Editorial

Individuals and businesses sufferingNEPRA has increased the electricity tariff by Rs2.37 per unit for the current month. Last month an increase of Rs1.66 per unit was made while in September i

Despite opposition parties sharing his objectivesThe PPP and the PML-N had made it known before the Azadi March that they would stand by the JUI-F leadership during the March and at the Islama

IMF’s direction a wake-up callOne of the PTI’s first measures, after coming to power, was to restrict the ballooning budget deficit, significantly cutting the Public Sector Development Pro

Recent talks didn’t take them into accountThe Human Rights Watch (HRW), a USA-based advocacy group, has said in a report that CIA-backed paramilitaries commit extrajudicial killings, orchest

Both sides should avoid confrontationThe Azadi March was the largest protest march in the country’s history that traversed over 1000 kilometres from Karachi to Islamabad. As it progressed, i

Being ranked second in the world no complimentBeing the world’s second most polluted city in the world should be cause for concern for Lahore, and it should be no consolation that New Delhi

No effort to put railways on trackKeeping in view the number of casualties, the Liaquatpur incident is the third biggest disaster in Pakistan Railways history. In the latest case of sheer mism

Easing in reforms a better route to takeThe PTI government’s tax reform initiatives have been largely unpopular across all industries as is the case with any exercise where new taxes are int

The PTI has goose bumpsAs the Azadi March led by the JUI-F and owned by eight other opposition parties enters Punjab the PTI government remains high-strung. Two High Courts approached to se

Pakistan spreading itself too thinA skirmish on the Pak-Afghan border in Chitral district has left five civilians and six soldiers hurt on the Pakistan side, and an indeterminate number of cas

Disregard for constitution and lawsThe  PTI government continues to take actions in violation of the Constitution and law. In August President Arif Alvi issued the appointment orders of two E

Setting atrocious precedents Seven days in hospital with multiple life-threatening ailments, Nawaz Sharif’s life continues to hang by a thread. Fearing the possible repercussions of