cases on the riseThe country has barely got a grip on the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, most experts would say that it has not really got a grip, because while deaths are down, a va

The army has to stand above domestic controversiesIn his address on the Defence and Martyrs Day, the COAS assured his countrymen and the world at large that Pakistan is a peace-loving country

A story of failureThe PTI had come to power without any preparation for the arduous job of running a country with a population of over 213 million and scores of serious problems. It was claime

PTA’s broad definition of objectionable content is ridiculousA discernibly aggressive form of self-censorship has become a key characteristic of Pakistan’s supposedly ‘free media’ of l

The ruling party is part of the toxic culture that allows thisA statement by women journalists from various media, so far signed by 16, has appealed to the government seeking protection from t

Palestine stabbed in the backThe agreement between the UAE and Israel to normalize relations, which is being hailed as ‘historic’ and a ‘huge breakthrough’ by US President Donald Trump

Deviating from the Quaid’s road mapPoliticians tend to make exaggerated claims about their achievements to dispel negative impressions among the populace about their performance. Prime Ministrer I

Lack of transparency would raise suspicionsThat the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) has finally become operational should be good news for commuters in Peshawar. With an eye on several projects of the

Making the wrong sort of wavesThe Attoney general for Pakistan, Mr Khalid Jawed Khan, told the Supreme Court that the federal government was looking at all the constitutional options available