Editorial

Pak-Afghan trade, US-Taliban talks and no jihad exportIt was a sensible step to open 24/7 trade services across the Torkham border.  A number of factors have reduced trade with Afghanistan fr

Self-determination should be cornerstone of policyAt long last Prime Minister Imran Khan is undertaking two foreign tours to garner international support for the Kashmir cause. After several p

An attempt to gain controlPerhaps the most suspicious thing about the Federal Cabinet’s approval of a draft bill setting up media tribunals in its meeting on Tuesday is that it has been impo

PTI’s incompetence compromising its patronsThat Prime Minister Imran Khan has to declare almost every month that he will never strike a deal with the former corrupt rulers shows there are fo

Reversing a wrong decision is not enoughAn order issued by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government making it mandatory for all school-going girls in government run secondary and higher secondar

Those in power will be held responsible for any failure After Trump’s offer of mediation between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, PM Khan was euphoric. He told his supporters on arr

Influence giving way to unchecked violence A Hindu school owner was accused by one of his students of committing blasphemy in Ghotki, Sindh resulting in a complete shut down as a viol

The government goes after the opposition A proposed end to ‘A’ class jails was unveiled with much fanfare, with the combined weight of the PM’s Information and Broadcasting Advi

Just Indian machinations? Prime Minister Imran Khan has apparently absolved Pakistan of ever having done anything to avoid the wrath of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) by sayin

Has PTI no competent leader to manage the province? On Friday, Chief Minister Usman Buzdar accepted the resignation of his spokesperson Shehbaz Gill. Several explanations were subsequ

Can the government make good on its commitments? After about a gap of 10 months the 58th Progress Review Meeting between Pakistan and China for CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor)

The tough battle ahead Prime Minister Imran Khan’s third visit to Azad Jammu and Kashmir in four weeks was aimed at sending a strong message to the world to help end the continuing